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Tibet 
We give talks on Tibet - on the way of life of the most enlightened people on the planet......The Tibetan Lamaic religion
is organized according to a traditional hierarchy. The supreme position is occupied by two lamas, namely, the Grand, or
Dalai, Lama, and the Panchen, or Bogodo, Lama. Before the Chinese invasion of the area in 1950, both lamas
theoretically had the same authority, but in actuality the Dalai Lama, possessing a greater temporal jurisdiction, was
considerably more powerful. Much of the ritual of Lamaism is based on the esoteric mysticism of Tantra, devotions that
involve both yoga and mantra, or a mystical formula, and ancient shamanistic practices. On special holidays the temples,
shrines, and altars of the lamas are decorated with symbolic figures; milk, butter, tea, flour, and similar
offerings are brought by the worshipers, animal sacrifices being strictly forbidden. Lamaist religious
festivals are numerous. The most notable are New Year's, celebrated in February and marking the
commencement of spring; the Flower Feast, held at the beginning of summer in commemoration of
the incarnation of the Buddha; and the Water Feast, observed in August and September to mark
the start of autumn. The scriptures of Lamaism are divided into two great collections: the canon or
sacred books and the exegetical commentary. The canon, consisting of councils and injunctions of
the Buddha rendered from Indian and Chinese texts, contains more than 1000 works, which in some
editions fill more than 100 volumes of approximately 1000 pages each. The commentary is likewise
voluminous, but doesn't have the canonical authority of the canon. Pleae use this link more
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