It is commonly believed that H.H. the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetans. This is inaccurate. The majority of Tibetan Buddhist practitioners are adherents of the Gelug tradition and the supreme spiritual head of this lineage is known as the Gaden Tripa.
Read moreOver many centuries, Tibet has produced a repertoire of extraordinary Buddhist saints and scholars, but it is rare for a lama’s teachings to become classics within his own lifetime, such as the works of Pabongka Rinpoche.
Read moreIn the book ‘The Principal Teachings of Buddhism’, Kensur Lobsang Tharchin Rinpoche shares some insight into how he grew up, how he studied and his interactions with Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche, the legendary master of Lama Tsongkapa’s lineage.
Read moreStudents of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche were on-hand to witness the opening of Venerable Zawa Rinpoche’s new Buddhist temple known as Centre De Méditation Tsongkhapa (or Tsongkhapa Meditation Centre) located in Ste-Sophie, Quebec, Canada.
Read moreA very special thangka of Dorje Shugden in a unique peaceful form, that belonged to Venerable Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen. It hung in Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen’s room in Thubten Dhargye Ling centre in Los Angeles for many decades.
Read moreIn November 2014, representatives and students of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche traveled to Vermont, USA for an audience with His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche and to make offerings on Tsem Rinpoche’s behalf.
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