23
Apr
09

A Tibetan Book of Spells

By earlyTibet.com

Can monks do magic? Should they? We often picture monks (or at least the ideal of the monk) firmly in the setting of the monastery, either seeking enlightenment through study and meditation, or carrying out in the affairs of the monastery. But magic? Well, it seems that throughout most of the history of Buddhism the answer to the first question has been yes, and to the second usually why not? In fact, the  Buddhist canon contains enough spells to rival the repertoire of Merlin, Saruman and Harry Potter put together.

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5 Responses to “A Tibetan Book of Spells”


  1. 1 Tenzin L
    April 23, 2009 at 7:19 am

    Cool article Jig! I’ve actually been wondering about this topic lately… thanks for pointing me in the right direction :)

  2. April 28, 2009 at 8:52 am

    Very interesting site. I used the image embedded in this text and placed a link to tibettalk. You can see it at liberationfromthelie.wordpress.com. All the best – Eric

  3. 3 Lee dong wook
    May 15, 2009 at 2:28 am

    I think the hmong and the Yi can do more magic than the Tibetan. the hmong traditional spells really do work. I have learn alot of hmong magic spells, most of them are dark magic.

    What do you guys think?

  4. May 20, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    What kind of traditional “spells” do the hmong and Yi have?

  5. 5 Andy
    May 31, 2009 at 10:58 am

    Hi guys always been interested in spells,meditation can u help me becouse looked on internet and there is sooo many books and things dont know what is the best books to study Thanx :)


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