"Firmly plant the victory banner of the dharma!" - Karma Thinley Rinpoche's injunction to Lama Jampa Thaye
Last week Lama Jampa and family were happy to be able to make visits to both Kagyu Ling Buddhist Centre in Manchester and Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling in Bristol.
Read MoreThis coming Friday, June 5th is the holy day on which we celebrate the Enlightenment and Parinirvana of Lord Buddha. On this day, the power of positive aspirations is immensely increased. So, I request people to set aside some time on this day to carry out such virtuous practice.
Read MoreThis time of uncertainty and concern reminds us that the Three Jewels are the only sure refuge for this life and beyond. Furthermore, they remind us of our commitment to work for the liberation of all beings from suffering. In short, the present time of difficulty clarifies things for us immensely.
Read MoreKagyu Ling Buddhist Centre sangha and friends were recently fortunate to receive an extended visit from Lama Jampa and family to Manchester.
Read MoreIt was in 2005 that Lama Jampa and his wife Dechen Dolma last came to Zurich. In the intervening time the previous Sharmar Rinpoche founded a centre in Zurich city which has grown and flourished over the years.
Read MoreLama Jampa Thaye arrived at Sakya Buddhist Centre Bristol on Friday 24 January, accompanied by Dechen Dolma, Kate and the four legged member of the family, Roxy.
Read MoreLama Jampa arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday January 7 for a ten day visit.
Read MoreEarlier this month Kagyu Dechen Buddhism North West was happy to host Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma for a weekend of teachings on Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation.
Read MoreBodhi Path Prague in the Czech Republic was the venue for three days of teaching by Lama Jampa last weekend. The centre, which has just celebrated the tenth anniversary of its founding by the late 14th Shamar Rinpoche, is one of a number of dharma communities throughout Czechia.
Read MoreLast weekend Lama Jampa taught a short mind training text from the Collection of 100 Mind Trainings (Tib: Lojong Gyatsa).
Read MoreOn Thursday 24th of October, Lama Jampa attended the opening ceremony of the major new exhibition ‘Buddhism’ at the British Library in London.
Read MoreOn 5 October, around 100 people from across the UK gathered inBristol to hear Lama Jampa Thaye teach part three of ‘A Garland of Jewels’.
Read MoreThe weekend of 28th and 29th of September saw the third visit of Lama Jampa Thaye to Karma Mingyur Ling in Montchardon, the principle Karma Kagyu centre in Eastern France.
Read MoreLama Jampa together with Dechen Dolma and Kate have just returned to London from France where they were guests of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling during the visit of HH 17th Karmapa.
Read MoreOver the weekend of 14 - 15 September Lama Jampa visited Sakya Dechern Ling, Stuttgart. He bestowed the Initiation of Vajrapani Bhutadamara and gave the detailed explanation of the associated practice (Tib. tri).
Read MoreFor the first weekend in September Lama Jampa travelled to Yorkshire to continue with the teaching and transmission of Gampopa’s classic text.
Read MoreFor the second week of the Dechen Summer Course at Sakya Changlochen Ling, Lama Jampa gave the full cycle of Vajrayana teachings for the practice of Chenrezig, from the lineage of the 16th century Tibetan master, Nyen Tsembupa.
Read MoreLama Jampa Thaye joined His Holiness Sakya Trichen and His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche in Antwerp for three days to take part in the first European Sakya Monlam to recite aspiration prayers for the benefit of all beings and the long life of His Holiness Sakya Trichen and other lamas.
Lamas, khenpos, monks and nuns travelled from Europe, Nepal, India, Tibet, Mongolia and elsewhere joined the event, which was attended by over 1,000 people from Tibetan and Western communities.
The festival began on Friday 9 August with recitation of prayers including the Noble Sutra for Remembering the Three Jewels, the Prayer of Samantabhadra, the King of Aspirations Prayer, which is recited many times and contains many beautiful expressions of aspirations to develop the qualities of enlightenment.
On Saturday 10 August, Lama Jampa Thaye offered a ‘Mandal Ten Sum’ for the long life of His Holiness Sakya Trichen, as part of a special practice of White Tara of the Wish-fulfilling Wheel. This offering was followed by a special ornate ‘Mandal Tenshug’ ritual offering made on behalf of all of the European centres and students of Sakya Trichen, for his long life and for the benefit of all beings.
In the afternoon of Sunday 11 August, His Holiness Sakya Trichen bestowed the long life initiation of Tangtong Gyalpo. As the preliminary to the initiation, His Holiness explained Tangtong Gyalpo’s tireless efforts in practice, in particular the benefit brought about through the great siddha’s construction of iron bridges, which made it possible for the people of Tibet to travel across turbulent rivers and for the Buddha’s teachings to spread.
The weekend was a fantastic opportunity for the Sakya community throughout Europe to meet each other and work and practise together. Volunteers worked diligently to prepare the venue, cook meals and prepare and serve tea offerings for the participants who donated generously towards the cost of this and future monlam events.
The event was organised by the European Sakya Monlam Foundation, with assistance from the Great Sakya Monlam Foundation in India, and many Sakya centres in Europe, and in particular the Sakya Tsechen Foundation in Belgium.
The European Sakya Monlam will take place in a different European city each year. The next European Sakya monlam will be held in Paris, France, in 2020.
Lama Jampa has completed six days of teachings on dependant origination, combined with the initiation and daily practice of ‘Tara who Liberates from All fears’. People came from as far afield as LA and Mexico City to attend this first week of the annual two week Dechen Summer Course.
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