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Perfect Completion of The Lion’s Roar Avalokiteshvara (Simhanada Avalokiteshvara) Puja Commemorating the 17thAnniversary of the Consecration of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Kyoto, Japan.
On June 28th, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Memorial Puja commemorating the 17thanniversary of the Consecration of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Kyoto, Japan, bestowing the Lion’s Roar Avalokiteshvara Empowerment for the first time, which benefited countless sentient beings. continue reading »
Updated on July 2, 2025
His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Held the Refuge-Taking Ceremony and Presided over the Guru Puja to Perfect Completion at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Taipei
June 21st, 2025, was Drikung Kagyu’s Founding Guru, Lord Jigten Sumgong’s (parinirvana) anniversary. The pure Dharma lineage of Drikung Kgyu has spanned over 800 years without interruption, and in order to commemorate and express gratitude for the compassionate blessings and teachings from the lineage gurus, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Drikung Kagyu Guru Puja Liturgy on this special and incomparably wondrous day, so as to make offerings to the lineage gurus. Before the puja began, Rinpoche first held the Refuge-Taking ceremony for 20 believers, which was the first ceremony of this kind in two years. Rinpoche urged and encouraged these new disciples to abide by the precepts rigorously and follow the guru resolutely to learn the true Dharma and transcend reincarnation.
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Updated on June 24, 2025
His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presided Over the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Puja at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery to Perfect Completion
On June 8, 2025, the Founding Abbot Guru, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, presided over the incomparably wondrous Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Puja at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery. With the incomparably wondrous capability of gaining a fruition level through Vajrayana practice’s attainment, Rinpoche expounded the Avalokiteshvara Universal Gate Chapter and the Outer Cultivation of Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara — Cultivation of Maitri Vilualizing, and led the assembly in the practice of the Mani Dedication Prayer of Great Joy on Rapid Enlightenment, helping sentient beings to form a fate with Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, planting good fortune, merits, and the destiny for rebirth in the Pure Land in the future. continue reading »
Updated on June 11, 2025
His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presided over the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Puja in the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery to Perfect Completion.
On May 11th, 2025, the Founding Abbot Guru His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Puja at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery, leading the assembly in the recitation of the Ksitigarbha Dhāraṇī Sutra, helping sentient beings form a fate with Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, cultivate correct Buddhist understanding, and eliminate obstacles to Dharma practice. Rinpoche expounded that the Sutra of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha’s Fundamental Vows is also a sutra on filial piety. By cultivating according to the teachings of the sutra and the instructions of the guru, one can continuously practice so that parents of past, present, and future lifetimes will be liberated from the reincarnation’s sea of suffering. This is the truest form of filial devotion. continue reading »
Updated on May 14, 2025
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
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