Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
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His Eminence 2nd Beru Khyentse Rinpoche (1947, Tibet
) is an important lineage
holder of the Karma Kagyu
school of Tibetan Buddhism
. Rinpoche is a very
prominent contemporary Kalachakra Tantra master. He is also a father of the 4th
Jamgon Kongtrul
Yangsi.
(1820-1892) was one of the most important
illuminators of Buddhism in Tibet. With his unsurpassable learning and realisation gained
through study, practice and visions Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo was not confined to sect or
school and propagated the Dharma
impartially to all.
Several reincarnations or emanations of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, including those of body,
speech, mind, qualities and activity, were recognized in Tibet. Thus the speech emanation
became the 1st Beru Khyentse (1896-1945) Karma Jamyang Khyentse Özer, son of the King of
Beru Gönpo Düdul in Kham
(eastern Tibet). He was later enthroned at Palpung Monastery
, which would become the seat for all his activities. 1st Beru Khyentse had
many non-sectarian disciples from Sakya
, Gelug
, Kagyu
and Nyingma
traditions. Just to name a few eminent ones from the Kagyu school were the 15th Karmapa
(he was both his Guru as well as his disciple), 16th Karmapa, Nenang Pawo
Rinpoche, Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche
, Khandro Orgyen Tsomo (consort of the 15th Karmapa).
in 1947 and, as a young monk, was
recognized as tulku
and enthroned by the 16th Karmapa in 1955. At the age of
thirteen he led his monks and lay devotees from his monastery in Nangchen, out of Tibet,
and established a community including monastery and retreat centre for them in Mainpat,
India.
Rinpoche completed extensive studies in Buddhist philosophy and training in Vajrayana
rituals, receiving instruction from many Lamas including Dzongsar Khenpo Chimey
Rinpoche, Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche
, the 16th Karmapa, Khunu Rinpoche, His Holiness
Sakya Trizin
and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. After completing the traditional
four-year retreat in the Karma Kagyu
tradition, Rinpoche established monasteries in
Bodh Gaya (Karma Dhargye Chokhorling Monastery) and Kathmandu and the Nangchen monastery, nunnery, institute and
three-year retreat centre in Tibet.
Rinpoche rebuilt the Sakya
monastery, Nyenthang Tashigang, near his birthplace in
Tibet and founded the Tharjay Charitable Foundation to sponsor bridges, schools, clinics
and medical treatment for the nomads of eastern Tibet.
The past three decades Beru Khyentse Rinpoche has been teaching and travelling tirelessly
to many countries around the world, presenting the Dharma in the spirit of
non-sectarianism and in a manner suitable for all students from beginners to the most
advanced practitioners. These countries includes: Australia
, New Zealand
,
Malaysia, Singapore
, Thailand
, Indonesia
, Hong Kong
, Philippines
,
Taiwan
, China
, Bhutan
, India
, Nepal
and many countries in Europe
,
North America
and South America
. More than twenty thousand people become Buddhist
practitioners and over a hundred and fifty thousand people received blessings, Dharma
teachings and empowerments from Beru Khyentse Rinpoche.
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
) is an important lineage
holder of the Karma Kagyu
Karma Kagyu
Karma Kagyu , or Kamtsang Kagyu, is probably the largest and certainly the most widely practiced lineage within the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The lineage has long-standing monasteries in Tibet, China, Russia, Mongolia, India, Nepal, and Bhutan, and current...
school of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
. Rinpoche is a very
prominent contemporary Kalachakra Tantra master. He is also a father of the 4th
Jamgon Kongtrul
Jamgon Kongtrul
Jamgön Kongtrül is a name of a prominent line of Tibetan Buddhist teachers , primarily identified with the first Jamgon Kongtrul, but also the name shared by members of a lineage held by tradition to be his subsequent reincarnations , to date....
Yangsi.
The Beru Khyentse Lineage
The 1st Jamyang Khyentse WangpoJamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo , also known as Pema Ösal Do-ngak Lingpa, was a renowned teacher, scholar and tertön of 19th century Tibet. He was a leading figure in the nonsectarian Rime movement.-Biography:...
(1820-1892) was one of the most important
illuminators of Buddhism in Tibet. With his unsurpassable learning and realisation gained
through study, practice and visions Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo was not confined to sect or
school and propagated the Dharma
Dharma
Dharma means Law or Natural Law and is a concept of central importance in Indian philosophy and religion. In the context of Hinduism, it refers to one's personal obligations, calling and duties, and a Hindu's dharma is affected by the person's age, caste, class, occupation, and gender...
impartially to all.
Several reincarnations or emanations of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, including those of body,
speech, mind, qualities and activity, were recognized in Tibet. Thus the speech emanation
became the 1st Beru Khyentse (1896-1945) Karma Jamyang Khyentse Özer, son of the King of
Beru Gönpo Düdul in Kham
Kham
Kham , is a historical region covering a land area largely divided between present-day Tibetan Autonomous Region and Sichuan province, with smaller portions located within Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces of China. During the Republic of China's rule over mainland China , most of the region was...
