NEW KADAMPA RESOURCES

[Yeshe]

Hi.  here are a few links to NKT and associated websites which may help those interested to find out more about the tradition:

I'll kick off with a link to an NKT site describing the Buddhas and their associated Mantras:

http://fdpracweb.org/meetthebuddhas.html

Here is a link to the International Festivals site:

http://kadampafestivals.org/en/

THE NKT HOMEPAGE:

http://kadampa.org/


THE MAIN SOURCE OF NKT BOOKS AND SADHANAS:

http://www.tharpa.com/

Many are available as CD's and mp3 downloads. My favourite CD set is the basic Lam Rim as explained in the New Meditation Handbook. It's the ideal format (and I can create mp3 files from the CD as required.)

New and used books may also be purchased from Amazon, but of course the NKT will only receive money from new book sales, not secondhand ones.

HERE IS A LINK TO PHOTO-NEWS FROM NKT CENTRES AROUND THE WORLD.

http://kadampa.org/en/centers/manjushri-kmc/#photonews

HERE IS THE NKT 'LEARNING ZONE' WHICH EXPLAINS THE KADAMPA TEACHINGS - SUTRA AND TANTRA:

http://kadampa.org/en/reference


Here are some positive web forums:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KadampaBuddhism/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewKadampaSupporters/

You may need to set up a Yahoo email account to join in.

MSN does not currently seem to have any groups for Kadampa Buddhists.

FOR AN EXCELLENT GENERAL BUDDHIST SITE:

http://www.buddhanet.net/

FOR THE BEST SITE ON THE NET ABOUT TIBETAN ORIGINS AND VAJRAYANA RITUAL:

http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/index.html

FOR STATUES ETC:

www.himalayanmart.com

Note: NKT shops sell statues which are either filled or empty.  They can be filled at your local centre, or you can buy a CD and booklet and do it yourself.  I recommend himalayanmart for great value and quality (P&P is obviously a significant element in the cost).  I wouldn't buy a filled statue from a non-NKT source as you have no idea what it contains, such as prayers you would not choose etc.

AN FPMT WEBSITE WITH THE VAJRAYOGINI EMPOWERMENT AND COMMENTARIES AS AUDIO FILES:

http://www.archive.org/details/Tse_Chen_Ling_Choden_Rinpoche_Vajrayogini_20051001

(The FPMT is Gelugpa and has many practices similar to those of the NKT)

A SUPPORT SITE FOR HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA (VAJRAYOGINI):
http://vajrayogini.com/

 A SITE ON SANSKRIT AND MANTRAS:

http://www.visiblemantra.org/



Hope some of the above is useful.

Please feel free to add to the list.

[Caz]

Thank you yeshe the following above is very useful. i shall read with great interest. 

[Yeshe]

Thank you yeshe the following above is very useful. i shall read with great interest. 

Thanks.

As this is samsara............the first link I posted does not work. LOL

I guess they took it down as it was not an 'official' guide to the Buddhas.

BOOKS:

Here are some non-NKT books on the Buddhas, iconography and symbolism which cover aspects not in the NKT's own books from their Tharpa.com publishers.  I've used Amazon as the supplier :

The Buddha Book by Lillian Too:

http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Book-Buddhas-Blessings-Prayers/dp/051722514X/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264428575&sr=8-38


Meeting the Buddhas by Vessantara:

http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Buddhas-Meeting/dp/1899579834/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264428639&sr=1-4

The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols  by Robert Beer:

http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Tibetan-Buddhist-Symbols/dp/1590301005/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264428864&sr=1-2-spell

Dakini's Warm Breath by Judith Simmer-Brown:

http://www.amazon.com/Dakinis-Warm-Breath-Feminine-Principle/dp/157062920X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264428796&sr=1-1

[Tsongkhapafan]

Thanks Great Hero! 

[Yeshe]

My pleasure Vajra Brother!

Here is a site which has a forum dedicated to the discussion of Dharmapala Dorje Shugden.  A good place to ssoend poeple who wish to discuss the practices:

http://www.dorjeshugden.com/forum/index.php?board=1.0