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The Buddhist Kingdoms of Indonesia By Valencia Suhendra | May 31, 2016 | Views: 3,164 Share this article 427 33

Wesak celebration at the Borobudur Temple complex, Central Java. (By Tsem Rinpoche and Valencia) Dear readers, I am very excited to share with you the history of Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia. Although today Indonesia is famous for having the highest rate of Muslim population in the world, I would like to take you back to a time when Buddhism played a dominant role in this region. During this period, most of the Buddhist Kings and Queens ruled with wisdom in accordance with the teachings of Lord Buddha. Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia also produced some of the most impressive archeological sites such as Candi Borobudur (the Borobudur Temple) and Candi Sewu (the Sewu Temple). I hope this article will provide a depiction of the era when Buddhism thrived in Indonesia. Enjoy! Buddhist teachings arrived in the country known today as Indonesia in the 2nd Century CE. Buddhism is the second oldest religion after Hinduism in this region. For the most part, Hinduism and Buddhism co-existed peacefully in Indonesia. Before their arrival, the people in this region believed in animism, the belief in the supernatural power of Mother Nature. They regarded trees and stones as sacred objects and used these for worship to connect with their higher power. The Buddhist influence was first introduced by the traders and missionaries from Eastern India who travelled to this region via the ancient maritime Silk Road or Silk Route, a route that spanned from China to the Mediteranian Sea and was central to trading and cultural interaction. Over the centuries, for 2,000 years, the traders and missionaries who travelled along the Silk Road played a strategic role in the dissemination of religious beliefs across Eurasia. The traders often built shrines and temples of their own faith during their travels in order to worship their own gods.

Map showing the spread of Buddhism across Asia. Click on image to enlarge. Since its arrival, Buddhism had gathered a vast following in the area that would become known as Indonesia due to its universal message. Buddhism stems from the belief that earthly life is impermanent and full of suffering, but the painful cycle of birth, death and rebirth can end when one reaches enlightenment through the practice of the Buddha’s teachings. In this article, I would like to provide information about the three main Buddhist kingdoms that existed in Indonesia: Kalingga, Medang and Srivijaya.

The Kalingga Kingdom The Kalingga Kingdom existed between the 6th and 7th centuries and was located on the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia. It was the first Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Central Java, and one of the oldest kingdoms in Indonesian history alongside the smaller Hindu kingdoms of Kutai and Tarumanagara. The precise location of the Kalingga Kingdom is still debated to this day, but it is generally believed to be somewhere between the present day Pekalongan and Jepara.

The possible location of The Kalingga Kingdom. Click on image to enlarge. The Kalingga Kingdom was described as being surrounded by wooden fortresses, with the King residing in a multiple storied palace covered with a roof made of the leaves of Arengga Pinata trees, or commonly known as sugar palm trees. The kingdom produced commodities such as silver and gold as well as elephant tusks. Most of the information on this Buddhist establishment can be obtained through a combination of Chinese sources, in which the Kingdom is referred to by the name Ho-Ling, local Indonesian folk tales and written inscriptions such as the Tukmas and Sojomerto. One of the sources of information was a Buddhist monk named Huining who arrived in the Kalingga Kingdom in 664 CE and stayed there for approximately three years. His mission was to reach out and spread Buddhist teachings to the native people. It was during his stay in that region that he translated numerous Buddhist Hinayana scriptures with the help of a Kalingga monk named Jnanabhadra.

The remains of the Kalingga Kingdom According to local folktales and the Carita Pahrayangan – manuscript written in the 16th century, the kingdom was ruled by Queen Shima in 674 CE. She was famous for legalizing a law against thievery and her passion for truth and justice. Severe physical punishments were given to those who stole. Due to her firm rule, the people of Kalingga were well-known for their honesty. A story is told of a foreign King who tried to test the people’s honesty by placing a bag filled with gold at an intersection in Kalingga. None of the residents dared touch the bag because they were afraid of the consequences that would follow. The bag was left untouched for three years until Queen Shima’s son, the Crown Prince, accidentally touched the bag with his foot. When the news reached, Queen Shima, she issued a death sentence for her son, but the punishment was later lessened to cutting off the prince’s foot after hearing the appeals from her ministers who pleaded for the Prince’s life.

A present day painting depicting Queen Shima ruling with truth and justice. According to the Carita Parahyangan, Queen Shima was the great grandmother of Sanjaya, the king of the Sunda and Galuh Kingdoms, and the founder of the Medang Kingdom. There were at least two temples built during the time of Kalingga Kingdom: Candi Angin (the Wind Temple) and Candi Bubrah (the Bubrah Temple). Both temples were located in Tempur Village, the present day Jepara. Candi Angin’s name originated from its resilience against the wind’s pressure although it was located in high altitude.

The remains of the Wind Temple

The remains of the Bubrah Temple

The Sojomerto Inscription. Click on image to enlarge. The Kalingga kingdom is also known to have produced at least two written inscriptions called the Tukmas and the Sojomerto. The Tukmas Inscription was discovered at the western slope of Mount Merapi in the present day Magelang Regency, Central Java, and it is written in the Pallava script of the Sanskrit language. The inscription describes sacred clear spring water that is said to be as purifying as the holy Ganges River in India. The inscription also contains Hindu signs and imagery. The Sojomerto Inscription was discovered in Sojomerto village, located in present day Batang Regency, Central Java. It is written in the old Malay language of the 7th century. This inscription tells the story of a ruler named Dapunta Selendra, the son of Santanu and Bhadrawati, and the husband of Sampula. Dapunta Selendra is believed to be the ancestor of the Sailendra Dynasty, which would later rule as one of the most prominent Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia, known as the Medang Kingdom.

The Medang Kingdom The Medang or Mataram Kingdom was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist kingdom. It was located in Central Java and then later moved to East Java. The kingdom was united by King Sanjaya, a Shivaist who came into power in 717 CE. He conquered the area around his kingdom and his reign was characterized with prosperity and peace. King Sanjaya’s name was first revealed in the Canggal Inscription, which dates back to 732 CE.

The location of the Medang Kingdom. Click on image to enlarge. The kingdom reached its pinnacle of power between the 8th and 10th centuries under the ruling of the Sailendra dynasty. The people of the Medang Kingdom relied heavily on rice farming and maritime trading. According to archeological findings and other sources, the people of the Medang Kingdom were prosperous, sophisticated and civilized. The sophisticated civilization can be proven by various temple constructions. The Sailendra Dynasty were known to be enthusiastic temple builders. The most distinguished of these temples are the Sewu, Borobudur and Prambanan Temples. Although initially the religion of the Medang Kingdom was predominantly Hinduism, they became a Buddhist kingdom when King Sanjaya’s successor, the Mahayana Buddhist King Panangkaran ascended the throne in 760 CE. The shift was said to have caused a split of loyalty within the kingdom between the Hindu-Shivaists and the Buddhist followers. King Panangkaran ruled the kingdom from 760 CE to 775 CE. He was an ambitious builder who was dedicated to Buddhism. During his reign, he started at least five temple construction projects. According to the Kalasan Inscription (dated 778 CE), the Kalasan Temple was built under the guidance of Guru Sang Raja Sailendravamcatilaka, the spiritual guide of the Sailendra family. The spiritual guide also persuaded King Panangkaran to construct a holy building for the Goddess Tara (Boddhisattvadevi) and build a vihara (monastery) for Buddhist monks of the Sailendra’s territory. King Panangkaran offered Kalaca Village to the Buddhist Sangha in his kingdom.

