Sangha Corner

Minling Dorsem Nyendrub practice

In 2006, TNG Resident Sangha members met with Most Venerable Tenga Rinpoche who bestowed the teachings on the future practice to be done continually at TNG in the future: the Nyendrub" practice of Minling Dorsem - a 'terma' ritual on the accomplishment of Dorje Sempa. In 2007 Rinpoche answered Lama Norbu Repa's request to come to TNG Centre and conferred the empowerment. He then also blessed the Temple of the Thousand Buddhas and provided advice on choosing the land for the establishment of Stupas, a upcoming TNG project.

Presentation of the Centre

Time has come to update the last video presenting "Theg-Chog Norbu-i Ga-Tsal". Conceived, filmed and edited by local sangha members this video reflected the activities done from 2000 to 2003 to create the centre. It was presented to His Holiness Karmapa and to His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche during Losar 2004.

An interactive DVD is currently being prepared to present our centre to the public.It will include a step by step presentation: building the facilities, landscaping the residential park, setting up the meditation hall, the shrine of 1000 Buddha and the collection of Sacred Scriptures, the library, the residence built to welcome the future visiting Rinpoches and the facilities built to host TNG Tibetan Resident Sangha and a new house for practice in closed retreat.

Moreover this DVD will provide updated information on TNG publications and multimedia material available at the library. Various information will be added to provide the viewer with a full range of the facilities and services available at the Centre.

We welcome any help to prepare this campaign aiming at presenting our centre to the public. Your assistance is needed for the edition as well as for the distribuion of this DVD.

Intensified Tibetan classes

Starting September 2008, the Tibetan language classes have been resumed by Lama Norbu Repa. The course for beginners will be continued every Saturday from January 3, 2009 onward from 13h30 to 15h00.

TNG Publications

Currently the sadhanas published by TNG Centre are being improved. The new edition will systematically include the original Tibetan scripts. New sadhanas are regularly published. Recent titles include the Sadhana of Gampopa, Milarepa and Marpa Lama'i Naljor as well as the sadhanas of Mahakala and Amitabha and Dorje Phurba.

Teaching notes for the last seminar on Amitabha are being edited and will be available at the first seminar 2009 scheduled in March.