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His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Has Successfully completed a retreat at Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery
From March 16 to March 27, 2025, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche entered a retreat for the first time at Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery. At the age of seventy-eight, Rinpoche completed his thirty-third retreat, lasting eleven days. March 27 marked the auspicious day of Rinpoche’s coming out from a retreat, when incomparably wondrous auspicious signs appeared in the skies above the monastery, praised by all heavens! continue reading »
Updated on March 28, 2025
His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presided over the Incomparable Wondrous Attainment of Vajrapani Demon Subduing Empowerment Puja to Perfect Completion.
On March 16th, 2025, the Founding Abbot Guru of the Glorious Jewel Monastery, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, presided over the Incomparable Wondrous Attainment of Vajrapani Demon Subduing Empowerment Puja. Helping sentient beings in the Age of Dharma Decline receive the blessings of the yidam and remove obstacles in their practice. Rinpoche earnestly exhorted everyone to firmly take refuge and rely on the guru, to give rise to the motivation to learn the Dharma, to pray for receiving incomparable wondrous Dharma, and have sufficient time to continue cultivating, and thereby to be liberated from the cycle of birth and death and attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all beings. continue reading »
Updated on March 27, 2025
His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presided over the Nagaraja Drolma Generous Offering Liturgy—Youth Dragon Heavenly Maiden (Shaohua Long Tiennu) Puja to Perfect Completion.
On February 16th, Founding Abbot Guru, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Nagaraja Drolma Generous Offering Liturgy—Young Dragon Heavenly Maiden (Shaohua Long Tiennu) Puja to make offerings to the Nagaraja (Dragon King) on behalf of sentient beings, in prayer that the sentient beings may be forgiven to continue to learn Buddhism diligently.
When performing the Dharma, Rinpoche’s body and the mandala radiated a golden light, and the space was filled with an incomparably miraculous fragrance as the ground shook. There were about 2000 attendees, including believers and disciples, who attended the puja and could feel Rinpoche’s incomparably wondrous, grand compassionate vow power. Many were moved to tears and smelt the miraculous fragrance, while waves of warmth flowed through and heated their bodies, some heard the fine clinks of keyura. Rinpoche performed the Dharma with his grand compassionate heart, and the blessings were incomparably wondrous, which benefited countless, vast sentient beings, and received praise from various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas as numerous incomparably wondrous auspicious signs emerged.
Upon perfect completion of the puja, Rinpoche recited the Six Syllable Mantra for quite some time, and his compassionate Dharma voice resonated throughout, blessing the attendees and benefitting all sentient beings. continue reading »
Updated on February 24, 2025
His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presided over the New Year’s Prayer Puja to Perfect Completion.
On the 29th of January, the first day of the Lunar Calendar, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Thirty-Five Buddha Repentance Rite, and the incomparably wondrous Black Water Jambhala and White Jambhala pujas at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Taipei to compassionately help sentient beings accumulate resources and good fortune to practice Buddhism. When Rinpoche led disciples in practicing the Thirty-Five Buddha Repentance Rite, he expounded the meaning and significance of the Repentance Dharma being, “from this moment onwards, one abstains from ever committing (the crime) again.” Reverence towards the guru, making offerings, and abiding by the Five Precepts and Ten Virtuous Acts are the important foundations in learning Buddhism; in this life, one must cherish the virtuous fate of being able to follow a guru to learn Buddhism and abide by his teachings to transcend reincarnation. When Rinpoche presided over the Dharma, His Eminence’s body and the mandala radiated golden light, and the space was filled with an incomparably miraculous fragrance, all attendees felt the ground shake and their bodies grow warm, the blessing was endless. The disciples expressed their gratitude towards Rinpoche for his compassionate mindfulness, and vowed to follow the guru closely to learn Buddhism. continue reading »
Updated on February 14, 2025
His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Reverently Invited His Holiness Drikung Chetsang Kyabgon’s to Preside over the Hevajra Puja to Perfect Completion.
