61. Tibetan Buddhism Archives Articles on a variety of Tibetan Buddhist topics including meditation and mind training, major lineages, death and rebirth, famous Lamas, and the development of Bodhicitta collected from many sources on the Internet, mostly predating the World Wide Web. http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/index.htm

Sacred-Texts Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism Archives Here, in no particular order, are miscellaneous articles about Tibetan Buddhism from various sources on the Internet, mostly predating the World Wide Web. The Mirror Of Essential Points Sang-Ngak-Cho-Dzong and the Evolution of the Apprentice Programme Avalokitesvara and the Tibetan Contemplation of Compassion Homage to Chagdud Rinpoche ... The Origin Of Lam'dre Tradition in India

62. Tibetan Buddhism In Science Fiction Annotated bibliography guide to science fiction with the Dalai Lama or other references to tibetan buddhism. tibetan buddhism and http://www.adherents.com/lit/sf_tibbud.html

Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama in Science Fiction The Dalai Lama of the near future, a Harvard-educated woman named Sattva, is one of the main characters of Goonan's The Bones of Time This annotated bibliography list, a subset derived from the Adherents.com Religion in Literature database, is intended as a resource for literary research. It lists mainstream science fiction and fantasy novels, short stories and movies (speculative fiction) which contain references to the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism and/or Tibet in general. It is not necessarily a comprehensive list of such literature, but all Hugo- and Nebula-winning novels have been indexed. This list does not necessarily include every reference to Tibetan Buddhism within each work. Each novel or story is listed only once, with a brief explanation or sample quote. Most works include only one reference, which is given. If a work contains multiple references, this is noted in the listing. Additional references are listed in the main database. Although numerically much smaller than the two major branches of Buddhism (Theravada and Mahayana), Tibetan Buddhism is one of the best known forms of Buddhism in the West. This is due in part to the pacifistic resistance of the Tibetans to Chinese occupation of Tibet, and to the prominence of the current Dalai Lama. Many films have been made focusing on Tibetan Buddhism. In the minds of many Westerners, Buddhism is synonymous with the Tibetan form, even though there are only approximately 6 million adherents (less than 2% of all Buddhists in the world).

63. SDUIS: Degree Programs In Sport Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology, Expressive Offers master's and Ph.D. degrees and distance learning courses in sport psychology, transpersonal psychology, expressive arts, and tibetan buddhism psychology. Provides an online catalog, faculty information, admission details, and online registration. http://www.sduis.edu/

Spring/Summer 2004 Welcome! SDUIS is a small, private University with a humanistic and integrative philosophy. Our programs are applied in nature and we strive to equip our students with knowledge and tools they can use successfully in real life after graduation. We offer small class sizes, personal attention, and the following degree programs: The University seeks to fulfill its mission by offering, the following certificate and degree programs: UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS Bachelor of Arts in Humanistic Studies GRADUATE PROGRAMS Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Therapy Master of Arts in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling Master of Arts in Sport Counseling Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Specialization: Expressive Arts Therapy Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Specialization: Sport Psychology Doctor of Philosophy in Transpersonal Psychology Specialization: Tibetan Buddhist Psychology Doctor of Psychology NON-DEGREE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate in Sport Psychology Certificate in Tibetan Buddhist Psychology Register Now for Spring 2004!

64. Tibetan Buddhism Tibet Dharma tibetan buddhism. Over thirty years ago China invaded Tibet. The principal reasons Why is tibetan buddhism important? Why are there http://www.marigold.com/rt88/tibet.html

