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NEW! Bodhi Path online bookstore.
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35 Buddhas Practice Text: "Wisdom, Merit, and Purification Through the Blessing of the 35 Buddhas."
A Text for Daily Practice
Compiled by the 14th Shamar Rinpoche
with translation by Pamela Gayle White

In Print: Look for Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche's instructions on basic Chenrezi practice, translated and put together by our Dharma teacher Pamela White, in the Winter 2007 issue of Tricycle.
UPDATE: Read an online Q&A about the article with Pamela White (January 2008).

Special Update: More photos of the shedra at Yangpochen Monastery, the historical seat of the Shamarpas in Tibet.

Report: Spring Program with His Holiness Shamar Rinpoche
April 6-8, 2007. Menlo Park, CA (details)

H.H. Shamar Rinpoche visits the Shedra in Kalimpong, India
See report and photos from shamarpa.org.
More info on Shri Diwakar Vihara Buddhist Research and Educational Institute
(October, 16 2006)

H.H. Shamar Rinpoche transmitted the commentary of Samantabhadra Prayer at Bodhi Path center in Hong Kong
See report and photos from shamarpa.org.
(October 2006)

New photos of the Shar Minub Monastery in Nepal and of an Incence Offering Puja performed by H.H. Shamar Rinpoche near Shar Minub. Visit the Photo Gallery for links.
October 26, 2006

News Release: H.H. Shamar Rinpoche recently recognized a child as the reincarnation of one bodhisattva among the 21 abbots of Yangpachen. Read the news release.
October 25, 2006

October 2006. Update on the Stupa construction at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge Virginia.

Special Update: Description of the construction of a shedra Yangpochen Monastery, the historical seat of the Shamarpas in Tibet.

September 2006. Khenchen Rinpoche delivers vinaya vows at Shar Minub Monastery, Nepal.

September 2006. H.H. Shamar Rinpoche offers this clarification of the use of the terms "Khenpo" and "Khenchen".

August 24, 2006. New Bodhi Path centers in Eugene, Oregon (USA) and Innsbruck (Austria)

August 9, 2006: Clarification on the 4 main Kagyu schools and the 8 branches

May 26, 2006: New Bodhi Path centers in Kosice (Slovakia) and Bregenz (Austria)

May 22, 2006. We are pleased to provide an overview of the Bodhi Path Curriculum, compiled by H. H. Shamar Rinpoche.

May 22, 2006. New links to websites for Bodhi Path centers in Renchen-Ulm (Germany) and Kaohsiung City and Hualien City (Taiwan).

November 28 - December 7, 2005. Ven. Sabchu Rinpoche leads pilgrimage tour to Nepal & India

July 12, 2005. Bodhi Path Newsletter: The Path, Spring/Summer 2005

December 10-15, 2004. Kagyu Monlam with Gyalwa Karmapa and Kunzig Shamarpa in Bodh Gaya, India

December 5, 2004. Grand Opening Ceremony of the new Kagyu Institute for Buddhist Studies (KIBS)

November 30 2004. Bodhi Path Newsletter: The Path, Fall 2004

November 9, 2004. Learn about the Shar Minub Monestary Project in Nepal

December 12, 2003. Vidyadhara Ceremony of the 17th Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje on December 1, 2003, New Delhi

June 28, 2003. Prediction About the Future of The Kagyu Lineage by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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