Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

[Vaj]

On Dec 22, 2005, at 6:01 PM, a_non_moose_ff wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:39 PM, braaahmaan wrote: I think the shanks are honored that way. And the Dali Lama who is viewed as an incarnation of Buddha (yes?) No, he is an incarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama but his primary past   life recall is of the life of the "Great Fifth" Dalai lama. He is   considered to be an emanation/incarnation of Avalokeshteswara. What is the relationshp then of Dali Lamas to Buddha? Well you use the word "Buddha" as if that was one person. In fact it was prophecized by "Buddha" (aka Shakyamuni Buddha, the "historical Buddha") that one would come after him. That Buddha was Padmasambhava (aka Padmakara, Guru Rinpoche, etc.), the "second" Buddha--the Tantric Buddha. Padmasambhava was a north Indian Tantric adept skilled in the Mahayana [Buddhism] and Tantric method. He brought the Dharma to Tibet, the land of the rishis and the other Himalayan kingdoms, esp. Bhutan. He is the historical and actual link to Shakyamuni, but he represents an entirely different style of Buddhism than Shakyamuni "sutra-style" Dharma. He established what is now know as "the Ancient Ones", the Nyingmapa sect in Tibet. These are an unusual blend of Buddhism, Kapalika Shaivism, Bon practice, the Nath Mahasiddhas, Primordial Mahasandhi and Mahayana--all connected to sutric, Shakyamuni Buddhism. The current Dalai Lama is the 14th reincarnation of a follower of the Tibetan Siddha, Tsongkhapa, who was a practitioner in the lineage of the Karmapas--one of the oldest reincarnating lineages. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.