Macau Five-Day Retreat

Drupon Khen Rinpoche has just concluded a five-day retreat at Pou Tai Temple in Macao, which included teaching and practice sessions. The retreat was organised by Ani Sonam of Thrangu Phar Chin Ling and The Buddhist Merit and Wisdom Service. Ani Changchup Drolma of the Marpa Translation Society provided oral interpretation. Rinpoche taught an abbreviated […]

Teaching on Medicine Buddha

This evening, Drupon Khen Rinpoche introduced the history and practice of the Medicine Buddha at Thrangu Vajrayana Buddhist Centre་ Hong Kong. The teachings were translated by Khenpo Tengye to a packed house at the Dharma Centre. Rinpoche spoke about the different levels and lineages of the Medicine Buddha practice. He then used the liturgy of […]

Four Day Retreat & Teachings

Drupon Khen Rinpoche led practice sessions and gave teachings based on participants’ questions and his own thoughts about how best to pursue the path. The teachings were translated into Mandarin by Khenpo Tengye and into Cantonese by Neil Tse. Here is an excerpt from the teachings: QUESTION: I experience lots of thoughts when I meditate. […]

The Four Dharmas of Gampopa – Thrangu Vajrayana Buddhist Centre Hong Kong

Today Drupon Khen Rinpoche taught at the Thrangu Vajrayana Buddhist Centre Hong Kong on the Four Thoughts of Gampopa. Khenpo Tengye provided interpretation. Here are some excerpts of the main points of the teaching: Introduction: The Four Dharmas of Gampopa summarise the entire path of Buddhism. Other such pithy summarisations are Parting from the Four […]

A conversation with Dza Tsering Tashi about Khenchen Pema Tsewang

A conversation with Dza Tsering Tashi about their lama, Khenchen Pema Tsewang (Khenpo Pentse).

A Conversation with Dza Tsering Tashi about the Dharma in Africa.

A Conversation with Dza Tsering Tashi about Drupon Khen Rinpoche’s experience and activities of helping the Dharma in Africa.

Foreword to the Torch

In his foreword to The Torch for the Definitive Meaning, Drupon Khen Rinpoche Karma Lhabu explains his reason for founding MTS and how it unfolded. We thought our FB friends who do not have a copy of the book might find it insightful. If you wish to receive a copy of the book simply send […]

DrukTalk Interview

Drukthar of Druktalk Podcast recently interviewed Drupon Khen Rinpoche about his activities in Africa and elsewhere. (Tibetan language only)

The Making of the Statue of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

  On the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni’s enlightenment and parinirvana, June 4th 2023, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche concluded his vast activity for the benefit of beings and the Buddhadharma in this incarnation when he passed into the ultimate expanse of reality at Namo Buddha, in Nepal. Rinpoche’s faithful attendant for many years, Lobsang Dorje, Requested Drupon […]

What we need to do

We must do our best to fulfil the Lama’s intentions, and this is especially true when the Lama has passed away. It is not difficult to understand what we need to do. When Kyabje Thrangu Rinpoche obtained the land at Namo Buddha the first thing he did was to build a retreat centre and establish […]

Congo & Return to Nepal

I arrived in the Congo yesterday. Today I return to Nepal. ཧྥེ་གླིང། ཀམ་མགོ་ལ་ཁ་སང་བསླེབས་སོང་། དེ་རིང་བལ་ཡུལ་ལ་ལོག་འགྲོ་གི་ཡོད།

Conclusion of the 3rd Kagyu Monlam & long-life prayers for Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche

Today saw the completion of the 3rd UK Kagyu Monlam. I travelled to Kagyu Samye Ling in the UK for seven days of prayers, teaching and other activities. May the world know peace and well-being. Today also marked the 80th birthday of the master of the teachings in Kagyu Samye Ling, Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche. […]

Yolmo Retreat Rooms

The fifth day of Saga Dawa (24th of May), saw the completion of several retreat rooms built by myself and a few dharma friends at the sacred practice site of Jetsun Milarepa at the Tiger Cave Lion Fortress in Yolmo. On this day, I travelled to Yolmo with my true dharma friend, Khen Rinpoche Tsulnam, […]

Farewell Lesotho

I had the honour and pleasure of meeting and being offered a farewell from Lesotho by the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs and Public Safety of Lesotho, Archibald Lesao Lehohla. Heartfelt thanks to you right honourable Sir, and to everyone I met in Lesotho. Bye for now.

Lesotho – Day 3

On May 9th, I was invited to the National University of Lesotho, where I gave an introduction to Buddhism and some meditation instructions to between six and seven hundred students and staff. Following this, at the request of the Senior Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Mrs Moleboheng Sefali, I gave a talk […]