Mandala – January-February, 2000 Cover: Queen Maya giving birth to Lord Buddha in the gardens of Lumbini. Photograph:© Shelley and Donkald Rubin Foundation, courtesy Himalayan Art Project

January – February

News

• International News
  • Eight Mahayana Precepts on Taiwan TV
  • Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
  • Ganden Tripa
  • His Holiness the Dalai Lama
  • Maitreya Project
  • Mahakala comes to O.Sel.Ling
  • Panchen Otrul Rinpoche’s Fourth Visit to Mongolia
• News from FPMT centers & activities around the world

Features

• Auspicious Events – The Reawakening of Buddhadharma in Mongolia
  • In Mongolia, “It is now physically very hard but easier mentally.”
  • Letter from Ulaanbaatar by Harvey Horrocks
• Buddhist Parents – The art of Buddhist parenting
  • Jacie Keeley, United States
  • Maria Torres, Spain
  • Peter Kedge, Canada
  • Rocio Arreola, Mexico
  • Salim Lee, Australia
  • Naresh and Antonella Mathur, India
  • Death of a Son by Bruce Farley
  • Cecilia Berranger, France
  • Colin Crosbie, Australia
  • Ecie Hursthouse, New Zealand
  • Janet Brooke, United States
  • Mary Grace Lentz, Unites States
• How a Person Enters into the Mother’s Womb
• Book – Journey to Realms Beyond Death

Columns

• Monks and Nuns in FPMT – Ven. Yeshe Gyatso
• A Day in the Life of an FPMT Lama – Geshe Gelek Chodak
• Vajra Brothers and Sisters Have a Say – German artist Andy Weber describes how to give life to a statue of the Buddha
• The Passing Scene by Jonathan Landaw
• Advice from the Virtuous Friend – Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives practical advice on how to make being a parent meaningful
• The Wisdom of Lama Yeshe – Lama explains why “the real heart of the Mahayana is loving kindness and bodhicitta”
• Lama Ösel’s News by Lama Tenzin Ösel

And So Forth

• Communication
• Getting the Essence
• Obituaries
• Books
• People
• FPMT Resources