The Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre is very pleased to announce that, as requested by Gyuto Tantric Monastery and the Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre, oral transmission of the teachings of Aku Sherab Gyatso (1803-1875), a great Gelug master from Amdo, have now been completed.. Kyabje Denma Locho Rinpoche started giving the teaching on the 15th  April 2010 and fully finished on 3rd May 2010. There were over 500 monks, including some Tulkus and Khenpos.  On the morning of 3rd May 2010 there was a TenZhug for Kyabje Rinpoche. This is a long life request ritual.
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I would like to extend my thanks to Gyuto monastery for their excellent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

His Holiness The 102nd Ganden Tripa Kyabje Rizong Rinpoches' Teaching at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.

From 17th to 28 November 2009 H.H. The 102nd Ganden Tripa Kyabje Rizong Rinpoche gave oral transmission on Ngulchu Yangchen Drubpai Dorjes' precious three Volumes.

Teachings took place at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Southern India. 

His Holiness Tri Rinpoche arrived at Bylakuppe with a welcoming by the Tibetan settlement and had held a brief ceremony. All the guests offered Khatak and Tri Rinpoche gave blessings to all. Morover, on that day also in the sky appeared very positive signs like clear rainbows.  

As Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre organized these teachings Tashi Lhunpo Monastery have kindly supported them in all ways necessary. Therefore we would like to thank you the monastery and all official staff.

Due to H.H. Tri Ripoches' enthronement ceremony at Gaden Monastery we had to shorten the teaching days, therefore, Ngulchu Ngagwang Dorjees' Teaching will be given next year with teachings of dben sa pa Lo-sang-dön-drup (blo bzang don grub). 

Hope to see you at the teaching.

The Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre would like to announce that the August teaching from the 7th of August till the of 9th September 2009 went well.

Venerable Gen Yontan Gyatso gave oral transmissions (Lung) on Gungthang Tenpai Donmes' (1762-1823) seven of eleven volumes at this time and will continue the remaining and Kunkyen Lama Jamyang Shepas' six volumes out of the fifteen volumes which survive the lineage (1648-1721). These written works are the text books of the Gomang College which is part of one of the largest Monasteries of Tibet and also of Labrang Tashi Kyil as well as monasteries in Mongolia.

Also we would like you to be involved in this work both financially and in your thoughts so please come forward for this precious project.

 

 

 

In the last my e-mail I mentioned the forthcoming March teachings at Gyuto Tantric Monastic University, Dharamsala, which are named below and have now been successfully completed.

1/ Jewel Mound Explanations of The Example Teachings (dpe chos rin chen spungs pa) by Kadampa Geshe Poto Wa. 
2/ Jewel Mound Traditional Tale Teachings (gtam rgyud rin chen spungs pa)
3/ Jewel Mound Oral Instruction Teachings (man ngag rin chen spungs pa)
4/ Garland of Jewels Instruction of The Three Levels of Ordination (sdum gsum bslab bya norbu’i  'phreng ba)
5/ Transmission and Exposition of Collections of Activities of White Manjushri - including process of realization (jam dbyangs dkar po’i sgrub thabs las tshogs - bshad lung) by Jamyang Shepa
6/ Empowerment of Combined Sadhana of  Lords of the Three Families (rigs gsum spyi sgrub rjes gnang)

These were the remainder of the teachings which were started in March 2008 and were left incomplete, due to events at that time.
 
Over five hundred monks attended the teachings, including Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche, several other abbots and former abbots, and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.  Some young tulkus also attended.
 
Furthermore, Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche, gave oral transmission of Little pithy volume of many oral instructions on the king of mountain deities who guards the northern quarters or the god of wealth, rnam sras be'u bum.(two volumes) and Great abbot Tenpa Chophels' collected work- mkhan chen bstan pa chos 'phel 1840-1907.(two volumes)

which lasted two weeks. After each of these teachings the ceremony for longevity was performed for each lama individually. Officials and members of many monasteries in Dharamsala were present.
 
Gyuto Tantric Monastic University generously looked after the lamas and monks who had come from other areas, providing their accommodation, meals and the transport for the two Lamas. I am very grateful for their support.
 
Unfortunately I was unable to attend personally, due to the restrictions of my visa at this time, however I was able to organize matters via telephone, fax and email, and the office staff in Dharamsala coped very well in my absence.
 
I was very relieved that the Camellia Foundation offered their financial support, £6,400, for these teachings and I thank the Camellia Foundation and Mr. Gordon Fox, Mr Peter Leggatt, M.B.E. very much for their generosity, I also like to thanks Geshi Thupten Jinpa la for his great help.
 
Although I am happy with the progress of the project so far, time is so important, as the lamas are aging all the time, and I know that with more financial help we could proceed so much more quickly and widely to secure these precious teachings.

  

Early last year Venerable Lama Zopa Rinpoche said he would help out with the Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centres' loan which we had from the Conference in Dharamsala in Jun 2006. Rinpoche promised to donated US$ 5000 at the time and later last year gave US$ 5000 toward to the loan. So now the loan is paid off which is a great relief.

Ven. Tashi Lhunpo Kenrinpoch donated US$ 1000 in 2008.

In December 2008 Tolotsang Dolma and family Donated Rs.100,000 toward Teachings at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.

In January 2009 Gajang Serkong Gazi Rinpoche donated Rs.100,000 in general.

In February 2009 Camellia Foundation donated £6400 towards the March teachings.

Therefore I would like to say thank you very much to Ven. Rinpoche and FPMT.

