by DzokdenPublications | Jan 21, 2025
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Dolpopa’s Parinirvana Day Celebration:
Puja of Dolpopa 14 Disciples for the Flourishing of the Dzokden Dharma
Dolpopa is one of the greatest masters of Vajrayana Buddhism. Often referred to by all lineages as the Buddha from Dolpo or the second Buddha, he was the expounder of the Dzokden Dharma, the completion Dharma, that is our namesake. In celebration of this great master, Khentrul Rinpoche will teach about his 14 Disciples and perform the Puja of them. Join us online or in person at the Rime Institute. Make a connection to the profound 2nd Buddha from Dolpo and create conditions to help understand the definitive meaning of Dharma.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – WEDNESDAY November 26, 2025 / 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85232742040?pwd=hnh5k1V4xWZpeRRuDZW8TnGvKXrBTR.1
Webinar ID: 852 3274 2040 Passcode: 108108
Read Dolpopa’s Classic text
Mountain Dharma: The Ocean of Definitive Meaning by Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
It is said that teaching the Buddhadharma that the sons are more skilled than the fathers and that even the Buddha got better with practice. The early teachings say very little about the realized experience, and the Buddha remained silent on many points. The subsequent Perfection of Wisdom teachings says a little more but shy from saying too much about nonconceptual wisdom for fear of polluting it. Later in life, the Buddha was ready to talk about such things, and students were ready to hear them. After a thousand years, tantric masters learned the trick of making such insights about the fruition of the heart of the path. Here, you can read how Dolpopa presents these final teachings in all their glory, without invalidating any of those that came before.
One of the most important texts in all of Jonang Dharma is Dolpopa Sherab Gylatsen Mountain Dharma, commonly known as the Mountain Doctrine. Rime Lodrö (Ives Waldo) translated the book from Tibetan to English to ensure that the Zhentong view was properly translated.
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by DzokdenPublications | Jan 13, 2025
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On this incredibly auspicious full moon day hundreds of years ago, Shakyamuni Buddha in the form of the Yidam Deity appeared in Amravati to turn the wheel of Dharma. On this incredible day marking the month of Nagpa Dawa, at the request of Dharma King Suchandra from Shambhala, the Kalachakra Tantra was taught along with all other forms of tantra from the 4 faces of Kalachakra while the Buddha in the form of a monk simultaneously taught the Heart Sutra on Vulture Peak Mountain. While we do not have the full form of the Tantra that was taught that day, the abridged form of the Tantra that we have now is still the most extensive Tantra in the world. It has incredibly detailed and clear instructions explaining how to work with the external world, and the internal world to reveal the enlightened nature.
This day is very important for our world because it has been prophesied by Buddha Shakyamuni in the form of Kalachakra, that our world will transform into a Golden Age of Global Peace and harmony with the help of the Shambhala Dharma kings. On this day we will increase our connection to the 10th Level Bodhisattva Kings to help us on our Dharma path and remove obstacles so that we may reveal our own sacred truth and manifest a Golden Age on earth for the benefit of all beings.
We will celebrate this year with teachings on Shambhala, along with prayers to Shambhala and obstacle removal with the power of Shambhala Dharma Kings.
The Kalachakra Tsok and various Prayers of Shambhala and the Kalki King Obstacle removing prayer will be recited. Please make sure to have access to the Unrestricted Prayers and text in the learning center.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – MONDAY May 12, 2025 / 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87561288168?pwd=Ob9un6Z4YgSyP6OK0ae5l6C7nTCZyk.1
Webinar ID: 875 6128 8168 Passcode: 108108
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by DzokdenPublications | Jan 9, 2025
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In honor of Jetsun Taranatha’s Parinrivana, Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow the oral transmission of the Zhentong Nyingpo. In a previous year he gave a commentary on the text which you can find in Learn.dzokden.org.
Jetsun Taranatha was a renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar, teacher, and master of the Jonang school. He is considered one of the most important figures in the development of Tibetan Buddhism in the 16th and 17th centuries and is best known for his profound contributions to the teachings of emptiness (shunyata) and the nature of mind based on Dolpopa’s Zhentong emptiness. He was a master who had familiarity with all traditions and could write from their doctrinal point of view perfectly. If he wrote a commentary on a Jonang text it reflected no hint of the Nyngma and vice versa.
While a prolific tantric master who wrote many commentaries, empowerments and Sadhanas, he was also known for his poetry. Khentrul Rinpoche will share some of his Dharma poetry in honor of this day.
Learn More about Taranatha
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – SUNDAY May 25, 2025 / 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88547448314?pwd=BS363oayckGR5s26P7mv6DPbQLoT5b.1
Webinar ID: 885 4744 8314 Passcode: 108108
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by DzokdenPublications | Dec 20, 2024
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To say goodbye to the year of the Dragon and welcome in the year of the snake, Khentrul Rinpoche has agreed to bestow the White Dzambhala empowerment and sadhana for Lunar new year. This allows us to work with the power of both the dragon and snake. After we create the conditions for good virtue, wealth and abundance with White Dzambhala, we will offer to the Nagas to help manifest the wealth and abundance in the year of the Serpent. Both of these offerings help to bring material prosperity but even more importantly they help to bring the true wealth of the Dharma.