Candi Kalasan – the Kalasan Temple King Panangkaran also constructed Abhayagiri Vihara. The Vihara was initially built strictly for worship, but the presence of gates, ramparts, fortified walls, dry moats, walled enclosures, terraces and building bases suggested that the place may have been used as a fortress or a palace instead. King Panangkaran was considered the pioneer in constructing the grand Manjusrigrha Temple (The House of Manjushri – the Bodhisattva of Wisdom), the original name of the Sewu Temple complex as suggested in the Manjusrigrha Inscription dated 792 CE. However, King Panangkaran did not have the opportunity to see the completion of this grand project because he passed away in 780 CE, long before the temple complex was completed in 792 CE. After King Panangkaran’s passing, the Medang Kingdom was ruled by King Dharanindra or King Indra of the Sailendra Dynasty who was ruled from 780 CE to 800 CE. King Indra was hailed as a great conqueror who embarked on foreign military naval expeditions and had won control over Ligor in the Malay Peninsula. King Indra shared the same enthusiasm as his predecessors in temple construction. He continued the construction of the Manjusrigha Temple (Sewu Temple complex). Today, Sewu Temple complex is the second largest Buddhist complex in Indonesia after the Borobudur Temple. It consists of 249 temples built by the end of the 8th century. The Sewu Temple complex became the most magnificent temple complex of the period and was used as the official state temple to conduct important religious ceremonies. In addition, King Indra also started the construction of the Borobudur Temple, the Mendut Temple and the Pawon Temple. His great influence made him the Maharaja of Medang (the great king of Medang).

The Sewu Temple Complex

The Pawon Temple Following King Indra’s death, the Medang Kingdom’s throne was passed to King Samaragrawira, who ruled from 800 CE to 819 CE. Unlike his predecessor who travelled to conquer the neighboring kingdoms, King Samaragrawira was deeply inspired by the peaceful Mahayana Buddhist teachings and preferred to focus his attention within the existing area of his kingdom and to continue the construction of the Borobudur Temple. King Samaragrawira was married to Dewi Tara, the daughter of Dharmasetu, an 8th-century king of the Srivijaya Kingdom. This marriage created a political alliance between the Sailendra Dynasty of the Medang Kingdom and the Srivijaya Kingdom. King Samaragrawira was succeeded by his son, King Samaratungga, who ruled from 792 to 835 CE. Following his father’s example, he chose to focus his effort within his dominion and dedicate his life to the prosperity of his subjects. He was famous for completing the massive stone mandala, the Borobudur Temple, during his reign in 825 CE. Today, the Borobudur temple is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World and a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Borobudur Temple complex and mountain-like structure resembles a mandala layout, which consists of six square platforms. On the top, there are three circular terraces and 72 perforated stupas. Each stupa contains a statue of a seated Buddha inside the dome at the center. The design of the Borobudur Temple is thought to have followed the life journey of Bodhisattvas. On each level, the walls and balustrades are extensively decorated with 2,672 relief panels. Over 500 Buddha statues are found in the Borobudur Temple complex. In 1814, Sir Thomas Raffles, the British ruler of Java Island, discovered the site after being abandoned in the 14th century following the decline of Buddhism in Indonesia. Today, the Borobudur Temple complex is still visited by many pilgrims and used for the annual Wesak festival to celebrate Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death.

The Borobudur Temple

A closer look of the Borobudur Temple King Samaratungga was succeeded by Princess Pramodhawardhani, a Buddhist Mahayana princess who was married to the Hindu-Shivaist Rakai Pikatan, the son of a landlord in Central Java. Rakai Pikatan was enthroned as the King of the Medang Kingdom. During the reign of King Rakai Pikatan, Hinduism and Buddhism co-existed peacefully most of the time, and the construction of the Sewu Temple complex was finalized. Later, King Rakai Pikatan decided to abdicate his throne in favor of his youngest son, Dyah Lokapala who rule from 856 to 880s CE. Rakai Pikatan renounced worldly affairs and became a hermit known as Sang Prabhu Jatiningrat. The reign of King Rakai Pikatan also marked the decline of Mahayana Buddhist influence in the Medang Kingdom as it was slowly converted to Hindu-Shivaist. King Lokapala constructed the Sojiwan Temple which is a 9th century Mahayana Buddhist temple located in Kebon Dalem Kidul Village in present day Klaten Regency, Central Java. He dedicated the Sojiwan Temple to his Mahayana Buddhist mother, Queen Pramodhawardhani. The temple was built between 842 CE and 850 CE. In 1813, the ruins of this temple were discovered by Colonel Mackenzie, a subordinate of Sir Stamford Raffles. It was not until 1996 the Indonesian government decided to reconstruct the temple. However, in 2006 the reconstruction project faced a challenge when an earthquake destroyed most of the efforts. Despite all the challenges, the temple reconstruction was eventually finalized in 2011. It took them 15 years and approximately IDR 8.27 billion (equivalent to USD 620 thousand) to complete the reconstruction process.

The Sojiwan Temple

The Srivijaya Kingdom The Srivijaya Kingdom was a Buddhist kingdom that existed on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia from 650 CE to 1377 CE. It was regarded as an important center for the expansion of Buddhism from the 8th to 12th century. Its existence was relatively unknown and the information gathered in bits and pieces from a number of stone inscriptions written in the old Malay language, such as Kedukan Bukit, Talang Tuwo, Telaga Batu and Kota Kapur Inscriptions.

Srivijaya Empire Map According to the existing inscriptions, the city of Palembang, Sumatra was probably the center of the Srivijaya Kingdom. This evidence consists of a rectangular enclosure encircled by a moat, forming a fort known as the Bamboo Fort. The inscriptions tell a story of a war chief named Dapunta Hyang, who waged war against his rivals and won. He managed to gather the support from the neighboring cities along the Musi River that led to the formation of the Srivijaya Kingdom. He was the founder and the first king of the Srivijaya Kingdom. The Srivijaya Kingdom and its kings were influential factors in the spreading of Buddhism as they established and spread the religion in the places they conquered like Java, Malaya and so forth.

Portrayal of King Dapunta Hyang, the founder of Srivijaya Kingdom. The Srivijaya Kingdom enjoyed prosperity due to its strategic location for maritime trading which provided a link between China, south-east Asia and India. In addition, its close proximity to the estuary of the Musi River had made the soil in the area fertile and ideal for farming. The Chinese often referred to the Srivijaya Kingdom as Jinzhou, or the “Gold Coast” because of the great reserves of gold found in the kingdom. The Srivijaya Kingdom was also famous for being the center for the practice of Vajrayana Buddhism (the Tantric school of Mahayana Buddhism). According to the Talang Tuwo Inscription (684 CE), the king was a religious ruler who associated himself with the power of a Bodhisattva. Unlike the Medang Kingdom, Srivijaya did not leave much Buddhist archaeological remains, but it had become the Buddhist learning center for the scholars and monks, especially in the city of Palembang. Evidence of its existence can be traced from the 7th century. A Tang dynasty Chinese monk, I-Tsing wrote that he visited the Srivijaya Kingdom in 671 CE for six months to learn Sanskrit grammar and the Malay language before continuing his journey to study Buddhism at the renowned Buddhist university of Nalanda, in Bihar, India. Upon finishing his 11 years’ worth of learning at the university, he returned to the Srivijaya Kingdom on his way back to China. He stayed in Palembang for two years to translate various original Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures into Chinese. He returned to Guangzhou, China, in 689 CE in order to get some paper and ink because he could not find them in Srivijaya. He returned to Srivijaya in the same year. In 695 CE, he returned to China and brought back approximately 400 translated texts of Buddhist teachings with him. He also wrote two travel diaries entitled Accounts of Buddhism sent from the South Seas and Buddhist Monk’s Pilgrimage of the Tang Dynasty to sum up his 25-year long adventure in the Srivijaya Kingdom and India. “… Many kings and chieftains in the islands of the Southern Ocean admire and believe in [Buddhism], and their hearts are set on accumulating good actions. In the fortified city of Bhoga [Palembang, the Srivijaya’s capital] Buddhist priests numbered more than 1,000, whose minds are bent on learning and good practices. They investigate and study all the subjects that exist just as in the Middle Kingdom [Madhya-desa, India]; the rules and ceremonies are not at all different. If a Chinese priest wishes to go to the West in order to hear (lectures) and read [the original scriptures], he had better stay here for one or two years and practise the proper rules and then proceed to Central India.” — From I-tsing’s A Record of Buddhist Practices Sent Home from the Southern Sea.

