Showing posts with label Lama Lhundrup Rigsel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lama Lhundrup Rigsel. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 January 2012

A tribute to the Hidden Yogi - Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup Rigsel's Relics

During the recent Jade Buddha Exhibition, there were many holy relics of one of my teachers, the late Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, the former abbot of Kopan Monastery, being displayed. The public was able to receive blessings from the relics of Shakyamuni Buddha, arhats and past high lamas such as Lama Lhundrup and the late Mahasiddha Lama Geshe Konchog.


Here is a video clip in tribute to a great teacher, guru, Bodhisattva... Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, who entered into Parinirvana in Sept last year. Below are some of his relics on display during the Exhibition.

Notice some orbs surrounding some of the relics? (and no, there are not reflections of LED lights).


May we aspire and be able to achieve in realisations and attainments of all holy gurus.


29 Sept 2011 - Project Swift Return 
18 Sept 2011 - Devoting to a guru 
20 Sept 2010 -  Healing in a matter of time, but it sometimes also a matter of opportunity

Friday, 28 October 2011

49th day of passing of Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup


Today is the 49th day of passing into Nirvana of Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup. 

During the whole 49 day period,  Vajrayogini and Yamantaka Self Initiation is performed every day as well as the recitation of the Golden Light sutra and many mantra recitation in Kopan Monastery.

This is the offering of the Kopan sangha community to our kind Guru who has taken care of all in Kopan for 40 years, and has sacrificed his life in order to benefit the community, and who out of his kindness, has manifested many relics.

This day we are all commemorating the 49th day of of Lama Lhundrup's passing and a lot of people would be present to participate in the ceremonies.  Also there will be on display viewing of his holy relics.

For those who are not in Kopan, centers and individuals can perform the Medicine Buddha Puja, to create the conditions for the true and unmistaken reincarnation to return swiftly.

Below is the English translation of the prayer for the return of the incarnation that was composed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.


The Melodious Sound of the Kalapinga

A Lamentation Requesting the Quick Arrival of the Incarnation 
of Khensur Geshe Lhundrub Rigsel

One taste in the dharmakaya of great bliss, of all the buddhas’ transcendental wisdom;
All pervasive creator of everything, whose kindness cannot ever be repaid;
Glorious Holy Lama clearing the darkness of ignorance;
Compassionately descending from Sky Enjoyment - the pure land;
Whose kindness is great and unequalled by all ten direction conquerors;
The sole wish-fulfilling jewel, fulfilling all hopes;
Kind Lama, remembering your kindness more and more;
Please reveal the saintly face of the emanation benefiting the Dharma and migrators!
Since beginningless samsara, through the power of karma and afflictions,
We have been sinking in the oceans of suffering of contaminated samsara,
Have experienced and are still experiencing unimaginable and inexpressible sufferings.
Glorious Holy Lama, liberating from the ocean of samsara,
Please reveal the saintly face of the emanation benefiting the Dharma and migrators!
We are the wretched child disciples placing our hopes in you,
We are orphans pierced by the sharp thorns of misery,
Kind Lama engaged in destroying this state of misery,
Please reveal the saintly face of the emanation benefiting the Dharma and migrators!
Alas, migrators are caught in the tornado of bad conditions of this degenerate age,
And the essence of the teachings of the Good Minded One becomes a mere reflection.
Please pay attention on to our situation, haven arisen from a devastated mind, 
while thinking of this.
Please reveal the saintly face of the emanation benefiting the Dharma and migrators!
Being inspired by the melodious prayer of those with devastated minds,
Magical emanation of the of the glorious Lama for those to be subdued,
Come quickly, so that the spring of our benefit and happiness may arrive,
And show the stainless life that benefits the Dharma and migrators!
The collection of child disciples assembled here with their pure samaya,
For all our lives we rely closely on you the savior, owner of the Dharmakaya lineage.
May we children catch the father’s teachings – the biography that is
Essence of the Good Minded One’s ear whispered lineage 
that is held by the explanation and realization.

Monday, 26 September 2011

A closer look at the growing relics of Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, an amazing blessing!

The Sangha in Kopan Monastery are still pretty busy, collecting and checking meticulously each of the holy relics that have emanated  after Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup's cremation. Indeed, the relics are simply too many and they are reportedly still growing by the day. 

Here is a closer look at the amazing holy relics found after Lama Lhundrup's cremation. I am dumbfounded, totally amazed by the beautiful sheer sight of these relics as they are revealed..... And these are just some of them, more will be revealed soon. Om ah hum benza guru padma siddhi hung! 

Note: In my over excitement earlier on seeing the holy relics, I forgot to credit a Dharma brother, Benny Soh, for his kindness in sharing all the precious precious photos shown below. Thanks Benny! 

