Guru Tapestries
Description: Guru Nanak (1469-1539) was one of the greatest religious innovators of all time and the founder of the Sikh religion. He was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. Nanak was born about 40 miles from Lahore (now in Pakistan) in 1469. Sikh traditions teach that his birth and early years were marked with many events that demonstrated that God had marked him out for something special and was keeping an eye on him. As a child he demonstrated great ability as a poet and philosopher. "There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He never dies, He is beyond the cycle of births and death, He is self illuminated, He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was Tru...
Description: H.H. Living Buddha Lian-sheng is one of the emanations of Amitabha Buddha of the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss. In this incarnation, he has taken up the name of Padmakumara to deliver sentient beings in the Saha world through the True Buddha Tantra. The great vows of H.H. Living Buddha Lian-sheng: I (Living Buddha Lian-sheng), due to compassion for sentient beings, hereby vow to remain in the Saha world throughout all lifetimes until the last sentient being attains buddhahood. I vow to enter hell to deliver all sentient beings in spite of suffering excruciating pain and agony. Like the vow of Ksitigarbha, I shall not enter nirvana until the hell is empty. I shall not forsake a single sentient being. The late Kalu Rinpoch...