I-Tsing’s portrayal The Srivijaya Kingdom was a learning center for Buddhism that produced notable Buddhist scholars, including Dharmakirti, a Sailendran prince who was born in the 7th century. Dharmakirti was a Buddhist scholar in the Srivijaya Kingdom before moving to India to become a teacher at Nalanda University. He was the founder of Indian philosophical logic and perhaps one of the greatest Buddhist logicians, as says at the beginning of his work, “The wicked persons defeat even the one who argued rationally in debates by employing improper methods. We start this [work on the logic of debate] to repudiate them.” Dharmakirti believed that in every debate, winning was not important. To him, it was more important to correct the misconception on the issues in the arguments. Most of his works were based on the work of Dignāga, the pioneer of Buddhist logic who was very influential among the Brahmans and Buddhist logicians. His theories were actively advocated by his loyal students, and went on to become widely accepted in Tibet and are studied to this day as part of the basic monastic curriculum.

Dharmakirti He created logical guidelines called “The Seven Treatises on Valid Cognition”: Sabandhaparikhāvrtti (Analysis of Relations) Pramāaviniścaya (Ascertainment of Valid Cognition) Pramāavārttikakārika (Commentary on Dignaga’s ‘Compendium of Valid Cognition’) Nyāyabinduprakaraa (Drop of Reasoning) Hetubindunāmaprakaraa (Drop of Reasons) Satānāntarasiddhināmaprakaraa (Proof of Others’ Continuums) Vādanyāyanāmaprakaraa (Reasoning for Debate)

His Holiness Atiśa Dīpakara Śrījñāna, one of the greatest figures of in Vajrayana Buddhism The Srivijaya Kingdom also attracted other prominent Buddhist monks such as Atiśa, an 11th century Bengali Buddhist scholar, who played a major role in the development of Vajrayana, Dharmapala, a professor of Nalanda, and the South Indian Buddhist Vajrabodhi. Atiśa was recognized as one of the greatest figures of classical Buddhism and had inspired Buddhist thought from Sumatra to Tibet. Atiśa was born as a Pala Empire Prince of Bengal in 980 CE. Being an avid student, he studied almost all Buddhist and non-Buddhist subjects of his time. He was ordained into the Mahāsāghika lineage at the age of twenty-eight by the Abbot Śīlarakita. It was believed that Atiśa had more than 150 teachers, but Dharmakirti of Suvarnadvipa who lived in the 10th century was considered as Atiśa’s main teacher. Srivijaya was the most influential Buddhist Kingdom ever formed in Indonesian history.

Vajrabodhi, an Indian Buddhist monk and esoteric Buddhist teacher in China during the Tang Dynasty The decline of the Srivijaya Kingdom began in 1025 after Rajenra Chola, the Chola king from Tamil Nadu in South India, launched a series of foreign raids on this Kingdom. He was attracted to the great wealth of the Srivijaya Kingdom. King Rajenra’s continuous attacks greatly weakened the Srivijaya’s domination, and it eventually resulted in the formation of smaller regional kingdoms such as Kediri, which focused their economical activities on agricultural produce instead of coastal trading. The weakened Srivijaya Kingdom was finally defeated by the Majapahit Kingdom, with its predominantly Hindu culture, in the year of 1290. Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalingga_Kingdom http://www.sridianti.com/peninggalan-kerajaan-kalingga.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medang_Kingdom http://epicworldhistory.blogspot.co.id/2012/10/srivijaya-kingdom.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yijing_(monk) http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/b/buddhist-pilgrimage-sites-indonesia/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Indonesia http://peterkirby.com/dharmakirti.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmakirti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atisha For more interesting information: 6 Incredibly Stunning Big Buddha Statues in Malaysia! Vajravarahi Caves in China Ganden Sumtseling Monastery the beautiful Chupzang Nunnery Twenty-Four Holy Places & Eight Great Charnel Grounds The Great Council of Lhasa Tags: Buddhism, country, history, indonesia Please support us so that we can continue to bring you more Dharma:

