tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128551292008-05-22T08:25:00.642-07:00Erik Pema Kunsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15065281671070441076noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-8481602264787738202008-05-22T08:15:00.000-07:002008-05-22T08:25:01.317-07:00

This is Kala Rango, the site where Chokgyur Lingpa revealed the precious terma Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel. Many thanks to Matteo Pistono for sharing the photos.

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This is, I presume, an old statue of Chokgyur Lingpa, situated at Neten Monestary in Kham.

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Here is a photo from last autumn of Tulku Urgyen's reincarnation together with Michael Tweed, the main editor for Wellsprings. As you may know, the tulku and his parents will be invited from Bir in nortern India to Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling in Nepal for the grand enthronement ceremony this coming November.

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Remarkably the sacred mountains of Wutai Shan (said to be the abode of Manjushri) has never been officially deemed a World Heritage site, so the Chinese government is in the process of receiving this designation. Click here to watch a video about Wutai Shan.

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Sadly the marvelous lama Mindrolling Trichen passed away on February 9th. The official announcement can be read here.

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The following is an excerpt from a talk by the XVII Karmapa that can be found on the marvelous website Ecological Buddhism which I encourage everyone to visit and pass on. These days, temperatures around the world have drastically changed, which has created a great danger for the world itself. In olden times, we Kagyupas would stay only in remote mountain retreats in caves or stone

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The trailer for the documentary Vajra Sky, available from Direct Pictures.

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During the transmission of Chokgyur Lingpa's New Treasures in 1978 by Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche the owner of Yak & Yeti threw a dinner party in Kathmandu. Here we have a rare photo from those days of many of the tulkus you know very well nowadays. Front row, from left: Tsikey Chokling, Dzogchen Jikmé Losal Wangpo, Shechen Rabjam, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse, the lord of refuge, Rinpoches. Back row

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Here is a quote from Blazing Splendor about the Khyentse tulkus, in Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's words: When Old Khyentse passed away, the fifteenth Karmapa saw in a vision that instead of just a single reincarnation, twenty-five emanations would appear, each embodying one of the twenty-five aspects of fruition: five each for enlightened body, speech, mind, qualities, and activity. Among these, five

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A little reminder from Tulku Urgyen's grandson Phakchok Rinpoche which seems quite appropriate this time of year. Happy holidays everyone!

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Due to the popularity of Neten Chokling Rinpoche's film Milarepa more Canadian screenings have been added to the list. Also note the new location for the Vancouver run. NOVEMBER 30th-DECEMBER 7th The Fifth Avenue Cinemas, 2110 Burrard St. VANCOUVER B.C. (tel)604-734-7469 DECEMBER 7TH Empire 17 Cinemas BAYERS LAKE, HALIFAX, N.S.

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Neten Chokling's directorial debut--Milarepa--is screening in Canada over the coming weeks. NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 7 The Fifth Avenue Cinemas VANCOUVER, BC DECEMBER 7 BYTOWNE CINEMA, OTTAWA, ON and EMPIRE 17 CINEMAS, BAYERS LAKE, HALIFAX DECEMBER 14th METRO CINEMA, CITADEL THEATER. EDMONTON. AB DECEMBER 15th PRINCESS CINEMA. WATERLOO, ON DECEMBER 16th, 18th, 19th BLOOR CINEMA. TORONTO, ON

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Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery is pleased to announce the auspicious event of the enthronement of Urgyen Jigme Rabsel, the reincarnation of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. The enthronement will take place on Lha Bab Duchen, November 19th, 2008 in the main temple of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal. Further details about the enthronement will be provided in the

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This marvelous book on Tara containing commentaries by both Tulku Urgyen and Adeu Rinpoche will be available October 16th from independent bookstores (please support them if possible) or Amazon.com

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For those of you with a good internet connection here is a marvelous video of a visit Tsoknyi Rinpoche made to his nunnery in Nangchen: Journey to Nanchen. Enjoy!

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Great footage including Neten Monastery in Tibet, the Third Neten Chokling and a young Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche. You may also want to visit Gyurme Ling's website.

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Sadly the great Drukpa Kagyu master and abbot of Tsechu Monastery Adeu Rinpoche passed away in Tibet on the morning of 27 July, 2007.

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This is a clip from a feature documentary about a nunnery in Khala Rong-go, Nangchen. Khala Rong-go is where Chokgyur Lingpa revealed the Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel.

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"You cannot relinquish one thought by grasping onto another. In the moment of recognizing the authentic thought-free wakefulness, every type of discursive thought movement is destroyed." -- Tulku Urgyen in Vajra Speech

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This clip is from The Life and Times of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, by Mystic Fire Videos.

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Thanks to Shenpen Lhamo for this beautiful picture of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche taken during the building of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling in Boudhanath during the mid-70s.

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Just found a beautiful book in my mailbox which I would like to heartily recommend: Dear Nyingma Centers of North America, I am writing to share some exciting news. The brilliant teachings and inspiring life story of the great Dzogchen master Chatral Rinpoche are now available in the West through Snow Lion Publications! Compassionate Action features Chatral Rinpoche's biography and

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The first book by Tulku Urgyen's youngest son Mingyur Rinpoche has recently been released to rave reviews: From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. This refreshing book is yet another sign that the next generation of Buddhism is creative, cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary. Born in 1975 in Nepal, the author is among the generation of Tibetan lamas trained outside of Tibet, and he's also a

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May the foundation of love and faith be firm and stable And through studying, reflecting, and meditating, may the flowers be brought to bloom. To all of you, Vajra siblings, I wish auspicious goodness for this Tibetan New Year. For the coming New Year, I pray that you will have excellent health and mundane and spiritual success! With love and blessings, Tulku Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

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Friends, This year, the annual ten day Sakya Monlam prayer festival began on December 29, 2006, the tenth day of the eleventh Tibetan month, in Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, where Chogye Trichen Rinpoche has two monasteries. At each monlam festival, all the lamas make a great offering to Chogye Trichen Rinpoche with requests and prayers for his long life. Normally, Chogye

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