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BIG OM OF TIBET: Om chants, prayers and mantras recording by Stefan Ackermann 75 min., CD. #BIOM - $ 18.00 Recorded in monasteries in the Himalayas, this CD transports the listener to real life ceremonies in the actual monasteries and nunneries--not some studio. Traditional chants of Yamantaka, Mahakala, 1000 Buddhas, Offering the Mandala and others. More ... | |
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THE BLESSING FROM HH PENOR RINPOCHE FOR WORLD PEACE CD by HH Penor Rinpoche 35-min. CD with booklet. #BLPECD - $ 17.00 In these difficult times, these important recitations and chants help remove negative karmas, remove obstacles, subdue "demons", and protect against destruction and disease. This is a teaching and advice in Tibetan on world peace (and war) by Penor Rinpoche (translation included), mantras of Guru Rinpoche, Medicine Buddha, Parnashavari, and White Tara nicely blended with Western-style instruments. More ... | |
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BON PRACTICES--CD set by Geshe Kalsang Lungrig Gyaltsen 130-min., 3-CD set. #BOPRCD - $ 40.00 This 3-CD set covers a range of practices from Tibet's ancient Bön tradition. Sung clearly and sonorously by Geshe Lungrig, it includes many Bon protector practices as well as Ngondro, Chod, Tsa Lung Sol Deb, Magyu Phowi Sol Deb, and much more material that is not easily found. More ... | |
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DELOG CD by Jetsunma CD has 13 tracks. #DELOG - $ 16.00 A smooth, downtempo mix of urban trip hop infused with ancient Tibetan mantra and chants, weaving ethereal vocals through raw organic beats, unites contemporary world issues with the sacred sound of mantra. More ... | |
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DHAKANG: Kopan Monks Chanting the Four Powerful Tantric Pujas by the Monks of Kopan and Daka Productions 73 min. CD. #DHCD - $ 16.00 This recording is part of an extensive ritual including chanting, dance and music. It is performed at the end of the year at the monastery. The universal meaning of this ritual is to purify all obstacles to the spread of the teachings of the Buddha, and to ensure success of all activities, worldly and spiritual, in the new year. Selections include: Invocation of Wrathful Protectors, Sadhana of 13 Deity Yamantaka, Praises to Palden Lhamo, Ofering to Protectors of the Four Actions, Guhyasamaja Mantras, Hooking the Interfering Spirits. The sound quality is fantastic and the solos and overtone chanting impressive. More ... | |
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DHARMA NADA CD by Vidya Rao 2-CD set. #DHNACD - $ 30.00 A truly outstanding, unique, and beautifully moving collection of Buddhist chants, here sung in the original Sanskrit, with traditional Indian instrumentation. More ... | |
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EMPOWERMENT CD by 16th Karmapa 45-min. CD. #EMCD - $ 15.00 His Holiness performs the Vajra Crown Ceremony, during his 1974 North American visit. This valuable recording also includes performances of ceremonies conducted with his monks on the same tour. More ... | |
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ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST PRAYERS: Basic Prayers and Practices advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche Audio CD of "Essential Buddhist Prayers," an optional companion to the Volume 1 chant and prayer handbook. #ESBUCD - $ 20.00 A tremendously useful handbook of many prayers—preliminary, long life, dedication, refuge, teaching prayers and praises to Tara and more—in Tibetan transliteration and English, spiralbound to lie flat during practice. More ... | |
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advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Buddhist Prayers Volume 1 chant and prayer handbook, 292 pp. (See description above.) #ESBUPR - $ 35.00 | |
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FOUNDATION TRAINING IN RITUALS: A Manual for Rituals Training by FPMT 396 pp., plus MP3 #FOTRRI - $ 50.00 In-depth instruction on Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s most frequently suggested practices, this generous volume offers a wealth of information, including instructions on offerings, setting up altars, doing mudras and chants and so on, as well as an array of practices, and guru and medicine buddha pujas. Spiral-bound for ease of use during practice. Comes with a boxed MP3 CD containing chants by Lama Zopa and Lama Yeshe and Ven. Sarah, including Guru Yoga, Heruka Vajrasattva Tsog, and a lot more. | |
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GAWALA: How Happy CD by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu and Tenzing Tsewang 62-min. CD. #GAHOHA - $ 18.95 This CD is a unique collection of traditional Tibetan songs and melodies, previously unrecorded, collected by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, performed by Norbu and Tenzing Tsewang. The proceeds support a Tibetan nomadic children's school in remote Tibet. More ... | |
