Young and old, all come to welcome Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on his return to Shechen in eastern Tibet after thirty years in exile. (1985)…
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Eastern Tibet, 2010
Eastern Tibet, 2010…
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Tibetan pilgrims, by Matthieu Ricard
Tibetan pilgrims in Amnye Machen, Golok province, Eastern Tibet. (2003)…
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A group of Tibetan monks on horseback leads the caravan of the great master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, after having crossed the Gose-La pass, rising over 16,400 feet in Kham province, on their way to Palpung Monastery in eastern Tibet. (1988)…
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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), one of the greatest masters of Tibetan Buddhism, seated on the steps of the great stupa of Bodhnath, Kathmandu, surrounded by some of the incarnate lamas who gathered in Nepal on March 24, 1978 to receive …
Read moreThe Need for Altruism in the Face of Violence
Almost every day, a massacre occurs somewhere in the world – in Syria, Sudan, Pakistan, Nigeria and other places. Recently, the world has been shaken by the murder in Paris of 17 people, including 12 journalists and collaborators of the …
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The foothills of the Himalayas seen from the retreat centre of Pema Osel Ling, the ‘Land of the Lotus of Light’, at Namo Buddha in Nepal. (2004)
Late afternoon in the Himalayas. Seen from Namo Buddha, Nepal. (2006)…
Read moreA Fight on All Fronts: Part 2 of ‟In Defense of animals”
In my case, the accusation of holding views that are ‟offensive” to humans because I spend some of my time writing about and trying to prevent abuse of animals is somewhat incongruous. Karuna-Shechen, (www.karuna-shechen.org) the humanitarian organization I …
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