Monastery Pujas

Cremation Ceremony Live Streamed

July 17, 2026 by Becky

Cremation Ceremony of H.E Choeje Ayang Rinpoche

at Thupten Shedrub Jangchubling Monastery in Bylakuppe, South India on July 18, 2026

7.00 AM (India) or 6:30 PM July 17 in California Here is a time zone converter.

His Eminence Gyangkhang Rinpoche, the head of Namdroling Monastery, and Lama Sonam Gyatso Rinpoche, along with the other Namdroling lamas performing the cremation ritual, will arrive at Thupten Shedrub Jangchub Ling Monastery with a traditional welcome by all the sangha members and lay people.

8.00 AM (India) or 7:30 PM July 17 in California

H.E Choeje Ayang Rinpoche’s Kudung (an honorific term for the mortal remains of a realized master) will be carried out from the shrine hall, led by a ceremonial procession of golden parasols and accompanied by skeletal dakas and dakinis. While circumambulating the old and the new temple with the sacred kudung, the monks will chant the prayer melody from “Drangchar Zimbu Mei Gur Yang (sbrang mchar zim bu mei mgur dbyang) from the songs of Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon’s prayer to the Lineage masters. Upon the holy kudung reaching the cremation stupa, notable Rinpoches, Khenpos, and other dignitaries will offer scarves.

On placing the kudung inside the Purkhang (cremation stupa), the Jinsek (fire offering rituals) will begin simultaneously, each of them led by an eminent Buddhist master in the four directions:

East- H.E Kyabje Gyangkhang Rinpoche presides over the Jinsek of Dorsem (Buddha Vajrasattva),

North- Venerable Lapchi Dorzin Thundup Palden presides over the Jinsek of Dorje Phagmo ( Buddha Vajravarahi),

West – His Eminence Palchen Galo Rinpoche presides over the Jinsek of Oepakme (Buddha Amitabha), and

South – Venerable Lama Sonam Gyatso Rinpoche presides over the jinsek of Shitro (100 peaceful and wrathful deities)

Download the full schedule July 16 – July 20, 2026.

For those of you unable to attend in person, the ceremony will be live streamed on Facebook. This is the Facebook page where you can access the live stream and find photos of the preparations.

We invite you to make a tax-deductible offering to help complete Rinpoche’s stupa and to support the cremation ceremonies. Please click below or send your check in USD to: Amitabha Foundation, P. O. Box 2572, Aptos, CA 95001

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Cremation Ceremony July 18, 2026

April 10, 2026 by Becky

Ayang Rinpoche’s Ku-Dung (holy body) at Thupten Shedrub Jangchub Ling Monastery in India

H.H. Palchen Galo Rinpoche, True Lhamo and the staff at Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery are planning the activities surrounding the cremation of Chöje Ayang Rinpoche’s ku-dung (holy body) on July 18, 2026. Visitors are welcome.

If you would like to attend and have not already let someone in your own country know, please send us an email so that we can notify the monastery.

Click here for a guide for travel to Bylakuppe and accommodations in the area. To be able to stay within or even visit the Tibetan Settlement of Bylakuppe for the day, attendees will need to have a PAP, Protected Area Permit. Please enter “Dickyi Larsoe Tibetan Settlement, P.O. Bylakuppe-571104, Mysore, Karnataka” as the place proposed to visit. Note that it can take a month or longer to get the PAP approved. If you have not received approval before traveling, please bring a copy of the PAP application with you.

After the cremation, Rinpoche’s holy relics will be placed into a new stupa being constructed at his monastery. We invite you to make a tax-deductible offering to help complete Rinpoche’s stupa and to support the cremation ceremonies. Please click below or send your check in USD to: Amitabha Foundation, P. O. Box 2572, Aptos, CA 95001

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Annual Dzambhala Offering Prayers

December 22, 2025 by Becky

Dzambhala, Tantric Deities Temple, Amitabha Retreat Center, Kathmandu, Nepal

Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery in South India, Thupten Shedrub Jangchub Ling, will hold their annual Dzambhala, or Wealth Deity Offering Prayer, December 20-26, 2025.

Dzambhala is an emanation of Buddha Ratnasambhava, whose enlightened activity is increasing and whose essence is generosity. Dzambhala is an emanation of Buddha Ratnasambhava, whose enlightened activity is increasing and whose essence is generosity. He is portrayed riding a snow lion and holding victory banner and a jewel-spitting mongoose. Some view the mongoose as triumphant over snakes or nagas, the keepers of wealth.

The offering prayer is also referred to as a Yangdrup, meaning a ritual to generate “Yang”, the powerful magnetizing properties associated with fortune and luck. This in turn creates all opportunities to ensure accomplishment in spiritual practice, as well as an abundance of wealth, prosperity, success, good fortune, luck, long life and wisdom in a person’s personal, business and family life.

People who wish to dedicate prayers for their loved ones, including pets, living or passed, may donate towards tormas, butter lamps, tsog, tea, meals, offerings for monks and nuns, or other puja expenses, by sending in their contributions through Amitabha Foundation in their own country, directly to the monastery’s account, or by donating online. Donations are tax-deductible in the US

Dedications must be received by December 25th at 5 AM (Pacific Time) to be sent to the monastery in time to be included on the prayer list during the Dzambhala Offering Prayer Ceremonies. Donations are welcome any time.

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First Parinirvana Anniversary of Choje Ayang Rinpoche

November 19, 2025 by Becky

His Eminence Chöje Ayang Rinpoche, Lumbini 2004

Ayang Rinpoche’s Swift Rebirth Prayer, written by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje

Letter from H.E. Palchen Galo Rinpoche regarding Rinpoche’s cremation ceremony, July 18, 2026

We would like to share this letter from True Lhamo and everyone at Thupten Shedrub Jangchubling in Bylakuppe, India, November 17, 2025. Watch the monastery’s pujas March 23 at these times (Indian Standard Time):

8-10 am

10:30-11:30 am

1:30-3 pm

3:30-5 pm

Dear All,

As we approach the sacred first anniversary of our dear Rinpoche on November 23, following the heartfelt advice of Galo Rinpoche, let us come together in devotion to perform the Buddha Amitabha sadhana and Tsog offering, accompanied by butter lamp or candle offerings by sangha members of Amitabha Foundation and devoted followers of Rinpoche in different parts of the world.

At the monastery, the monks will conduct the Buddha Amitabha offering prayer with Tsog in the Kudung Lhakhang, as well as the 100 Deities Peaceful and Wrathful offering prayer in the Yidam Temple.

With lots of love and best wishes to all from us.

Truelha

If you would like to make offerings to the monastery for butter lamps, tsok, or expenses for the Parinirvana Anniversary (Dechö) ceremonies, please click here or send your check in USD to:

Amitabha Foundation

P. O. Box 2572

Aptos, CA 95001

Join us by Zoom for a Buddha Amitabha Offering Prayer with Tsok to honor Rinpoche’s Parinirvana Anniversary

Time and date for 2026 to be announced.

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