Kalachakra

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.

Mara personifies everything that interferes with and puts to an end our spiritual practice.

Introduction to Kalachakra, a tantra system for overcoming the ravages of time and attaining enlightenment.

Examine the contents of the first two chapters as they appear in “The Abridged Kalachakra Tantra” and its commentary, “Stainless Light.” The first concerns the external cycles of time, the second the internal cycles.

Learn about the philosophical basis of Kalachakra according to the Jonangpa school and the history of its transmission.

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.

These verses of homage to Manjushri, delineating all his qualities, is considered part of the Kalachakra literature and contains reference to all the essential features of tantra.

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...

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