Ayang Rinpoche sends his personal wishes to everyone for a happy, healthy and prosperous Chinese New Year, the year of the Water Dragon.
Chinese New Year Greetings
January 25, 2012 by
Bodhgaya Phowa Course Begins January 14
January 13, 2012 by
Rinpoche and sangha Chanting Amitabha Pureland Aspiration Prayer While Circumambulating Mahabodhi Stupa
Ayang Rinpoche’s annual Phowa Course is due to start January 14 and will continue through January 23, 2012. See the complete daily schedule.
Thinley Norbu Rinpoche passes into parinirvana
January 2, 2012 by
His Holiness Kyabje Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, eldest son of former head of the Nyingma lineage His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, passed into parinirvana December 26, 2011.
Ayang Rinpoche has sent an open condolence letter to Thinley Norbu Rinpoche’s family and sangha, which is available here.
Ayang Rinpoche requests that his students practice Vajrasattva, according to the wishes of Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, until January 16, 2012, in order to receive Dungse Rinpoche’s blessings at this time.
Drikung Charitable Society Report
November 21, 2011 by
Read the 2010-2011 Report of the Drikung Charitable Society, founded by Ayang Rinpoche in Bylakuppe, South India, and see photos and updates for the:
- Child Sponsorship program that supports the education of hundreds of poor Tibetan refugee children and elders,
- New monastery temple under construction in Bylakuppe,
- Amitabha Meditation Center under construction in Bodhgaya,
- Drubchen held at the Mundgod monastery,
- Planned Dairy Farm project to improve nutrition for the Bylakuppe monks.