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DRUPON RINCHEN DORJEE'S MADISON, WISCONSIN SCHEDULE THROUGH OCTOBER, 2009:
AUGUST 19TH TO SEPTEMBER 9TH WEEKEND RETREAT - DATE & TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED, & WEEKLY PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, 7- 9 PM, OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH 14TH WEEKEND RETREAT - DATE & TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED, & WEEKLY PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, 7- 9 PM, DKDC NOW HAS A GOOGLE GROUP. FOR EMAIL CONTACT, GO TO: 0skymama@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/0skymama |
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Drikung
Kagyu Dharma Circle of Madison 1991, Khenchen
Rinpoche Konchog Gyaltshen founded the Drikung Kagyu Dharma Circle
of Madison, in Wisconsin, in order to propagate the precious Drikung
Kagyu lineage in the US. DKDC is a small
group that has had a few members who’ve been part of it
from the beginning and other members who’ve been very committed
for as long as the've lived in the area.
During teaching events, attendance
can swell to more than sixty. Our
group has met once a week In 1982, Khenchen
had been asked to come to North America in order to spread the
dharma by His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon – co-head of
the Drikung Kagu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, which was almost
extinct. Khenchen Rinpoche founded the In 1994, during Around that
time, a member of our group purchased land located in rural In
October of 2006, the resident lama for Madison, WI, Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, arrived in Thus, since 1991, a continual stream of magnificently qualified teachers has come to Wisconsin to share theirright, painting the stupa. knowledge with us. We are incredibly blessed and fortunate to have so many realized lamas come to us.
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The
Kagyu Lineage began with the great Tibetan saint and yogi, Milarepa
(1052-1135)
who attained enlightenment in a single lifetime.
His ceaseless devotion to his teacher Marpa (1012-1096), was
legendary. Marpa Lotsowa, a layperson with a wife and
family, was a great scholar and translator who made several
arduous treks to
From Gampopa, four elder Kagyu lineages arose: Barom Kagyu,
Tsalpa Kagyu, Karma (or Kamtsang) Kagyu, and Phagdru Kagyu.
One of Gampopa’s principle disciples was Phagmodrupa,
(1110-1170.) From
Phagmodrupa came the eight younger
Kagyu schools: Drikung Kagyu, Taklung Kagyu, Drukpa Kagyu,
Trophu Kagyu, Yelpa Kagyu, Martsang Kagyu, Shuksep Kagyu and
Yasang Kagyu.
The first lineage is called the
Magnificent Blessing Realization lineage. It came
directly from Vajradhara, to Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa, Milarepa,
and then toright, painting the
stupa.
Gampopa.
The second lineage
is called the lineage of Profound View.
It came from Buddha Shakyamuni, and was passed to Nagajuna,
Chandrakirti, Atisha, and Gampopa. The third lineage is called the Most Excellent Prawww.drikungwisconsin.orgctice lineage. It came from Buddha Shakyamuni to Manjushri, Maitreya, Asanga, Atisha, and Gampopa. Thus,
Gampopa received the entire corpus of sacred transmissions
and teachings of these three lineages, which he passed to
Phagmodrupa. Although Phagmodrupa had thousands of disciples,
Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon was one of his closest. Phagmodrupa
prophesied that the teachings and blessings would be carried
on by a Bodhisattva who had already attained the ten Bhumis:
Lord Jigten Sumgon, (who was Arya Nagarjuna in a previous
incarnation.) Kypbpa Jigten Sumgon received
the entire body of teachings and empowerments from Phagmodrupa
like water pouring into a vase. From
Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon on, all these blessings and teachings
have remained unbroken to the present day. The lineage
is carried on by two heads of the lineage: H.H. Drikung Kyabgon
Chungtsang Rinpoche, the 36th lineage holder, who resides
in The
Drikung lineage is renowned for its Great Drikung Phowa Practice
and has produced many great meditators. In the 1980's
the greatest Drikung yogis in
His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche has established
the Drikung Kagyu Institute: Jangchub Ling, in Dehra Dun,
India. There are many ordained persons attending the
school and engaged in three-year retreat there. His
Holiness travels to the many Drikung monastaries in Ladakh,
India nad Nepal, and has come to
the
For information on our lineage and pictures
of the masters, click here: http://www.drikung.org/lineage.html For some interesting information on two sub-sects of the Kagyu lineage: Shangpa and Dakpo, visit these links: http://www.tibet.com/Buddhism/kagyu.html, and the Tibetan 17th Gyalwa Karmapa's website at: http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.html. |
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OUR PRECIOUS TEACHERS KHENCHEN
KONCHOG GYALTSHEN RINPOCHE
Khenchen
Rinpoche Konchog Gyaltshen was born in a province that is sacred to
the Drikung Kagyu lineage: In
early 1968, he took full monastic ordination from H.E. Kalu Rinpoche
www.kdk.org/kalu1.html,
and received teachings from the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa on
The Eight Treasures of Mahamudra
Songs of the Indian Mahasiddhas. Rinpoche
