Address and Contact Information Drikung Kyobpa Choling (Tibetan
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Retreat at DKC with Khenchen Gyaltshen Rinpoche Samsara and Nirvana: Two Sides of the Same Hand 10am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday August 11th and 12th Friday evening talk 7pm August 10th — Saturday Evening: 7pm Dharma Protectors Practice The village of Tsari and the surrounding areas are amount the most sacred places in Tibet. It was there that Khenchen Rinpoche was born in the spring of 1946. In 1960, because of the political situation in Tibet, Khenchen Rinpoche fled to India with his family. They settled in Darjeeling, where he began his education. Even at a young age, he was an excellent and dedicated student, and he was able to complete his middle school studies in less than that average time. Around the time he completed middle school, a new university, the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, opened in Varanasi, India and Khenchen Rinpoche traveled to Varanasi in 1967 to seek admission. There he began a nine year course of study that included Madhyamaka, Abhidharma, Vinaya, the Abhisamayalankara, and the Uttarartantra, as well as history, logic and Tibetan grammar. In 1968, he had the good fortune to take ordination with the great Kalu Rinpoche and shortly after graduating from the Institute, he received teachings from the 16th Karmapa on The Eight Treasures of Mahamudra Songs. Even after completing this long and arduous study, Khenchen Rinpoche wanted only to deepen his knowledge and practice of the Dharma, and thus he sought out and received teachings and instructions from great Buddhist masters. Thus, with the Venerable Khunu Lama Rinpoche, he studied The Jewel ornament of Liberation, The Precious Garland of the Excellent Path, teachings on Mahamudra and many songs of Milarepa. In 1978, Khenchen Rinpoche began a three-year retreat under the guidance of the enlightened master Khyunga Rinpoche. During this time he was able to deepen and enhance his understanding of The Fivefold Path of Mahamudra and the profound One Thought of Jigten Sumgon. In 1985, he traveled to the main seat of the Drikung Kagyu lineage, Drikung Thil in Tibet. There he received blessings, teachings and instructions from the enlightened master, Venerable Pachung Rinpoche. In 1982, by the force of karma and requests form many practitioners, Khenchen came to the US to the Tibetan Meditation Center in Washington D.C. In 1984 and in 1987, TMC was blessed by visits from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. And in 1987, 1994, 1999 by visits from His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang. Subsequently, Khenchen Rinpoche established centers throughout the US, Sweden and Chile. From 1983 to 1990, he spent much of his time translating many precious Dharma practice texts into English including including Achi Chokyi Drolma, Amitabha, Bodhicitta, Chakrasamvara, Chod, the complete Ngondro, Five-fold Mahamudra, Four-Session Guru Yoga, Green Tara, Lama Chopa and Tsok, Mahakala, Mandala offering, Manjushri, Medicine Buddha, Milarepa Guru Yoga, Nyungne, Peaceful Guru Padmasambhava, Phowa, Refuge, Chenrezig, Vajrapani, Vajrasattva, Vajrayogini, and White Tara. He also published several highly regarded books, including translations of Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Garland of Mahamudra Practices, Jewel Treasury of Advice, and Calling to the Lama from Afar, along with his other outstanding works, Pearl Rosary, Transformation of Suffering: A Handbook for Practitioners, and A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path. In 2001 Rinpoche was honored with the title "Khenchen," which translates roughly as "Great Abbot." It is very rare to meet a lama like Khenchen Rinpoche who has extensive training in Buddhist philosophy as well as profound meditation experience. In addition, his complete fluency in English makes him exceptionally capable of communicating the profound meaning of the teachings to Westerners. Khenchen Rinpoche now spends a majority of this time teaching monks and nuns in India and Tibet so we are very delighted to have him here and hope you can join us for these rare and precious teachings. Address and contact information Drikung Kyobpa Choling (Tibetan Meditation Center) 1600 Sheridan Place Escondido CA 92027 760-738-0089 or (909) 625-5955 Email: [email protected] .