Five Founders

5 Founders Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1093-1158 Sonam Tse mo (1142-1182) Drakpa Gyaltsen (1147-1216) Sakya Pandita (1182-1251) Drogon Chogyal Phakpa (1235-1280)   5 Founders-Family Lineage Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1093-1158) ↓four sons Sonam Tse mo (1142-1182)   Drakpa...
Rejoicing

Rejoicing

Are you busy? Do you know anyone who is not busy? It seems that part of living in the 21st century is being busy. Just being alive seems to require that so many things be done. That’s just the things that have to be done to keep our life functioning. If we add on the...
Loneliness

Loneliness

Surveys often report that a large number of people feel lonely. Does the Buddhadharma offer any help in this regard? Fortunately, there are at least two Dharma remedies for this unhappy emotion: relative and absolute.   The absolute remedy asks the question: Who...