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After many tedious hours of struggling with tech trouble, Dmitry has finally done it!! We have a new eBook!!The Four Wheels of Bön, as taught by Yongdzin Rinpoche, is now available on Google Play Books.May the light of Yongdzin Rinpoche’s infinite wisdom and boundless compassion illumine the hearts and minds of all beings everywhere! ORDER HERE Read more

Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la sortie d’un nouveau livre d’enseignements de Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoché en français !! Shedrub Lopön Lodrö Tsugphü a récemment dirigé un séminaire sur ce texte en Allemagne, et suite aux demandes des organisateurs et des participants, nous mettons à disposition ce manuel détaillé. La traduction en français a été réalisée à la demande de Guy Desbiolles pour la sangha française, notamment pour une prochaine retraite centrée sur la préparation à la mort. Cette publication est une compilation d’enseignements sur འཆི་རྟགས་གསལ་བའི་སྒྲན་མ། La lampe claire des signes de la mort par Lishu Tagring, Read more

This has been a momentous year for all Bönpos worldwide but also for FPYB (we organised our first ever teaching and meditation retreat!), and for our Founding Members, Carol and Dmitry, personally – it’s exactly 30 years since we first met Yongdzin Rinpoche and began working with him. Celebrating a Hundred Years of Wisdom This year saw thousands gathering at Triten Norbutse Monastery to celebrate the great life and work of Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche and join in the inauguration of the new temple. Scenes from the celebrations at Triten Norbutse monastery. Photo credit: Carol Ermakova The celebrations included Read more

This Prayer to Lachen Drenpa Namkha was extracted and compiled by Menri Yongdzin Lopön Sanggye Tenzin from a prophecy by Drenpa Namkha contained in the Oral Tradition of Trülku Loden Nyingpo. It is imbued with great profound meaning and concludes with the heart mantra of Drenpa Namkha. Many great lamas consider Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche an emanation of Drenpa Namkha, therefore it is particularly auspicious that Rinpoche himself translated this prayer into English for us. It was one of his daily prayers. A few days ago, Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung advised the international sangha to recite this heart mantra as Read more

Today, 21st June 2025 and the Summer Solstice, Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche’s holy body (kudung) travelled from his mountain retreat Jyema Rithrö (བྱེ་མ་རི་ཁྲོད།) in Jarsing Pauwa to Triten Norbutse Monastery in Kathmandu, leaving in the early morning. Photo: Tsultrim Tenzin Lama. The small group of high lamas, monks and lay practitioners prepared everything in Jarsing Pauwa, decorating the corridor from Yongdzin Rinpoche’s room as well as the car and driveway with many auspicious symbols made of flower petals. Corridor leading from Yongdzin Rinpoche’s room in Jyema Rithrö, Jarsing Pauwa. Photo: Largen Lama. Corridor leading from Yongdzin Rinpoche’s room in Read more