Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche gave teachings in Denmark
11 - 15 of June 2010
Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche came to Gjerrild again and gave teachings at Dzogchen Urgyen Ling in Gjerrild, a small village at Djursland, beutifully located close to the woods and beach. The issue for this years seminar was the generation or development stage (bskyed rim) in Tantric practise. About the visualized deity and it’s field, about the Mantra we recited and about the clear luminosity of the mind. Through these three were described how we train and develope our three existences, body, speech and mind in Tantric practise.

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche also bestowed a Guru Rinpoche initiation from Apam Terton, an initiation closely connected to ’The Seven Line Prayer’ the famous invocation to Guru Rinpoche.

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche bestowed an initiation inSaga Dawa Festival
Thu May 27th starting at 09:00 at Rangjung Ösel retreat center
Danakosha's sangha gathered to celebrate the Saga Dawa festival, the day when Buddha Shakyamuni entered parinirvana. Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche bestowed the initiation of the Medicine Buddha, and we practiced Buddha Shakyamuni's sadhana.

Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche visited Finland
Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche was born in 1968 as a daughter of His Holiness the 11th Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche, and recognized as the wisdom dakini Orgyen Tsomo by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa. She was brought up by H.H. Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche, from whom she received most of the necessary teachings and initiations, particularly those of the Mindrolling lineage. She is the lineage holder of the Mindrolling Jetsünma line. She gives teachings from the Nyingma and Kaguy lineages in different countries around the world, especially in Asia, Europe and North America, and she heads various charitable activities around the world.
If you would like to read more about H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, please click here to read her official biography.

Danakosha Finland has the great honor and joy to announce that the wisdom dakini H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche has accepted Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche's invitation to come to Finland and give teachings from Friday 30th of April to Sunday 2nd of May.

The schedule of the teachings:

Public lecture: How to solve our emotional problems with the dharma, Friday April 30th, 18-19.30 at Rudolf Steiner school, Lehtikuusentie 6, Helsinki.

The essence of Mahayana
Saturday May 1st - Sunday May 2nd, 10-12 and 15-17 at Danakosha Dharma Center, Museokatu 17 A, 00100 Helsinki.

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche gave teachings in Longchen Nyingthig Ngöndro retreatment
Fri 19th to Thu 25th of March at Danakosha
Danakosha organized a retreat on the preliminaries of Longchen Nyingthig cycle of Great Perfection under the guidance of Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche. We practiced for six hours daily and Rinpoche gave teachings for two hours a day, emphasising Dorje Sempa.

The schedule of the retreat:
Fri 19th - started at 6 pm
Thu 20th to Wed 24th - 6:30 am to 6:30 pm
Thu 25th - 6:30 am to 4 pm

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche bestowed an empowerment of Konchog Chidu in Denmark
Fri 8th to Sun 10th of January in Copenhagen, Denmark
Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche bestowed initiations of Guru, Deva and Dakini - The Three Roots, from the famous treasure finder Jetsun Nyingpo's terma cycle Konchog Chidu. Friday evening Rinpoche gave a talk about the Three Roots, Konchog Chidu and a more general explanation about the use of initiations in Vajrayana Buddhism.

Program of the weekend:
Friday 8th of January at 7 pm: Introduction talk
Saturday 9th of January at 3 pm: Initiation to Guru Rinpoche & Guru Dragpo.
Sunday 10th of January at 2 pm: Initiation to Simhamukha & Longlife.

The seminar taked place in the very center of Copenhagen at: Phendeling Nørregade 7b, second floor Copenhagen K.

Vajrakilaya practice, dharma protector puja and Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche and Kunzang Namgyal Lama gave teachings on preparations for rituals
Sat 2nd of January to Sun 3rd of January at Danakosha
Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche and Kunzang Namgyal Lama from Mindrolling monastery taught the traditional way of preparing tormas and other ritual skills. The teachings were given at Danakosha at Saturday 2nd of January from 10 to 12 am and from 3 to 6 pm.

The Vajrakilaya practice and dharma protector puja were performed at Danakosha in Sunday 3rd of January. The past year has gone well, blessed by the dharma protectors. To thank them and to request for good things in the following year, we offered a puja for the protectors at the turn of the year.

Newsletter 2009

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche leaded a Konchog Chidu Drubchen in Sweden
Fri 25th to Thu 31st of December 2009 am Idoborg retreat center.
Drubchen is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist group retreat, and it is considered to be particularly powerful. For Drubchen to be effective it is necessary that the mantra is recited around the clock throughout the whole retreat. Konchok Chidu means the Embodiment of the Precious Ones. It is a terma focusing on Padmasambhava, and it was found by terton Jatson Nyingpo.

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche visited Portugal
Thu 10th December to Wed 16th December

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche taught about Buddha's root teaching in Turku
Sat 21st November, 10am to 12am
Askaistentie 29, Turku

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche taught fundamentals of Buddhism
Every Tuesday from 3rd November to 1st December. 6 pm to 7.30 pm in Danakosha

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche taught about Buddha's root teaching in Tampere
Sat 14th November from 10am to 1 pm
Tampereen pääkirjasto Metso, Pirkankatu 2, 33101 Tampere

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche taught meanings of Dharma words and reading Tibetan
Fridays 6th, 13th and 20th November and 4th December. 6 pm to 7.30 pm in Danakosha

Aspiration prayers and refuge ceremony with Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche
Mon 9th November starting at 6 pm in Danakosha
November 9th was the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni's descent from the god realms and also Danakosha's anniversary. Because of that the whole of Danakosha's sangha gathered to recite aspiration prayers. After the prayers Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche gave refuge vow for everyone inclined, particularly to the members of the new ngöndro group.

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche taught Tibetan Buddhism and meditation in Lahti
Sat November 7th 2009, 2-4 pm
Alex Park, Aleksanterinkatu 6, Lahti
Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche taught Tibetan Buddhism and meditation and answers to questions in Lahti by the invitation of Minerva society.

His Holiness Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche visited to Finland
8th to 18th September 2009
His Holiness bestowed publicly three major initiations in Danakosha: Ka Gye, