The Tibetan word ‘Nyungne’ refers to a practice that involves reducing negative actions of the body, speech, and mind by remembering Avalokiteśvara and remaining in that state.
Each year at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, starting on the 8th day of the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, about 100 monks gather to read the Kangyur. The Kangyur is the full collection of the words and teachings spoken by the Buddha translated into the Tibetan language mainly from Sanskrit but also from Chinese and Pāli.
Within the month of Saga Dawa, on the 15th day of the Tibetan calendar, is the great festival day of Saga Dawa Düchen which commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvāṇa of the Buddha.
The Tibetan word Chöd means “to cut” or “to slay” and the Chöd practice is known as “cutting through the ego.”
The Mawey Senge Pūjā (Great Lion’s Roar Pūjā) is performed to mark the day of Mipham Rinpoche’s Parinirvāṇa each year on the 29th day of the auspicious fourth month (Saga Dawa) of the Tibetan lunar calendar.
Chokgyur Dechen Shikpo Lingpa (1829 – 1870), also known as Chokgyur Lingpa, is considered to be one of the great tertöns (treasure revealers) of his lineage.
Guru Padmasaṃbhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, was an Indian Buddhist scholar who is revered for his role in bringing Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet.
The great Festival of the Buddha’s Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma (Chökhor Düchen) occurs each year on the 4th day of the 6th month in the Tibetan calendar.
The origin of the annual Rainy Season Retreat (Yarney) can be traced back to the time of the Buddha Śākyamuni.
The Kangyur is the full collection of the words and teachings spoken by the Buddha translated into the Tibetan language mainly from Sanskrit but also from Chinese and Pali.
Kagyu is one of the four major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and features the continuous oral transmission of the teachings from realized master to gifted disciple.
Chöd practice, established by the great female master Machig Labdrön, is based on the Prajñāpāramitā or “Perfection of Wisdom” sutra, which emphasizes the “emptiness” concept of Buddhist philosophy.
