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The Benchen Monastery Community is under the spiritual guidance of both His Eminence Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche and Venerable Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche.
It provides information about the Dharma centers in the East and West which are connected to the Rinpoches. And it provides information about various social welfare projects especially targeted at poor and needy people living in the East. |
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Visit of H.H. XVII. Karmapa to Europe |
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 His Holiness the XVII. Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is expected to visit Europe in May and June 2010.
The continous invitations by European centres are accepted by H.H. the Karmapa and are now going through the process of official approval.
We hope that this will happen soon.
H.H. the Karmapa accepted to visit Benchen Phuntsok Ling and we are looking forward to this extraordinary event.
On this occasion the Venerable Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche will also be present in Benchen Phuntsok Ling.
The visit in Benchen Phuntsok Ling is scheduled for Sunday, May 30, 2010.
More information about the program will be given soon.
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Regarding Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's Spring Course 2010 |
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Spring Course Update!
Even though Ven. Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche will not teach by himself, he has decided that this years Spring Course will be taught by two of our young Khenpos, Khenpo Sonam Gyurme and Khenpo Tsondru Tharchin. They will teach on the 1st chapter of the Bodhicharyavatara, The Benefits of Bodhicitta. The dates for the course will remain the same.
Important Notice!
Ven. Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche has returned to his monastery in Kathmandu yesterday, Jan. 23rd 2010, from Singapore. He is in very good health and spirits and has healed very nicely. Even though, the monastic community and associated students etc. have requested Rinpoche strongly to take a much needed rest and please not to engage in any activities which are not absolutely vital. On the basis of this, Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche has accepted our request and decided to cancel this years Spring Course. We would like to apologize very much for any inconvenience caused, especially to those who have made travel arrangements already.
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Accumulation of 10 Million Tara Mantras |
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 Like earlier this year again we will perform the recitation of 10,000,000 White Tara mantras for the long life of Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche and for the spreading of Rinpoche's activity for the benefit of all sentient beings.
This time we will join the recitation of Tara mantras started by Benchen Karma Kamtsang Poland.
As Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche states: "You should practice White Tara for yourself and for your Guru. Some centers organize accumulations of many thousands of mantras. Every practitioner marks the number of the mantras he recited on a piece of paper. After accumulating 100 000 mantras he gives his list back to the center and the mantras are counted together. You should do that!" (cit. from: Feast of Joy - Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's Jorney to Tibet 2005, DVD, published 2008 by One Shot Production)
Every student of Rinpoche is invited to join this recitation. Either the ten syllable root mantra or the longer White Tara mantra can be recited.
We will collect the amount of Tara mantras recited and regularly forward the total number to Benchen Karma Kamtsang Poland.
So far 2,516,302 Tara mantras have been recited (February 21, 2010).
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Summer course:
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July 24 - August 8
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Tara retreat:
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July 20 - July 22
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Gönkar retreat:
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August 9 - August 11
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According to present information H.E. Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche won’t be able to come to Benchen Phuntsok Ling this year, since he has to fulfil other obligations.
Tenga Rinpoche will be present at Benchen Phuntsok Ling throughout the Tara ritual, the summer course and the Gönkar retreat.
Look here for the detailed program.
Early bird registration is open now!
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