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1. Choong on Dec 19, 2016 at 11:11 am Indonesia has a very fascinating history in the spread of Vajrayana to the East. Many relics in the form of stupas and statues still survive till this day. I can’t wait for more research and discoveries to be uncovered. I wonder if some of these lineages survive in families today. Reply 2. Anne Ong on Oct 18, 2016 at 9:42 pm Very interesting and great write up Valencia! I have seen this place before in a documentary on television many years ago and found it very fascinating.But it wasn’t in detailed. I love the history,religion background and the temples architectures. Thank you for your great effort in writing about Borobudur in great details! Reply 3. Wan Wai Meng on Oct 18, 2016 at 2:17 am Thank you Valencia really enjoyed reading about the Buddhist kingdoms of Indonesia. All the Buddhist kingdoms has such cool names. The Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia provided much colour and flavour to the history and development of Buddhist thought. Lama Atisha one of the key teachers who brought buddhism to Tibet, have received the full teachings of the method/vast path from Survarnadipa an Indonesian master. In doing so Lama Atisha bravd a 3 month journey via ships to arrive at the Survarnadipa’s location. Reply 4. Alice Tay on Aug 11, 2016 at 10:36 pm Thank you Rinpoche and Valencia sharing this interesting article on the history of 3 main Buddhist Kingdoms in Indonesia: Kalingga, Medang and Srivijaya. Despite the Muslim population recorded the highest rate in Indonesia, Buddhism as one of the important religions which is played an important role since 2,000 years ago, when the traders and missionaries who travelled along the Silk Road and reached Indonesia to build shrines and temples of their own faith. Borobudur temple is one of the famous temples had been completed in the Medang Kingdom’s time. Currently, it is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World and a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site. There were over 500 Buddha statues are found in the Borobudur Temple complex. Until today, many visitors would take this place as one of the compulsory places to visit in their itinerary. Reply 5. Stella Cheang on Jun 22, 2016 at 11:44 pm Ancient Indonesia is known for its Hindu-Buddhism connection, this article gives depth to this mysterious heritage through the lens of the 3 main kingdoms, namely Kalingga, Medang and Srivijaya. I am especially fascinated by the map shown in the Srivijaya chapter. We can see that Indonesia at that time, is truly a Buddhism centre that blends Buddhism from Indo-China and India, due to its strategic location. And knowing that Buddhism flourished in this region during those days is an encouraging evidence that Buddhism had been accepted and revered. I truly believe that Buddhism will thrive and expand as long as religious freedom is enshrined. “Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: It transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural and spiritual; and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity.” – Albert Einstein. (extracted from Rinpoche’s post titled Einstein on Buddhism) Thank you Rinpoche and Valencia on this insightful article. Humbly, bowing down, Stella Cheang Reply 6. Sofi on Jun 22, 2016 at 4:30 pm Thank you Valencia for this article on the Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia. Its was well written with lots of interesting histories for each of the Buddhist kingdoms, the Kalingga Kingdom, the Medang Kingdom and the Srivijaya Kingdom. I had always thought that Buddhism was in small pockets within the vast land of Indonesia and now I learn of them actually being kingdoms covering large part of Indonesia. What an amazing rich history in Buddhism. Now if we were to have the opportunity to visit these great sites, Borobudur Temple or Sewu Temple, we now have better understanding of the history of the Temples. As I read this article, I kept imagining how far the people of those days travelled from their homes to trade (the time spent on travelling and the way the travelled in) and in the process how religion spread so far. Reading on the monk of China travelling to Indonesia to learn Sanskrit for 2 years before travelling to India to study, I am so thankful that we have our Guru here with us and Kechara the temple from his compassion. And teaching us in English, the language I am comfortable in. How fortunate for us. Thank you Rinpoche. _/\_ Reply 7. Pastor Han Nee on Jun 21, 2016 at 4:49 pm Thank you Valencia for this most interesting article on the three Buddhist Kingdoms of Indonesia – the Kalingga Kingdom, the Medang Kingdom and the Srivijaya Kingdom. What interests me greatly is that your article shows that each Kingdom had some features which showed it to be advanced for its time. Today the ruins of temples and artefacts from as early as this period have been discovered. I highlight here points from your article that caught my attention. The Kalingga Kingdom is known to have produced 2 written inscriptions – the Tukmas and the Sojomerto, which became an invaluable source of information about this earliest Hindu-Buddhist Kingdom in Central Java. During this period, at least 2 Buddhist temples had been built. The Medang Kingdom reached its peak of power between the 8th and 10th century, under the rule of the Sailendra Dynasty Under this dynasty, great temples were constructed. The most distinguished were the Sewu , the Borobodur and Prambanam Temples. The most impressive was the Borobodur Temple, which was actually a massive stone Mandala. It has become a famous pilgrimage and tourist site today. Today, the Borobudur temple is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World and a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Medang Kingdom became a Buddhist Kingdom when the Mahayana Buddhist King Panangkaran ascended the throne in 760 CE. The Sailendra Dynasty were great temple builders. It is interesting to note that the Sailendra family had a spiritual guide Guru Sang Raja Sailendravamcatilaka under whose guidance and advice the following were built : The Kalasan Temple, a holy building for the Goddess Tara and a vihara(monastery) for the Buddhist monks of the Sailendra ‘s territory. The most influential of the 3 as a Buddhist Kingdom was the Srivijaya Kingdom.During its peak, the Srivijaya Kingdom was well-known as a learning center for Buddhism. The Srivijaya Kingdom was also famous for being the center for the practice of Vajrayana Buddhism. Furthermore, the Kingdom also attracted renowned Buddhist monks from other parts of the world, such as Atisha Dipamkara, born as a prince of Bengal, who later brought Buddhism to Tibet in the second wave of revival of Buddhism in Tibetan. He came here and studied and mastered Bodhictta of the 2 lineages under his Guru Suvarnadipa. Later, in Tibet, he was to write the famous “Lamp of the Path to Enlightenment” which became the seminal “ Lamrim” . Reply 8. Pastor KH Ng on Jun 17, 2016 at 4:24 pm Dear Valencia, Thank You for this very enlightening article on the history of Buddhism in Indonesia. I am greatly amazed at the 3 Buddhist Kingdom of Indonesia and I think most people will not associate Indonesia with Buddhism. I knew of the Borobudur Temple and of Lord Atisa and His main Guru, Dharmakirti of Suvarnadvipa and his teachings on Ultimate Compassion; but did not know of the history of the Kingdoms. Now I know the greatness of Buddhism in Indonesia and its history. It certainly opens up my mind. Thanks Again. Reply 9. Sock Wan on Jun 10, 2016 at 6:31 pm Dear Valencia, Thank you for the writing, you have done a lot of research for the article. I knew about Borobudur and Hindu being the dominant belief in Bali but I didn’t know Buddhism was popular in Indonesia before. Great master like Atisha had also travelled to Indonesia to study from his guru Dharmakirti of Suvarnadvipa for 12 years on Boddhicitta before he went to Tibet. Buddhism must have been so advanced in Indonesia that a Chinese monk, I-tsing who had stayed in Indonesia for many years said for those who wanted to travel to India to study Buddhism should stop over in Indonesia for a few years to prepare themselves before heading to India. I have learned more about Buddhism in South East Asia in this article. Thank you for the effort. Reply 10. Pastor Shin Tan on Jun 10, 2016 at 5:18 am Thank you Valencia for this informative article about the 3 Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia of Kalingga, Medang and Srivijaya. Your article refreshed my memories of some of these kingdoms we have read in schools. I’ve shared this with many friends on facebook and many of them like the article very much and in turn, shared with their friends too. As our lineage traces its origin back to the Kadampa tradition of the great Indian master Atisha, I rejoice that such great masters like Atisha and Dharmakirti have set food in this region. It’s great that some of the remains of these kingdoms still exist today, testaments of the Buddhist Kings and Queens who ruled with wisdom in accordance with the teachings of Lord Buddha. Hope to visit these places one day. Reply 11. Jason on Jun 6, 2016 at 8:00 pm I am so excited when I read on Valencia write up on Buddhism Kingdom in Indonesia. I had been Borubudur temple a couple years ago.That time , I know it was registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site but I don’t know much information on this temple.(I am non Kecharian on that time). I like the structure of this temple especially the Buddha statue in perforated stupas. Besides that , sunrise view from this temple is really beautiful. I can see the sun rise up behind the volcano. This article really open my mind on Buddhism in Indonesia especially the great Buddhist master Atisa who did major development in Vajrayana was from Sumatra. Thank Rinpoche for giving Valencia an opportunity to post her write up here. With folded hands, Jason Reply 12. William Chua on Jun 5, 2016 at 4:40 pm Thank you Valencia for the interesting article about Buddhist Kingdoms in Indonesia. It shows that Buddhism has spread far a wide across the Asian region long before it deteriorated. Very interesting to note that Atisa was also in Indonesia to learn from Dharmakriti and spread Buddhism. It is good to know that Indonesia is preserving, even though the country is predominantly Muslim, the remains of the temples especially Borobudur Temple complex and still an active Buddhist site in the country. I would definitely love to visit this place in the future. Reply 13. JP on Jun 5, 2016 at 1:34 pm Thank you Valencia for the overview of Buddhist Kingdoms in Indonesia. Buddhism was pervalent in South East Asia and has a strong link to Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhist masters such as Dharmakirti and Atisha were lineage masters of Tibetan Buddhism. Even Malaysia used to be a Buddhist country. There were artifacts found and displayed in our National Museum. Dharmapala Setrap’s cudgel is from Malaysia as well. It is clearly written in a prayer to Setrap. This shows that no matter how great a Buddhist kingdom can be, it will decline. This is an example of the Law of Impermanence. Just like our body we now have, is only temporary. Reply 14. May Ong on Jun 3, 2016 at 1:15 pm Personally I have not visited Borobudur before but has always been fascinated about his history, especially who built this monumental beautiful Buddhist structure in Indonesia and it is even known as a ‘mandala’ representing ‘universe’. Just to share a bit more information on Borobudur here. Source extracted from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/indonesia/borobudur Borobudur takes the form of a giant mandala, symbolically depicting the path of the bodhisattva from samsara to nirvana, through the story of Sudhana described in the Gandavyuha Sutra, a part of the Avatamsaka Sutra. In total, this massive monument contains over 2 million stone blocks. Some scholars think that this massive monument is a gigantic textbook of Buddhism to help people to achieve enlightenment. To read this Buddhist textbook in stone requires a walk of more than two miles. The walls of the galleries are adorned with impressive reliefs illustrating the life of Buddha Shakyamuni and the principles of his teaching. Representing the existence of the universe, Borobudur perfectly reflects the Buddhist cosmology, which divides the universe into three intermingled separate levels. The three levels are Kamadhatu (world of desire), Ruphadatu (world of forms), and Arupadhatu (world of formlessness). The hidden base of Borobudur was originally the first level, which contains the gallery of Kamadhatu level. It is thought that during construction Borobudur experienced a landfall that threatened the entire building. To prevent the whole monument from collapsing, the Kamadhatu level was closed and made into a new base that holds Borobudur steady. This level of Kamadhatu pictures the world of passion and the inevitable laws of karma. The first 117 panels show various actions leading to one and the same result, while the other remaining 43 panels demonstrate the many results that follow one single effect. At least 160 relief panels were carved around this level, based on the manuscript of Karmavibhangga. What is left of these can be seen in the Southeast corner of this level. The reliefs of the Rupadhatu level show the stories based on the manuscripts of Lalitavistara, Jataka-Avadana and Gandavyuha. The Lalitavistara reliefs, consisting of 120 panels, tell us about the life of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. It starts with the glorious descent of Buddha from the Tushita heaven. Born as Prince Siddhartha, Buddha’s childhood was isolated from the outside world’s misery. Accidentally witnessing the misery of sickness, decrepitude and death, young Prince Siddharta decided to escape from the worldly life and commencing his search of freedom from suffering. Siddhartha’s long and painful search finally led him to the highest level of enlightenment and made him Buddha, the Enlightened One. This story ends with Buddha’s sermon in the Deer Park near Benares. Just to reiterate what Pastor Jean Ai wrote above, it is HE Tsem Rinpoche’s wish to make Kechara Forest Retreat (retreat.kechara.com), a Malaysia destination for Buddhist pilgrimage, learning and practice in this region, similar to these Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia. Reply 15. paolorossi4444 on Jun 3, 2016 at 1:04 am Borobodur was built by king sailendra (previous incarnation of Drubwang Lama Gangchen)went in For Three generation. Reply

Joy Kam on Jun 3, 2016 at 2:08 am Wow that is indeed an interesting fact. Thank you for highlighting that about His Eminence Lama Gangchen Mr. Paolo Rossi! Do you know exactly which of the three Kings during the Sailendra Dynasty was the previous incarnation of His Eminence Lama Gangchen?