From January 16th to the 21st, 2025, the Founding Abbot Guru of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche reverently invited his root guru, His Holiness Drikung Chetsang Kyabgon, to preside over the Hevajra Puja at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery. During the six-day-long puja, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche reverently invited His Holiness Drikung Chetsang Kyabgon to lead the practice of the incomparably wondrous Hevajra Liturgy in the Vajra (Secret) Hall. Furthermore, on the 19th of January, His Holiness, in answering to Rinpoche’s supplication, presided over the Hevajra Empowerment Puja, bestowing the supremely incomparably wondrous Hevajra empowerment. The 2000 attendees of this puja included believers, disciples, and monastics of both Exoteric and Vajra practices from the US, India, and various places in Taiwan. It was a complete four-fold Buddhist assembly of both the Exoteric and Vajra sectors, and the first Hevajra Puja ever held in Taiwan, turning a new page in Drikung Kagyu’s history.
The Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery was consecrated on November 12th last year (2024) by the Founding Abbot Guru, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, and there is great significance for Rinpoche to reverently invite His Holiness Drikung Chetsang Kyabgon to preside over this special occasion. First, His Holiness Drikung Chetsang Kyabgon is Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche’s root guru, and Rinpoche has always been His Holiness’s disciple; Rinpoche spent eight years building the Monastery, which is incomparably wondrous, and no small feat at all; therefore, upon perfect completion of the consecration, the guru is reverently invited to transmit Dharma and give blessings. Second, the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery was built by Rinpoche, but Rinpoche’s Dharma lineage comes from Drikung Kagyu. His Holiness is Drikung Kagyu’s Dharma lineage holder; thus, there is profound significance and representation to respectfully invite His Holiness, such that the Drikung Kagyu Dharma lineage will be present in the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery. continue reading »
Updated on February 4, 2025
His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Longevity Buddha Empowerment Puja to Perfect Completion.
On January 5th, 2025, the Founding Abbot Guru of the Glorious Jewel Monastery, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Longevity Buddha Empowerment Puja, and bestowed the incomparably wondrous Longevity Buddha empowerment upon the attendees so that sentient beings may have sufficient time to practice (Buddhism) in this life time, to have the chance to to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche compassionately practiced the puja and led the attendees in reciting the Longevity Buddha’s heart mantra； Rinpoche’s body and the mandala radiated a golden light, while the entire space was filled with a wondrous, miraculous fragrance as the ground shook. When Rinpoche bestowed the rare and precious Longevity Buddha empowerment, Rinpoche drew unreservedly from his own body, the essence of the five elements: earth, wind, water, fire, and emptiness to bestow blessings upon all attendees. Attendees felt a wave of compassionate warmth while their bodies grew hot, a sense of tingling at their scalps, some even felt their hair stand up. Everyone could feel Rinpoche’s great compassionate vow power to benefit sentient beings, and tears streamed uncontrollably down their faces. Over 2000 disciples and believers, domestic and overseas, attended this puja. Rinpoche performed the Dharma with his immense bodhicitta vow, and the power of his blessings was incomparably wondrous, benefitting boundless sentient beings.
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Updated on January 19, 2025
His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Green Tara Puja to Perfect Completion at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery.
Following the Grand Consecration Ceremony of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery on December 8, 2024, the founding abbot, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, presided for the first time at the monastery over the incomparably wondrous Green Tara Puja. During the puja, Rinpoche bestowed blessings upon the attendees through the statue of the Green Tara. This ancient statue was personally bestowed by the great accomplished master of our lineage, Yunga Rinpoche. Its blessing power is especially profound—so long as one possesses genuine faith, one will surely receive blessings and gain attainment.
When Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche engaged in mantra recitation and Dharma practice, an inexhaustible stream of vast and boundless compassion and blessings arose. From Rinpoche’s sacred body and the mandala, golden rays of light radiated forth; the whole place was filled with sublime fragrance, and even the ground shook. Everyone felt their entire bodies growing warm, a tingling at the crown of the head, and even their hair standing on end. Many were moved to tears, deeply touched by Rinpoche’s great compassionate vow power to benefit all beings. Over two thousand disciples and believers from Taiwan and overseas registered to attend this puja. With Rinpoche’s vast bodhicitta vows, he performed the Dharma, bestowing incomparably wondrous power of blessings and bringing boundless benefit to innumerable sentient beings. continue reading »
Updated on December 11, 2024
His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Great Indiscriminate Amitabha Puja for Transferring Consciousness to Perfect Completion at Onsenji Monastery in Kinosaki, Japan.