received teachings and instructions the Venerable Khunu Rinpoche;
whom the H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama places on the crown of his head
for his actualization of Bodhicitta. With
Ven. Khunu Lama, Khenchen Rinpoche studied Mahamudra, the songs of
Milarepa, and Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation
and Precious In 1978, under the guidance of the great master Khyunga Rinpoche, Khenchen Konchog began a three-year retreat, wch included the Five-fold Path of Mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Naropa, Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon’s Gong Chik, plus many transmissions from Kyunga Rinpoche. In
1985, Khenchen Konchog Rinpoche traveled to the main seat of the Drikung
Kagyu lineage at Wanting the teachings of Dharma to reach as many people as possible, and being a genius at language, Khenchen Rinpoche quickly adapted himself to Western forms of communication. He has been on the media and has given many lectures. The Tibetan calligraphy in the early editions of sadhanas that he’s translated are written in his own hand. He has translated and written many books; Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation is one of the works that Khenchen has found most inspiring. Seeing the need for a precise translation of this great text, Khenchen Rinpoche, in order to accomplish this, spent many years working with his editor, Khenmo Konchog Thinley Chödron. They went through the entire text word by word four times, sometimes spending an hour or more on a single phrase or sentence! It has now gone through several reprintings and is often quoted in scholarly works by other authors. Due
to decades of unremitting travel and teaching, Khenchen Rinpoche fell
ill and now makes his home in Khenchen
was very kind to give teachings of 32 vajra verses of his own
composition, called, "Permissions and Prohibitions," which includes a
concise guru yoga. He bestowed these teachings in Chicago in
December, 2008 and in Madison in March of 2009! He will teach on the same at the TMC Spring 2009 retreat. |
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DRUPON
RINCHEN DORJE RINPOCHE DKDC
is incredibly fortunate to have Drupon Rinchen Dorje Rinpoche as
our resident lama! His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche, Venerable
Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, Khenpo Sherab Odzer
Rinpoche and Drupon Thinley Nyingpo Rinpoche all recommended him because
of his high degree of realization and his gentleness and kindness.
He arrived in In 1984 Drupon Rinchen Dorje joined Tana monastery and stayed there for nine years, working hard at its reconstruction. While there, he took novice monk’s vows from Tulku Nyendrak Gyaltsen Rinpoche, receiving many profound teachings from him such as the Five-fold Path of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. From Tulku Thogme Rinpoche he received wang, (empowerment,) transmission and pith instructions on Five-Deity Chakrasamvara in the tradition of Drilbupa. In
1990, at Drithil Ogmin Jang Chub Ling monastery, he received Kyobpa
Jigten Sumgon’s Five-fold Mahamudra wang, transmission and teachings
from Master Gelong Tenzin Nyima. He went
on pilgrimage to Dhaglha Gampo temple and did retreat there for several
weeks. In 1993, he made a pilgrimage to
In 1995, during his stay at the Drikung Kagyu Institute, he accomplished the preliminary practices to Mahamudra and the recitation of Chakrasamvara in group retreat in the presence of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche, and was ordained as a full bikshu by him. In 1996, in Almora, he received wang on the Six Yogas of Naropa, Five-Fold Path of Mahamudra, Chakrasamvara/Vajarvarahi and the symbolic whispered lineage from H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche, and accomplished a three year retreat in the Drikung Thil tradition under right, painting the stupa.Gelong Yeshe Rinpoche. In 2000, he received Snake Year teachings form H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche and H.E.http://www.buddhanet.net/ Garchen Rinpoche. In 2001, he went to Lapchi, in Nepal, the site of many sacred caves where the great yogi Milarepa practiced. In a cave there, he accomplished another three-year retreat on Rechungpa’s whispered lineage of Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi, the Six Yogas of Naropa and the naked iNructions of the bardo. In 2004 he was enthroned as a Drupon – Accomplished Retreat Master. In 2005, he received wang and transmission on the five deities of Hevajra in Marpa’s tradition from H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche, and in 2006 he accomplished a retreat on it at Almora. Thus, our precious teacher has completed over ten years of retreat! |
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KHENPO TSULTRIM TENZIN RINPOCHE Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin
was born in 1970. At the age of
14 he took his monk's vows and began his Buddhist studies.
In 1987 he traveled to Jangchub Ling in Khenpo
Tsultrim arrived at TMC in April 2001. In
Summer of 2003, Khenpo came to Last Labor Day Weekend of 2008 and every Labor Day weekend thereafter, including this year, Khenpo will teach on the Vinaya for all ordained folks at TMC, Maryland. Any ordained persons who are interested, are welcome, no matter what Tibetan Buddhist tradition they are part of.