Reply 16. samfoonheei on Jun 2, 2016 at 8:35 pm Thank you Valencia for sharing. This is an interesting article of Buddhism in Indonesia.Its amazing to know of the history of Buddhism in the world most populated Muslim country.I do enjoyed reading it and hope i can visit such a beautiful Borobudur temple someday. Thanks again. Reply 17. Sarah Yap on Jun 2, 2016 at 2:38 am Beautiful article about Buddhism in Indonesia. Borubodor, although now from what I heard is pretty much a tourist attraction, it is still a very holy site for Buddhists. It is for this reason that Lama Gangchen and his students have been visiting Borobodur for the last few decades on a yearly basis. And yes, it is a place for Buddhists to make pilgrimage to at least once in this lifetime. I was never well versed in history, and finding out that Indonesia once had a strong Buddhist population and ruler was very much a surprise for me. Particularly when I first read the Lamrim about Lama Atisha travelling to Indonesia to receive teachings from Dharmakirti. Thank you very much for compiling all these information. Reply 18. Martin on Jun 2, 2016 at 2:11 am Thank you Valencia. This is an enthralling article and I learned a lot from it. As I read the article, I still find it amazing that Indonesia as it is known today, was once a great source if not centre of the teaching of Bodhicitta. Think about that for a while, and then think about how the once magnificent Borobudur is essentially a ruin today. My point is how true that all things are impermanent and that we should never take for granted that the Dharma will always be there for us. Buddhism went into sharp decline after the fall of the Majapahit empire in the 15th century. Today, the Buddhist population of Indonesia is remarkably small and that makes works such as those carried out by Valentina Suhendra, and now Valencia as well, extremely important. Reply 19. pat ng on Jun 2, 2016 at 1:48 am Thank you for sharing this lovely post with lovely photos.I always wanted to visit Borobudur in Indonesia since the day my colleague with her family visited the Borobudur Temple on their holiday and told me that it is very beautiful. It is interesting to know that there are over 500 Buddha statues in the Borobudur Temple complex & also the inscription on the rock which describes the sacred clear spring water that is said to be as purifying as the holy Ganges River in India.. Indonesia is considered a blessed land cos there is Buddhism eventhough majorities are muslims. Thank you,Atisha who went to Sumatra ,studied and brought the scripture back to Tibet. Hopefully i have the chance to visit soon. Reply

Pastor Elena Khong Jean Ai on Jun 2, 2016 at 2:09 am Hi Pat, Yes Borobudur is lovely and it would be wonderful to visit there. But if we don’t go to holy places with an attitude of ‘holiness’, then it becomes no different to any other place we go on holiday to what is an attitude of ‘holiness’? I think for me, it means to go with the motivation that after we leave the place, we will emulate the deeds of the great beings who were there practising before us. After all, a pilgrimage site is just a physical place, and all of them are made out of rocks, stone, cement, mortar, wood, glass, etc. They only became holy and special because of the actions of those who used to inhabit the space before us. So how is Borobudur any different to, let’s say, KFR? Wouldn’t it be inspirational if we could create our own Borobudur here in Malaysia, with our own attained practitioners so that hundreds of years later wonderful writers like Valencia will be retelling the stories of our own homegrown practitioners like Atisha? It’s totally possible; just like Atisha, we are sentient beings too blessed with the eight leisures and ten endowments Time for all of us to work hard to accomplish this! Reply 20. Paul Yap on Jun 1, 2016 at 10:26 pm I really like the Borobudur Temple very much, its vast architectural buildings resembling the mandala shows that the society was very advance at that time. People at that time has no advance machinery, and yet they still able to build a huge temple, this is a prove to us the hardship, efforts and most of all devotion that has been put in to complete the temple. This is definitely one of the greatest pilgrimage place for us. Reply 21. NgJesvin on Jun 1, 2016 at 9:59 pm Thank you Velencia for sharing the history of Buddhist Kingdoms of Indonesia. I personally like to read historical stories and I would visit these historical sites given the opportunity. This article has widen my knowledge on the Srivijaya Kingdom with I-Tsing and Atisha.? I had been to The Borobudur Temple in 2013. The place are so sacred until that peacefulness is felt all around this place. It was a joyful experience although having to climb so many staircases to reach to the top. ?? Thank you Velencia, I will make another trip to Jogjakarta again. ?? Reply 22. Sarah on Jun 1, 2016 at 7:51 pm Thank you for this fascinating article. I enjoyed reading it very much. But I think there could be a confusion with regard to the Indian (Brahman) scholar Dharmakirti (ca. 530-600) and Dharmakirti of Suvarnadvipa “the Golden Islands” (name used for Indonesia during the time of Atisha). Suvarnadvipa Guru was Atisha’s teacher and lived during the 10th-11th century, thus much later than the first Dharmakirti. According to some sources, Suvarnadvipa guru was an Indonesian prince who studied in Bodhgaya under Maha Sri Ratna and remained in India for 12 years. Another source says he studied in Vikramashila for 12 years. When Atisha discovered that Suvarnadvipa Guru held the complete set of instructions on bodhicitta, he went to Indonesia in 1012 to receive the complete teachings from this guru. Pabongka Rinpoche, in his “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand”, said that it was Suvarnadvipa Guru who advised Atisha to go to Tibet. Reply

Valentina Suhendra on Jun 2, 2016 at 2:12 am Dear Sarah Thank you for catching this confusion. Just do research on this and will make the necessary amendment Valentina Reply

Choong on Jun 5, 2016 at 5:37 pm There are definitely many “dharmakirtis” in dharma. I prefer to use the Tibetan name for Survanadipa Guru which is Serlingpa. Reply 23. Valentina Suhendra on Jun 1, 2016 at 6:57 pm Dear Valencia Thank you for this wonderful and informative post. I really enjoy working with you on this article and I learned a lot in the process. My favourite is the Srivijaya Kingdom because although they did not leave much monuments, they have made significant contribution to the growth and spreading of Buddha’s teachings. Even the famed Indian prince Dipamkara Atisha who was one of the pioneers of Tibetan Buddhism met his root guru in the Srivijaya Kingdom. Thank you again for this article and it was a pleasure working with you Valentina Reply 24. Joy Kam on Jun 1, 2016 at 1:57 am Thank you Valencia for writing the Buddhist influence and history of Indonesia. I’ve always wondered how much did Buddhism dominated Indonesia at one point and the story behind Borobudur Temple, now I know It’s interesting to know that whenever Buddhism is at its peak in any country there always seem to be more prosperity, justice and peace. This goes to show that Buddhist teachings bring out the positive qualities of people. However it is clear that we need merits to be able to receive such precious treasure as the Buddha dharma and just like how it happened in India and China, the degeneration and lack of merits to support the dharma will result in the plummeting of Buddhist as a whole. However nothing is permanent – what goes up, must come down and what comes down must go up and that’s the nature of samsara until we achieve enlightenment and get out of samsara. Reply 25. Valencia Suhendra on Jun 1, 2016 at 1:47 am Hi all, Thank you for the kind feedback. It was refreshing to write about the Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia. I especially admired the great architectural design of the temples built during those periods, especially Candi Borobudur. I hope you find this article to be easy to read and informative. Cheers, Valencia Reply 26. Pastor Niral Patel on Jun 1, 2016 at 1:41 am I knew that Indonesia, especially Java, had a very rich Buddhist history but I had never read a detailed overview of this history before reading this post. Thank you Valencia for sharing this with all of us. I had some inkling as to the rich Buddhist history of Java from passing comments from my mother who studied Buddhist civilization in school but this is really something else. Buddhist civilization in Indonesia has produced very great masters who have made a very significant impact to Buddhist practice as it exists today, especially Tibetan Buddhism as influenced by the great Dipamkara Atisha, whose teacher was the Indonesian master Dharmakirti. He is also known as Survarnadvipa Guru or the Guru from Suvarnadvipa. I think that perhaps Survarnadvipa is an old Sanskrit term for Sumatra or another island from the Indonesian Archipelago. Meaning ‘golden island’ it may be due to the gold found on the Indonesian Archipelago that it was named as such. In any case it is really fascinating to read about this rich history and see the pictures of some of these fantastic temples. I hope i can visit these places in the future, it will be wonderful to see such holy places of the past. Reply 27. wooishen on May 31, 2016 at 9:49 pm Thank for sharing this amazing buddhist history … I looking and searching for this true history for quiet some times… Reply

