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Summer vacation was over and the nuns returned to Samtenling Nunnery with renewed spirits. There were words of greetings, a lot of smiles and joy and laughter. On 30th July 2009 all the nuns were back except for one nun from Darjeeling who was unable ...
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This year marks the 500th Anniversary of the birth of one of the most outstanding and influential throne-holders of the Drikung Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism: Gyalwang Rinchen Phuntsog (1509-1557). It’s time to recall his life and significance for...
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of Tenzin Chökyi Jungne (1909–1940). His life is a strong reminder of the damages caused by intrigues and discord in the Sangha not only to individuals but to the lineage in general. It may serve as an advice for u...
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On the 4th day of the 6th month according to the Tibetan calendar (25th of July) the birthday of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche was celebrated at Jangchubling Monastery. It was his 64th birthday according to Tibetan tradition, corresponding to the 63rd in...
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On June 17 His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang attended the annual summer festival at Lamayuru monastery and the unveiling of a giant Thangka on the anniversary of Jigten Sumgön. His Holiness was escorted by a motorcade of dozens of cars through the...
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Samtenling Nunnery in Dehra Dun now in urgent need for a female English teacher for the new academic session (1st August 2009 to 31st May 2010). The teacher should be able to start giving classes from the beginning of August. There will be a maximum of f...
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From June 9th to 11th, 2009 the Second International Gongchig Conference in India was held at the Jokhang Temple in Leh, Ladakh. Great scholars from all the four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism attended and delivered lectures on varying topics of the Gon...
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During his current visit of Ladakh, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche was requested by the Bodhi Society to give a Shakyamuni Empowerment and some teachings, as well as an oral transmission of Green Tara Practice. The event took place at...
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A special Drikung Kagyu Chakrasamvara Conference was convened by His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche at Phyang Monastery, Ladakh, from May 25th to June 7th, 2009. The main goal of the conference was to promote the standardization of rites ...
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Nine nuns from the Drikung Kagyu Samtenling Nunnery from Dehra Dun, India sat in cross leg position in front of images of 24 Buddhas from Sri Lanka in the Raphael Room of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The nuns were from Ladakh India, Nepal an...
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His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang arrived in the capital of Vietnam at Hanoi International Airport on the 6th April 2009. More than one hundred monks and nuns and a big crowd of local Buddhist followers warmly welcomed him by offering flowers and...
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The Second International Conference on the Gongchig will be held for three days from June 9th to the 11th, 2009 at the Jokhang Temple in Leh, Ladakh. The conference is organized by the Drikung Kagyu Institute. His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsa...
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The pujas for the anniversaries of Marpa Chökyi Lodrö (1012–1097) and Milarepa (1040–1123) lasted for 2 days (March 10 and 11), the 14th and 16th of the Tibetan 1st month (no 15th day this year in the Tibetan Calendar). March 10 marked the anniversa...
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On January 23, 2009, His Holiness was invited to give a lecture at Tibethaus in Frankfurt, Germany, as a sort of preview of his forthcoming book on the early Tibetan empire. Tibethaus is an institution in the tradition of the Tibet Houses in New Del...
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During his stay in Munich, on January 20, 2009, His Holiness paid a visit to the Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek) to examine some precious old and very rare manuscripts relating to Himalayan and Buddhist studies. The Bavarian State L...
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On January 7, 2009 His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche arrived in Munich to bestow the Hevajra Dagmema empowerment. He was accompanied by Khempo Tamphel and three monks from Jangchubling Monastery . With this empowerment His Holiness is star...
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His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche comments on the precious Jigten Sumgön Kabum:The entire collected works of the founder of the Drikung Lineage, Jigten Sumgön, the Dharma King of the Triple World (1134-1217), is now available in Tibetan...
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At a ceremonial gathering in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on 10 December 2008, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 2008 Faith in Human Rights Statement has been introduced and signed. In the presence...
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On November 13, 2008 during the annual Winter Teachings Kagyu College had their graduation ceremony at the Jangchubling temple in the presence of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche, Mr. Gyaltsen, a Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama...
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Last Spring one three year retreat at Drikung Samtenling Nunnery finished and the nuns together with their retreat master Drupon Sonam Kunga Rinpoche made offerings to H. H. Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche in the presence of the sangha. Then just this...
The wheel of blessing and power, the symbol HUNG. 
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