Tibetan Buddhism O ver thirty years ago China invaded Tibet. The principal reasons were: 1) Tibet has many natural resources that China wanted. 2) Tibet didn't have a modern army to defend itself. 3) Tibet had no strategic alliances with any Western nations that would help defend it. Many Tibetans were killed in the invasion. Many unarmed monks and nuns were imprisoned, tortured, and killed. Some Tibetans, including the Dalia Lama, were able to escape to India. Even today, Tibetans attempt escape from what used to be Tibet, so they can practice their religion and have social and economic freedom. The Chinese are trying to rewrite history, claiming they have invested millions into the Tibetan infrastructure and brought Tibet into the modern world. The only reason they build highways and airfields is to take resources out of Tibet. Tibetans are still routinely tortured and illegally imprisoned. The only Tibetan Buddhist Temples that are supported by the government are to serve as a Tourist attractions. Why is Tibetan Buddhism important? Why are there now centers for Tibetan Buddhism all over the world? To be considered a "religion" means having some sort of applied codes of conduct, ritual and belief. These are the external or "exoteric" forms of the religion and are necessary to have a coherent starting point for the seeker of truth or to apply positive values to a community and society. But the heart and inspiration of a religion is from the inner or "esoteric" practices such as prayer, meditation, visualization, and study.

65. Buddhism, An Introduction, John C. Powers, Publications, Faculty Of Asian Studie The great completion (dzogchen) tradition of tibetan buddhism is practiced by all of the four main schoolsNyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelukbut most http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/buddhism/tib.html

National Institute for Asia and the Pacific ANU Home Search ANU Faculty of Asian Studies ... Publications Buddhism, an Introduction John C. Powers Faculty of Asian Studies Australian National University Return to: Table of Contents Introduction The Spread of Buddhism Outside of India II Buddhist Texts ... Footnotes Part III. Selections from Buddhist Texts c. Selections from Tibetan Buddhist Texts Ultimate Reality The "great completion" ( dzogchen ) tradition of Tibetan Buddhism is practiced by all of the four main schoolsNyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelukbut most closely associated with the Nyingma. In this system all phenomena are said to be creations of mind that, like mind, are a union of luminosity and emptiness. In the following passage, the appearances of things to the mind are compared to the reflections of forms in a mirror. Ultimate reality is the mandala of the perfectly pure expanse of emptiness. It is like a magic mirror. What unimpededly appears on it are the things of relative reality, your mind included. These things appear naturally on this `magic' mirror, through and to your mind. There is no third reality of a truly existing mind or objects juxtaposed to the ultimate reality of the mirror and the relative reality of the images in it. Bardo, the State Between Lives

66. New Home Center for the teaching, contemplation and practice of tibetan buddhism in the Karma Kagyu tradition. http://www.tampaktc.org/

@import url(education.css); Tampa Bay Karma Thegsum Ch¶ling Center for the study and practtice of Buddhism and meditation in the Karma Kagyu Tradition weekly schedule coming events activity blog curriculum ... contact Welcome to our Center! Tampa Bay Karma Thegsum Choling was founded in 1985 by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, Abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery in Woodstock, New York. KTD is the North American seat of His Holiness the XVII Gyalwa Karmapa, Urgyen Trinlay Dorje, in North America. In The News The Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery have won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music! The abbot of Sherab Ling, Tai Situ Rinpoche, is one of the great teachers on the Karma Kagyu Lineage, and the primary teacher of His Holiness the XVII Karmapa. St. Petersburg Times articles about Bardor Tulku Rinpche's most recent visit to our center. Article 1 Article 2 Free to Bless The Faithful , January 2000 St. Petersburg Times article about our center and His Holiness' escape from Tibet.

67. Tibetan Buddhism Once a religion that was shrouded in mystery, tibetan buddhism is now practiced worldwide. Search. Buddhism, tibetan buddhism Guide picks. http://buddhism.about.com/cs/tibet/

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Buddhism Home Essentials ... A-Z Index zau(256,152,145,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Art Buddha's Life Courses Ethics ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Stay Current Subscribe to the About Buddhism newsletter. Search Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism Guide picks Tibetan Buddhism used to be the the world's best kept secret, shrouded in mystique in the mountains of Tibet. Now, Tibetan Buddhism is a worldwide movement with its teachings widely promulgated and the Dalai Lama widely revered by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Find out what Tibetan Buddhism is all about. Glossary Do you know your 'Geshe' from your 'Rinpoche'? If you're unsure, this glossary of Tibetan Buddhist terms should prove useful. Quite comprehensive. Help Tibet - The Neydo Foundation The Neydo Foundation seeks to give assistance to Tibetans living inside and outside of Tibet. It is a charitable organization and donations are used to fund a variety of physical, religious and educational projects. His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama This is from the Tibetan Government in Exile Site and provides a variety of links on all aspects of the Dalai Lama's life and teachings. It also has transcripts of some of his most important speeches.

