2009 Winter Teachings in Kathmandu – Nov 10, Parna Shabari Empowerment Puja
On November 10, 2009, the His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche led 366 disciples to Rinchenling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, to attend the Winter Teachings of Drikung Kagyu. His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche bestowed the Empowerment of Parna Shabari (the Goddess Who Eliminates All Diseases).
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche walked into the venue of the monastery and was hratily greeted by the reverent disciples of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in lines.
The attendant of late Drubwang Rinpoche paid much reverence to Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche and personally guided Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche to the venue.
A lama of the lineage reverently welcomed Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
In his personal lounge, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche received the attendant of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche and the attendant’s mother.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche compassionately gave blessings to the mother of the attendant of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche compassionately gave blessings to the visiting lamas.
Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen especially presented his writings to Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
Long before the beginning of the ceremony, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche had reverently waited for His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche downstairs.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, the heart son of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche, closely followed after His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche and the Regent Tritsab Rinpoche and walked downstairs to go to the venue of puja.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, the heart son of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche, closely followed after His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche to go to the venue of puja.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, the heart son of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche, closely followed after His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche and the Regent Tritsab Rinpoche and entered the site of puja, the main temple of the monastery.
In the puja, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche was arranged to sit in the first row which was very close to throne of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche.
Prior to the puja, the heart son of His Holiness - Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche on behalf of sentient beings made full prostration to His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche.
In the spacious assembly hall, hundreds of lamas and disciples of Drikung Kagyu lineage altogether received the auspicious dharma transmission of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche.
Prior to the puja, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche led Khenpo Namdol, ordained disciples, and lay disciples to make mandala offering to His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche.
Prior to the puja, the heart son of His Holiness - Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche on behalf of sentient beings made mandala offering to His Holiness to pray for the dharma transmission.
His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche joyfully bestowed blessings on Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
The heart son of His Holiness - Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche offered a white scarf to his root guru His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche.
His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche transmitted Buddha-Dharma.
His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche conducted a ritual.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche received auspicious teachings of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche with an extremely reverent, pure and clean mind.
All disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center, under the refuge of great merits of Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, were fortunately arranged to sit in the main temple to attend the empowerment puja. Grateful to Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
After the puja, only Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, the heart son of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche, closely accompanied His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche to leave the venue. Under instruction of His Holiness, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche accompanied His Holiness upstairs to HH’s lounge.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche received Nubpa Rinpoche in the lounge, and there Nubpa Rinpoche offered a white scarf and Tibetan incense of Lapchi Snow Mountain to Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche received Nubpa Rinpoche in the lounge.
Rasbsang Rinpoche presented a special Buddha statue of Jigten Sumgon to Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche immediately and reverently touched the statue of Jigten Sumgon with his forehead as a form of prostration.
Senge Tenzin Rinpoche gave his regards to Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
The lama attendant of late Drubwang Norbu Rinpoche insisted on personally accompanying Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche to leave the monastery.
The lama attendant of late Drubwang Norbu Rinpoche insisted on holding Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche’s arm to walk down the steps.
The lama attendant of late Drubwang Norbu Rinpoche insisted on accompanied Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche with his own hands to the car.
When sitting in the car, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche was surrounded by Lamas of Drikung Kagyu Lineage to implore the blessings.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche gave the blessings to Tibetans.
In the evening, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche had a dinner banquet with all following disciples in the hotel. Khenpo Namdol were also present to the banquet.
During the banquet with following disciples, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche gave blessings to leaders of the travel agency at their request.
Local tour guides of Nepal implored Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche’s blessing. One tour guide among them donated all of his the tips to the monastery, after obtaining the blessings and enlightenment from Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche and aroused admiration and gratitude with his mind.
At the request of a staff of the hotel, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche bestowed blessings on a staff, especially for his injured hand.
The boss of the travel agency of Nepal even brought his wife and son to implore blessings of Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche bestowed blessings on the son of the boss of the Nepal Travel Agency.
With hearty reverence to all sentient beings, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, joining his hands, kindly paid his respect to the staff of the hotel.
A staff of the hotel reverently implored Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche for blessings.
A foreign guest of the hotel also reverently implored a blessing of Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche.
Updated on December 9, 2009