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Kunzang Shedrup Choling Retreat Centre

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:03:00 -0700

Buddhist practice aims to benefit all sentient beings and liberate them from all sufferings.

It helps to lead the practitioners into profound mediation foundation, and gain more enthusiastic visualization and good experience from the lower vehicle up to the great Dzogchen views. Many great masters had been into retreat for many years and had achieved absolute enlightenment in this life. But without having studies, it is hard to achieve the... Read Kunzang Shedrup Choling Retreat Centre

Stupa Project

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:47:00 -0700

A stupa is an architectural rendering of enlightened mind and symbolizes the different qualities of Buddhahood.

Its shape represents the Buddha crowned and seated in meditation posture on a lion throne. The Tibetan for stupa is chorten (support for offerings). Every part of a stupa has specific significance and within it are scriptures and relics in defined positions, each equally alive with symbolic meaning. In many Buddhist traditions, stupas are a place... Read Stupa Project

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk's Biography

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:36:00 -0700

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk was born in the little hill town where Rinpoche retreat place called Lingthang.

He was born unusual in a balloon near his home town. Before Rigzin was born, his father saw a very clear full moon drown in the little pond and later the moon with brilliant light dissolving in the home town monastery. His grandpa Cheni Lhundup Rinpoche predicted his mother to give birth not in house but to the retreat place where his root teacher... Read Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk's Biography

Chimey Lhundrup Rinpoche

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:29:00 -0700

Chimey Lhundrup Rinpoche, a disciple of the late HH Polo Khen Rinpoche and HE Geshe Pema Thinley Rinpoche, was born in 1932 at Minphel Kheng Tsheldang, Bhutan.

Chimey Lhundrup Rinpoche was a prodigy who became highly accomplished through a series of meditation retreats. He spent almost five years in Nyimlong Monastery, studying the great treasure revealer Pema Lingpa’s teachings. Sometime later Rinpoche visited Lhodrak Karchung in Tibet, where he met with the noble Kilkhor Rinpoche. Under his guidance he... Read Chimey Lhundrup Rinpoche

Dzambhala Practice

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:27:00 -0700

Dzambhala, the god of fortune is the embodiment of the perfect generosity of all Buddhas and bodhisattvas in the past, present and future.

Dzambhala grants wealth and prosperity accomplishing all virtuous and relieve sentient beings from poverty both on a psychological and material level. Dzambhala helps those practitioners gain a stable live and frees from all worries while practice. Dzambhala grants blessings to those who vows to support sangha and monasteries. The practices of the... Read Dzambhala Practice

Dagger

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:44:00 -0700

Once it was down there in Mysore, a time while Chene Lhendup Rimpoche and his root master H.E Geshe Pema Thinley were receiving teachings from H.H Dzogchen Polo Khen Rimpoche.

There in Mysore H.H Penlop Khen Rinpoche reveals that Chene Lhendup Rimpoche was the reincarnation of a great Tibetan Yogi Nubchen Sangye Yeshi, one of the 25 disciples of Guru Rimpoche. H.H Penlop Khen Rimpoche insisted and said, Do you have all the belongings that you inherit? Chene Lhendup in turn said I don’t know all my possession but I have... Read Dagger

Nakhar Lhakhang Renovation

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:39:00 -0700

Nakhar, under Zhemgang Dzongkhag is a rural community village with 70 households, approximately 2000 population density.

The village has never been introduced to urban facilities of light and road links. People live on subsistence farming and people there share common health and educational services with neighboring village Tsheldang. Nakhar was religiously sound since 13th century while laws and order were not even into existence. The time with no king and country,... Read Nakhar Lhakhang Renovation

Orgyen Chholing Monastery

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:35:00 -0700

Orgyen Chholing Monastery is located on the mountain between two native villages Tsheldang and Nakhar under Zhemgang Dzongkhag.

The monastery has been in place since early 1920s preserving and propagating the lord Buddha’s teaching. Despite the isolation of monastery from modern means of living and road networks, people live in peace and harmony with dharma in every man’s heart. Initially late Chene Lhundrup Rinpoche the father of the founder of the monastery has started... Read Orgyen Chholing Monastery

Hometown Photos

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:27:00 -0700

Pictures from Tsheldang, Khenpo Rigzin's home town in Bhutan.

Tsheldang village is in the Nangkhor block of Zhemgang district. Orgyen Chholing monastery was founded by Lhundrup Rimpoche. Orgyen Chholing Gompa Orgyen Chholing, artwork detail Hometown Friend Rigzin in front of Orgyen Chholing Gompa Orgyen Chholing Gompa with mountains Monks of Orgyen Chholing Gompa Rigzin with Lhundrup Rinpoche Lhundrup... Read Hometown Photos

Lamas and Friends Photos

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:07:00 -0700

Some of Rigzin's teachers and colleagues.

Rigzin with Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche. King of Bhutan with Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Rigzin with Gangtey Rinpoche Rigzin with HE Garchen RInpoche Rigzin with Khechen Pema Sherab Rinpoche Rigzin with Khechen Wangchuk Sonam Rigzin with Chimey Lhundrup Rinpoche Rigzin with HH Penor Rinpoche... Read Lamas and Friends Photos

Travel Photos

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:51:00 -0700

Rigzin teaching in Argentina, Indonesia and Malaysia

Rigzin in Argentina Rigzin in Indonesia Rigzin in Malaysia... Read Travel Photos

About Sunma or Takdrol

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:48:00 -0800

Powerful Amulet of Great Treasure Revealer Rigzin Jatshen Ningpo

This amulet or sungma when worn is very helpful in the prevention of problems, obstacles or hindrances. It will energise good lucks and positive merit field. It also helps to reduce the effects of any provocation by any local spirits and the eight classes of negatives. Rigzin Jatshen Nyingpo, who was the great treasure revealer in Tibet, proclaimed... Read About Sunma or Takdrol

Mind Training Through the Four Major Foundations

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:24:00 -0800

Four thoughts that turn the mind toward the dharma: precious human birth, impermanence and death, suffering in samsara, and karma.

We often find heartfelt requests for the help of all the Buddhas and the lineage teachers at the beginning of traditional meditation texts. Asking for these blessings gives our spiritual activity the best support. We pray for our good habits and actions to increase and for our training to be effective. We have made the decision to set off in a new... Read Mind Training Through the Four Major Foundations

American Meat Eaters Through the Eyes of an Asian Vegetarian

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:24:00 -0700

The first time I oame to America, I was so excited about my trip. Everything I saw was so magnificent and miraculous.

I felt as if I were leading a colorful lifestyle and having the American cultural experience that I had never had before. I thought I was fortunate to be in the United States. When I saw Manhattan, one of the greatest cities in the world, and the view of the Statue of Liberty, I was even more thrilled than on my first trip to Europe. I had not... Read American Meat Eaters Through the Eyes of an Asian Vegetarian

School Photos

Khenpo Rigzin Wangchuk — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:36:00 -0800

Buddhist colleges where Khenpo Rigzin has studied or taught.

College award from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's rebirth and Shechen Ramjam Rinpoche Receiving graduation certificate from His Holiness Penor Rimpoche Teaching at Orgyen Kunzang Chholing Monastery, Darjeeling, India Teaching at Shechen College Teaching Tulkus and Monks of Shechen Monastery Shechen Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal Rigzin in Dilgo... Read School Photos