68. Arya Tara -Tibetan Buddhism UK MSN group providing message board, and an extensive selection of articles about all aspects of tibetan buddhism. http://groups.msn.com/AryaTaraTibetanBuddhismUK/homepage1.msnw

var nEditorialCatId = 273; MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Money Web Search: document.write(''); Groups Groups Home My Groups Language ... Help Arya Tara -Tibetan Buddhism UK AryaTaraTibetanBuddhismUK@groups.msn.com What's New Join Now HOME PAGE Post a Message ... Tools Arya Tara Online Dharma Group To view the Tibetan Buddhist discussions in this group click on the 'What's New' l ink at the top left of this page. "On ce you have the View, although the delusory perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow appears in front of it, it's not particularly flattered, and when the clouds appear, it's not particularly dissapointed either. There is a deep sense of contentment. You chuckle from the inside as you see the facade of samsara and nirvana; the View will keep you constantly amused, with a little inner smile bubbling away all the time." Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Urgyen Trinley Dorje Karma Kagyu Webring Click to Enter The Online Directory The Tibetan Buddhism Webring Click to Enter This site is dedicated to HH 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, may his activity be free from all obstacles. KARMAPA The Manager does not accept any credit for the content of this site.

69. Tibetan Buddhism - Kalachakra Tantra tibetan buddhism. tibetan buddhism stems from the influence of two major sources, Buddhism and yoga. Initially brought to Tibet by http://www.thewildrose.net/tibetan_buddhism.html

About Us Schedules Drum Team Eagle Dance ... Shambhala Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism stems from the influence of two major sources, Buddhism and yoga. Initially brought to Tibet by Padmasambhava in the 8th Century, Tibetan Buddhism incorporates both Hindu yogic and Tantra practices as well as the classical teachings of The Buddha . It concentrates on the removal of suffering from all beings, with the understanding that no one person can alleviate individual suffering until all other beings have been liberated from it as well. The path of traditional Buddhism is based on morality, concentration, wisdom, and denunciation of the personal ego. The second path, the Tantric path, is the cornerstone of Tibetan Buddhism, blending the Buddhist sutra (sacred text) teachings with those of the Hindu yoga and Tantra. The Tantric path seeks to transform basic human passions of desire and aversion into spiritual growth and development. Thus, instead of denying primal sexual and sensual urges as in traditional Buddhism, the practice of Tantra accepts these urges as sacred life force energy, which is purified and transformed into wholesome and healthy forces connecting the individual with higher spiritual awareness. In order to be successful with Tantric work, one must have skill in both self-control and acceptance of self and others. Tibetan Tantra, also known as Vajrayana, draws on the core teachings of both Mahayana and Hinayana, two schools of Buddhism. Mahayana Buddhism emphasizes the help that the gods and the bodhisattvas can give to people to help them escape samsara, the continual cycle of death and rebirth. Mahayana doctrines teach selflessness, the bodhisattva stages, perfections and prayers to achieve perfect alignment for the sake of all sentient beings. Hinayana, sometimes called “the little way," emphasizes personal emancipation rather than being concerned with the burdens of others. While those who practice Hinayana initially do not do so with the intent of obtaining Buddhahood, eventually this path too may lead to Mahayana and enlightenment.

70. Losel Shedrup Ling Of Knoxville Tibetan Buddhist Center and church, under the guidance of monks and teachers of the Gelug school of tibetan buddhism. Includes schedule of practices and meditations. http://www.korrnet.org/lslk/

document.write(''); The Ven. Tashi Norbu The Venerable Tashi Norbu has completed extensive studies at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India, and has returned to Knoxville to be the resident teacher at LSL-K. Tashi-la will be giving teachings every Sunday morning at 11 on the Lam Rim, the graduated path to enlightenment. On Tuesday evenings at 7:30 he will be teaching and discussing the classic Buddhist text A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life by Shantideva. As explained on our Schedule page, these teachings are open to all. Tahsi-la has excellent English language skills and is an insightful and warm person and teacher. Besides teaching on Buddhist subjects he is also offering instruction in the Tibetan language. Tashi-la was resident in Knoxville in 1997 and 1998, before returning to finish the intensive program in all aspects of Tibetan Buddhism at the Dialectic Institute, including instruction in views of ethics and philosophy in all four of the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions. LSLK Prayer List If there is someone who you would like us to pray for, please send your request to

