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Kalachakra: The Tantric Buddhist Ritual Given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Kalachakra The Tantric Buddhist Ritual Given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Author:Bojan Brecelj Kalachakra — The Tantric Buddhist Ritual Given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama — The Spiti Valley, the Himalayas, India — August, 2000 MAC/PC CD-ROM Image Track, 370 Photos, Interactive Photostory can be played as a regular audio CD Produced and published by i/p/a PRESS, 2002 Ljubljana Photography, story&editing and sound recordings by Bojan Brece... more »lj, Text by Maja Megla, Tehnical realization by Suncica Hermansson, Olof Hermansson, The Bubblez und Carrotz, Graphic and navigation design Jurij Kocuvan The Kalachakra Initiation, the most revered Buddhist tantric ceremony, took place in the first two weeks of August in the Spiti valley located in the northwest of India in the heart of the Himalayas at an altitude of 4,000 metres (around 13,000 feet). The Kalachakra empowerment was conferred by his Holiness the Dalai Lama, the secular and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. The Kalachakra is a complex system of teachings, dances, prayers, the making of a sand mandala, receiving empowerment and taking of vows that, according to legend, Buddha handed over to the first king of Shambale, the land of the enlightened people. The teachings were then passed on to the Dalai Lamas who, in Buddhist belief, represent enlightened beings. Therefore, 15,000 devotees gathered in this remote and almost inaccessible part of the world. They came from India, Europe, America and Australia. One of the most revered Buddhist tantric ceremonies was led by the holiest man of Buddhism. Proceeds from the sale of this Kalachakra CD-ROM will help nomadic children at the primary school in the village of Dongra in West Tibet. The production of this CD-ROM was made possible by Agencija 41 Special thanks to Gregor Erjavec and Tibet Support Group, Slovenia« less