Amitayus Thangka 13"x18" Vendor_DD Stupa and bodhichitta

and bodhichitta

Verse and Song Translation: Toy-Fung Tung & Marie-Louise Friquegnon

Yeshe Tsogyal’s Prayer to Guru Rinpoche as He Left Tibet – 207

when twentieth-century modernity came crashing into Tibet from British India to the south and from Communist China to the east

Each chapter consists of mini-sections that can be read as stand-alone Dharma talks

Amitayus Thangka 13"x18" Vendor_DD Stupa and bodhichittaAmitayus or Tsepakme is The Buddha of Boundless Life, a sambhogakaya aspect of Amitabha, particularly associated with longevity. He is mostly depicted sitting and holding in his hands a vessel containing the nectar of immortality. Amitayus is also one of the three deities of long life (along with White Tara and Namgyalma). His mantra is OM AMI DEWA HRI. According to Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, long life practices bring together two methods, common and