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Since the practice of Lama Chöpa/Guru Puja is considered a complete practice encompassing all the essential points of sutra and tantra, to receive a commentary on it from H. E. Jhado Rinpoche, a highly qualified teacher who excelled in both sutra and tantric studies, is a remarkable opportunity for all of us.
H. E. Jhado Rinpoche will explain the practice of Lama Chöpa with a two-session commentary (the first session is scheduled for Friday, December 26). Lama Chöpa, also known as Guru Puja, is traditionally undertaken twice a month, on the 10th & 25th days of the Tibetan lunar calendar. Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche describes Lama Chöpa as especially beneficial, as it leaves an imprint of the stages of the Buddhist path, from guru devotion to liberation, on our mindstreams. It also contains instructions on Mahayana thought transformation, as well as detailed instructions on how to make progress on the tantric path.
Zoom links to attend online will be posted at a later date.
About H.E. Jhado Rinpoche
Jhado Rinpoche (Tenzin Jungne) was born in 1954 to a nomadic family living in the area of Namtso Lake, 220 kilometers north of Lhasa, Tibet. At the age of three he was recognized and enthroned as the 6th incarnation of the abbot of Jhado Monastery. After fleeing Tibet in 1959, Rinpoche lived briefly in Nepal and later spent several years in Dalhausie and Dharamsala in North India where he completed his basic studies in Tibetan reading, writing and reciting Buddhist texts. Rinpoche took his vows as a novice monk from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1964 and his full ordination vows from the late Ling Rinpoche in 1973.
From 1972 until 1990, Rinpoche studied at Sera Je Monastery in South India, where he received extensive teachings from many great lamas such as Khensur Rinpoche and the great master Lobsang Wangchuk - and afterwards at the Gyuto Tantric Monastic University. In 1991, he attained the degree of Geshe Lha Rampa, the highest level of education in the Geluk tradition. He then went on to continue his studies at Gyuto Tantric College in lower Dharamsala.
From 1992 until 1996, Rinpoche served as a teacher at Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala, the personal monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 1997, Rinpoche was appointed to the post of Abbot of Namgyal Monastery, and served the institution in that capacity until 2004. (Namgyal Monastery, founded in 1568 by the third Dalai Lama, served as a private monastery for subsequent Dalai Lamas.
Jhado Tulku Rinpoche is one of the most highly esteemed lamas in the Geluk lineage today. He received many transmissions and empowerments from both His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his tutors, as well as from the great non-sectarian lineage masters such as Trulshig Rinpoche and Chogye Trichen Rinpoche.
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