(eastern Tibet). He was later enthroned at Palpung Monastery
Palpung Monastery
Palpung is the name of the congregation of monasteries and centers of the Tai Situpas as well as the name of the monastic seat in Tibet in Dege. Palpung means "glorious union of study and practice"...
, which would become the seat for all his activities. 1st Beru Khyentse had
many non-sectarian disciples from Sakya
Sakya
The Sakya school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug...
, Gelug
Gelug
The Gelug or Gelug-pa , also known as the Yellow Hat sect, is a school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa , a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader...
, Kagyu
Kagyu
The Kagyu, Kagyupa, or Kagyud school, also known as the "Oral Lineage" or Whispered Transmission school, is today regarded as one of six main schools of Himalayan or Tibetan Buddhism, the other five being the Nyingma, Sakya, Jonang, Bon and Gelug...
and Nyingma
Nyingma
The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism . "Nyingma" literally means "ancient," and is often referred to as Nga'gyur or the "old school" because it is founded on the first translations of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Tibetan, in the eighth century...
traditions. Just to name a few eminent ones from the Kagyu school were the 15th Karmapa
Khakyab Dorje
The fifteenth Karmapa, Khakyab Dorje , spoke the mantra of Chenrezig "Om mani peme hung" at his birth in Sheikor village in Tsang province in Central Tibet. Five years later he was able to read the scriptures....
(he was both his Guru as well as his disciple), 16th Karmapa, Nenang Pawo
Rinpoche, Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche
Kalu Rinpoche
Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche was a Buddhist meditation master, scholar and teacher. He was one of the first Tibetan masters to teach in the West.-Early life and teachers:...
, Khandro Orgyen Tsomo (consort of the 15th Karmapa).
Activity
The 2nd Beru Khyentse was born in central TibetTibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
in 1947 and, as a young monk, was
recognized as tulku
Tulku
In Tibetan Buddhism, a tulku is a particular high-ranking lama, of whom the Dalai Lama is one, who can choose the manner of his rebirth. Normally the lama would be reincarnated as a human, and of the same sex as his predecessor. In contrast to a tulku, all other sentient beings including other...
and enthroned by the 16th Karmapa in 1955. At the age of
thirteen he led his monks and lay devotees from his monastery in Nangchen, out of Tibet,
and established a community including monastery and retreat centre for them in Mainpat,
India.
Rinpoche completed extensive studies in Buddhist philosophy and training in Vajrayana
Vajrayana
Vajrayāna Buddhism is also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayāna, Mantrayāna, Secret Mantra, Esoteric Buddhism and the Diamond Vehicle...
rituals, receiving instruction from many Lamas including Dzongsar Khenpo Chimey
Rinpoche, Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche
Kalu Rinpoche
Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche was a Buddhist meditation master, scholar and teacher. He was one of the first Tibetan masters to teach in the West.-Early life and teachers:...
, the 16th Karmapa, Khunu Rinpoche, His Holiness
Sakya Trizin
Sakya Trizin
Sakya Trizin or Sa'gya Gongma Rinboqê is the traditional title of the head of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism.The Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism was founded in 1073, when Khon Konchog Gyalpo , a member of Tibet’s noble Khön family, established a monastery in the region of Sakya, Tibet,...
and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. After completing the traditional
four-year retreat in the Karma Kagyu
Karma Kagyu
Karma Kagyu , or Kamtsang Kagyu, is probably the largest and certainly the most widely practiced lineage within the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The lineage has long-standing monasteries in Tibet, China, Russia, Mongolia, India, Nepal, and Bhutan, and current...
tradition, Rinpoche established monasteries in
Bodh Gaya (Karma Dhargye Chokhorling Monastery) and Kathmandu and the Nangchen monastery, nunnery, institute and
three-year retreat centre in Tibet.
Rinpoche rebuilt the Sakya
Sakya
The Sakya school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug...
monastery, Nyenthang Tashigang, near his birthplace in
Tibet and founded the Tharjay Charitable Foundation to sponsor bridges, schools, clinics
and medical treatment for the nomads of eastern Tibet.
The past three decades Beru Khyentse Rinpoche has been teaching and travelling tirelessly
to many countries around the world, presenting the Dharma in the spirit of
non-sectarianism and in a manner suitable for all students from beginners to the most
advanced practitioners. These countries includes: Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
,
Malaysia, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
and many countries in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
,
North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. More than twenty thousand people become Buddhist
practitioners and over a hundred and fifty thousand people received blessings, Dharma
teachings and empowerments from Beru Khyentse Rinpoche.
External links
- http://www.khyenkong-tharjay.org Khyenkong Tharjay - Homepage of H.E. 2nd Beru Khyentse Rinpoche.
- http://www.karmapa.org.nz/lineage/nz/nzbkr.html Arrival of Beru Khyentse Rinpoche to New Zealand (17th Aug 1979)