2010, Trip to New Zealand from November 27 to December 5
On November 27th, 2010, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche led 68 disciples to New Zealand. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche and his disciples particularly paid a visit to the Milarepa Retreat Center, which is being constructed and supervised by His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche’s three grace root guru. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche also invited His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang to take a tourist trip to Southern Island, New Zealand and to bestow blessings and protection upon the land and sentient beings.
Per His Holiness’ instruction, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang’s attendant lama welcomes His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche with flowers upon Rinppche’s arrival at the airport of Auckland on Northern Island, New Zealand.
Per His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang’s instruction, several local Chinese or foreign believers welcome Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche at the airport as well as make the offering of scarf.
Milarepa Retreat Center in New Zealand
Milarepa Retreat Center in New Zealand
Milarepa Retreat Center in New Zealand
Taukua 的 Milarepa 閉關中心
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, accompanied by his heart son Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, grants an audience to disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center.
Disciples make prostration towards His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and feel gratitude to Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche for giving such a great opportunity.
68 disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center receive blessings one after another from His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and feel gratitude to Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche for giving such a great opportunity.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang gets off the vehicle.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang is greeted by a lineup of disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang is greeted by a lineup of disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center.
When having lunch with disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche give an interview to the local press as well take a photo together.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang gives an interview to the local press.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang gives an interview to the local press.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, accompanied and served by Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, visits a tourist pastureland.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, accompanied and served by Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, visits a tourist pastureland.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang likes animals since his childhood. Even the sheepdog in the pastureland approaches His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang on its own initiative and stay closed to H.H. for a long time.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang holds a young sheep joyfully.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche enjoy the sheep-shearing show.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang bestows blessings upon all kinds of animals.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche take a rest under the tree.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche take a rest under the tree.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, accompanied and served by Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, visits the tourist pastureland.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, accompanied and served by Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, enjoys the tea break by the lake.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang walks by the lake. Gulls at the beach do not have fear nor go away.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang walks by the lake and gazes over the lake.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, accompanied and served by Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, walks by the lake.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang bestows brief and precious enlightenment upon disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center.
Disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center reverently listen to His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang’s enlightenment.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, accompanied and served by Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, waits for the Lake Te Anau tourist boat.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche are greeted by disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center upon their arrival at the restaurant for dinner.
The owner of the restaurant comes to send his supreme regards to His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, and continuously praises that they are the first holy men that the restaurant ever receives since its opening.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche are bid farewell reverently by the staff of the restaurant.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche give blessings by reciting mantras upon the cake that is particularly prepared by the hotel.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang hands over the cake to Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche receives it reverently.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche in the wheel house of a Milford Sound cruise boat.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche take photo with their drivers by their request.
Being invited by the captain of the cruise boat, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang tries to steer the boat and learn to master the skills very quickly.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche says out of personal impression that His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang steers dharma boat to liberate sentient beings.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang takes photo with Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche by the grand Milford Sound.
Milford Sound 米爾褔德峽灣公園
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche come back to Auckland on Northern Island by airplane, and are greeted reverently by disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang is also greeted by local people of New Zealand.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche has a dinner with disciples.
His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche leave the hotel and are bid farewell reverently by disciples of Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center.
Updated on December 21, 2010