Heaviest 2 pieces of greenish-gold relics (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Green turquoise relic (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Big coral-like relic from Lama Lhundrup's head (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Dark green relic with little round relics emanating (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Crystal-like relics still growing (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Turquoise relic (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
The second-biggest piece of relic (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Many round jade coloured relics growing from these 2 pieces of relics(Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Silver metallic relic (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Lama Lhundrup's eye relic was the biggest, with green relics growing out in the middle and many more tiny red relics multiplying on the top. (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Lama Lhundrup's tooth relic, left unburnt (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Multicolored relics (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Greenish relic (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Multicolored relics (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
White relics (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Several white relics still covered in ashes (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Lama Lhundrup's jaw with many brown relics emanating (Photo credits: Benny Soh) 

Growing jade-like relics (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Lama Lhundrup's hair still intact even though his stupa was burning for a week (Photo credits: Benny Soh) 
Bone relic with several white relics growing (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Ongoing analysis of relics collected and still retrieving more from cremation stupa  
(Photo credits: Benny Soh)
The area beneath the cremation stupa where high lamas leave footprint, signs of his next rebirth
(Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Lama Lhundrup left a small footprint facing West (Photo credits: Benny Soh)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche said that Lama Lhundrup did not manifest any of the 5 elements absorption of the death process before his passing and Lama Lhundrup's last words to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his guru, were "I do not exist", uttered in English repeatedly 3 times. Lama Zopa Rinpoche said this was a sign of a very accomplished practitioner.  Lama Zopa Rinpoche has given instructions to build a Mahabodhi Stupa and a Statue of Lama Lhundrup as soon as possible for his unmistaken swift reincarnation to return which will definitely happen very soon.

I know a dharma friend of mine is devastated by the leaving of  the physical body of Lama Lhundrup, who was her heart guru. She once shared with me about Lama Lhundrup, who was also her refuge guru too. She said she was chatting with Lama Lhundrup, and she kept telling him, "Rinpoche, you are my guru" as she was very close to him. However,  each time, Lama Lhundrup would reply, "No, I am not your guru. Your guru is Lama Zopa Rinpoche."  Although she was a little saddened by her guru's words, but she realised Lama Lhundrup's deep devotion to his guru, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and she knows Lama Lhundrup said those words to her in order to teach her about guru devotion.

We do not weep because of the passing of a guru. Instead, we celebrate and rejoice at his attainments by witnessing physically his relics, the signs of a greatly realised practitioner.  I know Lama Lhundrup would be coming back very soon because many of his disciples and students would be waiting for their guru to return to continue turning the Wheel of Dharma. And that is what great Bodhisattvas do, always coming back, taking rebirth again and again, in order to lead sentient beings away from samsara and suffering.

My other blog posts on Lama Lhundrup:
29 Sept 2011 - Project Swift Return
18 Sept 2011 - Devoting to a guru

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Discovering Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup's Holy Relics

12 Sept 2011 was the cremation of Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup Rigsel's holy body. The former abbot of Kopan Monastery received a warm sent off by all the monks of the monastery and students all over the world, paying their final respect to their beloved teacher and guru.   This series of photos was taken by Geshe Tenzin Zopa, resident teacher in LDC, FPMT centre in Malaysia. Thanks to Geshe-la's kindness as well as a Dharma sister's generosity in sharing all the photos from the cremation ceremony. I will try to load the video clips when they are ready.

Before the cremation, light rain drizzled on the holy grounds of Kopan Monastery and rainbow was sighted.

Fire was lit on the cremation stupa with Rinpoche's holy body inside.
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
Fire burning fiercely. Notice the mystical orbs?
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
More mystical orbs from the burning stupa.  No editing on the photos.
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
High lamas conducted puja prior opening of cremation stupa.
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa) 
18 Sept, high lamas conducted a special puja prior the opening of cremation stupa. From left, Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche, Kyabje Dagri Rinpoche, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche peering into the opened cremation stupa.
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
Many wonderful holy relics were discovered inside the cremation stupa.  Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche was leading a long procession of monks each carrying Lama Lhundrup's holy relics to the gompa. Many relics of different shapes and sizes filled the gompa, in front of Khensur Rinpoche's throne seat. Although FPMT has not officially announced the details of the findings of the different types of relics, below is a glimpse of some of the holy relics that had emanated from Khensur Rinpoche's holy body.

(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)

(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)


(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)

(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
May all my readers be blessed and arise great faith in the Triple Gem through these holy relics. I am totally amazed by this last photo of a huge piece of whitish relic which looked like a coral. A normal human body when cremated would have turned into ashes. For a highly realised practitioner like Khensur Rinpoche who has achieved the pinnacle of the enlightened state, the holy relics are living proof for us to strive for the ultimate awakening.  I am very touched, proud and motivated by my guru's realisations, evidence of a great practitioner.  If his relics multiply (relics are the holy body of a yogi), it will be an indication of the strength of Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup's realizations. 

(Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
This was a photo of Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup taken in 2006 in Tsum outside a cave.  Wonder why Rinpoche was in a pose similar to the great saint Milarepa's famous pose?

Geshe Tenzin Zopa with his guru, Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup
 (Photo credits: Geshe Tenzin Zopa)
Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup was a simple, normal monk. He was not a reincarnate lama or tulku born from a famous past life. He was born in 1941 to a poor peasant family. In 1972 he was called to Kopan by the late Lama Yeshe to teach philosophy to the Kopan monks and he has been abbot of Kopan since then, taking care of the hundreds of monks and nuns. He was always available to his disciples, students, and devotees from all over the world.  However he became a great teacher and healer who has attained the enlightened state of liberation within one lifetime, just like Milarepa. He is proof of what we too can achieve in this brief lifetime if we start practice immediately and fervently.

His faithful devotion to his gurus, his compassion for humanity, his boundless zeal, immense kindness, monumental forbearance, super human perseverance, and ultimate final attainment are a great inspiration today for all of us in worldly existence.  Om mani padme hum! 

My other blog posts on Lama Lhundrup:
29 Sept 2011 - Project Swift Return
18 Sept 2011 - Devoting to a guru
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