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- Tibetan Medicine and Healing (Kotan Publishing)
Provides sources of information on traditional medicine and healing practices of Tibet, including herbals teas and meditation practices. 4-00
- Tibetan Resources (VADA)
Provides many resources to assist with learning Tibetan, such as dictionaries, fonts, grammar lessons, and more. 9-99
- Tibetan Studies (WWW Virtual Library)
Provides information on Tibet in 12 categories, including religion, language, and medicine.
Materials
- Buddhism - 5 Min. Introductory Video (Social Studies School Service)
Provides an introduction to Buddhism using a 5 minute of RealVideo. 6-99
- Pictures from Tibet (Schneuwly)
Provides photoraphs of Lhasa, and other key Tibetan sites. Also provides a map of Tibet.
- Tibetan Fonts (University of Oregon)
Multimedia
- Tibetan Art
- Tibetan Language (Word Bridge)
Provides an audio guide to basic words in Tibetan. 4-00
- Tibetan Sand Painting in Time Lapse Photography
- Tibetan Sand Painting
News
- Tibetan Lama Escapes from Chinese (Nalandabodhi)
Provides news sources related to the escape of the 17th Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorje, from the Chinese government in Tibet. 1-00
Papers
- Bodhisattva - The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (H.H. Dalai Lama)
Provides the thirty-seven thoughts or practices of a Bodhisattva.
- Buddhism, Tibetan - Basic Teachings (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
Provides the basic teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, including reasons for meditation, how to meditate and more.
- Buddhism, Tibetan - The Heart of Mindfulness (Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche)
Discusses the seven points of mind training, how to start meditation practice. Rinpoche follows the Kagyu tradition and has been recognized as a master by H.H. Karmapa, head of the lineage.
- Free Tibet Campaign
Provides advocacy for an independent Tibet and advises travelers regarding safety.
- Kagyu - Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche (Kagyu Trust)
Provides two pictures and a short comment on each, one in English. 1-00
- Kagyu - Tai Situpa Rinpoche (Kagyu Trust)
Provides a short history of Tai Situ Rinpoche. 1-00
- Kagyu Lineage (Kagyu Trust)
Provides a history of the Karma Kagyu lineage, including the Karmapas. 1-00
- Karma Kagyu Lineage - 17th Karmapa (Tsurphu Foundation)
Provides background information and pictures related to Urgyen Trinley, the 17th Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu lineage. 4-00
- Karma Kagyu Lineage - History (Tsurphu Foundation)
Provides a brief history of the lineage holders. 4-00
- Karmapa - Seventeenth (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
Provides a biography, information on the prediction letter, and other information on the life of His Holiness, the 17th Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage. 1-00
- Karmapa Flees China (CNN)
Describes the escape of the 14 year old 17th Karmapa from Chinese occupied Tibet. 3-00
- Karmapas (Friends of Buddhism)
Provides a listing of the names and birth years of the 17 Karmapas. 1-00
- Medicine, Tibetan Buddhist (The Office of Tibet)
- Meditation Cushions - How to Sew a Cushion (Aramis)
Provides instructions for sewing zafus. 3-00
- Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (Office of Tibet) 2-00
- Tibetan Art Interpretation by a Fifth Grade Class (Pocantico Hills - Hongell)
Provides Tibetan paintings, or thankas, along with explanations and drawings from children.
- Tibetan Art, Theatre and Music (Glowski)
- Tibetan Buddhism - Bon Tradition (Government of Tibet in Exile)
- Tibetan Buddhism - Compassion (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
Provides instructions on the practice of taming the mind in loving-kindness and compassion. Includes engendering bodhicitta and the path of the bodhisattva.
- Tibetan Buddhism - Gelug Tradition (Government of Tibet in Exile)
- Tibetan Buddhism - H.E. Khyabje Kalu Rinpoche (Karmapa Trust)
Provides a picture of Rinpoche and his current incarnation.
- Tibetan Buddhism - HH Karmapa and Karma Kagyu Teachers (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
- Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Home Page (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
- Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
- Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage (Karmapa Trust)
Provides information about Karma Kagyu teachers and study groups world wide.
- Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage - Study Groups (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
Provides information about study groups and centers, Karma Thegsum Cholings, in the United States.
- Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage - Study Groups (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
Provides information about study groups and centers, Karma Thegsum Cholings, world wide.
- Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Teachers (Karmapa Trust)
Provides pictures of Karma Kagyu teachers and Bodhisattvas.
- Tibetan Buddhism - Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
- Tibetan Buddhism - Nyingma Lineage (Palyul Foundation of Canada)
- Tibetan Buddhism Software (Tibetan Clipart)
Provides screensavers, Web page corners, and other software for persons interested in Tibetan Buddhism.
- Tibetan Buddhist Teachers - Karma Kagyu (New Zealand Karma Kagyu Center)
- Tibetan Culture (Kotan Publishing)
Covers Tibetan religion, education, history, art, medicine, and other aspects of the culture. 4-00
- Tibetan History and Buddhism (Government of Tibet in Exile)
- Tibetan Images and Stories (New York Times - Lehman)
Provides articles and photos that document some of the struggle between traditional Tibetan culture and the encroachment of Chinese government.
- Tibetan Timeline (New York Times - Lehman)
Provides a timeline and articles documenting the struggle between traditional Tibet and the Chinese government.
- Tibetan Word Processor (Potala Software)
Provides free software for working with the Tibetan language. 2-00
- Travel in Tibet (Free Tibet Campaign)
Advises travelers regarding safety.
Purchase Resources
- Meditation Cushions (Chopa)
Sells gomdens, zabutons, and zafus. 3-00
- Meditation Cushions (Ethical Shopper)
Sells gomdens, zabutons, and zafus. 3-00
- Meditation Cushions (Samadhi)
Sells gomdens, zabutons, and zafus. Also provides a cushion guide to help you decide which height you need. 3-00
- Meditation Cushions - Kidney Shaped (Reed)
Provides meditation cushions with a kidney shap and a slant. 3-00
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- Last Updated 08/27/00