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Khenpo Lodrö Donyö gives Empowerments and Teachings in San Francisco Hosted by Droden Kunchab

Khenpo Rinpoche was born in the Ngari region of Tibetan Community Schedule Western Tibet in 1943. At the age of nine he KDK Center, 1892 Fell St., San Francisco, CA entered Bokar Monastery and began his education under the direct guidance of Kyabje Bokar November 7th, Thursday: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Rinpoche. In 1959, he accompanied Bokar Welcome by the Tibetan Community; Advice and Rinpoche to India and entered a boarding school in Blessings. Westerners, Chinese and all are Darjeeling to continue his studies. Wishing to welcome. No tuition required but donations are pursue higher education, in 1966, he left for The welcome. Central Institute for Tibetan Studies in Varanasi where he completed his higher studies and Teachings and Initiations Schedule received the āchārya degree. In 1976, at the Fri & Sat.: San Francisco Day School @ 350 glorious ’s principal monastery in Rumtek, Masonic Ave., San Francisco, CA; Sun-Mon: TBA Shedrub Choekhor Ling, Khenpo Rinpoche offered Session Tuition: $50 / $25 KDK Members the results of his years of study to an assembly See KDK.ORG for up to date location headed by His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, the heart information sons of the and many scholars. He was duly November 8th, Friday: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: awarded the title and certification of khenpo. From Khenpo Rinpoche, an authentic Tibetan scholar that time forward, Rinpoche has acted as the and teacher, will be presenting a lecture on living (khenpo) of Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche’s monastery in in this degenerate, turbulent world with Sonada. With great earnestness, Khenpo Rinpoche kindness and loving compassion, bringing peace has sought and received the crucial explanations of the principal source and calm to oneself and others with positive Body, Speech and Mind texts and precious oral instructions, as well as myriad empowerments, according to the Buddhist philosophical perspective. reading transmissions and instructions from a great many learned and accomplished masters of all the Buddhist traditions. Foremost among his November 9th, Saturday: 10 AM - 12 PM, 2PM-4PM: teachers were His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche, and This great Khenpo and scholar will be teaching the Four of Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche. Gampopa. In the morning, he will teach on the Turning the Mind to , and then the Dharma turned into the Correct Path. In the afternoon, he will continue teaching the Path that Eliminates Illusions and Since the founding of Bokar Ngedhon Choekhor Ling, Khenpo Rinpoche then Bewildered Illusion turning into Wisdom. These complex has served as the abbot of the monastery and assisted Kyabje Bokar Dorje and topics will be taught by this accomplished scholar who can Chang in all his awakened activity; the teacher and student were present the clear meaning. This is a very rare opportunity to connect with inseparable, acting in tandem like the sun and moon adorning the sky. this precious teacher and teachings, so don’t miss it! Currently, Khenpo Rinpoche supervises all aspects of the monastery’s activity including ensuring that food, clothing and the requisite trainings November 10th, Sunday: 10 AM - 12 PM, 2 PM - 4PM: are provided to all of the residents of the central monastery, the two Khenpo Rinpoche will teach on the View, Meditation and Conduct retreat centers, the institute for higher studies and its primary school. according to the Mahamudra tradition which is very important for all Much to the delight of the students, he also continues to conduct the Buddhists to understand in order to carry on their practice. In the yearly meditation seminars for the benefit of foreign disciples of the East morning session, Rinpoche will teach thoroughly on the View, and then in the afternoon will teach on Meditation and Conduct. and West.

Khenpo Lodrö Donyö Rinpoche especially reveres the precious teachings November 10th, Sunday: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: of the —the monastic discipline—as set forth by Śhākyamuni The Manjusri, one among the eight close disciples of the Lord Buddha. Rinpoche is renowned as a careful observer of the threefold Buddha Śhākyamuni, is the essence of the Buddha’s wisdom, the form of the deities. This empowerment, given by Khenpo Rinpoche, a highly foundation of the vinaya and to date, Rinpoche has granted novice and realized scholar who in human form is the essence of Manjusri, will make full ordination to over 700 aspirants. Time and again, Rinpoche stresses a profound connection and sharpen the intellect and pierce one’s mental the importance of careful adherence to the precious training of ethical darkness. So, do not miss this rare opportunity. He will give to all discipline and imparts advice on what should be abandoned and in what new Buddhists as well. one should engage. Rinpoche reminds those he ordains that one’s discipline should be cherished as dearly as one’s eyes as it is considered November 11th, Monday: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: the very foundation of all positive qualities. The yogi practitioner who engages in creation stage practice is mentally establishing this impure world as the pure deity’s celestial palace, impure Khenpo Rinpoche possesses the rare combination of vast intellectual beings as deities’ form, and impure sound as sound. Completion study, deep experience in meditation, and an uncompromising adherence stage is viewing the true nature of everything as emptiness. By these to monastic discipline. In all his actions of body, speech and mind, practices, one avoids clinging to illusory sounds, thoughts and forms and Rinpoche continuously strived to be of benefit to sentient beings and the naturally progresses on the stages of enlightenment. This authentic scholar will clearly point out the true meaning of these topics. teachings of the buddhadharma.