H.E Thrangu Rinpoche and Lamas

H.E Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche arrived Vancouver On April 24 at 1:30 pm. At present, Rinpoche is in good health. However, the purpose of Rinpoche’s trip is to take complete rest and after one week, Rinpoche will be doing retreat himself. For the benefits of Rinpoche’s health, Canada Thrangu Monastery is not able to arrange any appointment for general public to meet Rinpoche. We would like to apologize for any inconveniences that may cause you. Thanks for your cooperation.

Please join us for a wonderful 3-day retreat focused on Avalokiteshvara, beginning on Friday, May 11th, and concluding on Sunday, May 13th. During this retreat, participants will join together to accumulate one million Avalokiteshvara mantras. A short introductory teaching on the practice will be given each day.

What are the benefits of practicing the Avalokiteshvara sadhana?

Avalokiteshvara (Tibetan: Chenrezig) is renowned as the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He is the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas. Meditating on Avalokiteshvara transforms deluded energy into the enlightened energy of discriminating awareness wisdom and the clear-seeing warmth of true loving compassion. Ego’s selfish demands yield to our deepening commitment to the well-being and enlightenment of others.

To generate the bodhichitta is so precious,
May those without it now create it.
May those who have it not destroy it, and
May it ever grow and flourish.

All beings, without exception seek happiness; no one wants to suffer. The practice of Avalokiteshvara reminds us to recall the practice of Compassion and to extend it.

Please join us to recite the Avalokiteshvara mantra here or at home and add to the accumulations by emailing your daily totals to rabjor@thrangumonastery.org or calling 778-297-6010. Offerings are also always welcomed.

We are always happy to receive your calls and emails during these auspicious events.

We are pleased to announce that we will conduct a Medicine Buddha Prayers on April 29 (Sunday) at 7:30pm.

The Medicine Buddha Puja can be requested for yourself, your loved ones and friends, for the sick and the dying, for healing, purification and success. The puja can remove obstacles to mental and physical health.

For the sick, to help them recover their health and well-being;

For the dying, to help pacify their mind, and eliminate fear during this time of dying;

For the deceased, to bless and guide their mind to a higher state of rebirth and liberation in the bardo.

The name of the person for whom the prayers are requested will be included for one month. For the deceased, the names will be included and remain for 49 days from the date of death.

The Medicine Buddha mantra is held to be extremely powerful for healing of physical illnesses and purification of negative karma

Those who can attend and those who are not able to attend prayers in person can making offerings, like feast offering (Tsok) flower, Lamp, meal and so on. Other donations are also welcome for butter lamp offerings, flower offerings, meal offerings, and fruit offerings. Any further more information, please feel free to contact Rabjor @ 778-297-6010.

Tashi Delek! We would like to request you all to join us for the Guru Rinpoche feast offering prayers on the “Guru Rinpoche or Padmasambhava Day” which is on May 1 (Tuesday) at 7:30 pm.

Ones perform the Tsok ceremony to generate immeasurable merit. Guru Rinpoche promised his Sangha that whatever is offered to him on his special day, the 10th day of the Tibetan calendar, the merit will be multiplied immeasurably. The numbers and intention of practitioners, Lamas and other sentient beings participating in the Tsok, the abundance of offerings and the dedication to all sentient beings, all increase and multiply the prosperity and good karma to ourselves and to countless others. Therefore, the vast benefits of participation in Guru Rinpoche Day Tsok are truly difficult to imagine.

When we share in the wonderful and delicious feast at the end of the ceremony, we should try to be mindful and feel true compassion for all those beings who in some way had something to do with the food we are eating, whether the countless insects that were killed in the growing and harvesting of vegetables and grains, or the persons working in the meat industry who have created for themselves the extremely negative karma of taking lives every day as their means of livelihood. We should develop the faith that this powerful ceremony, through the blessings of Guru Rinpoche, can create miraculous positive changes for beings with even the worst karma imaginable.

Those who can attend and those who are not able to attend prayers in person can making offerings, like feast offering (Tsok) flower, Lamp, meal and so on. Other donations are also welcome for butter lamp offerings, flower offerings, meal offerings, and fruit offerings. Any further more information, please feel free to contact Rabjor @ 778-297-6010.