While in general, the Wealth Yaksha Dzambhala is connected with generosity and Ratnasambhava, each form or color of the deity has a slightly different focus. White Dzambhala is seen as a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Chenrezig. He can eradicate poverty through cleansing negative karma and karmic obstacles while advancing our Bodhicitta aspiration. White Dzambhala brings us the knowledge of ethical discipline and purity. When there is mental clarity, ethics, and wisdom, financial resources can be put to their most effective use. To have financial stability we need purity in our understanding and view of financial resources. We have been working over the years as a community to cultivate a connection with all aspects of Dzambhala and in doing so, refine our ability to magnetize the true wealth, the Dharma to create a Golden Age.
Statues Blessed for Prosperity, Wealth and Abundance
Khentrul Rinpoche will also consecrate and bless Naga Statues and various forms of Dzambhala statues both for offering practices and practitioners home shrines. Those who wish to bring home the conditions for prosperity can pre-order one on Amritasecrets.com If you make the offering and pre-order a Naga statue, please do not keep it in your home shrine near a Garuda. Make sure it is kept away from Garuda.
Special Note for Drolmi Kazug Practioners
If you are a practitioner of the Drolmi Kazug Puja we will also put the Naga practice in your learning center. This is excerpted from the puja and not available for everyone due to restrictions but is available to the practitioners of Drolmi Kazug. Also for those who want to add to your shrine setup, you may consider a Naga statue as we offer to the Nagas every Drolmi Kazug.
How to Prepare?
There are no prerequisites for these teachings.
Prayers of Prosperity for Your Friends and Family
If you would like to make an offering of generosity below in the ticket section to create the conditions for abundance in your life for yourself and your loved ones, you can do so at the check out. Add up to 5 names for you, your friends and family to be added to the dedication at the end of the puja.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia
SATURDAY January 25, 2025
1:00 PM – White Dzambhala Empowerment and Teaching
3:00 PM – Naga Offering Puja and Teaching for Prosperity
Offer Dana for Khentrul Rinpoche
The program fee covers the cost to put on the empowerment and events. Traditionally people also make an offering to the Lama. If you additionally wish to show your generosity to Rinpoché’s precious teachings and to his immense efforts, you can do it in-person at the end of the retreat or, if you are attending online you can offer Dana for Rinpoche here. This is completely voluntary.
Questions?
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by DzokdenPublications | Nov 11, 2024
In-person only at the Tibetan Buddhist Rime Institute.
In Buddhist practice, we don’t just care for ourselves as humans to understand our own true nature and attain everlasting peace and happiness, but that all those around us, seen and unseen, experience the same thing. This includes pets and animals. In our modern times some people love their pet’s as much as their family members so it is easy to see why we would also want the best for them in this life and in future lives.
There are practices for blessing animals, freeing them and extending their life. Rooted in compassion and a respect for all forms of life, Buddhist animal blessings reflect the core values of the Bodhisattva, loving kindness, and interconnectedness.
For Buddhists, animals are regarded as sentient beings, and even the most pampered pets still suffer more than most humans because they are unable to develop themselves spiritually. It is, therefore, very important that we help them.
We can do this with animal blessing ceremonies, reciting mantras to animal companions and exposing them to sacred objects such as images of the Buddha. The animal blessings can have a calming effect on them and help put vast amounts of positive imprints in their minds, ensuring their future happiness and well-being.
Animal Blessing at the Rime Institute
On Sunday, January 19th, Khentrul Rinpoche, the resident Buddhist master at our temple has agreed to host a blessing for pet’s and animals. The temple is particularly powerful because we have a structure on the property called a Stupa. It creates positive Karma for the animal and the owner to walk in a circle around a stupa. There are many stories in Tibet of even a fly circling a stupa and that alone created a condition for their enlightenment in the future. The stupa is full of relics and has been infused with all the blessings of the power of Buddha’s mind.
What to expect?
The Buddhist animal blessing contains a variety of rituals, each designed to express reverence and create conditions for the animals better future rebirth and purification of karma. This may include chanting, circumambulating our stupa, sprinkling water infused with holy blessings to create peace and harmony..
Benefit for Your Pet Ultimately Includes Enlightenment but it starts smaller:
1. Increases your practice of Compassion: Remembering that not just you but all sentient beings want peace and happiness is a first step for ourselves towards enlightenment
2. Blessing for Health and Happiness: Even in this life your pet wants health and happiness. The blessing helps to increase their karmic conditions for this. Nothing is guaranteed but every thing helps.
3. A Better Future Rebirth: In Buddhism we believe in reincarnation. We also believe that to have a chance to realize our own sacred truth we need a human rebirth. So this is praying for the animal to have a better human rebirth.
4. Free the Animal From Negative Rebirths: No one wants a lower rebirth but all of us have done something in the beginningless cycle of existence that was unwise. The prayers help to prevent your pet from a lower rebirth.
Questions?
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