Also Ven. Tashi Lhunpo Kenrinpoch,Ven.Gajang Serkong Gazi Rinpoche, Tolotsang Dolma and family and also the Camellia Foundation, Mr. Gordon Fox, Mr Peter Leggatt, M.B.E. and many thanks to Geshi Thupten Jinpa la.

 

 From December 14th 2008 to 2nd January Kyabje Jangtse Choje Rizong Rinpoche gave oral transmissions on Ngulchu Yabse Sum, Khedrup Nagwang Dorje (1720-1803), Ngulchu Dharmabhadra (1772-1851), and his disciple Ngulchu Yangchen Drubpai Dorje (1809-1887).

There are ten Volumes, at this time Kyabje Rinpoche has finished Ngulchu Dharmabhadra 6 Volumes oral transmissions and will be giving Khedrup Nagwang Dorje 1 Volume, and Ngulchu Yangchen Drubpai Dorje 3 Volumes later this year.These precious volumes include many of the deities practices. If someone is practicing any of the three main Gelug pa Deity's and so on, then this is a good opportunity to receive those texts' oral transmissions (lung).

The Teaching  took place at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in South India & the rest of the teaching will be given at the same place.

On this occasion Tashi Lhunpo Monastery helped us so much, Geden Phacho Bhucho preservation Centre would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for all your hard work.

Towards the end of the Teaching both Geden Phacho Bhucho preservation Centre and Tashi Lhunpo Monastery threw a long life ceremony for Kyabje Jangtse Choje Rizong Rinpoche.

There are some photos of this occasion hope you enjoy looking at them.

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The Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre was able to manage another Conference on the 4th of January while His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Drepung Monastery In South India.

 

This conference was conducted under the support of Professor Samdhong Rinpoche. At the Conference there were Jangtse Choje Rinpoche and Sharpa Choje Rinpoche who are Holders of two of the three highest spiritual positions in the Gelug Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and also Professor Samdhong Rinpoche himself also Denma Locho Rinpoche, Dhakpa Tritul Rinpoche, Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and some other high lamas. Of course all the abbots of Drepung Sera Ganden Tashi Lhunpo which are four major Gelugpa monasteries and Gyutoe, Gyumey, also Rato Monastery's. Also those monasteries former abbots and many middle aged Tulkus. Hundreds of monks and lay observers also turned up too. 

Conference Agenda

1 How to pass on those rare teachings that so far Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre (GPBPC) has been able to find. Which are not only with Lamas in India but also teachings that are left only with some Lamas from many different countries.

2 In order to speed up this work we also need good staff in the Dharamsala office therefore how are we going to find the right people in time.

3 What kind of people are we going to ask to go to those different countries, to receive these teachings.

4 At the moment The Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre has found some difficulty with insufficient funding so how could Gelugpa members help with this.

Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, Jangtse Choje Rinpoche and Sharpa Choje Rinpoche gave a wonderful speech then had common discussions. Everyone used the time so well and shared their opinions.

The result was some Lamas volunteered to help with finding the texts which we can't get in India. Some said they will support the teachings when the GPBPC organise them. Moreover, many Lamas said they will back up the work of the GPBPC in any directions. 

Ven. Geshe Beri Jikmey took a transcript of the whole discussion and meeting. Also we were able to manage a video cameraman, so now we have a new DVD on this conference. If you want to have copy of this, even the first one just write to us, we will send a copy to you but we will charge you only for the cost of making and posting it to you. Also you can watch the video on our website.

Soon after this conference Lelung Rinpoche invited some lamas and contributors for tea in the meeting hall above the new Loseling prayer hall. Not many of them turned up but we received substantial donations, which you can view on the income section on this website. In addition Lelung Rinpoche and his staff visited many of those Lamas and the result is the GPBPC have set up some more rare teachings by Lamas for the younger generations, as you can see under the forthcoming teachings on this website. 

Your support is also most welcome.

Kyabje  Dhakpa Tritul Rinpoche kindly accepted our request to give some of the very rare teaching

As you know that Kyabje  Dhakpa Tritul Rinpoche kindly accepted our request to give some of the very rare teachings. The teachings held on 13th to the 22nd of December at Sera Mey Monastery were a great success, with help of the Sera Mey

Monastery and we are very thankful to Ven.Thamthog Rinpoche for sponsoring tea and bread for five days for the monks. Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre would like to say thank you for making it happen.

Teachings have been given on

Set Teachings of Youthok Nyingthig (there are over 53 sections) including the empowerments and oral transmissions, were given in Tara temple on roof of the mean prayer hall. Due to regular practices not all people were allowed to receive these teachings.Therefore, only around a hundred people including H.E. Ling Rinpoche, H.E.Kunde Ling Rinpoche, Changkya Rinpoche and abbots and former abbots, senior monks as well as some Tibetan Doctors and medicine learners.  

In the mean prayer hall empowerment of Yellow  Vajra Bhairava (the wrathful Manifestation of Manjushri) and Word Discourse of White Tara and explanations and guidance on In praise of Dependent Origination by Je Tsongkhapa also exegetical transmission of Vinaya summary by Sharchen Nyawang Tsultrim.

Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre also would love to say thanks for all people who were involved with these teachings.

 

More Pictures Here

 

 

 

 

 

The Tibet Foundation kindly published an article about The Geden Phacho Bhucho Project a couple months ago, which has raised awareness of this project with their news readers.
Also The Tibet Foundation has offered one of their staff members for ten hours a week to research teaching texts which The Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre urgently needed, in order to preserve those Teachings, Oral Transmissions & Empowerment’s. 
Therefore, The Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre would like to say "Thank You"  to The Tibet Foundation for taking up part of this vital project.

Tibet Foundation