Valentina Suhendra on Jun 1, 2016 at 6:53 pm Dear Wooishen Thank you for your kind feedback. I am glad that this post is useful for you :). Do come again to this blog from time to time Reply 28. Pastor David Lai on May 31, 2016 at 9:45 pm I remember in High School, we learnt a little bit of the regional history of the Malay Archipelago. Naturally, we learnt of the Sailendra, Srivijaya and Majapahit maritime empires. I loved it although there were not much emphasis placed on the spiritual traditions of these kingdoms and the accompanying legacies unfortunately but they still intrigued me. I am glad to read more of the spiritual legacies and I am fascinated with Borobuddur, Pawon and Sewu candi. Its so neat! I would definitely would like to visit and would definitely like to visit particularly Sewu because it is a temple dedicated to the Bodhisattva Manjushri. Too bad there is no surviving images of Manjushri there (I am guessing because I didn’t see any online). Anyway, thank you for revealing a part of the fascinating history here. Reply 29. Fong on May 31, 2016 at 9:11 pm It’s interesting how Buddhism thrived in Indonesia way back in the early centuries. To think that Atisha, one of the greatest figures of classical Buddhism and had inspired Buddhist thought from Sumatra to Tibet was here in Sumatra to learn Bodhicitta from Dharmakirti. According to the lamrim, Atisha’s journey took 13 months which reminds me of Odyssey’s journey in the Greek mythology. I like the map showing the flow of the 3 schools of Buddhism through Asia. Didn’t realize that Vajrayana made it’s way so far south, all the way to Java. Thank you, Valcencia for a somprehensive and informative article. Reply 30. Datuk May on May 31, 2016 at 6:05 pm Thank you Valencia, for this very comprehensive explanation of Buddhism in Indonesia which is by far considered to be the largest populated Muslim nation in the world. I have often known of Borobudur being magical and hope that one day I will have the opportunity to visit this holy divine place. I have also learnt that Atisha, travelled to Indonesia and learnt the scriptures and brought them back to Tibet. Once again thank you for this well researched work. Reply 31. Choong on May 31, 2016 at 4:42 pm Intriguing. Thank you! Reply « H.H. Gaden Trisur Lungrik Namgyal’s 90th Birthday Celebration Take Me Anywhere I don't like this title »

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today! Come to Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong, to receive It is sheer cruelty for the person/people to have robbed Nina of her happy family and tormented her owners by sending Reynolds photo of Nina tied in the woods the blessings of holy Buddhas on ... after being kidnapped. Hope the authorities are able to find the culprits and bring Nina home. http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/animals-vegetarianism/lookout-for-nina.html reply A group of visitors Stella Cheang circumambulating the newly installed powerful Nageshvaraja Monday, Jan 8. 2018 12:02 AM statue in Kechara Forest Retreat! Thank you for this sharing. All animals deserved to live. They are not born to be a piece of meat on our dinner plate. Rejoice to the great effort by Gina to free these poor doggies from ending up on dinner table. How could anyone bear to eat them? Since all animals have feelings and can feel pain, we should not be selective on which species should we choose not to consume. If we can be kind and loving to dogs, hence not eating them, we should be kind and loving to chickens, pigs, cows and lambs too. While we may not breed chickens or pigs etc inside our home, and hug them like how we do dogs, the least we can do is not to cause Bountiful offerings on H.E. the harm to them. Let’s start by being a vegetarian today. 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche's Birthday in Kechara Forest Retreat, Malaysia. http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/animals-vegetarianism/thesedying-dogs-need-your-help-urgently.html reply Lin Mun Sunday, Jan 7. 2018 11:23 PM

All living beings have feelings. If we don’t want to create pain and suffering on On H.E. Tsem Rinpche's birthday, other living beings then we should stop eating meat. While Christianity may think many people were attending the Lama Chopa Puja in that eating meat is necessary to feed human who are hungry, I could not agree Kechara Forest Retreat Wisdom Hall, dedicated ... with this as human has other options. We can eat many other foods without killing or creating any pain to the animals. Therefore, it really depends on our choices. If we care enough for other living beings then we will not want to hurt them. http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/animalsvegetarianism/vegetarianism-catholic-and-hindu-views.html

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Our team of pastors are ordinary Lin Mun people who have made a commitment towards their Sunday, Jan 7. 2018 11:01 PM spirituality, and the spirituality of others. It’s a beautiful aviary in KFR and built with much thought. It is only after learning about the rescued birds in KFR that I know there were so many abused birds out there. Many people do not take care of their pets or just treat them like a trading products. We must understand that birds are just another living beings that have feelings and deserve the right to live freely too. Thank you Rinpoche for your compassion and always creating awareness and teaching us to love and care for animals. http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/animals-vegetarianism/aviary By showing animals kindness, we kfr.html reply can develop that quality in our hearts to share with each other creating a better ... Lin Mun Saturday, Jan 6. 2018 08:24 PM

Jacky, rejoice for getting the Dorje Shugden statue and connect back with Dorje Shugden after many years. Your strong faith has bring you back to Dorje Shugden. Thank you for sharing your experience which inspire us to keep our practice and also to share the benefits of Dorje Shugden. May all who come to see Loma http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/students-friends/buddha-atGyonma's holy image be forever blessed with the causes for first-sight.html healing and long ... reply

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ANIMAL QUOTES "If you say you don't have money to help a animal shelter, why then do you have money to buy meat?" ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Eating animals is not our God-given right, but being kind to them is." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "What makes us good humans is not how we abuse animals, but how much we allow them to live and be happy freely." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "We need another and wiser and perhaps a more mythical concept of animals.... We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complex than ours they moved finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth." ~ Henry Beston, The Outermost House "Not eating animals is only unnatural when we are not used to it." ~ Tsem Rinpoche

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES "We may encounter defeat, but we must not be defeated." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "What you are today, is the choice you made yesterday." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "You think you can choose your life? What an ego trip!" ~ Lama Yeshe "If TODAY you are dissatisfied, you must make the changes to create different results for TOMORROW." ~ Tsem Rinpoche

