Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Ligmincha sangha members worldwide this Saturday, January 26, on Facebook Live to celebrate the life and work of His Eminence Yongdzin Lopon Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. The schedule for both the US and Europe is listed below.
From January 22–30, 2020, Triten Norbutse Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal is celbrating the 25th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Yungdrung Bön Academy of Higher Studies. Among the many special events and activities planned is a January 27 Thenshug, a mandala offering for the long life of Bön’s most senior teacher and lineage holder, His Eminence Yongdzin Lopon Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, as we celebrate his 95th birthday.
Thenshug literally means to “stay everlasting,” and is a ritual performed to support and extend the lifespan of an important master or practitioner. The Thenshug is also an occasion for the students to express their devotion toward their master, who keeps the Buddha’s teaching and spreads it untiringly, and to fulfill all his wishes.
The Thenshug will take place at Triten Norbutse Monastery on January 27, 2020. Since so many Western students have a heart connection with Yongdzin Rinpoche but are not able to travel to Nepal, Ligmincha International is organizing a series of activities online and at our centers around the world.
Please Accumulate Long Life Mantras
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche encourages all practitioners to accumulate recitations of the Long Life Mantra for Yongdzin Rinpoche: SO DRUM A KAR MU LA TING NAM Ö DU MU YE TSE NI DZA. Our accumulated mantras will be offered to His Eminence by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (who will be in California) on the day of the Thenshug ceremony. Our hope is that we can offer at least 10 million Long Life Mantras to Yongdzin Rinpoche. The deadline for reporting mantra accumulations is 4:30 p.m. New York time (Eastern time U.S.) on January 26, 2020.
Add your accumulations here
View Long Life Mantra here
Listen to Long Life Mantra below
On January 26, 2020, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Ligmincha International will host several events as a way of celebrating Yongdzin Rinpoche’s life and work. We will also be organizing local in-person and online activities. Please see your local Ligmincha chapter’s social media accounts or website for information about specific events in your area or language. All events will be streamed on Facebook Live or on Zoom (free download required).
Current Schedule for January 26, 2020
Mandala Offering and Long-Life Practice with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
When: 10–11:00 a.m. Eastern time (16:00-17:00 Europe)
Where: Live on Facebook
Description: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will lead us in offering a mandala, reciting Yongdzin Rinpoche’s Long Life Prayer, and reciting the Long Life Mantra.
Devotion to the Masters and Stories by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
When: 1–2:15 p.m. Eastern time (19:00-2015 Europe)
Where: Live on Facebook
Description: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach on the importance of devotion and will tell stories about his teachers and the great masters of Yungdrung Bön.
Local and National Long-Life Mantra Recitation
When: 3–4 p.m. Eastern time (21:00-22:00 Europe)
Where: Via Zoom
Description: Ligmincha International organizations and local chapters will host group practices for the accumulation of the long-life mantra on behalf of Yongdzin Rinpoche. These mantras will be added to the total number of mantras accumulated previously.
For Europe: Zoom ID 605 456 891
https://zoom.us/j/605456891
For U.S.: Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/630862817
Reminder: The deadline for reporting mantra accumulations is 4:30 p.m. on January 26.