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A Karma Kagyu Lineage Gurus Thangka 

Date：2012-03-31

【Hong Kong】A superbly Karma Kagyu Lineage Gurus thangka painted by Ms Kim Chong, Hong Kong disciple of Thrangu Rinpoche and Karma Gardi style of thangka painter, has spent one year to complete the painting and recently gifted to Hong Kong Thrangu Centre. Very Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche says, " this auspicious thangka is very helpful to practitioners at any level in mediation and visualization." Resident's lamas and all directors are deeply grateful to Ms Kim Chong and her family for their kind generosity and continued support. This well-made thangka will be displayed at the Centre for public's worship.
 

Thrangu Rinpoche Celebrating Tibetan Water Dragon New Year 

Date：2012-02-22

【Hong Kong】February 22 was Tibetan Water Dragon New Year. In the early morning, Hong Kong Thrangu's resident lamas and Nepal Thrangu's sangha arrived at Rinpoche's apartment to celebrate losar. The sangha made an elaborate mandala offering and performed a prayer for Rinpoche's long life. Rinpoche smiled charmingly and sat on the throne blessing all lamas and disciples with a sacred kata and a golden buddha statue. The simple but solemn ceremony was concluded with a joyful, serene and majestic atmosphere.
 

Losar Mahakala Puja 

Date：2012-01-22

【Hong Kong】This year, Ven Thrangu Rinppoche arranged Nepal's lamas, ani and center's resident lamas to conduct the three-day Mahakala Puja to end the old year of the Lunar Calendar. The puja was led and performed by lamas and anis with the presence of disciples. At 12:00am, the celebration started with a scarf offering to H.H 17th Karmapa and Thrangu Rinpoche to pray them for the eternal existence. Scarves were offered to the thrones of His Holiness and Thrangu Rinpoche. The customary special sweet rice and tibetan butter tea were served to the sangha and lay people during the ceremony and each guest received a bag of Losar kabsey. The Losar ceremony completed enjoyably.
 

Bardo Teachings 

Date：2012-01-14

【Hong Kong】What is the meaning of Bardo? It means literally intermediate state. It refers to the state of existence intermediate between two lives on earth. According to Tibetan tradition, after death and before one's next birth, when one's consciousness is not connected with a physical body, one experiences a variety of phenomena. In order to help develop an accurate view and thus how to proceed in one's practice, Toronto's Lama Tashi Dondup conducted 2-days Dharma Teachings on Bardo on January 14 -15. 【Read More】
 

Happy Tea Party and Family Gathering 

Date：2011-12-04

【Hong Kong】December is the time for celebration. Thrangu Center and Po Leung Kuk Eco-Home for the Senior jointly held the lunch event called " the Happy Tea Party and Family Gathering" on December 4th. Because of a great inconvenience walking to many seniors, Thrangu's volunteer assisted the elderly and provided transportation. The program included visiting, dim-sim lunch, half-day tour at nearby park. In this regards, the dean presented us with a certificate of appreciation in recognition of Thrangu Center and lamas' excellent work in providing voluntary service to the local community. 【Read More】
 

The Medicine Buddha Puja and Teachings 

Date：2011-10-01

【Hong Kong】Beginning on October 1st, the Medicine Puja and Teachings was held for five days at Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre. Venerable 9th Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche presided over the ceremony. Five days of aspiration event, attended by Hong Kong Kagyu Centres' resident lamas, monks, Nepal and China's Khenpos  and approximately three thousand participants from United States, Canada, Malaysia, Mainland China, Japan and Taiwan, was undertaken with great concentration and bliss.. 【Read More】
 

TTYM celebrates the birthday of H.H. Karmapa and Tree Planting Day 

Date：2011-06-26

【Nepal】On 26 June, Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery celebrated the birthday of H.H. Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa Urgen Thinley Dorje. In the early morning, all the Sangha gathered in the main shrine hall and performed long life prayers. Many monks also dedicated birthday poems with the praise to His Holiness' and wishing him long life. 【Read More】
 

A New Water Source for Namo Buddha 

Date：2011-05-18

【Nepal】The drilling for water at Namo Buddha Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery.It has just completed. It was started on 17th May on the full moon day.The next day, Phurab Puja, the fire and smoke prayer, was performed so there would be no obstacles. Rinpoche asked Lama Tenzin Chophel, the steward of Namo Buddha to take responsibility to complete this project. 【Read More】
 

10th Vajra Vidya Seminar 

Date：2011-04-26

【Nepal】Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche gave his annual teaching to the monks and nuns of Thrangu Monasteries from April 12-21. The 10th Vajra Vidya Seminar was held at Namo Buddha Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery. The teaching was on the first 16 chapters of Khedrup Karma Chagme's Mountain Dharma, instructions for retreat. It was sponsored by Lama Sonam, the resident lama of Hong Kong Thrangu Centre. Most of the lamas who are residing at Thrangu Dharma centres overseas also attended the teaching. Rinpoche gave teachings on the Hevajra Tantra to senior lamas in the morning and teachings on Mountain Dharma to everyone in the afternoon.【Read More】
 

