Yeshe Tsogyal

Yeshe Tsogyal :
From the mouth of a lotus was born
The swift goddess, heroic liberator
Who went forth in human form
Amid the snowy mountains of Tibet.

According to legend, Yeshe Tsogyal was born in the same manner as the Buddha, a mantra sounding as her mother gave birth painlessly. She is considered a reincarnation of the Buddha's own mother, Maya. Her name, "Wisdom Lake Queen" (Wylie: ye shes mtsho rgyal), derives from her birth causing a nearby lake to double in size
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Guru Padmasambhava "The Precious Guru "

Sangyum Kamala Rinpoche - Chatral Rinpoche's life (tib - eng)

Before His Holiness Chatral Rinpoche passed away (at age between 103 -105 years), a disciple asked him, "How will the rise and fall of the Dharma be like in the future?"

Before His Holiness Chatral Rinpoche passed away (at age between 103 -105 years), a disciple asked him, "How will the rise and fall of the Dharma be like in the future?"

Chatral Rinpoche replied, "Support and take refuge in those spiritual masters who focus their practice in solitary retreat. Before one attains enlightenment, one should also enter into solitary retreat to focus on one's practice under his or her close guidance and mentorship. If not, it will be just like now, where everywhere is flooded with Khenpos who give empty talks. Those ignorant ones, who run after fame and fortune, and establish their own factions, will cause people to have aversion for Buddhism and lead to the extinction of Buddhism sooner or later. Hence, it is said that the authentic Dharma is not in the monasteries, it is not in the books and not in the material world, but within the mind. There is a need to awaken it through practice and to realised (actualised) it, in order to be called the continuation or preservation of the Dharma."

His Holiness himself left two messages as his final testament. He said, "First there is no need to search for my reincarnation after i have passed. Second, don't be sad."

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The 4 Celestial Guardian Kings

NO. DRI001 Dritarashtra (Tibetan: yul khor srung), Guardian of the Eastern Direction and King of the Gandharva - celestial musicians. In a regal appearance, white in colour, he has a broad square face with grey eyebrows, moustache and a beard. The fingers of the right hand strum the golden strings of a lute (Sanskrit: vina) having a wide green body and dark blue neck held above with the left hand. Adorned with a crown of gold studded with jewels, and earrings, tassels and ribbons, he is richly attired in brocade garments, trousers, and boots of various colour. The head is encircled by an irregular dark green areola edged with licks of red and orange flame. Dritarashtra, leader of the Gandharva heavenly musicians, is a worldly guardian worshipped as a protector. He lives on the east side of the lower slopes of mount Meru in the Heaven of the Four Great Kings.
NO. VIRD001 Virudhaka (Tibetan: pag pi kye bo), Guardian of the Southern Direction and King of the Kumbhanda. Regal in stature, blue in colour, he has a full face with black eyebrows, moustache and beard. Large bulbous eyes gaze to the side. The right hand holds at the waist a long sword with the left cradling the blade across the chest. Adorned with an ornate headdress of gold and jewels, earrings and ribbons, he is richly garbed in the brocade raiment of a king, opulent with silks and elaborate design in a variety of colours. Virudhaka, leader of the Kumbhanda, is a worldly guardian worshipped as a protector. He lives on the south side of the lower slopes of mount Meru in the Heaven of the Four Great Kings.
NO. VIRP001 Virupaksha (Tibetan: chen mi zang): Guardian of the Western Direction and King of the Nagas.With one face and large round eyes, a brown moustache and beard, the right hand holds at the waist a writhing snake entwined around the upper arm - grey in colour with a white belly. With the left hand upraised, he holds a single white pearl-like drop with a lick of yellow flame extending upward from the center. Adorned with an ornate crown of gold, jewels and a small red ribbon at each side he is richly garbed in the raiment of a king, opulent with silk brocades and elaborate designs in varieties of colour.
NO. VAI003 Vaishravana the Guardian King of the North (Tibetan: nam to se): a god of the lower heavenly realms and leader of the Yaksha beings. Royal in visage, orange in colour, he has large bulging eyes, with a moustache and beard slightly curling, the black hair is piled on the crown of the head. The right hand holds the shaft of a victory banner upraised with billowing ribbons and streamers. The left held at the side grasps a brown mongoose dispensing precious jewels from the mouth. The head is adorned with a crown of jewels and gold rings hang from the ears. Wearing the colourful garb of a royal warrior completely covered in layers of garments he is further attired in white pants and decorative boots. With the legs straight standing on a leopard skin hide, above a green foreground, the head is encircled by a dark green areola burning with orange flames and the body surrounded by dark grey smoke swirling upward into a blue sky edged with cloud.

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