Kalachakra

Dr. Berzin recounts the road that led to his works on Kalachakra.

Bibliography of major Sanskrit, Tibetan and Western language sources on Kalachakra.

Jhado Rinpoche’s advice on how to practice the “Kalachakra Six-Session”: with correct understanding of voidness and bodhichitta.

The Tibetan calendar and almanac play a large role in Tibetan life. One of their most important usages is setting the dates for various Buddhist offering ceremonies, tsog.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama answers questions from Dr. Berzin about various aspects of Kalachakra – such as its relationship with Western audiences and Western science, the different Tibetan Kalachakra traditions – and also gives advice on keeping vows.

Dr. Berzin outlines the theoretical and historical features of Buddhism and Islam that indicate a common ground between them, in addition to basic shared ethical principles.

People know of the Muslim concept of jihad or holy war or the Crusades of Christianity, but do not usually view Buddhism as having anything similar. A careful examination of the Buddhist texts, however, particularly “The Kalachakra Tantra” literature, reveals both external and...

Hindu and Buddhist sources as well several Western Occult traditions present varied accounts and interpretations about Shambhala.

Several postwar writers on the Occult have asserted that Buddhism and the legend of Shambhala played a role in the German-Tibetan official contact during the Nazi era.

Message from the Dalai Lama to introduce Dr. Berzin’s book on Kalachakra.