Moonbeams of mahamudra iv by thrangu rinpoche, edited by clark. Khenchen konchog gyaltsen rinpoche drikung dharma surya center. Shamar rinpoche, situ rinpoche, jamgon kongtrul rinpoche, and gyaltsab rinpoche. This site is dedicated to the flourishing of the dharma activity of the very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche, for the benefit of all beings as limitless as space. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche gave teachings on this text at the request of. If you click on the more information tab for any of the pdfs, you will see the add to cart button. Khenchen konchog gyaltshen rinpoches published books. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche is the ninth incarnation of this lineage and was born in kham, tibet in 1933. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche the five buddha families. In 2007, khenchen thrangu rinpoche taught the mind instruc tions of. This translation contains subtle and penetrating wisdom expressed through the ageold tradition of spiritual songs. Based on teachings from thrangu rinpoche and khenpo karthar rinpoche. Apr 04, 2007 he is the abbot of gampo abbey, a karma kagyu monastery in cape breton, nova scotia, founded by his dharma brother chogyam trungpa rinpoche, reflective of his close ties the shambhala buddhist community. At age 19, rinpoche took the gelong or full monks vows from the 11th situpa, pedma wangchok.
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. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche rangjung yeshe publishing. Commentaries on songs of realization khenchen rinpoche, thrangu rinpoche, marcia binder schmidt, erik pema kunsang on. Khenchen konchog gyaltsen rinpoche th e village of tsari and the surrounding areas are among the most sacred places in tibet. Wisdom publications 199 elm street somerville ma 02144 usa. Prayer flags is a small book that contains brief life stories of dharma lord gampopa, phagmo drupa, and lord jigten sumgon, as well as some dharmarealization songs by lineage masters. Venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche was born in tibet. Essentials of mahamudra is a commentary on tashi namgyals text. He is deemed to be a prominent tulku reincarnate lama in the kagyu school of tibetan buddhism, the ninth reincarnation in his particular line. A short biography very venerable ninth khenchen thrangu rinpoche, karma lodro ringluk maway singye. Here we now have the joining of several strands of buddhist philosophy. These instructions are exceptionally concise and easy to follow.
Sutra given by the very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche in the cascade mountains in. Prabuddha bharata january 2016 by advaita ashrama issuu. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche presents the teachings of the medi cine buddha. His eminence 9th thrangu rinpoche visit tsum monastery, tsum valley duration. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche explains clearly and simply how to use the practice of mind training and tonglen meditation to transform our habitual selfishness into the compassionate altruism necessary to bring happiness to ourselves and others.
The very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche when the present thrangu rinpoche, the ninth, was born in tibet in 1933. An introduction to mahamudra meditation by the venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche geshe lharampa translated by yeshe gyamtso transcribed by. He is a recognized master of mahamudra as well as a great scholar with a vast knowledge of dharma. Written in the style of the tibetan songs of realization, the text leads a way along a clear path of meditative selftransformation. His eminence jamgon kongtrul rinpoche the fourth a sweet song of unending connection between the compassionate guide and those to be tamed jamgon kongtrul labrang 2012. With so many students desiring to have thrangu rinpoche s teachings in electronic form on their phones, tablets, and computers, we have decided to make many of his book available in the pdf format.
Mahamudra meditation center was established at the encouragement of one of the leading kagyu teachers, khenchen thrangu rinpoche, to facilitate the study and practice of mahamudra. The four dharmas of gampopa 2 was no different from meeting with nirmanakaya shakyamuni buddha. Distinguishing consciousness from wisdom of thrangu rinpoche. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche received this distillation of the essential points of mahamudra from the renowned master khenpo gangshar, and he credits them with saving his life. The reason for this is that both are emanations of the mind of the dharmakaya.
Day 4, khenchen thrangu rinpoche teaching on a song from the. Books khenchen thrangu rinpoche palpung publications. It was there that the most venerable khenc hen rinpoche konchog gyaltsen was born in the spring of 1946 and spent his early years. The 9th khenchen thrangu rinpoche was born in november 27, 1933 in kham, tibet. This book is based on teachings from the second through fifth of those retreats. Khenchen konchog gyaltshen rinpoche is the great abbot of the drigung kagyu lineage of tibetan buddhism. Thrangu rinpoche was born in november 27,1933 in kham, tibet. Thrangu rinpoche holds the highest degree within tibetan buddhist. At the age of five, he was formally recognized by his holiness the sixteenth karmapa and tai situpa as the ninth incarnation of the great thrangu tulku. The detailed elucidation on the magnificient artwork of the great stupa of mindrolling.
