GURU RINPOCHE – His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche

2 July (20:30-22:00), 3 July (10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00) and 4 July (10:00-12:00) : Teachings and initiation.

You will find all information on this sessions, as well as the inscription forms here.

SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.  

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Summer retreat (meditation workshop) on SHRI VAJRAPANI BHUTADAMARA

From 31 July at 17:00 until 7 August at 18:00
by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag.

You will find all information on this sessions, as well as the inscription forms here.

In view of the current health situation in Europe, to participate in one of the activities proposed below, please register in advance by clicking on: KUTTOLSHEIM CENTER.

SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.  

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Monthly session

“THE FOUR SCHOOLS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM ”

19 and 20 June from 10:00 to 12:00, and from 13:30 to 15:30
By Ani Laura Coccitto.

By visio conference only! If you wish to subscribe to this session, please klick on the blue button “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” below.

Following the spread of Buddhism in Tibet by Guru Rinpoche, four schools emerged: Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyü, Gelug. 

H. H. Gongma Trichen Rinpoche likes to underline that different lineages of the four schools are all intertwined. Every teaching we receive from our Master carries within itself the blessings of the holy beings of all schools. 

We will briefly study these lineages and some of their great practitioners, such as Machig Labdrön known as the Dakini of the Chöd practice, who lived in Tibet in the second half of the 11th century.

*This teaching is in Italian. If you need translation into another language – English, German or Dutch, please register by 10 June. Translations will be arranged, if we receive a min. number of requests per language by 10 June. You will receive an email on 11 June informing you of available translations.

**INFORMATION FOR FRENCH SPEAKING PARTICIPANTS: The same teaching will be given during the weekend of 2 – 4 July in the centre of Kuttolsheim/France, in Italian with the French translation! 

Also to be noted :

• 26 June at 14:00 Chenrézig meditation by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, followed by “Going for refuge” by Marie-Madeleine Schmitt.

Sa S. K. G. Sakya Trichen Rinpoché : “Going for refuge is the root of all the Dharma, the foundation of all the vows and that which differentiates between the Buddhist from the non-Buddhist. By going for refuge one comes under the direct guidance of the Triple Gem”.tite réflexion d’expérience personnelle lors d’une récente opération.

In view of the current health situation in Europe, to participate in one of the activities proposed below, please register in advance by clicking on: KUTTOLSHEIM CENTER.

SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.   

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Monthly session “DECHEN MÖNLAM PRAYER”

On 14 May at 20:30, 15 and 16 May from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00
By Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag.

Dechen Mönlam is an important aspirational prayer. Originally composed by Karma Chakmé in eastern Tibet in the 17th century, this prayer deals with rebirth in the pure realm of Sukhāvatī, where the Buddha Amitabha is believed to reside.

It belongs to the category of prayers recited to seek rebirth in Buddha realms that are considered conducive for spiritual practice to reach enlightenment.

Dechen Mönlam is chanted mainly during Pure Land practices to obtain rebirth in Sukhāvatī. It is based on the teachings of rebirth in pure lands found in some Mahāyāna sutras. Thus, it is a practice common in Himalayan Buddhism and also in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Buddhism.

SAGA DAWA DÜCHEN

On 26 May at 20:00.

SAGA DAWA DÜCHEN is one of the four major Buddhist feasts. It celebrates Buddha Shakyamuni’s enlightenment and Parinirvana.

On his enlightenment at the age of thirty-five in Bodhgaya, the Buddha proclaimed:

“Profound peace, natural simplicity, uncompounded luminosity, I have found a nectar-like Dharma.”

When Buddha lay dying in a forest grove in Kushinagara, surrounded by five hundred of his disciples, he said to them with his last breath:

“It is in the nature of all things that take form to dissolve again. Strive with your whole being to attain perfection.”

Our prayers during this evening are dedicated to universal peace.