Reconstruction of Qinghai Thrangu Monastery to be restored  

Date：2011-04-17

【China】The reconstruction of worst damaged Thrangu monastery started Sunday, April 17th, on a vast grassland, kilometers away from the original site of the 700-year-old famed monastery. Nearly 300 guests and monks attended the Consecration Ceremony of the day. New Site will be located at Zhaqu River, covering 280 acres, the four-year reconstruction project is expected to invest approximately 46 million in two phases construction. 【Read More】
 

Water crisis in Nepal 

Date：2011-04-09

【Nepal】 Due to recent climate change and environmental degradation, Nepal now faces acute shortage of water. Severe water shortage hits Namo Buddha. A deep tube well is required to build. The drilling will be 230 meters through rock. This seems to be the only alternative as all other methods have dried up. The drilling and all fittings will cost approximately US$41,000. Finally, the monastery has been fortunate to buy a piece of land with a small source of water.The land is below Phoolbaari, around 3km from the monastery.【Read More】
 

H.H.Gyalwang Karmapa's Anthem for the Vajra Vidya Institute 

Date：2011-03-20

【India】At the request of Khenpo Lobsang Tenzin, Head of Vajra Vidya Institute, Gyalwang Karmapa wrote a short song to be used as the anthem for the Institute, and presented it to Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche during the Lama Choepa on Saturday morning, March 19th. At 4.00pm, after the heat of early afternoon had subsided, there was a short celebration in the main shrine room during which the song was performed for the first time by monks of the Vajra Vidya Institute.【Read More】
 

H.H. Karmapa Spring Teaching at V.V.I. Sarnath  

Date：2011-03-09

【India】The four-day Spring teaching by HH Karmapa was held from the 9th through the 12th of March at Vajra Vidya Institute. The topic was "How to become a good person through the wish to benefit others." This is the third year in a row that the Gyalwang Karmapa has given spring teachings to an audience of local Tibetan, Indian, and international students at the Vajra Vidya Institute. Nearly six hundred people gathered to listen to His Holiness including three high reincarnate lamas; Khenchen Yongzin Thrangu Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Gyatso Rinpoche. Thousands more watched all over the world, via a live webcast with translation into English, Hindi and six other languages.
 

Losar celebration at VVI 

Date：2011-03-05

【India】The celebration of the new year of Iron Rabbit (2138) at Vajra Vidya Institute was attended by more than 350 people- the sangha as well as many lay disciples from all over the world. It began in the morning with the sixteen Arhats puja, and offerings to His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa, Ven Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Ven Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche with tea, saffron rice, and khapse. This was followed by the performance of the snow lion dance by monks from SMD Banch School and VVI, along with a contest of game skill by the young monks of VVI. The evening program " The Life of Shantideva " was performed by the young monks of SMD Branch School, Namo Buddha with elaborate costumes and staging.
 

School visits  

Date：2011-02-12

【Hong Kong】On February 12, 3 teachers along with 120 students of Buddhist Kok Kwong Secondary School visited our Centre as part of their religious education. At 11:00am, when students came to the center,they were invited into the Main Hall. Lama Sonam led a group of students to sing praises to Vajradhara, then he played them a video of introduction of Thrangu Monastery.【Read More】
 

Hevajra Puja held at VVI, Sarnath  

Date：2011-01

【India】The grand puja of Hevajra was held at the Vara Vidya Institute in Sarnath, the place where the Buddha gave his first teaching. Hevajra is one of the 13 Tantras translated by the great yogi and translator Marpa. H.H the 17th Karmapa has directed the Vajra Vidya Institute to preserve the Hevajra Tantra and its rituals. There are male and female form of Hevajra both of which are performed by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, faculty and students of VVI. The recent grand puja was of the male form and it was held for seven days under the direction of Thrangu Rinpoche. All members of Thrangu monastery hope that by doing the puja, there may be world peace and that everyone may be happy in the upcoming year.

 

Long Life Ceremony for the three Kagyu Lions:Thrangu Rinpoche, Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche, and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche  

Date：2010-12-22

【India】On the last day of the Kagyu Monlam, the Gyalwang Karmapa performed a special long-life ceremony for the three Rinpoches: Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche, and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche.【Read More】
 

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche 78th birthday banquet  

Date：2010-11-15

【Hong Kong】The Dinner was held on Nov 15th at TST Royal Wedding. Nearly over 700 guests attended the gala event. The programmes of this evening included lucky draw, magic show and singing performance. In addition to tasty food available, there were also volunteers present who performed wholeheartedly on stage to make the party a success. The gala dinner party ended in joyfulness and mutual blessing.