SPIRITUAL QUOTES “If one does the recitation of the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga prayer for even one month using one of the visualizations for great or clear or quick wisdom, one will definitely see development of that wisdom. It is proved by experience. There is no doubt that by doing the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga practice one can meet Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings from life to life. And furthermore, it gives one the opportunity to be born in the pure realm of Lama Tsongkhapa, Tushita, whenever death happens.” ~ Pabongkha Rinpoche "I was 18 years old in 1983. That was a very special year as I met His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche and received innumerable precious teachings and empowerments from Him at Thubten Dhargye Ling Centre in Los Angeles, California. It was the best time of my life. A time that seems so magical and surreal to me. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche is Heruka Buddha and I met Heruka." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "If being me offends you, maybe I'm not the problem." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Never abandon your spiritual teacher no matter how many inner obstacles you need to overcome." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Actions to force something to be permanent makes all the karmas arise." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "The dharma is not easy to listen to… because some people take it as criticism. But Dharma should not be just feel good only for the moment but for deeper contemplations." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Whether we do work and suffer but for others or we do work and suffer for ourselves, either way we have to suffer. That is the nature of samsara. So let us suffer for others and then suffering has meaning." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Those who really want the dharma to grow within themselves and to grow for others should never fear hard work, timing, difficulties, struggles, disappointments because it is for a good cause. Working for Dharma is not a prison or work, but it is purely spiritual practice. It is purely collection of merit and purification. Actually not doing dharma work is the real prison." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "His Holiness Zong Rinpoche stressed the need to continue to practice even when we come up against obstacles, and that we should continually review our progress. He stated that a happy, luxurious life was like a good dream, and that obstacles and difficulties were like a bad dream. We should give them no significance, but simply carry on working towards real, everlasting happiness." ~ Ngala ’ö-Dzin Tridral "Things in samsara always go wrong. That's its nature. Don't be surprised." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Knowledge never quenches the thirst, only application." ~ Tsem Rinpoche

LIFE QUOTES "I pity men who occupy themselves exclusively with the transitory in things and lose themselves in the study of what is perishable, since we are here for this very end-that we may make the perishable imperishable, which we can do only after we have learned how to approach both." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Money amplifies negative characteristics and that can cause problems. To walk away from that was actually very easy. I didn't even consider it." ~ Angeline Francis Khoo "I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud." ~ Carl Jung "There is a devil there is no doubt, but is he trying to get into us or trying to get out?" ~ Tsem Rinpoche "If you love someone, show it by being honest, respectful & honorable with them." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." ~ Henry David Thoreau "If I can just be the way I am & you the way you are & we accept each other, world peace is near." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "I am Asian, you are some other beautiful color. Together we make diversity so beautiful." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "It's amazing how some people have never met me or know who I am, but based on a few things they read here & there & rumours, they have formulated a new personality for me & all the things I've never done they passionately speak about....I find it funny and entertaining now. I guess we can't spend our lives fighting rumours...we just have to work hard & then rumours get proven wrong on it's own as a by product. No point explaining repeatedly. Just do our work & show results!!" ~ Tsem Rinpoche "There's a difference between patience and laziness. Patience comes from respect while laziness from disrespect of others." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Although outwardly we have so much, we have so many conveniences, inwardly we have become more unhappy, so, acquisition is not the secret to happiness. The more we get, the more we have, the more unhappy we become." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Before we experience any pain, we already had a fixed view of how things should be. When the experience we encounter contradicts our views, then the pain arises. The pain arises due to our fixed views not so much the experience itself. So the secret is changing the views. Re-educating ourselves on our views." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "You know since very young, for better or worse, I always did the things that others told me not to do. I wasn't really good at following the rules. Even now with how I share Dharma and my practice, I just do it the way I think it should be done but I do it sincerely. Not what others tell me what I can and can't do." ~ Tsem Rinpoche "Love me or hate me, both are in my favor... If you love me, I'll always be in your heart... If you hate me, I'll always be in your mind." ~ William Shakespeare "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous or honest." ~ Maya Angelou

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3 months ago The meaning and origins of Halloween: http://bit.ly/2egnVrp *****and**** My Halloween in Salem: http://bit.ly/2zwq6li 2 months ago Cham Dance Cham is sacred dance. A dance that enacts the life story of a holy being. By participating in Cham, 3 months ago one is blessed to see the This is so powerful. It is a must read and must share. sacred life story of a being celebrated. This is a cham on Dorje Shugden. It\\\'s a short clip but interesting none-the-less. Tsem Rinpoche

3 months ago Beng Kooi meeting with the scholar and teacher Geshe Konchok Gyeltsen lak. Geshe Konchok Gyeltsen has been very active and you can see his youtubes in Tibetan speaking about the benefits of Dorje Shugden practice. He is a direct student of Trijang Rinpoche and Zong Rinpoche. 2 months ago The great Gautama Siddhartha meditating intensely is protected by the King of Nagas during heavy rains 3 months ago The King of Nagas Martin meeting with Gen Tashi. Gen Tashi is a very devoted and committed activist of Dorje Shugden's cause. He is tireless in speaking for the truth. They enjoyed sharing some time knows this great being together.Siddhartha will soon become the Buddha. By offering his own body as shelter to the Buddha to be, he honours the state of enlightenment which will be won and gains 3 months ago merit for himself for his future lives although he is Martin meeting with the well known strong and devoted Dorje Shugden activist and scholar Geshe Konchok Gyeltsen lak. Geshe lak was very happy to meet Martin and shared so much a naga now. The prewonderful information. Beautiful meeting. eminent Buddha is an object of perfect offering gaining great merits for all beings. Tsem Rinpoche

3 months ago Beng Kooi meeting with friend and strong and devoted Dorje Shugden activist Gen Tashi

2 months ago This topic is so hot in 3 months ago many circles right now. Another stunning digital print art of Dorje Shugden from an artist in Peru. Tsem Rinpoche This video is thoughtprovoking and very interesting. Watch! Thanks so much to our friends at LIVEKINDLY.

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3 months ago Pastor Antoinette of Kechara arranged a Malaysian artist to paint this special Dorje Shugden painting conceptualized by myself. She oversaw the process and completed it. Wonderful beautiful Dorje Shugden Malaysian style by Malaysian artist. Tsem Rinpoche 2 months ago BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN NEW YORK STATEAMAZING.

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3 months ago This is a unique thangka of Pelden Hlamo with Dorje Shugden and Setrap and Nechung. Of course they all get along unlike what Tibetan leadership likes to say they don't get along. All 3 months ago enlightened beings get along with other enlightened beings and unenlightened beings. Enlightened beings have no karma to not get along with others. Tsem Rinpoche Lovely gift for my 52nd Birthday. Tsem Rinpoche

3 months ago I love this picture. I wish it will all settle down soon. A section for you to clarify your Dharma questions with Kechara’s esteemed pastors. Just post your name and your question below and one of our pastors will provide you with an answer. 3 months ago This 59-year-old

