Kalachakra

His Holiness the Dalai Lama recommended these four texts for Westerners who do not have time to practice the fuller Kalachakra sadhanas.

An abridged Kalachakra sadhana having in the center of the mandala only the Kalachakra central couple surrounded by the eight consort goddesses.

An abridged Kalachakra sadhana having only a single Kalachakra deity, without consort, in the center of the mandala.

An examination of the steps of the empowerment so that, regardless of whether we observe or take part, we can follow the procedure and gain something from it.

Overview of the three waves of Buddhism reaching Mongolia from Central Asia and then Tibet, the subsequent exploitation of Buddhism by the Manchus, its suppression under the communist regime and the initial efforts at its revival.

A survey of the history of Buddhist-Muslim interaction during the first millennium after the Prophet, focusing on the level of knowledge that the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition had of Islam, as found in the Kalachakra literature, and the points that it had identified as being...

The outline of the three main stages of the Kalachakra initiation: preparation ceremony, entering the mandala, and seven empowerments of entering as a child.

Dr. Berzin’s practical advice for each day of the Kalachakra initiation conferred by the Dalai Lama in Rikon, Switzerland.

Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche always used these verses from the “The Abridged Kalachakra Tantra” before beginning Kalachakra teachings and practice.

During the first millennium CE, Muslims were interested to learn of the beliefs of the peoples they had conquered and now ruled, including Buddhism, while Buddhists were interested in other beliefs only when they were vying with them in debate for royal patronage and that...