Thrangu rinpoche holds the highest degree within tibetan buddhist. It may be helpful to read one or both of the two appendices appendix a intro. He was also the personal tutor of the four principal karma kagyu tulkus. However, between these two aspects of our tradition, that on which we place primary em phasis is mahamudra, the.
Very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche offers longlife. This book is based on teachings from the second through fifth of those retreats. It literally means precious one, and may refer to a person, place, or thinglike the words gem or jewel sanskrit ratna. Rinpoche, also spelled rimboche and rinboku tibetan. Thrangu rinpoche has dedicated much of his life to educating the thousands of young people who have been placed in his care. He is a heart son of tsara dharmakirti rinpoche, and fifth in an unbroken lineage of. He has built many monasteries, schools and dharma centres. He transmits them here, for the benefit of all of us who strive to practice in challenging times. At age 19, rinpoche took the gelong or full monks vows from the 11th situpa, pedma wangchok. Tsori rinpoche has devoted his life to champion humanitarian efforts. Rinpoche said in his teachings that being a rinpoche meaning the precious one in tibetan, his mission is to benefit all sentient beings for them to attain true happiness. Anyen rinpoche is a buddhist teacher, tulku and author from amdo. Shamar rinpoche, situ rinpoche, jamgon kongtrul rinpoche, and gyaltsab rinpoche.
Rinpoche is an honorific used for important teachers in the tibetan tradition. Thrangu tulku reading to students with vulture peak behind him. Before his death he served as abbot of karma triyana dharmachakra ktd monastery in woodstock, new york khenpo karthar rinpoche practiced and taught mahamudra and dzogchen and. Chod practice the garden of all joy tenga rinpochepdf. He founded thrangu house in oxford, england, in 1981, then in the united states and canada, he established centres in crestone, colorado, maine, california. He and, rarely, she is trained from childhood in buddhist study, practice, and ritual, and takes over the responsibilities of the. The very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche tmc webcast.
In 1976, thrangu rinpoche began teaching buddhism throughout asia and in the west. Between 1990 and 1995, thrangu rinpoche taught on mahamudra in five retreats held. Welcome to orgyen khamdroling where, under the excellent and spirited guidance of anyen rinpoche, we are committed to furthering genuine dharma practice in the west. Join facebook to connect with terton rinpoche and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Based on teachings from thrangu rinpoche and khenpo karthar rinpoche. When a teacher is called rinpoche it usually means they are a tulku, who has been recognized as the reincarnation of a prominent master. That one first consult one of thrangu rinpoches many texts on mahamudra andor attends a retreat on mahamudra given by him or one of mmcs certified teachers. The venerable thrangu rinpoche was born in 1933 and is the ninth incarnation of the thrangu tulkus. Then you can copy the pdf file onto your computer, tablet or ebook reader and read rinpoche s books on your devices. The reason for this is that both are emanations of the mind of the dharmakaya. Jewel ornament of liberation thrangu rinpoche download. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche is a geshe rabjam and hh karmapas senior tutor.
From age seven he studied reading and writing, grammar, poetry, astrology, etc. This teaching was given in samye ling in scotland in 1980. Books khenchen thrangu rinpoche palpung publications. Khenchen trinley paljor rinpoche is a retreat master and one of the chief lineage holders of the karma kamtsang karma kagyu lineage. When he was young, he demonstrated such profound compassion and noble actions that the local villagers considered him an extraordinary child. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche was one of the grateful recipients of these teachings, which he regards as among the most important he has ever been given. Chapter 1 cause and effect the teachings on mahamudra1 are mainly concerned with discovering the essence of mind, which is emptiness skt.
Originally from nangchen, eastern tibet, khenchen rinpoche entered the bakyod samdrup choling monastery at age 5. Venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche was born in tibet. The teachings are based on pema karpos mahamudra meditation instructions. In the summer of 1957, the revered buddhist teacher and scholar khenpo gangshar foresaw the difficulties that would soon fall upon tibet and began teaching in a startling new way that enabled all those who heard him to use the coming difficulties as the path of dharma practice. Teachings on meditation and compassion by khenchen thrangu rinpoche.
