The Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery of Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche

The Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery of Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche is the first Drikung Kagyu monastery established in Taiwan, and the first in the more than 800-year history of the Drikung Kagyu lineage to be built outside of Tibet by a Ngakpa（Puja Teachings Index 02), non-reincarnated Rinpoche of Han ethnicity. The Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery of Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche is a Hevajra Dharma Buddhist Center, open to both lay practitioners and monastics. In order to maintain cleanliness and purity, there is no large kitchen to provide meals for anyone other than the monastics or retreaters from the Monastery.

Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche upholds the spirit of benefiting sentient beings through authentic Dharma. At The Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery of Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, the focus is on practice and retreat, without following worldly paths. Therefore, the Monastery does not provide accommodation for either monastics or lay practitioners from outside. There are no commercial activities in the Monastery—no lamp-lighting, no buying or selling, no large incense burners, and no grand donor. Rinpoche does not accept offerings from anyone who is not a disciple who has taken refuge. However, if believers wish to establish a fate connection with The Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery of Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, they may make offerings to the Monastery through donations.

Disciples of The Glorious Jewel may visit the Monastery at any time, while believers must register in advance. The daily limit is 100 people. This restriction is in place for three main reasons:

1. Excessive visitors might lead to noise and can disturb those in retreat.
2. Large crowds can easily cause environmental pollution.
3. Too many people can bring in an overly worldly atmosphere.

Updated on November 7, 2024

His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presided over the Fire Offering Liturgy of Paustikakarma (Puja Teachings Index 27) to perfect completion at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery in Miaoli.

On October 16th, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche rose early in the morning and departed from Taipei to the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery in Miaoli at 8 o’clock in the morning to preside over the incomparably wondrous Fire Offering Liturgy of paustikakarma (Puja Teachings Index 27). Rinpoche ascended the Dharma throne to preside over the Dharma from half past nine in the morning until twelve o’clock at noon. This was after the vasikarana (Puja Teachings Index 26) liturgy presided over on October 6th, Rinpoche, again, headed to the Glorious Buddhist Monastery to preside over the fire offering liturgy. As the construction of the monastery is about to be completed, Rinpoche again presided over 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), which eliminate obstacles for future puja attendees and enable them to receive good fortune from the four fire offering liturgies.

Rinpoche wore the Dharma vestment and crown that were covered with bone ornament, entering the state of chanding (Puja Teachings Index 6) in the compassion of Śūnyatā (Puja Teachings Index 21) to perform the Dharma. Rinpoche showed the expression of furious yidam, which was extremely incomparably wondrous, blessing and benefitting limitless sentient beings. Rinpoche’s great compassion and mighty power of cultivation and merit moved the heavens and the earth, attracting (Puja Teachings Index 22) all the sentient beings! The fire offering liturgies came to perfect completion, and it was incomparably wondrous and auspicious! continue reading »

Updated on October 29, 2024

Precious Photo Album of His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presided over the Fire Offering Liturgy of Vasikarana (Puja Teachings Index 26)

October 6th, 2024, was an incomparably wondrous and auspicious day. His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche departed from Taipei to Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery at Miaoli at 8 a.m. to preside over the incomparably wondrous vasikarana (Puja Teachings Index 26) liturgy. From half past nine in the morning to half past twelve at noon, in the duration of three hours, the vasikarana (Puja Teachings Index 26) liturgy came to perfect completion. His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, without resting for a moment, immediately hurried back to Taipei Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center to preside over the puja that is held each Sunday. His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche is mindful of sentient beings; forget about his body for the Dharma; without regarding the hardship to benefit the sentient beings, and to propagate the authentic Dharma. continue reading »

Updated on October 18, 2024

The official website of His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang released the news of the closing ceremony of the International Mahayana Bhikshuni Varsa

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Updated on September 20, 2023

His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche was invited to Shravasti, India in September of 2023. He gave a speech at the closing ceremony of the International Mahayana Bhikshuni Varsa.

With an invitation from His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche led 300 disciples on a trip to Shravasti, India. On September 15, 2023, they participated in the activities of perfectly completed Varsa retreats of the International Mahayana Bhikshuni Varsa. At the end of closing ceremony on that day, and before His Holiness made a speech, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche had been invited to give a speech. Its full text continue reading »

Updated on September 19, 2023

Precious Video Series – A Travelogue of Spreading the Dharma Overseas – A Great Practitioner Under the Bodhi Tree of Ananda

On October 29th, 2018, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche led more than 170 disciples to make a pilgrimage to Shravasti in India, participating in Shravasti stupa’s grand consecration ceremony. The stupa was constructed under the directions of His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang. This stupa is in a style of mandala architecture, and is to commemorate Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings on Mahayana and Vajrayana in Shravasti. In 2013, His Holiness put the Great Shravasti Revitalization Project into motion. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche supported the project with all his heart and efforts and donated more than US$2 million. Now, the good affinities have at last borne fruit. The dignified Shravasti stupa was built to perfect completion, and its grand consecration ceremony was held.

After the perfect completion of the consecration puja, Rinpoche led the disciples to an area under the Bodhi Tree of Ananda in Jetavana. continue reading »

Updated on March 7, 2022

Precious Videos Series ‒ A Chronicle of Propagating the Dharma Overseas

——The Pig Year Grand Puja & Paying His Holiness Birthday Well-Wishes in Ladakh in 2019

Since His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche started to propagate the Dharma in 1997, Rinpoche has been continuously bestowing disciples the opportunities to follow him on pilgrimages to sacred places, and helping them to accumulate their good fortune and resources for practicing Buddhism.

On July 30, 2019, Rinpoche, not shrinking from hardship, joyfully led 200 disciples to Phyang Monastery in Ladakh, India, to participate in the pujas presided over by His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang and paid him Birthday Well-Wishes. continue reading »

Updated on November 17, 2021

His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Visits Taipei Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center to Preside Over the 803rd Grand Memorial Puja for Lord Jigten Sumgon of the Drikung Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism

June 15th was Lord Jigten Sumgon’s 803rd parinirvana anniversary. And for this auspicious occasion, on June 14th, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche respectfully invited his root guru, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, to come to Taipei Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center to preside over the 803rd Grand Memorial Puja for Lord Jigten Sumgon. This was also the first puja that all participants have been allowed to attend since the government announced large-scale lifts on coronavirus-related restrictions following the pandemic’s abatement. continue reading »

Updated on June 19, 2020

His Holiness the Drikung Chetsang Kyabgong’s Teachings on Covid-19

As the Covid-19 pandemic hits the world, His Holiness the Drikung Chetsang Kyabgong responds to a request from the North American Limi Kyiduk Tsokpa on May 23, by teaching us how Buddha Dharma can help relief the physical and mental stress and sufferings caused by the pandemic. continue reading »

Updated on May 29, 2020

His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Performs the Fire Offering of Vanquishing to perfect completion at Miaoli Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery Site

In order to facilitate the smooth construction of the Miaoli Glorious Jewel Buddhist Monastery, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche performed Fire Offerings of Subduing, Placation, and Increasing in succession at the monastery’s construction site beginning on February 29. And, on April 11, he once again went to the site to perform the Yidam Acalanatha Vanquishing Fire Offering, completing all four types of fire offerings within the short period of 6 weeks, and benefiting boundless sentient beings. continue reading »

Updated on April 20, 2020