3 month Rinchen Terzod by Yangthang Rinpoche starts Nov7

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The Venerable Yangthang Tulku Rinpoche

Rinchen Terzod Empowerments

Sunday, November 7^th, 2010 – February 2011

Orgyen Dorje Den invites you to join us for a historic Dharma event. At the request of Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche, Yangthang Rinpoche will bestow the transmissions of The Rinchen Terzod.

The Rinchen Terzod, the Treasury of Precious Termas, was compiled by Jamgon Kongtrul the Great with the blessings of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chogyur Lingpa. The precious collection includes many of the major termas that had been discovered before 1889 and is quite extensive. It will take 3 months to confer the entire cycle of hundreds of empowerments.

Venerable Yangthang Rinpoche is an emanation of the great Vimalamitra and the immediate re-incarnation of the Terton Dorje Dechen Lingpa. Rinpoche is a main lineage holder in the Nyingma Tradition and one of the most highly respected Buddhist teachers in the world today.

Gyatrul Rinpoche says that …

“Yangthang Rinpoche is truly a precious jewel.”

Event : 3 month Richen Terzod by Yangthang Rinpoche
Start Date : November 7
Venue : Orgyen Dorje Den
Website : http://www.orgyendorjeden.org/rtzd/YTRflyer_with_date_final.jpg

Dear Dharma Friends,
Orgyen Dorje Den is pleased to share the following information about the Rinchen Terzod. We have recently spoken with Ven. Yangthang Tulku Rinpoche and he has indicated that he would like to start the Rinchen Terzod on the first day of the 10th Tibetan month.

Start Date & Suggested Donation
According to the Western calendar, the Rinchen Terzod will start:
Sunday, November 7, 2010 and the duration will be 3 months.
The requested donation is $2300 for the entire program, $30/ day, please contact us for family rates.

Frequently Asked Questions
All students, new and experienced, are welcome to attend these transmissions. The prerequisite is a good motivation and the aspiration to achieve enlightenment!
Of course attending the whole program is best, but we can attend on a daily basis according to our available time. We don't yet have the daily schedule but when we do we will let everyone know.

To the extent we can establish the sequence of empowerments prior to the start of the "wangchen" we will let you know.Some work study opportunities will be available on a case by case basis.

Food will not be available at ODD, but there are many excellent restaurants & coffee shops within 2-3 blocks of the temple. We plan to have an online registration process in place soon, so watch your inbox and check the website for additional information.
We will need a lot of help during the program, so please plan to participate as much as you can! We will send more details during the registration process.

Sponsorship
As a means of accumulating merit, some people are able to be sponsors and underwrite some or all of the considerable costs associated with hosting Dharma events of this type; some people have already expressed interest in contributing in this way. Any donation, large or small, will surely establish a connection for you with Ven. Yangthang Tulku Rinpoche and this profound mandala. If you have any
questions or like more information, please reply to this email. Here is a Paypal link for your convenience:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?c ... UNRPZXKXVN

If you would like to mail a check here is our address:
Orgyen Dorje Den, 2244 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501

Write “Rinchen Terzod Sponsor” in the subject line.
Housing

We do not have any accommodations available at Orgyen Dorje Den at this time.
We have negotiated a special rate at the Coral Reef Inn. This independent motel is conveniently located within walking distance to ODD and our sangha members have stayed there comfortably for many years. The booking code is: "ODDCENTER"...they have offered us discounted daily, weekly & monthly rate on each of the types of rooms they have. For more information, you can contact them via
the web, email or phone (510) 521-2330.

www.coralreefinn.com [email protected]

Standard Room: Daily: $64 plus tax, Weekly: $59 plus tax; Monthly $55 plus tax.
Executive Suite: Daily: $74 plus tax, Weekly: $69 plus tax; Monthly $65 plus tax.
Lagoon Suite: Daily: $104 plus tax, Weekly: $94 plus tax; Monthly $89 plus tax.
Please contact them directly via phone or email if you would like to make a reservation or for more information.

More Information about the Program
Some background information about the Rinchen Terzod is available on our website; we will be updating it soon and sending more info by email.

http://www.orgyendorjeden.org/rinchen_terzod_info.html
Thank you for your patience as we plan this wonderful Dharma event. If you have any questions you can reply to this email; we will do our best to keep you informed. Please feel welcome to share this email with your sangha!

Sincerely,
Orgyen Dorje Den Board of Directors
www.orgyendorjeden.org
Orgyen Dorje Den
2244 Santa Clara Ave
Alameda, CA 94501

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It is said that at the time of the rebirth of Tertön Dorje Dechen Lingpa, from all directions the sky in Sikkim resounded in thunder, "I am here!" Sogtrul Rinpoche, his principal student and lineage holder, was already awaiting him, as the place of his rebirth had been predicted both by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche and by His Holiness Reting Rinpoche, the Senior Tutor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. By the time Sogtrul Rinpoche reached him he had already declared himself to be the rebirth of the tertön from Dhomang. He had become known as Yangthang Tulku, as he is from the Yangthang clan in Sikkim.

In addition to mastering the extensive training in practices of his lineage, Yangthang Rinpoche was completely trained in the Kangyur and Tangyur, and in the works of Longchenpa. He was widely recognized for the quality and depth of his realization, the power of his attainment, and the purity of his transmissions. Rinpoche is known as a compassionate, humble, no-nonsense Dzogchen master of the Nyingma, Old School Tradition.

In 1959, when the communist chinese invaded Tibet, Yangthang Rinpoche fled Dhomang. He was later captured by the chinese, and imprisoned for 22 years. He helped many fellow prisoners who could not bear the hardship to die peacefully by performing Phowa, transferring their consciousness to Pure Lands. Though he witnessed and experienced much torture, he bears no resentment to his captors, only compassion. In fact, he became a spiritual advisor to some of the guards. When people express sympathy about his imprisonment, Rinpoche says that because of Dharma, his mind was more free in prison than worldly people experience in the best of circumstances.

Following the death of mao tse tung he was released. He returned to Dhomang to find his monastery completely dismantled. He then obtained permission to go to Sikkim. As a simple yogi he traveled back and forth to Nepal and Bhutan, receiving transmissions and empowerments from His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and His Holiness Dodrubchen Rinpoche.

In recent times he has come to the United States several times and also travels to Taiwan where he has many devoted students. As he is now around 80 years old, we don't know if he'll be able to return again. This is a rare and precious opportunity to receive blessings and teachings from one of the few remaining great masters of his generation.

http://www.mahasiddha.org/YTR.html