His Eminence Ling Rinpoche - 6-7 July

H.E. Ling Rinpoche

Photo credit: Olivier Adam

Rejoice!

We are delighted to announce that His Eminence Ling Rinpoche has agreed to spend a few days in Nalanda during his forthcoming European tour!

He is one of the great masters who will play an important role in the years to come.

Rinpoche will teach at Nalanda 6 and 7 July and will visit Vajra Yogini Institute and Dorje Pamo Monastery during His stay.

Program

Saturday, July 6

10.00 – 12.00: Commentary on the Manjushri Praise (Gang-lo-ma)
15.00 – 17.00: Teaching on 8 Verses of Thought Transformation
Please find the texts & prayers here

Sunday, July 7

10.00 – 11.25: Celebration of the 89th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
11.30 – 12.15: Rinpoche will talk to the Tibetan community in the tent.
15.00 – 17.00: Manjushri initiation (Jenang)

Commentary on the Manjushri Praise (Gang lo ma)

This praise was composed by 100 Indian Mahasiddhas. Each Mahasiddha recited separately in veneration of Manjushri, who at that time blessed their minds. Ninety-nine of them wrote the same praise, which together became known as Gang lo ma.

This praise is often recited in ordser to develop memory and intelligence.

Tuesday, July 9 – Chökor Düchen (seperate event Tuesday, July 9)

This year we have the great fortune of H.E. Ling Rinpoche’s attendance for some of the events. Please find the complete information on the Chökor Düchen event page.

05:30 — 08:00 Mahayana precepts followed by Ganden Lha Gyama
10:30 — 12:00 Teaching on Chökor Düchen
12:30 — 13:30 Lunch. Please reserve here if you like to join us for lunch!

14.30 — 15.45 Animals liberation
17:00 — 18:00 Chanting the names of Manjushri
19:00 — 21:30 Guru Puja

Mandatory Registration !

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Translation Details

The language in the speakers will be Tibetan & French. If you want to listen to the English or Spanish translation, please bring your own FM radio!

For example the “Radio CITY31 – Grundig” that costs 20€ is more than enough.

Due to the large number of people, Nalanda can not provide radios for all. Please bring your own equipment.

Zoom Teaching Registration

Only the commentary on the 6th of July will be available to follow on Zoom. To help us organize the Zoom as effectively as possible, please use the

Zoom registration form

Access to Zoom is free. Please consider accumulating merits by contributing in the costs of organising the visit of Ling Rinpoche to Nalanda monastery. You can make a donation here.

More about H.E. Ling Rinpoche

A short biography

The Yongzin Ling Rinpoche lineage incarnations are innumerable prior to the 1st Ling Rinpoche (1655 – 1702). Since the time as an arhat during the time of Shakyamuni Buddha, twenty-two notable manifestations have been identified, including kings, scholars, yogis and tertons (spiritual treasure revealers).

His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche was born in India on November 18, 1985. His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized him as the reincarnation of his Principal Teacher, His Holiness the 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, who passed away in 1983.
1990: Ling Rinpoche entered Drepung Monastic University in South India, when he was five years old.
1995: Rinpoche began his monastic studies there at the age of ten.
Starting in 2004, H.E. Ling Rinpoche also participated in the Mind and Life Institute dialogues held in India between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and scientists on a variety of topics, such as physics, neuroplasticity and destructive emotions.
In 2005, Rinpoche has attended international events dedicated to preserving Buddhist traditions, including the World Peace Puja in Bodhgaya, India.
In 2011, attends the International Conference on Vinaya in Varanasi.
Between 2012 and 2015, H.E. Ling Rinpoche organized His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s historic series of Jangchup Lamrim teachings on the 18 classic Stages of the Path to Enlightenment treatises. They were held at Sera, Drepung, Ganden and Tashi Lhunpo monasteries with approximately 40,000 people from 65 to 70 countries attending each year.
November 2016: Rinpoche received his Geshe degree.
April 2017: Rinpoche enrolled at Gyuto Tantric College in Dharamsala, India for a year of tantric studies that traditionally follows the completion of a Geshe degree. He completed his studies in February 2018. During his studies, the 7th Yongzin Ling Rinpoche spent periods of time in retreat.
In 2017, H.E. Ling Rinpoche joined His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist leaders at a three-day International Buddhist Conference on “The Relevance of Buddhism in the 21st Century”, organized by the Indian Government Ministry of Culture and the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara.