True Friends
Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia is now 14 years old
Our Encyclopedia recently received a wonderful opportunity for a major renewal on its 14th birthday . After many years of growing our Encyclopedia had become bit slow and sometimes even decided not to answer when people knocked on the door.
A very big thank you and blessings to Dmytro Rudiy (rudiy.nl) for his great work in upgrading the server, website and all of the infrastructure and helping make TBE fast and reliable again for everyone!
We kindly ask our readers to help us cover the cost of this important upgrade and also help with the ongoing costs of keeping the Encyclopedia alive and freely available.
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OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUM 🙏🙏🙏
May blessings shower down on all of yous 🙏🙏🙏
The taker, one who speaks empty words, the flatterer, the reckless —these four are not true friends.
The wise understand this and keep them at a distance, as they would a dangerous path.
The helper, the one who accompanies us through thick and thin, the one who gives good counsel, the one who is compassionate —these four are friends indeed.
The wise understand this and attend on them carefully, like a mother her own child.
—Buddha Shakyamuni, Sigalovada Sutra