Also to be noted :

• 4 May at 19:15 : Teaching on “The Jewel Lamp”, Written by Y Khunu Rinpoche Tendzin Gyaltsen (1895 – 1977),  followed by meditation on Bodhiccita by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo.
• 6 May at 19:15 : Vajrayoghini Tsog Offering by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo
• 22 May at 14:00 : Chenrézig meditation by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo, followed by “I, Buddhist, I take refuge.” by Christophe Ingold (Only in French).
• 29 May at 14:00 : Chenrézig meditation by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo, followed by “I, Buddhist, I take refuge.” by Christophe Ingold (Only in French).

In view of the current health situation in Europe, to participate in one of the activities proposed below, please register in advance by clicking on: KUTTOLSHEIM CENTER.

SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.   

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Commemoration of Khenchen Shérab G. A. Rinpoché

14 April at 19h15
By Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag.

Monthly session “GURUYOGA TEACHINGS”

16 April at 20:30, 17 and 18 April at 10:00 to 12:00, and 14:00 to 16:00
By Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag.

H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche says about the practice of Guru Yoga: “During the course of one’s practice we can receive blessings and recognize the nature of mind. This is especially true of the practice of Guru Yoga. When the Guru dissolves into our heart, and our mind merges with the mind of the Guru, we remain in a state of emptiness. This is simply a less elaborate form of what takes place during empowerment, the method by which blessings may be received and the recognition of the nature of mind may occur.”

Also to be noted :

• 3 April at 14:00 : Méditation de Chenrézig par Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, puis “Entrer en intimité avec soi-même” par Francis Caterino.
• 18 April at 07:00 : Tara ritual and Thangtong Gyalpo prayer by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag.
• 24 April at 14:00 Chenrézig meditation by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, and then “Preliminary practices and their importance, by Bernard Altschuh.

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SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.  

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MONTHLY SESSIONS

The monthly session will be held by videoconference only

MONTHLY SESSIONS IN MARCH :
13 and 14 march, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 15:30
By Mike Bortolotti

SONGS OF EXPERIENCE

Great realized beings sometimes communicate their experiences through spiritual songs. Such songs are powerful teachings that can awaken one’s spiritual potential and inspire disciples. Those who have directly realized the nature of the mind are free and spontaneous. They can express all Dharma in the form of spiritual songs. During this weekend we will study, contemplate and meditate upon some of this mystic poetry. 

At the occasion of the Tibetan New Year 2148, the year of the Iron Ox (12 February 2021), we send you our warmest wishes so that peace, happiness, joy and good health flourish on your paths.

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SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page. 

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MONTHLY SESSIONS

The monthly session will be held by videoconference only

MONTHLY SESSIONS IN JANUARY :
13 and 14 February, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 15:30
By Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag

THE 16 ARHATS

Buddha Shakyamuni personally selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to remain in this world, protecting the Dharma for as long as beings are capable of benefitting from the teachings. They vowed at the time of the Parinirvana to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya. To visualize Buddha Shakyamuni surrounded by the Sixteen Arhats and an assembly of Bodhisattvas generates great merit and quickly develops insight into the teachings of the Buddha.  

On Sunday, we will do the 16 Arhats ritual, because it is auspicious to pray after Losar for the long life of the Gurus and for universal peace.

Download HERE the 16 Arhat Ritual from the prayerbook SAKYA MONLAM page 45.

At the dawn of this new year, we send you our warmest wishes for peace, happiness, joy and good health to blossom on your paths.

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SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.

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MONTHLY SESSIONS

The monthly session will be held by videoconference only

MONTHLY SESSIONS IN JANUARY:
23 and 24 January, from 10h00 to 12h00 and from 13h30to 15h30
By Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag

A Bouquet of Udumbara Flowers: an Explanation of the 10th Day

Saturday, 23 January is a very special Guru Rinpoche day called ‘Chupen’. For this occasion we will practice the Tsog offering to Guru Rinpoche together. Khenpo Tashi will explain the ritual called the 10th day Practice on the basis of the text called “A Bouquet of Udumbara Flowers: an Explanation of the 10th Day”, which includes stories from the life of Guru Rinpoche, explanation of the importance of the 10th day feast offering, explanation of the Tsog practice and its benefits.

Guru Rinpoche was the Indian master who played a fundamental role in the spread of Buddhism in Tibet, mainly because he possessed great power to remove all obstacles.