Prayer for the Coronavirus Outbreak
HE Khöndung Abhaya Rinpoche translated the dharani of Arya Parnasavari for the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus and for All the Suffering in the World. Click on the image below for the PDF.
Ven. Khenpo Jamyang Chopal Teaches on the Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma
Translator: Loppon Geshe Jamyang Tsultrim By Laura Ellis On January 18-19, 2019, students gathered at Sakya Monastery to receive the very auspicious teaching on the Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma given by Khenpo Jamyang Chopal on his first visit to Seattle. Venerable Khenpo Jamyang Chopal joined the Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Institute, India…
Memorial Service for the Parinirvana of His Eminence Kyabje Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche
Today we have sad news to share. On Monday, December 30, 2019 His Eminence Kyabje Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche passed into parinirvana. Since his passing, Rinpoche remained in thukdam meditative state for twelve days at his residence at the Chime Gatsal Ling Monastery in Dharamsala, India. Rinpoche finally emerged from thukdam on January 10th on the…
H.E. Khöndung Avikrita Rinpoche Bestows the Maitreya Initiation
By Laura Ellis On February 2nd 2019, H.E. Khöndung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche bestowed the Maitreya initiation from the lineage of the Indian master Asanga’s pure vision. Rinpoche described Maitreya as the bodhisattva who made the determination to realize the Dharma and keep it relevant for our future. Lord Buddha Shakyamuni prophesized that Maitreya will be…
Sand Mandala Creation with Lama Migmar
By Stephanie Prince Between November 4 through November 10, 2019, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism was very fortunate that our Resident Artist, Venerable Lama Migmar, single-handedly created a sand mandala of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig in Tibetan). The public were invited to view it each day as the creation progressed. Lama Migmar diligently, patiently, and expertly accomplished…
Bhadracarya Festival 2019
By Ven. Lekshay Sangpo (above: H.E. Avikrita Rinpoche at the 2019 Bhadracarya Festival in Lumbini) Bhadracarya Festival is in Lumbini, Nepal. Not only is it the birthplace of the Buddha, it is also one of my favorite places in the Buddhist world. It’s a rural area where pilgrims joyfully swarm among local Nepalis who are…