H.H. Gaden Trisur Lungrik Namgyal’s 90th Birthday Celebrations

22 May 2016 marked the 90th birthday celebrations of the 101st Gaden Tripa, His Holiness Gaden Trisur Rinpoche Lungrik Namgyal. This event was organised by the people of Dhapa, Nepal and the members of Thar Deu Ling Buddhist Centre, Paris.

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Geshe Thubten Trinley Teaches Lamrim in Shar Gaden

From March to April 2016, Shar Gaden Monastery hosted the turning of the wheel of Dharma with the visit of Ven. Geshe Thubten Trinley, who gave an extended series of teachings on the Bodhisattva Vows and the Middling Lamrim with H.H. Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s commentary.

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Phelgyeling Monastery’s New Abbot

In early May 2016, the Buddhist world lost a dedicated, sincere practitioner when the abbot of Phelgyeling Monastery in Nepal, Venerable Gen Chodrak, entered clear light. He remained in tukdam meditation for almost two days before his current incarnation left us permanently.

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This photo gallery contains selected images of great masters both past and present who have upheld and continue to uphold the lineage of World Peace Protector Dorje Shugden.

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Top 12 Dorje Shugden Lamas in the World

This video features some of the most renowned and accomplished Tibetan Buddhist masters in the world, all of whom propitiate Dorje Shugden as their Dharma Protector. Thus, we too can entrust our lives to Dorje Shugden with full confidence and faith.

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Download: The Illusory Play

His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang wrote an extensive autobiography of himself before he entered clear light in 1981. This autobiography was written at the advice of His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche and other lamas.

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Dorje Shugden in the Gelugpa Guru Tree

To aid practitioners, His Eminence Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche unveiled an incredible and ‘updated’ Guru Tree of the Gelugpa lineage, which depicts Dorje Shugden for the first time on the same level as other transcendent Dharma Protectors.

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Photo Gallery: Events

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This photo gallery contains selected images of teachings, initiations, holy days and festivals happening all around the world in Dorje Shugden monasteries, temples and Dharma centres.

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Claudio Cipullo

Claudio Cipullo

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Claudio Cipullo has met and received teachings from the greatest Tibetan Lamas of that time, including His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang, Kalu Rinpoche, His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe.

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Rabten Choeling

Rabten Choeling

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Perched on Mont Pèlerin, Switzerland, approximately 820m above sea-level and overlooking the Alps of Wallis and Savoy is Rabten Choeling, an institute for higher Tibetan Buddhist studies which houses a thriving monastic and lay community dedicated to the pursuit of Tibetan Buddhist practices.

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Tsongkhapa Meditation Centre

Tsongkhapa Meditation Centre

Temples December 24, 2015 3 468

Founded by Venerable Zawa Rinpoche, Tsongkhapa Meditation Centre is a Dharma centre in Canada dedicated to the preservation of the authentic Buddhadharma in general and the oral transmission lineages of the Gelug Tradition founded by the great master Je Tsongkhapa in particular.

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Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche

Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche

Lamas November 6, 2015 4 1,836

As the first Tibetan Buddhist master to introduce the complete Vinaya tradition and the study of the five major topics of Buddhism in the West, Venerable Geshe Rabten was hailed as a “ground breaker” who laid the foundations for the growth and expansion of the Rabten Buddhist monasteries.

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His Eminence Gonsar Tulku Rinpoche

His Eminence Gonsar Tulku Rinpoche

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His Eminence the 5th Gonsar Rinpoche is the present incarnation in the line of Gonsar Tulkus, who are well-known as practitioners of the Hayagriva Tantras and for their ability to deliver clear, precise and logical teachings.

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Tashi Rabten

Tashi Rabten

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There are a few Rabten Monasteries founded by Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche in Europe. One of these is Tashi Rabten Monastery in Austria, situated near Feldkirch, a medieval city in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the second largest town in Vorarlberg in terms of population.

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Gaden Khachoe Shing

Gaden Khachoe Shing

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Envisioned as a sacred place for the study and preservation of Buddhist teachings in accordance with the Gaden Ear-Whispered lineage, Gaden Khachoe Shing officially opened its doors to spiritual aspirants in 2007. Founded by Venerable Gameng Kuten (Choijin) Lama.

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Rabten Tashi Ling

Rabten Tashi Ling

Temples September 1, 2015 2 213

Rabten Tashi Ling Monastery in Hungary is a meditation and retreat centre of the Gelugpa tradition. The centre was founded in the year 2000 under the guidance of His Eminence Gonsar Rinpoche to cultivate the connection between Hungary and Tibetan Buddhism.

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His Eminence Zawa Tulku Rinpoche

His Eminence Zawa Tulku Rinpoche

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Born in 1978 in Dharamsala, India, Zawa Tulku Rinpoche entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1982 as instructed by His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche. He received his ordination vows from the illustrious Kyabje Zemey Rinpoche.

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Rabten Chodarling

Rabten Chodarling

Temples August 23, 2015 3 249

Since its inception in 2000, Rabten Chodarling in the Czech Republic has been functioning as a centre for Tibetan Buddhist studies and as a branch of the Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies, Rabten Choeling.

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Jangchup Lamrim Temple

Jangchup Lamrim Temple

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Recently, Gonsar Rinpoche returned to the roots of his religious faith to build a monastery in Lumbini, Nepal. As Lumbini is considered by all Buddhists to be the holiest pilgrimage site in the world, establishing Jangchup Lamrim Temple there to house the Sangha and spread the Dharma is extremely auspicious.

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Venerable Geshe Thubten Trinley

Geshe Thubten Trinley is one of the closest disciples of Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche. He spent his early years in Sera Jey Monastery, studying under prominent and eminent teachers. He is known for his Lamrim retreats, deep practice and excellence in his Dharma studies.

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