Ocean of Merit

Tsurphu Foundation of H. H. The XVII Gyalwa Karmapa

Ocean of Merit Buddhist Newsletter

How do we break away from our own mental habits which cloud our mind and propel us to act negatively? To liberate ourself and others from suffering by cultivating compassion and recognizing our innate uncontrived wisdom is the Buddhist path. Buddha is NOT a god but a reflection of our own natural perfection beyond birth and death. Furthermore, many people have mistaken the Buddha's wisdom of "emptiness" for nihilism. Emptiness does NOT mean nothingness or any negation but rather it implies a clear awareness free from all mental constructs. More than 2500 years ago, Buddha Shakyamuni, the fourth historical Buddha, realized complete liberation from the suffering of cyclic existence

and manifested 84000 teachings

from his spontaneous enlightened wisdom to help beings of various dispositions and backgrounds. His lineages

of oral transmissions have been kept unbroken to the present days by the kind Tibetan Buddhist teachers.

Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Study Group recognizes a lack of authentic Tibetan material written in Chinese on the subject and publishes a free bi-monthly newsletter collecting Chinese translations of the teachings taught by the great Tibetan lamas. This web page is dedicated to make the newsletter Ocean of Merit even more accessible. Although mere intellectual studies bring about relatively little benefits, it is nevertheless a starting point. One should search patiently and carefully for an authentic teacher with an unbroken lineage and selfless qualities who can remove all doubts from one's mind stream and give guidance on the path.

Chogyur Dechen Lingpa (1829-70), the great treasure finder, received the
prophecy of Karmapa's future incarnations from a vision of Guru Rinpoche
surrounded by twenty-one incarnations of Karmapa. The following concerns
H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje:

Nearby, at the foot of a lush tree on a rock mountain,
is the seventeeth incarnation together with
Khentin Tai Situpa. This image symbolizes that, through
the unity of their minds, the tree of the Buddha's
doctrine will flourish, laden with the ripe fruit which
is the essence of the teachings of lineage of Gampopa.

Another Terma on H.H. the 17th Karmapa

Chogyur Lingpa's vision of 21 incarnations of Karmapa

Chogyur Lingpa's vision of the 17th Karmapa




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May all sentient beings have happiness and the causes of happiness.
May they be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May they never be separate from the supreme bliss which is free from all suffering.
May they come to rest in the non-conceptual equanimity, which is free from all attachment and aversion.

OM MANI PADME HUNG
( mantra segment: 246K)
The Mantra of Compassion pronounced as: Om Ma Ni Bpay May Hung