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Life, the Universe, and the Buddha
Getting stuck in a video game can be frustrating—especially when that game is the cycle of suffering. In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment,...
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China - Experience the Great Prayer Tibetan Buddhist Festival at Labrang Monastery
Labrang Monastery in Gansu Province, China, is a key site for Tibetan Buddhism, famous for its annual Lam Chen Mo, or Great Prayer Festival. Established in 1409, this two-week event features intense prayers, mantras, and vibrant cultural...
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Exploring Labrang: A Tibetan Buddhist Sanctuary in Gansu, China
Labrang, known as Shihi, is a key religious site in Gansu province, China. It features the Labang monastery, established in 1709. This center for Tibetan Buddhism attracts many pilgrims and visitors for learning and practice. The...
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Exploring Langmusi: A Tibetan Pilgrimage Destination
Langmusi is a village on the Gansu-Sichuan border, celebrated for its Tibetan and Chinese cultural fusion. It features two key monasteries, Searchery Gompa and Kirti Gompa, vital to the local Tibetan community. Pilgrims visit to engage...
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Buddhist Denominations Explained | Theravada vs Mahayana
Buddhist Denominations Explained | Theravada vs Mahayana
Religion for Breakfast
What is Tibetan Buddhism?
Tibetan Buddhism is a unique expression of Buddhism that has developed over centuries in the high Himalayan region of Tibet and the surrounding areas. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, is perhaps the most...
Religion for Breakfast
What is the Tibetan Book of the Dead?
The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, is arguably the most popular Buddhist text in Europe and the United States. Carl Jung loved it. So did John Lennon. But why? What is this text all about?
Sacred Text Archive
Sacred Texts: Buddhist Texts
A selection of full and abridged versions of famous Buddhist writings.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Secrets of the Stupa
In this video [7:03] Jeffrey Durham, Assistant Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum, discusses the secrets of the Svayambhu stupa in the Asian Art Museum's collection. It is one of the most interesting models of stupa or a...
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Khan Academy: The Buddhist Deity Simhavaktra Dakini
Simhavaktra Dakini, the ferocious lion-faced guardian of Vajrayana Buddhism, is a female "sky-walker" who guides human beings along the right path. This powerful spirit can remove physical hindrances and spiritual obstacles such as pride...
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Khan Academy: The Great Mystic Virupa
Virupa is shown as an unorthodox figure with bulging eyes, a bushy beard, a large nose, and an expressive face. He wears flowers in his hair and a meditation band around his knee to keep his limbs in place during prolonged meditation....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Views of Tibet
In this video [7:06] view important Buddhist sites and rituals in Tibet. Note: This video does not include narration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sacred Arts of Tibet
In this video [3:52] discover the sacred arts of Tibet. Tibetans don't really have a word for art; the term is Gunda, something which is like the body of the Buddha. A painting or a statue is not considered complete and unless it's been...