Category Archives: Tsering Shakya

Guest Post: The Jetsun Dampa in Contemporary Mongolia

Posted on April 27, 2023 by JDierkes

This continues a first post that focused on the historical context of the identification of a reincarnation of the Jebtsundamba. By Tsering Shakya The Jetsun Dampa and Post-Soviet Concerns It was not until the collapse of the Soviet Union that … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: The Return of the Holy Emperor

Posted on April 18, 2023 by JDierkes

By Tsering Shakya On 8th March, the Dalai Lama gave the Chakrasamvara Empowerment, a tantric rite of initiation, in Dharamsala, in northern India; the ceremony is said to have been requested by Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar. At the ceremony, slightly … Continue reading →

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