Scroll down and click on "View All Questions" to view archived questions. chimpanzee was refusing food and ready to die 3 months ago until... January 8, 2018 03:25 I love this picture of Mumu peeking through the screen and window to see what is going on. He is always been very busy body and active. He has to know what is going on. I love you she received “one last Mumu.Jeffrey Morrison asked: I have been diagnosed with stage 3 Lung cancer...is their a healing practice of Dorge Shugden that might address this malady ? visit from an old friend” No reply yet January 7, 2018 01:40 Thorim asked: Hello, What is the translation of OM WAKEY DHA-NE-MA from the White Manjushri Sadhana? Thanks :) No reply yet January 6, 2018 06:07 3 months ago tanja asked: Is Jesus Christ mentioned in Buddhist texts? How would you like to get one piece of this beautiful piece of art? No reply yet January 5, 2018 13:49 3 months ago Gary King asked: I am a substitute teacher who recently accepted a class studying World History Geography and Civilization. In the chapter about India, there is a section entitled Bigfoot sighted again "Principles of Buddhism." One sentence in the reading selection states: "Achieving wisdom is a key step in achieving nirvana or ultimate reality-- the end of the self and a reunion and made it to the news. with the Great World Soul. " An item on a test was to be answered: "In Hinduism and Buddhism, respectively, the single force governing the universe was called Brahman and the Great World Soul." Are these accurate statements? (I am unable to find other references outside the textbook to this concept which a student found doubtful.) How should I clarify or 3 months ago explain the beliefs on this topic? First time PM Tenpa Yarphel speaks up against Nechung. It has created a huge stir. Must read: http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=144220 No reply yet January 4, 2018 05:33 thanks! asked: If you could summarize all buddhist teachings in one simple instruction as a core of all buddhist texts, rituals, mantras... how would this instruction look like? No reply yet January 3, 2018 08:52 3 months ago 3 months ago Marcel Serra asked: Dear Pastor, Is that a prayer or praise to Vajrayogini that one can do daily without having initiation? Thank You! Marcel Casper is such a cute I always like my rooms to smell clean, fresh, woodsy and a bit like the forest. my favorite types of essential oils to burn daily or as an offering to the Buddhas are Juniper, Cypress, Black No reply yet and adorable. I like him. Spruce, Peppermint and sometimes Rosemary. I like the smell of the forest, woods and wooded areas very much. I've been using essential oils in my rooms for years. I don't necessarily December 31, 2017 03:32 purchase the brand you see in the picture as I buy any brand as long as it's made naturally. Tsem Rinpoche thorim asked: Hello, I am not sure but I may have read somewhere that the White Manjushri sadhana may ameliore the memory. Even if I know it is a samsaric thing(I would still do it even if it does not ameliore the memory) , I would like to know if it is real or not. Thanks :) No reply yet December 29, 2017 09:41 Johnny asked: Dear pastors, I have a friend who is sick and upon hearing about Buddhist practices from others he asked me about them because he knows I do some kind of a daily practice. So I introduced him to Om Mani Padme Hum and 35 Confessional Buddhas practice with the mantra recitation for Om Mani Padme Hum and visualization of Chenrezig 3 months ago and light rays of compassion emanating from Chenrezig to him. Then for 35 Confessional Buddhas I taught him the recitation of the confessions combined with visualization of each Dorje Shugden Buddha. But he says now he tries the visualization and he gets very frustrated. Like it just triggers the frustration when he needs to squeeze his brain. Maybe it is because of the Monastery weight of the illness I guess. So he asked me whether he can just do verbal recitation of Om Mani Padme Hum without worrying about visualization and recitation for 35 Amarbayasgalant Mongolia's Ancient Confessional Buddhas without the visualization. He wonders whether there will be zero effect or is it also a good practice? Thank you for your advice! Hidden Gem Pastor Niral Patel answered: Dear Johnny, Thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear that your friend is sick, but he is very lucky to have a friend like you who can share these immensely powerful practices with him. The aspect of visualisation can be very frustrating for beginners, especially with practices like the 35 Confessional Buddhas simply because there is so much visualisation involved. Within Buddhism for a practice to be the most beneficial, one needs to engage what are known as the ‘three doors’ – these are one’s body, speech and mind. In order to engage the body, traditionally you sit in full lotus meditation posture, however this may not always be possible due to physical difficulties, especially is the person is suffering from illness. In this case, the best way to engage the body is to sit as comfortably but alert as possible in a quiet place, preferably in front of an altar or image of any of the enlightened beings. In order to engage the speech, one simply recites the prayers, and in order to engage the mind, one engages in the accompanying visualisations. However since your friend has difficulty visualising at the moment, he should just do the recitation. Even that in itself has great benefit. If appropriate your friend should get an image or statue of Chenrezig, and an image of the 35 Confessional Buddhas. You can find free downloadable pictures of deities here: http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku3 months ago rinpoche/downloads/buddha-images.html. Ask you friend to find the picture(s) that are most attractive to him. He can focus on the image when reciting the prayers instead of Don't you love visualising for now. The Buddhas operate from enlightened compassion, therefore if one has the correct motivation and is sincere, this creates a connection so that their energies can Hamburgers? See how 'delicious' it is here! flow into our lives. Visualisation itself is a form of meditation, and as with all forms of meditation, as the practice seeks to calm the mind, obstacles will arise. This is even more so when a person is sick, as you mentioned. I would like to suggest that your friend still continue reciting the mantras and prayers, but not to force the visualisation too much for now. It can be very difficult at first and one can only get used to through repeated effort and practice. Instead, I would like to suggestion that your friend engage in the Nine Round Breathing Mediation before reciting the prayers. This will help calm your friends mind in general, and also help in your friend’s healing process as it helps to purify the body as well. I have include His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s instructions on the basic breathing meditation below. I hope this helps. Thank you. Basic Nine Round Breathing

Meditation Have your eyes either open a little bit or closed, whichever is better for you. Relax your shoulders, have your hands on your lap with the right on top of the left; two thumbs touching; arms slightly away from your sides, hanging loosely by your sides. Your mouth and jaw should be relaxed. Chine tucked in a little bit. Place the tongue on the roof 3 months ago of the mouth behind the upper teeth and breathe normally with a natural, steady rhythm. Now let’s start the nine round breathing meditation. Using your right hand, your right index Such a beautiful and finger blocks off the left nostril while you are breathing in through the right nostril. Just let your breath come in slowly and steadily, pause for a moment, then block off the right powerful message from nostril and breathe out the left nostril. Do this slowly and steadily three times, in through the right and out through the left. Focus completely on the breathing, on the sensation of the a person who knows the nostrils as you are breathing in and out. For the next three breaths keep your right nostril blocked and breathe in through the left and then move your finger to block off the left and meaning of life. Tsem Rinpoche breathe out through the right. So breath in through the left and out through the right, three times. For the last three breaths bring your hands back to your lap and breathe through both nostrils evenly, slowly and gently. Pause for a moment and then exhale through both nostrils, keeping your mind fully focused on the breath, on the sensations, as you breathe in and out. Continue to breath normally and bring into your mind a positive motivation for doing the meditation. Think “I am going to do this meditation in order to work on my mind, to be a more positive, beneficial person for others, for the world. May this meditation bring more peace and happiness to others, to the world.’ Once you have generated a positive motivation bring your awareness back to your breathing and just be aware of each inhalation and exhalation of breath. Let your attention ride or float on the breath similar to the way you would float on the surface of the ocean where there are gentle waves coming and going. Stay floating on the surface flowing with the wave, coming and going, flowing in and out, just let your attention rest or float on the gentle rolling rhythm of the breathing. Now move your attention away from the breathing to the mind itself, that which is aware of breathing. In other words instead of being aware of the breath, which is the object of your mind, the object of your awareness, become aware of the mind itself, the awareness itself, 3 months ago that which is observing the breath, experiencing the breath. The mind is like space or like sky, completely clear, not solid, and vast, spacious and unlimited. Try to get a sense of how What the meat industry your mind is like that, like this clear, vast and spacious sky. The things that we are aware of, the thoughts, images, memories and so on, are similar to the clouds that pass through the figured out is that you don't need healthy sky, they’re not always there but they appear and after a while they disappear. If there are thoughts appearing in your mind while you are sitting here doing this mediation, thoughts, animals to make a memories, images, or if you hear sounds or feel sensations in your body, think that these are just like clouds, passing through this space or clear sky of your mind. Let them come and profit. let them go, realise that they are only momentary and not solid, they just come and go. Let them go and return your awareness to the mind itself, which is like the clear spacious sky. Sick animals are more See if you can get a sense of identifying with this clear space-like nature of the mind. In other words feel, “this is the real me, this is my real nature, who I really am”. Rather than profitable... farms calculate how close to identifying yourself with the temporary clouds of thoughts and emotions that passed through your mind, see if you can realise those as mental events, things that come and go in the death they can keep mind. They are not you and not who you really are. Let them go and identify with the clear space-like nature of your mind, your awareness, so that you are the sky, not the clouds. animals without killing Before opening your eyes mentally dedicate the merit or positive energy for doing this meditation. In the same way you motivated at the beginning, may this mediation be beneficial them. That's the business model. How quickly they for others, may it bring greater peace, happiness, and benefit to other beings, to the world. So dedicate the effort that you made and the positive energy you have created from doing can be made to grow, the meditation to that goal. how tightly they can be packed, how much or how little can they eat, how sick they can get without dying... We live in a world in which it's conventional to treat an animal like a block of wood. ~ Jonathan Safran Foer

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