Dhardo
Dhardo Rinpoche (* 1917 ; † 1990 ; born: Thubten Lhundup Legsang ) was an important teacher of Tibetan Buddhism .
He was recognized as a reincarnation of the abbot of Drepung Monastery in central Tibet , that is, as a tulku . He was the second tulku in the Gelug lineage and eleventh in the Nyingma lineage.
Dhardo Rinpoche received a traditional Tibetan education, received the Geshe Lharampa degree (Doctor of Philosophy) in Drepung Monastery and continued studying at Gyud-med Tantric College . In 1951 he was appointed abbot of the Tibetan monastery in Bodhgaya ; In 1954 he moved to Kalimpong near the Indian-Tibetan border. Kalimpong became one of the most important bases for Tibetans fleeing the Chinese invasion . Dhardo Rinpoche founded an orphanage and school for Tibetan refugees, which he called the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute ('Indian-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute', ITBCI). He became abbot of Yiga Choeling Monastery in Ghoom ( Darjiling ).
During the 1950s and 1960s, Dhardo Rinpoche was a friend and teacher of Sangharakshita , an English Buddhist who spent 14 years in Kalimpong until he returned to England and founded the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO) (today: Buddhist Community Triratna ) . Sangharakshita viewed Dhardo Rinpoche as a living bodhisattva , and Dhardo is still very much revered in the Triratna community today. In the 1980s, the Triratnas aid organization, Aid For India (today: Karuna Trust ), began collecting donations for the ITBCI.
After his death and cremation , Dhardo Rinpoche's ashes were deposited in various stupas in the western world : At the Sudarshanaloka Retreat Center near Thames , New Zealand , at the Padmaloka Retreat Center near Norwich , England , at the Guhyaloka Retreat Center in the Near Alicante , Spain , in the Tiratanaloka Retreat Center in Wales and in the meditation house Vimaladhatu in the Sauerland .
The motto of Dhardo Rinpoches was: "Preserve the teaching, live in harmony, radiate love." He tried very hard to teach the children of his school that "actions have consequences" ( karma ).
The third Dhardo Tulku, Tenzin Legshad Wangdi , was born in 1991.
literature
- Suvajra: The Wheel and the Diamond: The Life of Dhardo Tulku . Windhorse Publications, 1996, ISBN 0-904766-48-9
- Sara Hagel (Ed.): Dhardo Rimpoche: A Celebration . Windhorse Publications, 2000, ISBN 1-899579-26-5
Web links
- Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (English)
- A glimpse of light - A report on the meeting of a western Buddhist with Dhardo Rinpoche
- Photos of the stupa that holds Dhardo Rinpoche's relics
- Photos of the Sudarsanaloka Stupa
- Photos of the creation of the stupa in Vimaladhatu
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dhardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dhando Rinpoche; Thubten Lhundup Legsang (maiden name); Dhardo Tulku; Dhando Tulku; Dando Tulku |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Buddhist monk and reincarnation of the abbot of Drepung Monastery in central Tibet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1917 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1990 |