Crystal clear, by the learned and realized tibetan master thrangu rinpoche. Join facebook to connect with minlling khenchen rinpoche and others you may know. Distinguishing the middle from the extremes the venerable. The venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche was born in kham, tibet, in 1933. Seven points of mind training by atisha commentary by very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche point one. When a small boy, his holiness, the gyalwa karmapa, recognized him as the ninth incarnation of a great bodhisattva. Jun 21, 2017 day 1, khenchen thrangu rinpoche teaching on a song from the collection of khenpo gangshar. 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. Tulku urgyen rinpoche blazing splendor rainbow painting as it is, vol. The 9th khenchen thrangu rinpoche he is a recognized master of mahamudra as well as a great scholar with a vast knowledge of dharma.
On 25 july 2010, thrangu monastery was opened by thrangu rinpoche in richmond, british columbia, canada. The present ninth incarnation was recognized at the age of four in 1937 by the gyalwa karmapa and palpung situ rinpoche, who prophesied the names of his parents and his place of birth. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and. Full text of khenchen thrangu rinpoche crystal clear practical advice for meditators see other formats. Luminous heart the third karmapa on consciousness, wisdom. This revised and updated edition of creation and completion includes a commentary by khenchen thrangu rinpoche. Inuoduaion, translation, and notes suah haiding 1996, 2002 commentary khenchen. He has built many monasteries, schools and dharma centres.
First train in the preliminaries which are a basis for dharma practice. The very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche tmc webcast. Maitreya and thrangu rinpoches commentary elucidating this. Thrangu rinpoche began his formal training at a very young age and, at twentythree, received his gelong ordination, together with. Prabuddha bharata january 2016 reflections on tantra. Jun 21, 2017 day 4, khenchen thrangu rinpoche teaching on a song from the collection of khenpo gangshar. Between 1990 and 1995, thrangu rinpoche taught on mahamudra in five retreats held at big bear lake in california. He was also the personal tutor of the four principal karma kagyu tulkus. A monthly journal of the ramakrishna order started by swami vivekananda in 1896. Chod teachings garchen rinpoche free download as pdf file. This teaching was given as an answer to a question during khenpo karthar rinpoches teaching on the guru yoga of marpa. In 1991 khenchen thrangu rinpoche accompanied a group of western.
At that time, naropa was abbot of nalanda monastic university, which was a major place of study of the dharma in. For several years, rinpoche has been at the forefront of teaching the theory and practice of this simple and direct buddhist path of liberation. According to tibetan buddhism the ixth minling khenchen rinpoche is the successive reincarnation of the minling kenrab lineage, coadministrator of mindrolling monastery and head abbot incharge of ngagyur nyingma college in india, vajrayana master, scholar, and teacher. Khyapje khenpo karthar rinpoche, who passed away at the age of 96 on october 6, 2019, was a great master of the kagyu lineage, renowned for his unceasing kindness, inspiring teaching, and exceptional knowledge of practice and the monastic arts. Venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche was born in tibet in 1933. Between 1990 and 1995, thrangu rinpoche taught on mahamudra in five retreats held at. Mar 03, 2015 khenchen trinley paljor rinpoche is a retreat master and one of the chief lineage holders of the karma kamtsang karma kagyu lineage. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche led an eightday retreat to teach the medicine. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche the chronicles of chogyam. The clear light of the buddhas teachings which benefits all beings volume 2, number 3, december 1998 downloadable from. Ktd 1985 the venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche was born in kham, tibet, in 1933.
By khenpo karthar rinpoche, edited to kathy wesley. The seventh karmapa, chodrak gyatso, recognized sherap gyaltsen, the first thrangu rinpoche, as shubu palgyi senge, one of the 25 principal disciples of guru rinpoche. Day 1, khenchen thrangu rinpoche teaching on a song. When chodrak gyaltso established thrangu monastery in kham, tibet, at the end of the 15th century, he appointed thrangu rinpoche as its abbot. When he was four years old, his holiness the 16th gyalwa karmapa and palpung situ rinpoche recognized him as the incarnation of thrangu tulku by prophesying the names of his parents and the place of his birth.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Realizing this is called harmonizing with coemergence or joining with. Khenchen konchog gyaltshen rinpoche khenchen konchog gyaltshen, founder of several buddhist centers worldwide, is respected and beloved as an accomplished scholar, meditation master, teacher, translator, and author. Originally from nangchen, eastern tibet, khenchen rinpoche entered the bakyod samdrup choling monastery at age 5. Khenchen thrangu rinpoche begins with the direct insight teaching from both.