A short biography of rinpoche thrangu tashi yangtse. He lives in kathmandu, nepal, and teaches in numerous countries. For this purpose, the trust manages a tibetan buddhist centre in the heart of oxford, directed by a resident tibetan monk, lama karma wangyal. This lineage can be traced back to the time of saltong shogam, a contemporary of the first karmapa dusum khyenpa. Traleg kyabgon rinpoche 19552012 was born in eastern tibet and recognized at the age of two by the sixteenth gyalwang karmapa as the ninth incarnation of the traleg tulkus. Essentials of mahamudra is a commentary on tashi namgyals text. Tulku urgyen rinpoche blazing splendor rainbow painting as it is, vol. Pointing out the dharmakaya is a remarkably extensive and detailed approach to looking at the mind. In these teachings given in may and june of 1997, thrangu rinpoche gives us a fresh perspective on the bardo, deemphasizing the detailed descriptions of the deities and emphasizing the relationship between various aspects of ones dharma practice shamatha, vipashyana, mahamudra, ngondro, deity meditation, and other aspects of creation and completion and ones. Wangchen rinpoche is a student of dorje chang kalu rinpoche, with whom he lived and traveled from an early age, and is a master practitioner of nyungne. At that time, naropa was abbot of nalanda monastic university, which was a major place of study of the dharma in. When the present thrangu rinpoche, the ninth, was born in tibet in 1933. Family and students were by his side as he passed, apparently of. Information about rinpoches teaching schedule, projects, books, biography, and centers.
The thirty lines of direct instruction on mahamudra. Gyalwa gyatso commentary by choden rinpoche pdfthis practice is restricted to only those with the appropriate tantric empowerment. The very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche when the present thrangu rinpoche, the ninth, was born in tibet in 1933. A brief overview of the bardo by thrangu rinpoche geshe lharampa is a great companion to the tibetan book of the dead or the bardo thodol. The thirty lines of direct instruction on mahamudra by. At the same time, being a member of the golden rosary of the karma kagyu lineage, he is obliged to contribute to the prosperity of the karma kagyu lineage and buddhism. The tibetan buddhist master and onetime abbot of thrangu monastery, traleg kyabgon rinpoche, died suddenly this morning in melbourne, australia, site of the kagyu evam buddhist institute, which he founded. In this short text the author gives a modern overview of the bardos and stages we go through during the days after death. This book contains the teachings rinpoche gave to the group at each pilgrimage site, enabling readers to share this unique experience. On september 25 to 27, khenchen thrangu rinpoche will teach milarepas song the thirty lines of direct instruction on mahamudra. Distinguishing consciousness from wisdom of thrangu rinpoche.
In 1991 khenchen thrangu rinpoche accompanied a group of western buddhist students to each of the four major pilgrimage sites from the life of the buddha bodhgaya, sarnath, kushinagar and lumbini. Vivid awareness the mind instructions of khenpo gangshar. Holders of the longchen nyingthig orgyen khamdroling. The mind instructions of khenpo gangshar paperback january 11, 2011. Between 1990 and 1995, thrangu rinpoche taught on mahamudra in five retreats held at big bear lake in california. With so many students desiring to have thrangu rinpoches teachings in. A brief overview of the bardo by thrangu rinpoche free pdf. Khenpo karma tharchin rinpoche 3 february 1924 6 october 2019, widely known by his abbreviated name khenpo karthar rinpoche, was a senior lama of the karma kagyu school of tibetan buddhism. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche is a senior buddhist monk renowned among tibetans as one of the foremost teachers of this profound, and yet simple and direct, path of liberation based on the mind. These inexpensive booklets may be purchased in bulk from namo. The thrangu rinpoche trust was set up in 1981, to contribute towards a peaceful and loving society by promoting buddhism and providing facilities to the students of thrangu rinpoche and the wider public to learn and practise buddhism. He is deemed to be a prominent tulku reincarnate lama in the kagyu school of tibetan buddhism, the ninth reincarnation in his particular line.
He travels throughout the world teaching the buddha dharma path of awakening, and speaking on the greater good of empowering humanity and revitalizing society. Foundations of buddhist practice by thrangu rinpoche. With an excellent command of english, anyen rinpoche transmits the wisdom of his lineage with immediacy, rigor, humor and penetrating insight. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche ranks as one of the foremost masters of the kagyu lineage. Thrangu rinpoche, who agreed to teach it not only once. About five hundred years ago,when the seventh gyalwa karmapa chodrak gyatso 14541506, visited the region of thrangu in tibet, he established thrangu monastery and enthroned sherap gyaltsen as the first thrangu rinpoche. The clear light of the buddhas teachings which benefits all beings volume 2, number 3, december 1998 downloadable from. Mahamudra meditation center is a buddhist dharma study and practice group established in 1990 at the encouragement of khenchen thrangu rinpoche to facilitate the study and practice of mahamudra. Thrangu rinpoche one of the truly great classics of tibetan buddhist literature by gampopa which describes the entire buddhist path from beginning to end. The ninth khenchen thrangu rinpoche, one of the senior most rinpoches and foremost elders of the present kagyu lineage, is the abbot of vajra vidya institute and has also been the gyalwang karmapas personal tutor appointed by his holiness the dalai lama since the gyalwang karmapas arrival in india. Journey of the mind by thrangu rinpoche samadhi cushions.
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