with a Preliminary Teaching on Lama Tsong Khapa’s
“Three Principal Aspects on the Path”
May 16 & 17, 2015
On Saturday, May 16th @ 4-7pm Rinpoche will give the preliminary teachings on Lama Tsong Khapa’s “Three Principal Aspects on the Path”.
This teaching is now open to the general public!
On Sunday, May 17th, Rinpoche will give the full Chenrezig Initiation (wang) in one day @ 10am – 12 noon and 2pm to however long it will take.
The initiation will be open only to those who take it or have strong faith in Chenrezig, as mentioned below.
This initiation (full Wang) will involve taking the Engaging Bodhisattva Vow and some commitments (usually a few malas of the short Chenrezig mantra). All committed Buddhist practitioners are welcome to attend. Also if you don’t feel ready to take the initiation, Rinpoche mentioned that those “who like and have faith in Chenrezig” can take it as a blessing.
The initiation will be in Tibetan, with English translation by Geshe Kelsang Wangmo.
You can see a short biography of Yangten Rinpoche below and a more extensive biography of Yangten Rinpoche, composed by Tenzin Tsepag (HH the Dalai Lama’s English Translator) here.
Yangten Rinpoche was born in Kham, Tibet in 1978. He was recognised as a tulku aged 10, and enthroned at Kandze Monstery. In 1990, at the unusually young age of 12, he entered the Geshe program at Sera Mey Monastery and graduated with a Geshe Lharampa degree (with distinction) in 2007, aged only 29.
In 2008 Rinpoche was called up by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to work in His Holiness’ Private Office and has assisted His Holiness on many projects, including being selected to to compile a book on Buddhist Science, from the Kangyur and Tengyur.
Yangten Rinpoche also composed a long-life prayer entitled “Panacea of Pure Nectar” for Lama Zopa Rinpoche, following his illness in 2011, which you can read here. You can also see a poem written by Yangten Rinpoche called “I Love You, my enemy “here.
Below are two recent photos of Yangten Rinpoche at work in the office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
