Following the guidance of Ripga’s advisor Masters, stupas are now being constructed in Lerab Ling, Dzogchen Beara, and Berlin. A stupa is an architectural manifestation of the enlightened mind that symbolises the different qualities of Buddhahood.
Concurrently, after 10 years of meticulous effort, Sogyal Rinpoche’s vision for a temple in Dzogchen Beara, Ireland, has come to fruition this July with the temple opening! The temple is being built in the style of a traditional Tibetan monastery, on the cliff top on Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland and is/will be adorned with many representations of the enlightened body, speech and mind.
So what better time than now to share this collection of teachings on the history, benefits, and significance of constructing stupas, along with the meaning of Rabné, the practice of consecrating representations of enlightened body, speech, and mind!
Teachings overview
Concurrently, after 10 years of meticulous effort, Sogyal Rinpoche’s vision for a temple in Dzogchen Beara, Ireland, has come to fruition this July with the temple opening! The temple is being built in the style of a traditional Tibetan monastery, on the cliff top on Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland and is/will be adorned with many representations of the enlightened body, speech and mind.
So what better time than now to share this collection of teachings on the history, benefits, and significance of constructing stupas, along with the meaning of Rabné, the practice of consecrating representations of enlightened body, speech, and mind!
Teachings overview
- Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche on the history, way of construction, and benefits of a representation of enlightened mind stupa
- Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche on the importance and significant of constructing a stupa
- NEW: Tulku Rigdzin Pema Rinpoche at the Rabné of the Lerab Ling stupa on the reasons for erecting a stupa, how it is constructed, and its benefits
- Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche on the meaning of the Rab Né practice, with a summary by Patrick Gaffney
- Sogyal Rinpoche on the power of realised masters who direct their blessings into images
- NEW: To conclude there is a short extract by Father Lawrence Freeman who is an English Benedictine monk and Catholic priest. He shared his understanding of the meaning of Rabné (drawing on insights from his Christian contemplative tradition) when he was invited to the rabné His Holiness the Dalai Lama conducted as part of the inauguration of the Lerab Ling temple in 2008.
If you want to make a donation to these projects you can do so via the following links:
Lerab Ling stupa project
Dzogchen Beara temple project
Berlin stupa project
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