15 Thursday Sep 2011
Posted in rime, Tibetan Buddhism
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buddhism, diglo khyentse life story, dilgo khyentse rinpoche, dilgo kyentse documentary, documentary, rime, tibetan buddhism, western buddhism
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was a well-known buddhist teacher and yogi, and was at one point the head of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. I had heard about his larger than life reputation, but when I read his autobiography Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse
08 Thursday Sep 2011
Posted in buddhism in the west, rime
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daily buddhist practice, dharma in daily life, non sectarian, rime, tibetan buddhism, western buddhist practice
Rime (pronounced Ree-may), in its spirit, is non-sectarian.
Rime is a movement within Tibetan Buddhism where a person studies not just one lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, but studies and learns from many. The point is to preserve many of the teachings and traditions and also to remove sectarian views. Rime is something useful for Tibetan buddhist practitioners, but I believe the spirit of rime is something useful for western buddhist practitioners as a whole. Continue reading »
