Event : Orgyen Norhla Wealth Puja by Chene Lhundup
Rinpoche
Date : July 31
Time : 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Venue : Mangadhvaga Lodge, Level 2, 6A, Lorong 7, Geylang
Map :
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Chene Lhundup Rinpoche was born in 1932 at Minphel Khang
Tsheldang Central Bhutan He studied and practiced under the late
Holiness Penlop Khen Rinpoche
and Eminence Geshe Pema Thinley Rinpoche His father the great Yogi
Drupchu Dorji was a long time follower of the great lama Togden
Sacha Sherig from Tibet Because of his pure mind, inner dedication
and devotion towards his master he was the only one to recieve a
most sacred Phurba a hidden treasure of Guru Rimpoche discovered by
a terton
The Phurba has been the sole relic in Rinpoche's community and
has cured many people from hazardous diseases One of Rinpoche's
main practice is Vajrakilaya and he is highly adept in a vast
repertoire of sacred skills and methods as was predicted by
Holiness Penlop Khen Rinpoche and Eminence Geshe Pema Thinley
Rinpoche Ocvercoming many hardships he bulit Tsheldang Gompa In
1970 and Urgyen Choling Monastery to preserve and transmit Buddhist
teachings Chene Lhundup Rinpoche was bestowed many karma and terma
teachings by the late Holiness Dudjom and Holiness Dilgo Khyentse
Rinpoche in all 4 Vajrayana traditions
Chene Lhendrup Rimpoche has long held plans to build a retreat
centre The centre will be constructed in an isolated area four
hours walk from Orgyen Choling Monastery, at Lingtang. The retreat
centre will be called Orgyen Kunzang Shedrup Choling. The practices
of the Longchen and Pema Lingpa lineage will be lead by Rimpoche in
the traditional three year, three month, three day retreat.
Currently there is no retreat centre in the vicinity, therefore all
monks must leave their monastery and teacher and go to another
district.
Read more at : http://rigzin.org/post/Retreat-Centre
Orgyen Chholing Monastery is located on the mountain between two
native villages Tsheldang and Nakhar under Zhemgang Dzongkhag, East
Bhutan The Monastery has been in place since early 1920s preserving
and propagating the lord Buddha’s teaching. Despite the isolation
of monastery from modern amenities and road networks, people live
in peace and harmony with dharma in every man’s heart.
Initially late Drupchoe Dorji the father of the founder of the
monastery has started and blessed the sites with small retreat
house in place. Though Drupchoe Dorji couldn’t upgrade from small
retreat house, it was then in Mysore while the founder of the
monastery Chene Lhendup Rimpoche was attending the teaching from
His Holiness Polo Khen Rimpoche .
There in Mysore His Holiness Polo Khen Rimpoche directed and
prophesized Chene Lhendup that there is a special elephant sleeping
shaped mountain surrounded by male on right and female dragon
shaped mountains on left. Building monastery in the center would
benefit all sentient beings and create enormous pleasant situation
for dharma preservation in future.
In 1940s, H. E Khechen Dazar Rimpoche from Tibet visited the
place and blessed it. Later in his visit there were so many
unbelievable signals like rainbow rising on the hill of Monastery.
He then said that it was the blessing and secret place of Bayu Lama
Shakaya Ozer who had the rainbow body and other yogis during the
18th century.
Later many great masters like Thuktse Rimpoche, Gyshe Pema
Thinley and others great teacher had been here to have retreat. H.H
Polo Khen Rimpoche and Khenpo Dazar Rimpoche had predicted the
place for the quality to accomplish the retreat and to preserve the
Buddha Dharma.
With the great intent of Lord Buddha and all great masters,
Chene Lhendup Rimpoche realized the importance of the presence of
monastery and the order of Sangha to preserve and propagate the
holy dharma to benefits the beings around.Consequently with the
great perseverance and with the support from his followers and
people from those two villages, he started the work in 1970 and
progressively came up with small temple.
Later in 90s Chene Lhendup Rimpoche offered the monastery to His
Holiness Gangtey Tulku (lineage holder of Pema Lingpa in Bhutan. It
was then from that moment immense development and changes took
place. Besides tending to everyday running of the monastery he has
been the central supporter for coming up of new temple. Today H.H
Gangtey Trulku is chief adviser for all Pema Lingpa lineage in
Bhutan
Today Orgyen Chholing Monastery has one old and a new temple
supporting 36 monks with one Khenpo and two teachers. The great
terton Pema Lingpa, (hidden treasure revealer from Bhutan tradition
has been the main root practices since the beginning. The
monastery also practices Longchen Nyingthicg of Longchenpa
tradition. These two are the main practice in the Kheng region in
the central Bhutan
http://rigzin.org/post/Orgyen-Chholing-Monastery
Orgyen Choling Monastery, PO Box Kheng Tsheldang, Nangkhor,
Zhemgagng, Bhutan
Website : http://rigzin.org