Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön / གཡུང་དྲུང་བོན་ཉར་ཚགས་རིག་མཛོད།

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FPYB’s contributions to Yongdzin Rinpoche’s Centenary Volume

At the invitation of Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung, Khenpo Gelek Jinpa and Prof. Charles Ramble, Carol and Dmitry were honoured to contribute chapters to Yongdzin Rinpoche’s Centenary Volume, Celebrating 100 Years of Wisdom. The book includes an Introduction, a short biography of Yongdzin Rinpoche’s remarkable life, as well as contributions by scholars and Yongdzin Rinpoche’s disciples. We have just received the official PDFs of our chapters from Charles Ramble plus our author’s copies from Bidur and Lokesh Dongol of Vajra Publications. Thanks to all those involved in producing this memorable book! We are happy to share our chapters here: Carol Ermakova:…
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Новая книга: Основы воззрения, медитации и поведения в сутре, тантре и дзогчене традиции Юндрунг Бӧн

Радостная новость! В свет вышла новая книга “Основы воззрения, медитации и поведения в сутре, тантре и дзогчене традиции Юндрунг Бӧн”. В сборник включены учения двух выдающихся мастеров традиции юнгдрунг бӧн XX-XXI веков – Чьябдже Йонгдзина Лопӧна Тэндзина Намдака Ринпоче и Чьябдже Мэнри Тридзина Лунгтога Тэнпи Ньимы Ринпоче: «Четыре Колеса Бӧна», «Джямма», «Подход к дзогчену в соответствии с системой Атри». В России бӧн пока не так широко известен, но уже существует несколько учебных центров, где квалифицированные бӧнпо ламы, получившие полное образование и наставления от этих великих мастеров в монастырях Мэнри (Индия) и Тритэн Норбутсе (Непал), дают учения по разным аспектам юнгдрунг…
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Celebrations surrounding Yongdzin Lopon Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche’s Centenary

This year many sangha members, friends and scholars have gathered in Triten Norbutse Bonpo Monastery, Kathmandu, to celebrate Yongdzin Rinpoche’s 100th birthday. Zhang Zhung Losar The festivities began with a joyful 2-day event marking Zhang Zhung Losar, with many songs, feasting and much laughter as well as offerings of sangchӧ and auspicious prayers. Four days of intensive rituals For four full days, rituals were held in two of the monastery’s largest halls, the New Temple, and the Assembly Hall. The practitioners in the New Temple followed the rab ne consecration ritual while those packed into the Assembly Hall recited the…
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Events at Yongdzin Rinpoche’s Centenary

We are happy to share this information from Triten Norbutse Monastery about the celebrations surrounding Yongdzin Rinpoche’s 100th Birthday and the inauguration of the new temple. The organisers have asked everyone to register for the event which you can do by clicking the button below:

A word on euthanasia from Yongdzin Rinpoche

Yesterday MPs in the UK Parliament voted in favour of the so-called “assisted dying bill” aka euthanasia. Yongdzin Rinpoche was asked about this during a retreat in Paris in April 1997 when he was teaching on Nyamzhag Gompai Laglen (Tib. Mnyam bzhag sgom pa’i lag len). Here is his response: Q: (a question about euthanasia)A: If someone is dying, terminally ill, it is better not to kill him or her or let them commit suicide because they haven’t worked through their karma yet. You should never kill. A painkiller is not an antidote to karmic cause, it can only alleviate some pain…
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