The Kalachakra, meaning “Wheel of Time,” is among the highest and most complicated teachings in Tantra and is traditionally used in community ritual to purify negative energy.

Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist lama from the Nyingma school. He is joined by astrologer and author A.T. Mann for a conversation on the Kalachakra Tantra, Tibetan prophecy, and concepts of time. Rinpoche shares his knowledge of the great Buddhist master of time, Padmasambhava, and of the dharma treasures of texts and relics known as terma that are hidden throughout Tibet and in the mind-streams of his disciples.

Published August 18, 2018

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