71. Sub-Menu -Tibetan Buddhism- Manjushri-Mandala, Friends Of New Age Buddhism Champa Legshe) and under the patronage of Lama Yeshe, Geshe Rabten and Tenga Tulku with the aims of bringing together tibetan buddhism, Western astrology and http://www.iol.ie/~taeger/submenus/tibetmen.html

M a n j u s h r i M a n d a l a F r i e n d s o f N e w A g e B u d d h i s m - Manjushri Mandala and the Institute for Astroenergetic Studies were established in 1975 by Hans-Hinrich Taeger (Champa Legshe) and under the patronage of Lama Yeshe, Geshe Rabten and Tenga Tulku with the aims of bringing together Tibetan Buddhism, Western astrology and new age spirituality - Teachers/Biographies/Photo Pages Tibetan Art sorted by Sanskrit names Teacher's of Hans-Hinrich Taeger (updated 1/2000) Thangka Gallery # 1 (Taeger-Collection) Lama Yeshe: A Milestone in My Life Begtse - Photo Dragon (Drug Dru) Geshe Rabten - Biographical Notes Green Garden Buddha Tenga Rinpoche - Biographical Notes ... Guhyasamaja (Sangdupa) (central mandala deity) Tenga Rinpoche - Small Page Hevajra (Kye Dorje) (central mandala deity) Kalu Rinpoche - Biographical Notes (central mandala deity) Kalu Rinpoche - Small Page Karmasattva / Vishvapani (Chakna Natsho Dorje) Kalu Rinpoche - Photo 4 Mahasiddhas Zong Rinpoche - Biographical Notes Mahasiddha Kucipa Manjugosha Gangchen Tulku: The Healing Lama Gangchen Tulku - Photo Impressions Geshe Ngawang Gyatso - Small Page Manjushri (White) (Jamyang Kharpo) N e w Naga Goddesses (Lhu) Hans Taeger - Initiation Page Nagaradja, Golden (Lhudjal)

72. Websites On Buddhism Links to many sites about tibetan buddhism, as well as links to many Tibetan Buddhist centers and monasteries. http://chebucto.ns.ca/~ab006/web_buddhism.html

The Magic life of Milarepa Koan , anyone? Heart-Essence of the Great Masters (in 10 minutes or less?!!) Dharma Texts Where's the Dalai Lama now? - press releases of the Dalai Lama Nitartha International Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Mind   [gorgeously redesigned site] Background of Key Tibetan Educational Systems Preserving Endangered Wisdom of Tibetan Arts and Sciences Nalandabodhi Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Primary Site ; The North American seat of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa Contemporary Teachers ''learn about Tibetan Buddhism'' practice centers around the world other Kagyu resources ... HH Karmapa XVI - Ranjung Rigpe Dorje History of the Karma Kagyu and The Lineage of the Karmapas International listing of centers KTD associated Kagyu Centers Thrangu Rinpoche's Home Page Tsurphu Foundation - Representing His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyan Drodul Trinley Dorje, The Tsurphu Foundation is a non-profit tax-exempt organization incorporated in the U.S. to raise awareness and funds for the monasteries and activities of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa, particularly in Tibet, where the 17th Karmapa presently resides at his monastery of Tsurphu. Buddhist Links XIIth Trungpa - Friends of Surmang is a non profit charitable organization which has as its mission to benefit the people in the part of ethnic Eastern Tibet known as Surmang. In addition, Friends of Surmang serves the broader purpose of sharing resources between the eastern and western sanghas of the Trungpa Tulkus. Friends of Surmang publishes, without charge, and on a sporadic basis, an electronic newsletter 'Parasol.' To subscribe, address your request to

