Before beginning to give the empowerments themselves, <\/span>Rinpoche tells the story of Gelongma Palmo<\/b>, who is at the origin of the Nyungne, the meditative practice of Chenrezig, the Buddha of compassion with eleven faces and one thousand arms. Then he recounts the story of <\/span>Tara<\/b>, who is said to have been born from a lotus that emerged from Chenrezig\u2019s tears of compassion. He then evokes <\/span>Chandragomin<\/b>, a great Indian pandit from the fifth century and teacher at Nalanda Monastic University. He explains that <\/span>Chandra<\/span><\/i> means <\/span>moon<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Gomin<\/span><\/i> means <\/span>the one who makes the effort<\/span><\/i>. He recounts that Chandragomin took ordination for one day but eventually kept it for the rest of his life, hence his name. <\/span><\/p>\n Chandragomin himself practiced Tara meditation and composed several praises. Called The Liberator, Tara is the personification in female form of the spontaneous wisdom of all the buddhas. Her meditation protects from fear, removes obstacles for oneself and others and leads to enlightenment. <\/span>The practice of Nyungne, a powerful means of purification, has taken place every year at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling since 1980<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Having done his part as a teacher, Ch\u00f6gye Trichen RInpoche invited disciples to offer a mandala in order to request empowerment.<\/span><\/p>\n I clearly remember when he came to Dhagpo. The first thing is that he gave empowerments in the rotunda of the time, and the floor was quite rickety,\u201d a practitioner recalls. \u201cWe had set things up as best as we could, but it wasn\u2019t great. And yet, when we were in his presence, all that was forgotten and my feeling was that the frail, elderly body of this man we perceived was only a tiny part of who he really was and in fact we were embraced by his blessing. This man was much vaster than his appearance! Naturally, spontaneously, he established an awakening environment.<\/span><\/p>\n Something else marked me: when he left, we were in the courtyard, the door to the lamas\u2019 house was open and he was standing up, whereas usually he was in a wheelchair. He was standing with a flower in his hand, it might have been a daffodil. The effect this had on the people gathered to greet him was huge! Some melted into tears. The fact that he was holding this flower was both so simple and so naive in a way, and at the same time very meaningful in its connection with an offering, something very rich. It had a real impact on the mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The visit of such a master is a source of profound blessing for practitioners present and for the <\/span>anchoring of Buddhism in the West.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”nextgen ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#d4b16a” custom_margin=”15px||15px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|20px|15px|20px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/_oJPPEIeFcQ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_font_size=”13px” text_line_height=”1em” custom_padding=”||0px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n These photos come from our archives or were collected as part of the research for Dhagpo Kagyu Ling\u2019s 50th anniversary. We have not been able to identify all the authors. The use of these photos is solely for informational purposes within the context of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration. Their use is limited to this event and our website and is not for commercial purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_font_size=”13px” text_line_height=”1em” custom_padding=”||0px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n These photos come from our archives or were collected as part of the research for Dhagpo Kagyu Ling\u2019s 50th anniversary. We have not been able to identify all the authors. 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Ch\u00f6gy\u00e9 Trichen Rinpoch\u00e9, \u00e2g\u00e9 de 81 ans, est accompagn\u00e9 au son des <\/span>gyalings<\/span><\/i> sous le chapiteau o\u00f9 il prie pendant que les pratiquants de prendre place.<\/span><\/p> Chandragomin pratiquait lui-m\u00eame la m\u00e9ditation de Tara et il a compos\u00e9 plusieurs\u00a0 louanges \u00e0 son intention. <\/span>Appel\u00e9e la Lib\u00e9ratrice, Tara est la personnification, sous un aspect f\u00e9minin, de l\u2019activit\u00e9 spontan\u00e9e et de la sagesse des bouddhas. Sa m\u00e9ditation prot\u00e8ge de la peur, \u00e9carte les obstacles pour soi et pour autrui, et permet de r\u00e9aliser l\u2019\u00e9veil. Quant \u00e0 la pratique des nyoung-n\u00e9s, un puissant moyen de purification, elle se d\u00e9roule chaque ann\u00e9e \u00e0 Dhagpo Kagyu Ling depuis 1980.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p> Enfin, ayant accompli sa part en tant qu\u2019enseignant, Ch\u00f6gy\u00e9 Trichen Rinpoch\u00e9 invite les disciples pr\u00e9sents \u00e0 offrir un mandala afin de requ\u00e9rir l\u2019initiation.<\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/span>Je me souviens tr\u00e8s bien de ce moment o\u00f9 il est venu \u00e0 Dhagpo. La premi\u00e8re chose, c\u2019est qu\u2019il a donn\u00e9 les initiations dans la rotonde de l\u2019\u00e9poque, et le plancher \u00e9tait brinquebalant,\u00a0 se souvient un pratiquant.Nous avions am\u00e9nag\u00e9 les choses au mieux, mais ce n\u2019\u00e9tait pas parfait. Pourtant quand nous \u00e9tions en sa pr\u00e9sence, tout cela \u00e9tait oubli\u00e9 et j\u2019avais le sentiment que ce que nous percevions comme le corps fr\u00eale et \u00e2g\u00e9 de cet homme n\u2019\u00e9tait qu\u2019une toute petite partie de ce qu\u2019il \u00e9tait. Nous \u00e9tions en fait envelopp\u00e9s dans sa b\u00e9n\u00e9diction. Cet homme \u00e9tait beaucoup plus vaste que son apparence ! Naturellement, spontan\u00e9ment, il \u00e9tablissait un environnement \u00e9veillant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>![\"Ch\u00f6gy\u00e9](\"http:\/\/dhagpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2_2000-mai-4-5_Chobje-T-R-_-DKL_CD-trinle-11.jpg\")
<\/span>To the sound of the gyalings, Ch\u00f6gye Trichen Rinpoche, aged 81, is accompanied to the tent where prays as the practitioners take their seats.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
Avant de donner les initiations en tant que telles, Rinpoch\u00e9 commence par raconter l\u2019histoire de Gelongma Palmo<\/strong>, \u00e0 l\u2019origine des <\/span>nyoung-n\u00e9s \u2013<\/span> pratique m\u00e9ditative de Chenrezik, Bouddha de la compassion \u00e0 onze visages et mille bras. Puis il raconte l\u2019histoire de Tara<\/strong>, qui serait n\u00e9e d\u2019un lotus apparu des larmes de compassion de Chenrezik. Il \u00e9voque ensuite Chandragomin<\/strong>, un grand pandit indien du V<\/span>e<\/span> si\u00e8cle, enseignant \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 monastique de Nalanda. Il explique que <\/span>Chandra <\/span><\/i>veut dire \u201clune\u201d et <\/span>Gomin <\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u201ccelui qui fait l\u2019effort\u201d. Il raconte que Chandragomin avait pris l\u2019ordination pour une journ\u00e9e, mais qu\u2019il l\u2019a finalement conserv\u00e9e toute sa vie, d\u2019o\u00f9 son nom.<\/span><\/p>