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12 09, 2025

The Passing of Lady Diana Mukpo

2025-09-12T08:43:59-03:00September 12th, 2025|

Our community has experienced an incredible loss. We write with heavy hearts to share that Lady Diana Mukpo – wife and widow of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, mother, grandmother, accomplished equestrian, and steadfast protector of the Shambhala teachings and vision – passed away surrounded by family and close friends at her home in Florida on September […]

18 07, 2025

Delightful East coast – West coast Mahasangha interaction at Thrangu Monastery in Vancouver: Watch videos!

2025-08-13T07:46:27-03:00July 18th, 2025|

From Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13, Gelong Lodrö Sangpo led a well-attended and greatly enjoyed hybrid weekend program entitled “The Four Ways of Working with Kleshas and the Path of the Five Wisdoms” in one of the most beautiful shrine rooms in North America, namely at Thrangu Monastery in Vancouver. […]

31 07, 2025

“Sons and Daughters of Noble Family” Lecture Series

2025-12-04T08:10:40-04:00July 31st, 2025|

On July 14, David Karma Choepel and Lodro Sangpo engaged in a discussion on Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Gampo Abbey, Sopa Chöling three-year retreat center and Karma Changchub Ling (KCCL). If you want to watch their lecture, click here.

You can also see separately a lovely slideshow on Gampo Abbey, Söpa Chöling and Karma Changchub […]

22 06, 2024

Khenchen Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche passes away

2025-08-21T09:28:37-03:00June 22nd, 2024|

With profound sadness we want to share with you that Khenpo Tsültrim Gyatso passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal. See below the announcement from Tek Chok Ling Nunnery, which was sent out on June 26 when we then conducted Lodrö Thaye’s Guru Yoga “Calling the Guru from afar”.

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10 07, 2023

“Calling the Glorious Karmapa Rigpe Dorje Longingly From Afar” source materials

2025-08-21T09:38:30-03:00July 10th, 2023|

Since His Holiness the 16th Karmapa was the main teacher of Thrangu Rinpoche, we have been practicing the guru yoga composed by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche himself: “Calling the Glorious Karmapa Rigpe Dorje Longlingly from Afar”.

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26 06, 2023

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s Passing into Parinirvana

2025-08-21T09:40:38-03:00June 26th, 2023|

To all those around the world who have a connection, direct or indirect, with the Lord of Refuge, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche:

With great regret, we would like to share some sad news with you. On May 5, 2023, the fifteenth day of the third Tibetan month of the Water Hare Year, at the age of ninety-one, […]

26 06, 2023

H.H. the Dalai Lama Granting an Audience to Khenpos and Senior Officials of Thrangu Monastery

2023-06-26T08:12:08-03:00June 26th, 2023|

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Granting an Audience to Khenpos and Senior Officials of the Recently Departed Kyabje Thrangu Rinpoche in the Audience Hall of the Shukgar Palace, June 21, 2023 […]

21 06, 2023

New Guru Yoga composed by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

2023-06-21T09:52:28-03:00June 21st, 2023|

June 18 marks the beginning of the third week after the Parinirvana of the Venerable Kyabje Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. As instructed by H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, monastics of Thrangu Monastery began the practice of Vairochana, which will continue for seven days.
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14 06, 2023

A Short Biography: The Very Venerable Ninth Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

2023-06-14T10:09:26-03:00June 14th, 2023|

The Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche was born in the small village of Ralungda in Kham, eastern Tibet in 1933. At the age of five, he was recognized as the Thrangu Tulku by the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje and the 11th Tai Situ Rinpoche Pema Wangchuk Gyalpo and enthroned at Thrangu Monastery by Traleg […]

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