Led by Khenpo Jampa Tenphel Rinpoche
Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Time: 10:00 am – Noon
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: Public $25, Members $20
Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Time: 10:00 am – Noon
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: Public $25, Members $20
Prerequisite: Refuge and a commitment to do a 3 day Vajrapani retreat sometime in this lifetime. Please bring something to share at the tsok ( fruits, cookies, meat, etc). For a better result, please make sure to wear clean clothes and be freshly washed.
The bodhisattva Vajrapani, known as Chagna Dorje in Tibetan, represents the power of the Buddha and the energy of the enlightened mind. He is one of the triad of Bodhisattva protectors (Sk: Trikulanatha, Tibetan: rigsum gonpo) consisting of Manjushri, Chenrezig, and Vajrapani. Vajrapani protects the practitioner from harm and removes the obstacles in their path with the thunderbolt held in his right hand. He is depicted in wrathful form and he is alternatively known as the Lord of Secrets and the Demon Subduer. The Vajrapani practice helps us to focus our life energy towards the goal of attaining enlightenment. If there are people interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Sakya Monastery at monastery@sakya.org
Khenpo Jampa Tenphel Rinpoche comes to us from Dzongsar University in India, where he was the library director and tutor for many years. He received a Degree of Acharya (equivalent to an M.A.) in Buddhist Philosophy in 2002 and was ordained as an Abbot in 2004. He has received many teachings and initiations from all four sects of Tibetan Buddhism (Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, Nyingma), including many from H.H. the Dalai Lama, H.H. Sakya Trizin, H.H. Dagchen Rinpoche and H.H. Karmapa. At the Virupa Educational Institute, Khen Rinpoche teaches intermediate and advanced level curriculum on Buddhist philosophy, highest yoga tantra and sutra.