What's On

The Five Day Annual Mahavairocana Sand-mandala Ritual (Drubchoe) with its Jhang-chog is going on from 21 to 25 August 2010 by Sangha Assembly of Jamchen Lhakhang Monastery under the auspices of His Eminence Shabdrung Rinchen Paljor Rinpoche.

Dear Dharma brothers and sisters,

All of us living in this world of existence are experience the fright and sadness of losing our beloved ones, one time or another. Memories of the deceased and sad feelings always haunt our heart. Traditionally we gathers with family members during the events like Lunar New Year begins, Ching Ming and 7th Month Hungry Ghost Festival, to pay respect to our beloved deceased ones by visiting places like columbarium, cemeteries and temples where our deceased ones ashes were kept.

But in Buddhist way, especially from the skilful means of the Mantrayana tradition, Lord Buddha bestowed a profound ritual method through the Mahavairocana Tantra, known as Sarvadurgati Parishodhani rite with its Jhang-chog service for the beloved deceased beings. Impregnated with love and compassion, this effective ritual liberates all deceased from their suffering consequences to higher rebirth and happiness. Such noble and effective services of the Vajrayana have not been widely practice everywhere.

For the sake of all sentient beings, our monastery commits to bring such noble services for the benefit of the deceased and the family members during our Annual Drub-choe (Rties). Well qualified ritual Vajramaster and senior monks are performs these services to deliver enormous benefit to the deceased beings. This will be the most meaningful and virtuous activities that we can offer to our beloved ones who had passed away.

We encourage the entire benefactors to spread the good news of the Jhang-chog services that is annually accessible in our monastery during the 7th lunar month, the month known as Hungry Ghost Festival.

May the Blessing of the Triple Gem be with you and your family always.

The latest news of Jamchen 大彌勒寺近況

April 2010
霞仲仁千巴究仁波切剛圓滿為期2個月的閉關，在五月份，仁波切將要前往香港弘法。很快的，究給霞仲仁波切將自印度薩迦佛學院返回尼泊爾過暑假。

H.E. Shabdrung Rinchen Paljor Rinpoche just finished his two months retreat and going to visit Hong Kong in May. H.E. Chogye Shabdrung Rinpoche is going back to Nepal from Sakya College, India for summer vocation soon.

Jamchen

Brief Biography of His Eminence Chogye Shabdrung Rinpoche

His Eminence Chogye Shabdrung Rinpoche is a grand nephew of His Eminence Late Chogye Trichen Rinpoche and was born in 1981 at Kushang House in Shigatse, Tibet. Until the age of 15 he remained at Kushang house and gone through primary education at School in Shigatse.

At the age of 16, he was enthroned as Chogye Shabdrung and heir of Chogye lineage at Nalendra monastery in Tibet. After the enthronement, he was sent to Dzongsar and Ngor colleges of Tibet where he studied Buddhist philosophy for two years.

When the age of 18 he left Tibet for Nepal where his grand uncle H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche was residing. He learned all the rituals of monastery under the guidance of His Eminence. He also received many transmissions, empowerments and important teachings from His Eminence and many other respected masters like H.H. Sakya Trizin and H.E. Luding Khenchen Rinpoche.

At the age of 20, he received Upasaka and Shramanera (Novice Monk) vows from H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama at the holy shrine of Bodhgaya in India. At the age of 21, he received fully ordained monk (Bikkhu) vow from His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche.

He had also conducted various retreats of deities like Vajrapani, White Manjushri and Mahavairocana.

At the present time he is studying at Sakya College, Dehradun in India for higher Buddhist studies and will be graduated in three years.

尊貴的 究給霞純仁波切 簡傳

         尊貴的 究給霞純仁波切是究給企千仁玻切的姪孫，於1981年，出生於西藏日喀則的夏魯‧庫賢家族，在15歲之前，他住在那裡並在當地接受小學的教育。

         16歲時，他在西藏的納南達寺昇座成為究給霞純以繼承究給的血脈傳承。昇座之後，他被送往西藏的宗薩及哦寺學院學習佛教哲學2年。

        18歲時，他離開西藏前往究給企千仁波切所居住的尼泊爾。他在仁波切的指導之下學習了所有的寺廟宗教儀軌法事。他從尊貴的 究給企千仁波切及許多其他備受尊敬的上師如薩迦法王與祿頂堪千仁波切處領受許多口傳、灌頂及重要的教授。

        20歲時，他於印度菩提迦耶的神聖佛龕前從尊者 達賴喇嘛處領受沙彌戒。21歲時，他從尊貴的 究給企千仁波切處領受具足戒(巴利語：Bhikkhu，具足戒為完整的戒律，故稱為「具足」)。

        究給霞純仁波切已完成數個本尊的閉關，如四閉伏魔金剛手、白文殊及大日如來。

       目前，他為了更深入研究佛學而就讀於印度德拉敦的薩迦佛學院，並將於三年內完成其學業。