Butter Lamp Offering and Teaching on “The Path to finding Enlightenment”
Sunday, August 26 6:30 PM –7:30PM
H.E. Bon-Gya Rinpoche recently passed into para-nirvana at Bon-Gya Monastery in eastern Tibet at the age of 83. Because BonGya Rinpoche was an important teacher to Chaphur Rinpoche, we here at Gyalshen feel that we have a special karmic link to this noble practitioner. His exceptional kindness and profound wisdom are reflected in the presence of our resident lama at Gyalshen Institute. To honor that heart connection and to offer prayers for BonGya Rinpoche, a ceremonial event will be conducted at Gyalshen Institute on Sunday, August 26, from 6:30 PM to 7:30pm. Chaphur Rinpoche will also give a teaching on “The Path to finding Enlightenment.”
If you can attend, and wish to make a personal offering, please bring flowers and/or candles.
The ceremony will take place at 1806 Bonita Road, San Pablo, CA.
Bon-Gya Rinpoche
Bon-Gya Rinpoche was born in 1935 in the Northern Amdo region of Rebkong in Tibet. At a young age he showed signs of intelligence and compassion that were unusual in a child. Lamas from both Bön and Nyingma traditions recognized him to be the reincarnation of Bon-Gya Yungdrung Phuntsok.
He studied the various religious texts of Bön and Buddhist traditions from numerous renowned teachers. He was respected for his scholarly knowledge and revered for his spiritual depth throughout the Tibetan literary and ecclesiastical world and by both Bön and Buddhist followers from all walks of life. He attracted students of different faiths from many countries.
In Rebkong he rebuilt the Bon-Gya Monastery where the monks are taught the art of debate and dialectics, practice of Dzogchen meditation, and Tibetan and Zhang Zhung arts and literature. Rebkong is known to be a special place because of the large number of Bön Tantric practitioners. Each village of Rebkong has a temple for the lay practitioners.
Rinpoche was particularly interested in the spiritual development and welfare of the lay people which is why he lays emphasis in building these temples among the people.
Bon-Gya Rinpoche authored eight books on subjects as varied as Bön philosophy and Dzogchen meditation to poetry and Zhang Zhung and Tibetan history. He was invited all over the world to attend scholarly and spiritual seminars on Bön and Zhang Zhung and Tibetan traditions. He resided at Bon-Gya monastery where he gave spiritual guidance to his wards. https://gyalshen.org/lineage-teachers/
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Unless you go to both links, you will not be registered.
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