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Poetry
Chaikhana
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Buddhist
| BuddhaNet - Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network http://www.buddhanet.net/ An immense site with many Buddhist resources: on-line tests, links, and many articles. Worth exploring. |
| Dharma Podcasts http://www.dharmapodcasts.org/ A good list of several Buddhist podcasts. If you want to hear Dharma talks online, visit this site. |
| DharmaNet International http://www.dharmanet.org/ Lots of Buddhist links, list of Dharma teachers, centers |
| The Clouds Should Know Me By Now http://www.yakrider.com/Resources/excerpts/theclouds.htm Excerpts from the introduction of The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China. Several excellent poems, as well. |
............Buddhist : Saraha
| Dharma Fellowship: The Great Yogi Saraha http://www.dharmafellowship.org/biographies/historicalsaints/saraha.htm A good biography of Saraha online. |
| Metahistory - Alignment http://www.metahistory.org/Alignment.php A brief look at Saraha the arrowsmith as a metaphor for alignment in spiritual practice. |
| Saraha's Dohakosa http://www.spiritual-teachers.com/Saraha'sDohakosa.htm A translation of Saraha's masterpiece of Buddhist Tantra yoga, The Dohakosa. |
| Saraha's Royal Song http://www.american-buddha.com/royal.song.htm Another good translation of Saraha's Dohakosa. Requires signup. |
| Tantra Vision of the Royal Song of Saraha http://www.energyenhancement.org/Tantra.htm Osho's commentary on Saraha's Royal Song and Tantra. |
............Buddhist : Wang Wei
| Asian Topics: Wang Wei http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/asiasite/topics/index.html?topic=WangWei+subtopic=Intro Brief introduction & overview of Wang Wei and his poetry. |
| Poem Hunter: Wang Wei http://www.poemhunter.com/wang-wei/poems/poet-20172/page-1/ Several poems by Wang Wei in English. |
| Poetry Portal: Wang Wei http://www.poetry-portal.com/poets36.html A good, but brief biography of Wang Wei. |
| Translated Chinese Poetry: Poems by Wang Wei http://www.lingshidao.net/hanshi/wangwei.htm Several poems by Wang Wei in English. |
| Wang Wei http://www.chinese-poems.com/wang.html Several poems by Wang Wei in both literal, as well as literary English, along with the Chinese originals. |
............Buddhist : Tibetan
| Dharma Fellowship of His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa http://www.dharmafellowship.org/index.htm Several sacred scriptures on-line, particularly focusing on Tibetan Buddhism and Yoga. |
| Dzogchen Foundation - Lama Surya Das http://www.dzogchen.org/ Organization associated with Lama Surya Das. Good information on Dzogchen practice. |
| Jewel Heart Tibetan Buddhist Center http://jewelheart.org/ A Tibetan religious and cultural center. Some good information and links. |
| Kagyu Asia http://www.kagyu-asia.com/ A lot of good articles, artwork, and more related to the Tibetan Kagyu lineage. |
| Karma Triyana Dharmachakra http://www.kagyu.org/ A site dedicated to the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Several articles and biographies of many of the lineage bearers, including Naropa, Marpa, and Milarepa. |
| Nalandabodhi http://www.nalandabodhi.org/ Dedicated to Tibetan Buddhist learning. Many articles and speech transcripts, along with some poetry. |
| The Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center http://www.tbrc.org/ Many Tibetan Buddhist documents on-line or available on CD-ROM. |
| The Tibetan Government in Exile http://www.tibet.com/ News and information about the Dalai Lama's government in exile. Information on Tibetan Buddhism and culture. |
| Tibet House http://www.tibethouse.org/ Tibetan cultural and spiritual center in New York. Classes, retreats, and some information on-line |
| TibetWrites.org http://www.tibetwrites.org A good source for Tibetan poetry and articles. |
........................Buddhist : Tibetan : Marpa (Marpa Lotsawa)
| KTD - Marpa Lotsawa http://www.kagyu.org/karmapa/kag/kag04.html Online biography of Marpa. |
| Marpa - Index of his Life, Teachings and Images http://www.kagyu-asia.com/l_marpa_1_index.html Extensive online biography, images, and a selection of Marpa's poetry. |
........................Buddhist : Tibetan : Milarepa
| KTD - Jetsun Milarepa http://www.kagyu.org/karmapa/kag/kag05.html Brief summary of the life of Jetsun Milarepa. The site contains biographies of other bearers of the Kagyu lineage. |
| Life of Milarepa http://www.kagyu-asia.com/l_mila_life1.html An extended biography of Milarepa online. Elsewhere on the site they have a nice Milarepa image gallery. |
| Milarepa, Yogi of Tibet - Buddhist Saint http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Av/Milarepa/Milarepa.htm Several stories from the life of Milarepa and a few brief poems. |
| Sixty Songs of Milarepa eBook http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/60songs.pdf Download this free eBook in PDF format from Buddhanet containing 60 of Milarepa's poems, translated by Garma C. C. Chang. |
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Ivan
M. Granger's original poetry, stories and commentaries are Copyright ©
2002 - 2008 by Ivan M. Granger.
All other material is copyrighted by the respective authors, translators and/or
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