Buddha Amitabha Pure Land

Please see the attached flyer detailing Ayang Rinpoche’s teachings and other activities in San Jose. The Phowa Course is September 1-11. We are also pleased to announce that Rinpoche will give the Achi Chökyi Drolma Empowerment September 12. Click here for the detailed schedule.

The fundraising dinner with Rinpoche to support earthquake relief efforts and repair of the Amitabha Retreat Center in Nepal has been rescheduled to September 10. There will also be a boat trip on San Francisco Bay for the scattering of ashes of loved ones, a prayer for world peace, and the release of white doves on September 13. Click here for more details of these two events.

Click here for the registration form. Contact Silvie at 408-923-8888 or th97quach@gmail.com to register or for more information.

Please note: We are still waiting for confirmation of Rinpoche’s US visa.

Here are links to Rinpoche’s other upcoming teachings and activities.

Toronto, Canada

August 8-12, 2015, Amitabha 10-Levels; August 13-15, Introduction to True Nature of Mind interviews and teaching; and August 16, Achi empowerment. Please contact Ivy Zhu at ivyzhu@gmail.com for details and to register. Here are the updated schedule and guidelines.

Read about their online fundraising auction August 1-12 here.

Vancouver, Canada

August 22-26, 2015, Vajrasattva Outer, Inner and Secret Teachings. Click here for details. Please contact Amitabha Foundation Vancouver at 604-726-5106 or amitabhafoundation.vancouver@gmail.com to register.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

October 9-27, 2015, Phowa Course. Click here for details.

Bodhgaya, India

December 24-28, 2015, Amitabha 10-Level Teachings; December 29-January 4, 2016,Interviews for Introduction to True Nature of Mind (mandatory to take teachings); January 5, 2016, Introduction to True Nature of Mind Teachings [NOTE: There will be no Phowa Course in Bodhgaya this year.]

Buddha Amitabha’s Pure Land

We are happy to announce that H.E. Choje Ayang Rinpoche will give his Phowa Course in San Jose, California September 1-11, 2015. For the daily teaching and practice schedule, please see the Revised San Jose 2015 Schedule. Rinpoche strongly advises participants to attend the full course. Additional activities with Rinpoche, including a fundraiser to support earthquake relief efforts and repair of the Amitabha Retreat Center in Nepal, are being planned for September 12 and 13. For more information and to register, please contact Silvie Quach at 408-923-8888 or silviequach@sbcglobal.net. We wanted to give everyone as much notice as possible so they can plan their vacation and travel schedules, but please be advised that we are still waiting for Ayang Rinpoche’s USA visa to be renewed. Because of Rinpoche’s tight schedule and health, San Jose is the only place he will teach in the USA in 2015.

He will also teach in Canada:

Toronto August 8-12, Amitabha 10-Levels; August 13-15, Introduction to True Nature of Mind interviews and teaching; and August 16, Achi empowerment. Please contact Ivy Zhu at www.termafoundation.org for details and to register. Download the 2015 Toronto Schedule and 2015 Toronto Guidelines.

Vancouver August 22-26, Vajrasattva Outer, Inner and Secret Teachings. Please contact Amitabha Foundation Vancouver at 604-726-5106 or amitabhafoundation.vancouver@gmail.com to register. Click here for the detailed schedule.