【Announcement from the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center】

Updated on December 22, 2014

Our Association Praised as “First-Rate Organization” by the Ministry of the Interior at the 102nd Annual National Performance Evaluation of Social and Professional Organizations

Thanks to the leadership, guidance, and supervision of its presiding guru, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Cultural Exchange Association was awarded the title of “First-Rate Organization” by the Ministry of the Interior at the 102nd Annual National Performance Evaluation of Social and Professional Organizations. A total of 13,604 organizations were judged, and three levels of classification were given out by the evaluation panel: “First-Rate,” “A-Grade,” and “B-Grade.” This time the Association was again awarded the most honorable title of “First-Rate Organization” among all the social organizations. continue reading »

Updated on September 17, 2014

His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presides over the Great Indiscriminate Amitabha Puja for Transferring Consciousness to a Perfect Completion at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center

On August 24th, 2014, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche held the tenth annual auspicious Great Indiscriminate Amitabha Puja for Transferring Consciousness of the Drikung Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Taipei. A total of 1,316 people attended this auspicious puja, continue reading »

Updated on September 12, 2014

His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presides over the Guru Yoga Puja, the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara Puja, and the Chod Puja to Perfect Completion

On August 15th and 16th, His Eminence Vajra Guru Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the auspicious Guru Yoga Puja, Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara Puja, and Chod Puja at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Kyoto, Japan. A total of more than 270 people attended this auspicious puja together, including believers from Japan, India, and Taiwan as well as disciples from Japan, Mainland China, and Taiwan. continue reading »

Updated on September 6, 2014

His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Allocates NT$3 Million from the Special Donation Account with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to Assist with Reconstruction and Living Costs for Kaohsiung Disaster Victims

Unable to bear seeing sentient beings suffer, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche has held the Great Indiscriminate Amitabha Puja for Transferring Consciousness and the Grand Memorial Puja for Lord Jigten Sumgön annually in Taiwan since 2005 and 2011, respectively. A total of more than 160,000 people have attended. Upon the perfect completion of each puja, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche has donated the proceeds to the Social Affairs Administration of the Ministry of the Interior (which has now been moved into the Ministry of Health and Welfare) to serve as social welfare charity to help people in need. Since 2005, Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche has donated a total of more than NT$58,830,000. Over the years, the Ministry of the Interior has allocated money from this fund on multiple occasions to help disaster victims in Taiwan who were in urgent need of assistance. continue reading »

Updated on August 27, 2014

His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Donates NT$2 Million in Relief Funds to Help Kaohsiung Disaster Victims at a Fundraising Gala Hosted by CTS

At a disaster relief fundraising gala, one hundred telephone lines were open as love poured in from all corners of the globe. Donation amounts ranged from a dollar to ten thousand dollars, until suddenly Legislative Yuan Vice President Hong Xiuzhu received a telephone donation of NT$2 million. It was a truly remarkable and compassionate event. continue reading »

Updated on August 10, 2014

The Grand Memorial Puja for Lord Jigten Sumgön, presided over by His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center, Comes to a Perfect Completion

On June 22nd, 2014, in response to a sincere invitation by his root disciple, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang visited the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center to preside over the Grand Memorial Puja for Lord Jigten Sumgön and to perform the Guru Yoga. As many as 1,500 people attended. continue reading »

Updated on June 29, 2014

His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presides Over the Acalanatha Fire Offering Puja to a Perfect Completion in Japan

His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the auspicious “Acalanatha Fire Offering Puja” at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Kyoto, Japan on May 25th, 2014. Those in attendance included 28 believers from Japan, India, and Taiwan, as well as 186 Japanese and Taiwanese disciples, for a total of 214 people. continue reading »

Updated on June 24, 2014

His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche to Preside over the “Acalanatha Fire Puja” in Japan

On May 25th, 2014 His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, abbot and guru of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center, will be presiding over the auspicious “Acalanatha Fire Puja” at the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Kyoto, Japan. Participants will include distinguished Japanese guests and disciples as well as disciples and believers from the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Taiwan. This puja will be held not only to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the consecration of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center in Kyoto, but also to pray for blessings for, and increase the good fortune of, the Japanese nation and its people. continue reading »

Updated on May 2, 2014

The Amitayus Puja Presided over by His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche in Japan Comes to a Perfect Completion

On December 22nd, 2013, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche presided over the auspicious Amitayus Puja at the Glorious Buddhist Center in Kyoto, Japan. Ever since the Center’s consecration in 2008, the guru has held an auspicious puja there at the beginning or end of each year, continue reading »

Updated on January 14, 2014