On November 26, 2024, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, at the request of Abbot Yusho Ogawa of the thousand-year-old Onsenji Monastery in Kinosaki, Japan, presided over the Great Indiscriminate Amitabha Puja for Transferring Consciousness in the Mahavira Hall of Onsenji Monastery, liberating the beings who perished in the Kitadanjima earthquake one hundred years ago. The puja included 19 Japanese believers, 97 disciples, and 2 believers.
This puja was requested by Abbot Yusho Ogawa to liberate the local residents who lost their lives in the 1925 earthquake that nearly destroyed the entire town of Kinosaki. Many women perished while preparing lunch when their homes collapsed. On the centenary of the devastating earthquake, the sentient beings who had long awaited liberation finally received the compassionate blessings of His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, attaining relief from suffering and being reborn in virtuous realms. continue reading »
Updated on December 2, 2024
The Consecration Ceremony of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery Presided Over by His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche was Perfectly Completed
On November 12, 2024, an auspicious and extraordinary day, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, the founding abbot of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery, personally presided over the Monastery’s Grand Consecration Ceremony. At Rinpoche’s heartfelt request, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche bestowed this auspicious date for the consecration. Over two thousand disciples and devotees from around the world gathered for the occasion, with the fourfold Buddhist assembly present, to participate in this most rare and precious event. Rinpoche expounded that the consecration of a monastery allows the blessings and light of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to illuminate both the monastery and all practitioners, bringing auspiciousness to all.
In order to propagate the Dharma and benefit sentient beings, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, despite being over 70 years old, generated vast bodhicitta and undertook the great responsibility of building a monastery to preserve and transmit the Dharma lineage. Since 2015, when Rinpoche began searching for suitable land for the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery, he has adhered strictly to government regulations, and—without the slightest assistance from the lineage—shouldered single-handedly the arduous task of constructing the monastery. For nearly a decade, Rinpoche has invested immeasurable effort, time, and money, enduring countless unimaginable hardships and obstacles, and Rinpoche’s Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery has today finally reached the auspicious occasion of its Consecration Ceremony. In preparation for the perfect completion of the puja, beginning in the ninth lunar month, Rinpoche has personally performed the four fire offering rituals of santikarma (Puja Teachings Index 25), vasikarana (Puja Teachings Index 26), paustikakarma (Puja Teachings Index 27), and raudrakarman (Puja Teachings Index 28) at the monastery, dedicating them to ensure auspiciousness for the monastery and all future practitioners. continue reading »
Updated on November 19, 2024
Precious Photo Album of the Santikarma (Puja Teachings Index 25) Fire Offering Presided Over by His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery in Miaoli
On October 20 at 9 a.m., His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche ascended the Dharma throne at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery in Miaoli and presided over the incomparably wondrous santikarma (Puja Teachings Index 25) liturgy. Before this, Rinpoche had already perfectly completed the paustikakarma (Puja Teachings Index 27) liturgy on October 16 and the vasikarana (Puja Teachings Index 26) liturgy on October 6. Before the construction of the monastery commenced in 2020, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche had already completed the four fire offering liturgies of santikarma (Puja Teachings Index 25), vasikarana (Puja Teachings Index 26), paustikakarma (Puja Teachings Index 27), and raudrakarman (Puja Teachings Index 28) in succession, to ensure the smooth progress of the monastery’s construction. Now, as the construction approaches completion, Rinpoche once again practices these four fire offering liturgies, sincerely praying that the monastery and all its practitioners be auspicious, that all obstacles may vanish, and that they may obtain the good fortune of the four fire offering liturgies.
Rinpoche, adorned in Dharma vestments and Dharma crown, performed the liturgy within the compassion of sunyata (Puja Teachings Index 21). The flames continuously manifested countless auspicious signs, as if the yidam appeared as various nagas, devas, and Dharma protectors. The merits of Rinpoche’s practice are truly inconceivable, bringing boundless benefit to all sentient beings. continue reading »
Updated on November 18, 2024
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