On 14th October 2024, it was announced by Tibetan exile media that the Sikyong, Penpa Tsering and a six-person delegation of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s Standing Committee, led by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel is visiting Ravangla in South Sikkim (see photo). There is only one woman delegate. The announcement states that: "The delegation will be attending… Continue reading CALL FOR ACTION/PETITION UPDATE: Email the delegation of Tibetan exile representatives visiting Sikkim to attend the 1st Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche commemoration
Tag: Rumtek Monastery
Laying the foundation at the Karmapa Park Project? The question of the 17th Karmapa’s ongoing absence at Rumtek Monastery during the 14th Dalai Lama’s visit this month
On 11th December, it was reported in the Indian and Tibetan exile media, that His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama had begun his visit to Sikkim, after 13 years absence to give a teaching there. As of yet, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje (supreme head of the Karma Kagyu lineage) has still… Continue reading Laying the foundation at the Karmapa Park Project? The question of the 17th Karmapa’s ongoing absence at Rumtek Monastery during the 14th Dalai Lama’s visit this month
‘MEETING THE ULTIMATE GURU’S FACE’: 30TH PARANIRVANA ANNIVERSARY 3RD JAMGON KONGTRUL RINPOCHE
The guru is the luminosity of one's mind.In knowing this to be so,The guru's mind and mineAre undivided and never separate, This is meeting the ultimate guru's face. --excerpt from the Billowing Clouds of Blessings: Guru Yoga (tr. Adele Tomlin) For the 30th Paranirvana Anniversary of the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul today, am re-posting an article I… Continue reading ‘MEETING THE ULTIMATE GURU’S FACE’: 30TH PARANIRVANA ANNIVERSARY 3RD JAMGON KONGTRUL RINPOCHE
3rd Jamgon Kongtrul, Rumtek Monastery Parinirvāṇa ritual and Kālacakra
For Dakini Day today, I offer a short post on the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul, one of the main lineage holders of Karma Kagyu and the Non-Sectarian movement in Tibet (Rimey), heart-son of 16th Karmapa and Kālacakra master (who passed away suddenly in a car crash in 1992). Rumtek Monastery Parinirvana anniversary puja Yesterday, Rumtek monastery… Continue reading 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul, Rumtek Monastery Parinirvāṇa ritual and Kālacakra