Category Archives: Tibetan Lamas

Sacred Activity of the Lama

His Eminence Menri Lopon Yangton Thrinley Nyima Rinpoche consecrating a newly restored chorten in Dolpo, Nepal

Sacred Activity

His Eminence Menri Lopon Yangton Thrinley Nyima Rinpoche consecrates a Yungdrung Bon stupa in Dolpo, Nepal. Photo Credit: Unknown

A Purifying Activity for Body, Speech and Mind

Yungdrung Bon nuns offer khata and prostrations to Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

There are three types of prostration. There is the prostration of the body through performing the physical action of bowing and prostrating.  There is the prostration of the speech through chanting prayers and mantras.  And there is the prostration of the mind through generating devotion and trust to the four places of refuge.  Of these three, the greatest is the prostration of the mind.  However, these three are commonly unified so that as the practitioner is performing the physical prostration they are also reciting prayers or mantras with a heartfelt feeling of devotion.  Among the foundational practices which purify the mind-stream, this unification of the three kinds of prostration is performed 100,000 times.

Spiritual Leaders

33 Menri Trizen with Karmapa

His Holiness 33rd Menri Trizen Lungtok Tenpe Nyima Rinpoche with the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

In Praise of the Precious Master

His Holiness 33rd Menri Trizen Lungtok Tenpa’i Nyima Rinpoche

“The Omniscient wisdom of the buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions is condensed in a single essence in you, Highest One.

Possessor of the enlightened activity of the profound, expanded, increasing teachings of Tönpa Shenrap,

We pray that you, Lungtok Tenpa’i Nyima, shine forever!”

~ Written by His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche