Long life ceremony for His Holiness Sakya Trizin and temple opening

On Saturday, 18 June a "Tenshug" long life ceremony was held for His Holiness  Sakya Trizin at Tsechen Kunchab Ling in Walden, New York. Around 1,000 people attended the ceremony.  Sponsored statues of the Lamdre lineage masters were offered to His Holiness. Dechen Sakya Centres sponsored two of the statues: one of His Holiness's grandfather, Dakshul Thinley Rinchen, and the other of Sachen Kunga Lodro, a dharma master famed for restoring Sakya during the 18th century.

On Sunday, 19 June the formal opening ceremony of Tsechen Kunchab Ling was held, with over 4,000 people in attendance. Auspicious prayers were recited to mark the occasion.

His Holiness will now conclude the Lamdre teachings over the next week and will then travel to Minneapolis for the next leg of His North American tour.

 

Update on the activity of His Holiness Karmapa

His Holiness Karmapa has recently been teaching in Kalimpong and Darjeeling in India. His Holiness gave the initiation of Chenrezik in Darjeeling to over 10,000 devotees. 

Please click here for a report on the Kalimpong visit and here for the Darjeeling visit.

Lama Jampa Thaye on radio in Bristol, 12 June 2011

Lama Jampa Thaye gave an interview on the the radio in Bristol, England on Sunday,  12 June.

A recording of the interview has been uploaded to Lama Jampa Thaye's YouTube channel. Please click here to listen to the interview.

His Holiness Sakya Trizin bestows Lamdre in the US

His Holiness Sakya Trizin is currently bestowing the Lamdre at Tsechen Kunchab Ling in upstate New York. His Holiness began the teachings on 1 June and will conclude the teachings on 30 June.

In attendance are His Holiness's family, including His wife, Gyalyum Chenmo, and His sons, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche and Gyana Vajra Rinpoche. For the first week of the teachings there were around 175 other attendees including monks, nuns and lay practitioners.

At the conclusion of the teachings, His Holiness will continue His tour of the Americas and is scheduled to visit our Centre in Mexico, Sakya Dolma Ling, for several days in mid-July.