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DRUPON
THINLEY NYINGPO RINPOCHE
(shown with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche at TMC) Spontaneously Namo
Guru! In
the year 2000, Drupon Thinley participated in the Drikung Kagyu Snake
Year teachings where he received the entire corpus of empowerments,
transmissions, and instructions in the Drikung Kagyu lineage. Based
on his accomplishments, he was awarded the title of Drupon, “Master
of Spiritual Attainment or Retreat Master”. Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen
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KHENPO
SHERAB ODZER RINPOCHE
Khenpo
Sherab Odzer Rinpoche was born in In
May, 2004, he established the Drikung Namgyal Ling, Drikung Kagyu Buddhist
Center of Tucson, Arizona. www.drikungkagyutucson.org.
In addition to being extremely learned, Rinpoche has a very warm
and peaceful demeanor and a playful, affectionate nature and he is much
loved. He enjoys singing Mila songs to his students! Khenpo
Sherab visited us in 2005 and 2006 to teach on Rigdzin Chödrak’s
35 Pieces of Advice, and in
2007 to teach on Geshe Chekawa’s Seven
Point Mind Training – Lo Jong. Two
years ago, His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche intended that Tibetan women
become educated in the Dharma so that in later years, Drupon-ma’s,
Khenmos and female tulkus could emerge. Recently,
H.E. Garchen Rinpoche, Khenpo Sherab’s root master, asked him
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Khenmo
Konchog Chodron Trinley Khenmo Thinley Chodron met Khenchen Rinpoche in the mid 1980’s, and felt a very strong connection to him. She began studying and practicing with deep devotion. She was one of main forces in getting TMC off the ground, and has tirelessly donated her time to TMC ever since. In 1992, the then Ani la began assisting Khenchen Rinpoche in translation projects for publication, most notably, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation, by Gampopa. They worked together closely on the project for many years, so that eventually Khenchen Rinpoche authorized her to give teachings on the classic text. She has worked with Khenchen on many other volumes, including the 100 Verses from the Heart, by Drikung Dharmaradza, with a commentary by Khenchen Rinpoche. After importuning Khenchen for some years, Khenmo Trinley joyfully received ordination in 1997 . She said that when she was ordained it felt like coming home. In 2005, she took full Bikshuni vows. In 2007, Khenchen Khonchog Rinpoche asked His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche if Ven. Bikshuni Thinley could be enthroned as a Khenmo. Her enthronement took place in May 2007, during TMC’s 25th anniversary. DKDC invited Kenmo Trinley to come to Sky Heart to lead the first retreat on the land when there were only the roof, floor, and beams of a rough cabin. The next year she lead a Chod retreat in the Dodgeville area. In 2000 and 2001, she came again to give teachings on Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation. During the 2008 Spring Retreat at TMC, Khenmo gave teachings on the 4 Noble Truths and the 12 Links of Interdependant Origination. People loved her scholarship and warm-hearted approach. Her faultless devotion and rigorous scholarship are inspiring and her sense of humor and gentle warmth endear her to us. This year at TMC in Maryland, she conducted a training course for new ordainees during the Spring Retreat.
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THE
STUPA AT SKY HEART The
sky here is big... Dharma
is one of the most important things in our lives and we wanted to provide
a space that facilitates the study, practice and contemplation of the
Buddhadharma.” Buddhism was influenced by the cultural milieu in which it was born. Much iconography was absorbed from the already ancient Hindu tradition, which included incredibly elaborate and sophisticated temples, the geometry of which reflected exactly the characteristics of the deities and their celestial mansions. From this sacred geometry came the architecture of the Buddhist reliquary or Stupa – Chorten in Tibetan. A stupa is an actual embodiment of the body, speech and mind of the Buddha. These three can be condensed into mind. It is considered to be the actual Dharmakaya. "Circumambulation around it, doing work, maintenance or painting a stupa.can result in, Incredible positive merit for many, many lifetimes to come." Lama Zopa Rinpoche. http://www.fpmt.org/projects/stupa/ Before a stupa is built, the ground must be ritually consecrated. Inside the square that will become the stupa’s base, an image of a protector goddess is drawn. A geometrical grid is laid out, and a ceremony is performed in order to appease the local deities that were on the land first. This will delight and please them and they will be devoted aids and protectors of the Dharma. A specially chosen and blessed cedar pole will go straight up from the ground tothe very top of the golden rings of the stupa’s spire. The first level of the stupa is poured, and the sides built up. In this level, precious offerings of dream-like samsara are placed. The level is sealed and another level is added where precious relics, and tsa tsas, (molded images of the Buddhas and Yidam deities) - www.tsatsastudio.org/practice.htm are placed inside. The dome or (bumpa - vase,) holds more precious relics and statues of the deities. The pole goes in, and the rings, sun and moon complete the spire. Finally the Gau or niche for a statue of the Buddha is put in place, and the precious stupa is painted and consecrated a final time. A korwa or walkway for circumambulation of the stupa is made, and the final landscaping is done. The stupa is an inspiration of awesome beauty for many beings. Many, many persons helped to make the stupa at Sky Heart arise. Folks from all over the world donated relics, money, tsa tsa’s and labor to make this miracle come to be. We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. |
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