Dorjé Pamo Monastery – September News
One of the highlights of this summer was a joyful six-day retreat dedicated to practicing and preserving the lineage of chanting for the Lama Chöpa practice, transmitted by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The program included a Vajrayogini Self-Initiation, four days of Lama Chöpa and Protector prayers, followed by the Cittamani Tara Puja. Venerables Chantal, Angie, and […]
The Magic Of The Buddhadharma
The Magic Of The Buddhadharma By Bhikshuni Thubten Munsel During the Spring of 1980, I was traveling around SE Asia looking for peace of mind. Long story short, a friend took me to the Temple of The Golden Buddha, somewhere on the outskirts of Bangkok. This was a welcomed change; I was getting tired of going […]
Australian Buddhist Nunnery Consecration
Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche gave the name Machig Labdron for the nunnery project in 2002 at the request of Ven Tardu. I offered my service to Rinpoche to further the project in 2016. Midway through construction plans for two story building near our cabins, Ian Green offered us the flat pad that had been used for […]
Sera IMI House September News
These past few months have been a trial period in the house, as I have been busy with the Geluk exams and unavailable to function as acting director. For the first time since 2005, there has not been a senior monk available to function as director, as the next most senior person in the house […]
Fourth Guru Bhumtsok in Australia
Fourth Guru Bhumtsok in Australia Twenty Geshes, monks and nuns joined the gathering of around 100 students for the fourth Australian Guru Bhumtsok which after two years of planning, was held at Langri Tangpa Centre over the first weekend in September, under the skilful leadership of umdze Geshe Tenzin Zopa and vajra master Geshe Rabten […]
News from Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery – Sept 2026
Pre-Ordination Course at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery We have had a really good period here at the monastery, with the pre-ordination 7-month live-in aspirants’ course successfully finishing at the end of August. On top of that we housed several Geshe’s for Machig Labdron Nunnery grand opening ceremonies, and just finished housing Mingyur Rinpoche for […]