From the Land of Tibet
Welcome to this condensed photo journal about a recognized and enthroned female Tibetan Buddhist Tulku born in the United States, and her root Lama, the great HH Pema Norbu Rinpoche, ย his journey from the beautiful country of Tibet, and how the female Tulku helped play an important role in the establishing of a large network …
In the upper region of sacred Powo, At the foot of a majestic hill, Surrounded by beautiful trees and lakes, With a large river flowing from the South, To a couple bearing the names Sรถnam and Kyi, A noble child will be born in the Water Monkey year. Possessing great qualities, he will benefit the …
Continue reading "The Early Life of HH Pema Norbu Rinpoche"
Every Tibetan dreams of making a pilgrimage to Lhasa, especially to see the famous Jowo Rinpoche, the "Precious Lord", the holiest statue in the whole of Tibet. This statue depicts the Buddha as a prince at the age of twelve and is said to have been created while the Buddha was still alive. In 1956 …
Continue reading "The Dalai Lama and the Young Student"
When Penor Rinpoche returned to Palyul after visiting the Dalai Lama and other monasteries late in 1956, the situation in Kham had become very tense. The lineages that had over thousands of years preserved the purity and authenticity of the Buddhist teachings were in danger of being broken and lost forever. Foreseeing this, and at …
Continue reading "Traveling Out of Tibet"
In 1959, recognizing the situation in Eastern Tibet to be very tense, Penor Rinpoche left with a party of 300 for Pemako in Northeast India. Only 30 of the original party survived. In 1961, they were resettled in South India in Bylakuppe in a series of Tibetan camps where Penor Rinpoche initially built a bamboo temple to train a small handful of …
Continue reading "Landing in India"
In 1963, in south India, there were only about ten monks at the time that Namdroling Monastery (soon to be known as 'the Golden Temple) was built under the direction of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche. Those around him who could not grasp the scale of his vision kept insisting that he reduce the size of …
Continue reading "The Building of a Great Monestary"
Year after year, with inexhaustible energy and determination, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche kept working, oblivious to the numerous obstacles and hardships that confronted him. The importance of these activities to the preservation of the traditions of Tibet can not be understated or underestimated. Without the hard work of His Holiness, it is certain that these practices …
Continue reading "The Meeting of the East and the West"
After His Holiness Penor Rinpoche's visit in the US, where Catharine Burroughs and her students had their first contact with this great Master of Dzogchen, the group formed a corporation and purchased an antebellum style mansion in Poolesville, Maryland. The property and building were chosen as a result of a dream His Holiness had shared, …
Continue reading "Dharma in the West – KPC Begins"
This brings our story to present day Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub Choling (KPC) whose name means "Glorious Dharma Continent of Absolute Clear Light" bestowed by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche himself, and at that time declared it to be the seat of the Palyul Lineage in the west, a responsibility that is gloriously upheld today. The KPC …
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Inspire me - KPC 