73. Tantra However once can understand why the term became popular; tibetan buddhism is not confined to Tibet. tibetan buddhism and the West. http://www.khandro.net/buddhism_paths_tibetan.htm

Home Up Help Contents ... Links Please note : This long page is intended merely as an overview of a comprehensive Buddhist path that is not only practiced by Tibetans. If you would like to read about this topic in greater detail , visit the Menu of Tibetan Buddhism where you can link to various topics. History Merchants and salt-traders have been using the high mountain passes from India to Tibet and back again for more than three thousand years, so it is fairly certain that, not long after the time of Buddha Shakyamuni (ca. 560 BCE) some of the Dharma went with them. However, ancient accounts mention that the Tibetans were a wild and combative people at that time, and it was not until Buddhism was re-introduced in the 8th century of our era that it achieved wide-spread and enduring success. Though a number of notable translators were responsible for importing Buddhist scriptures and commentaries into Tibet, it is not until the arrival of Padmasambhava, who is considered a culture hero, that we can say Buddhism was established there. Cycles of legends arose concerning the deeds he performed to subdue primeval spirits and pacify local deities. And his exploits in the interest of converting the "untamed" Tibetans to firmly establish Mahayana Buddhism on the High Plateau are often told. In the language of that land, he is called

74. Future Of Buddhism Visit the future here. Ever since the past the future has been approaching. tibetan buddhism, meditation, history, books and news. http://www.futureofbuddhism.com

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75. Tibetan Buddhism, The Mongolian Religion tibetan buddhism, The Mongolian Religion. These factors combined to further the spread of tibetan buddhism among the Mongolian nobles. http://www.innermongolia.org/english/tibetan_buddhism.htm

Tibetan Buddhism, The Mongolian Religion By Professor Sechin Jagchid , originally published on Common Voice, Volume 1 Regardless of what explanation monks or clergymen may give regarding religion, it is a phenomenon of human culture and society. As for the reasons why nations adopt a particular foreign religion, they may explain it as a destiny set by God, as the will of Heaven, or due to other affinities. Nevertheless, there are historical and cultural factors. These factors provide some explanation as to why the Mongols, at the peak of their power, adopted Tibetan Buddhism as their religious faith. The Mongolian Khan's choice of this religion seems to have been based on cultural similarities between the Mongols and the Tibetans, and their mutual distance-geographical and culturalfrom the Chinese. Both Mongolia and Tibet are high plateaus of Inner Asia, and their open steppes and cold, arid climate make them well-suited to nomadism. On account of similarities in their geographic circumstances, both Tibet and Mongolia developed a similar cultural style: Nomadic pastoralism. It was thus, easier for the Mongols to mingle with seminomadic Tibetans than with purely agricultural Chinese, who were far different in their social and cultural institutions. Before the Tibetans were converted to Buddhism, their original religious belief was known as Bon, a faith similar to Boe of the Mongols. This historical background may also indicate that Tibetan Buddhism, that fit so naturally into the culture of the "!and of Snows", was also more easily accepted by the Mongols than Sinicised Buddhism, which had naturally accommodated itself to an agricultural civilisation.

76. Karma Thegsum Choling -Buddhist Meditation Center-Dallas, Texas Karma Thegsum Choling Dallas is a center for meditation and study in the Karma Kagyu lineage of tibetan buddhism. http://www.ktcdallas.org

77. Carlos Castaneda - Tibetan Buddhism - Enlightenment Buddhism. Carlos Castaneda s teachings linked with the quintessence of tibetan buddhism, Adi Da Samraj, and the mastery of awareness. http://www.fouryogas.com/

1. Experience the bliss and clarity of the One-pointed Yoga We are unfathomable beings - luminous and boundless - don Juan with the 2. Realize the essence of awareness in the Nondiscriminatory Yoga A man of knowledge upholds the world through will - don Juan 3. Blend samsara and nirvana in the Yoga of One Flavor It is the double who dreams the self - don Juan 4. Be the source not the seeker in the Non-meditation Yoga The third point of reference is Freedom of Perception - don Juan guide to Edward Plotkin Enlightenment through the teachings of Carlos Castaneda, and the quintessence of eastern and western Buddhist masters Intro Carlos Castaneda , Nagualism, Jung, Mahamudra, the mastery of awareness Chapter 1 Castaneda , stopping the world, the double, the assemblage point, Tibetan Buddhism, Adi Da Four Yogas Chapter 1 PDF Readers from around the world review The Four Yogas book The quintessence of Carlos Castaneda Entheogens Nagualism nondual Buddhism ... Adi Da on the web Castaneda, Details interview

78. Buddhism - Tantric Buddhism Including Tibetan Buddhism tibetan buddhism is very colourful, and full of images of deities and demons often drawn in a ritual diagram called a mandala, which would often represent the http://www.acay.com.au/~silkroad/buddha/h_tantric.htm

The History of Buddhism The Life of Buddha Early Buddhism and the Development of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism The Spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road ... Home Vajrayana Buddhism and Buddhism in Tibet The main two divisions of Buddhism are Theravada, the way of the elders, and the more popular Mahayana, the bigger way, the greater raft. There is also a development of the Mahayana group, which is called Vajrayana, to mean the Diamond Way. The term "vajra" originated in Hindu mythology and was the diamond hard thunderbolt used as a weapon by the gods. This became an object of Buddhist authority, similar to a royal sceptre. The Vajrayana Buddhists accepted a tantric way of practice, using ritual, religious images, diagrams, chanting, and song. Tantric Buddhists incorporated Hindu chants and initiations into the philosophy which evolved in India about 600-700AD. Tantric Buddhism blends the physical and spiritual world and engages both. The physical has an effect on the spiritual, and the spiritual has a similar effect on the physical. Vajrayanan Buddhism still exists in pockets in many countries, but it reached its full potential, and further developed, in Tibet.

79. DGTL Monastery - Home - Www.ganden.org A monastery in the Gelugpa tradition of tibetan buddhism, located in Bloomington. http://www.ganden.org/

Losar Memories Tsongkhapa Biography H.H. Trijang Rinpoche's Recent Visit News from Taste of Tibet ... Links DGTL Buddhist Monastery 102 Clubhouse Drive Bloomington, IN 47404 (P) 812-339-0857 (F) 812-323-8803 dgtl @ bloomington.in.us Webspace for this page was provided courtesy of the Rabten Mahayana Monastic Buddhist University. Sakadawa (Vesak) Celebration We will be celebrating one of the most auspicious days in the Buddhist calendar, Sakadawa. On the full moon day of this month Buddha Shakyamuni was born, attained enlightenment, and went to parinirvana all on this day. During this very special month, all merits accumulated are multiplied by 100,000 times. Come join us as we celebrate this special time of year on the following days: Thursday, June 3rd DGTL Monastery Bloomington, IN Mahayana Precepts 4:30am Saturday, June 5th

80. Vajrayana body, so attaining Buddhahood. The Bardo or Intermediate State. The Chakras in tibetan buddhism. Links, Mantra in Metal an enduring http://www.kheper.net/topics/Buddhism/Vajrayana.htm

Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism) Vajrayana, or Tantric Buddhism, has been described as the latest phase in the development and evolution of Buddhist thought. For a long time, Western scholars dismissed Vajrayana as the final "degenerate phase" of Buddhist thought. This attitude was due to the fact that these materialistic scholars had only a Christian or a secular way of seeing the world. They could appreciate ordinary Buddhism ( Theravada , etc), seeing the Buddha as the Christ of the East teaching an essentially moral message, or as a sort of spiritual humanist; but when faced with a system of knowledge and practice that embraced all the magical and occult elements that Western rationalism had rejected centuries ago, could only explain it as some sort of degenerate end phase. Fortunately, in more recent times other Westerners have studied Tantric Buddhism first hand, at the feet of actual Tibetan Masters, and so have a more mature appreciation and respect for that noble tradition. Indeed, if anything good has come out of the terrible Chinese invasion and oppression of the Tibetan homeland in the 2nd half of the 20th century, it has been that this has driven Tibetan lamas and teachers to the West, and encouraged them to spread their tradition among sympathetic Westerners. Vajrayana metaphysics is, like

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