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THE GREAT LIBERATION UPON HEARING IN THE BARDO CD set by Kyabje Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche and Khenpo Sonam Tobgyal Rinpoche 2-CD set - Chanting is only in Tibetan, as a blessing upon hearing. #GRLICD - $ 30.00 This profound instruction, transmitted through an unbroken lineage, contains three powers: how to become liberated in this life, how to become liberated at the moment of death, and how to become liberated in the Bardo. The Bardo Thödol or Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo is a teaching by Padmasmabhava. It is said that if one hears the teaching and wears it upon one's body, without doubt or error, one will not descend to the lower realms but will be reborn in the pure realms. Includes a recitation in Tibetan of the Essence of the Root Tantra of Liberation Upon Hearing by Kyabje Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, together with The Complete Root Tantra of Liberation upon Hearing recited in Tibetan by Venerable Khenpo Sonam Tobgyal Rinpoche, as well as Mystical Blessing Melodies. | |
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GURU PUJA (Kopan) by the monks of Kopan Monastery 2-CD set. #GUPUCD - $ 18.95 The Guru Puja is traditionally celebrated on the 10th and 25th day of each lunar month, and promotes closeness with one's supreme teacher. This Lama Tsong Khapa puja, following the Lama Choepa text, is resonantly chanted by the Kopan monks accompanied by traditional instruments. The 2 CD set includes a complete Tsog offering. More ... | |
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GURU YOGA CD by H.H. Penor Rinpoche and Totally Killing It Productions 76 min., 18 tracks. #GUYOCD - $ 16.00 H.H. Penor Rinpoche recorded the 100 Syllable Mantra, Guru Yoga Lineage Prayers, Seven Line Prayer, Vajra Guru Mantra, Guru Yoga Dissolution, Om Mani Pema Hung. Techno music composed by one of his students for this recording accompanies other mantras and chants--all approved by Rinpoche. More ... | |
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HERUKA VAJRASATTVA TSOG OFFERING by Lama Thubten Yeshe CD. #HEVATS - $ 15.00 One of the few recordings of Lama Yeshe chanting, this beautiful tsog offering to Vajrasattva was recorded in Switzerland in 1983. More ... | |
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THE HIMALAYAN SPIRIT--CD by Lama Wangchuk 18-track CD. #HISPCD - $ 20.00 The brother of Tai Situ Rinpoche, Lama Wangchuk has created a CD of chants, together with a dowloadable 42-page book that has the Tibetan, transliteration, and English translation, perfect for practice. Chants include Refuge, Seven Branch Prayers, a series of Chod Prayers, the Heart Sutra and a lot more. The purpose of these ancient, spirit-uplifting prayers is to actualize the sacredness within ourselves. Lama Wangchuk is based in Hawaii. | |
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JEWELS OF GREAT JOY: Sacred Songs, Prayers and Mantras of Tibet by Amrit Stein with Tsering Topten Nelung 49-min. CD. #JEGRCD - $ 16.95 This unique musical interpretation of spiritual songs, profound prayer and mantras taken from the tradition of the Sutra and Tantra are arranged in collaboration with Tibetan musicians in Kathmandu and also with Dharamsala-trained musician and composer Tsering Topten Nelung who accompanies Amrit Stein with voices, ritual instruments (cymbals, drums), dranje (Tibetan banjo), flute, and piwant (violin with a horse's head). With a 16-page booklet giving a brief introduction to Tibetan Buddhism and containing the texts of the ten spiritual songs and auspicious prayers written in original Tibetan with English translations. Includes Seven-Line Prayer, Invocation to Chenrezig, Prayers for Removing Obstacles, Yeshe Tsogyal Mantra, and much more. | |
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KALACHAKRA CD chanted by Dorje Lama and Ugyen Lama 27-min. CD. #KACHCD - $ 17.00 This collection of Kalachakra chants was sung by Dorje Lama and Orgyen Lama from the Nyingmapa Palyul tradition. They are from the Ra lineage, one of the three major Kalachakra lineages of Tibet. This tradition was transmitted from Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo to Mipham Namgyal, and eventually to H.H. Penor Rinpoche, the throne holder of the Nyingmapa Palyul tradition, in an unbroken lineage. More ... | |
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THE LAMA'S CHANTS:Songs of Awakening/Roads of Blessings by Lama Gyurme and Jean-Philippe Rykiel 2-CD set 108 min. #LACHCD - $ 18.98 The original of this collaboration with French keyboard wizard Rykiel went gold in many countries. Traditional chanting--tastefully and enhanced with background instrumentation--to create a moving and lovely CD-set of key chants, including Tsok, Calling the Lama from Afar, the Mantra of Padmasambhava and more. The set consists of a remastered version of the original 1994 version, plus a bonus album of previously unreleased live performances. More ... | |