GREAT PATRON SERIES XV: Thangtong Gyalpo

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by Charmaine Oakley Thangtong Gyalpo: Mahasiddha and Builder of Bridges “Visualize in front of you a vajra made of meteoric iron. At its center is Thangtong Gyalpo, 900 years old, very beautiful, with red rosy cheeks, dark red, healthy, with a big belly and...

Great Patrons Series: Her Majesty Ashi Phuntsho Choden Wangchuck: Patron Queen of Bhutan

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    Her Majesty Ashi Phuntsho Choden Wangchuck: Patron Queen of Bhutan: A Legacy of Devotion and Leadership   “The Bhutanese royal family is known for having a strong tradition of patronage and support for the dharma, especially the queens. In...

Patron Kings Part XIII: Gerard Godet, A Modern Patron of the Buddhadharma

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By Rinchen Lhamo Gerard Godet was a great patron of Buddhadharma and a beloved friend to so many of us. When he died last November, a great flock of migrating cranes was flying by and many of them stopped over his house and circled round and round. That may have been...

Patron Kings Part XII: Emperor Wu of Liang

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China has a long and glorious connection with Buddhism. It is the country where Ch’an (Zen) took root and where much of the now world-renowned Buddhist-inspired art and culture flourished and grew. There are accounts of the teachings reaching the country as early as...

Patron Kings Part IX: Gene Smith and TBRC

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When E. Gene Smith was asked how he managed to single-handedly gather together a tremendous amount of the Tibetan literature that had been dispersed during and after the events of 1959, he replied simply, “Karma, I guess.” It’s not that Gene is at a...

Patron Kings Part XI: King Jigme Dorje Wangchuk of Bhutan

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Part XI in a series “It’s amazing that there is still a Buddhist kingdom on this planet.” -Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche In the eighth century, Guru Rinpoche brought Buddhism to Bhutan and meditated in retreat there on his way to and from Tibet. To this day,...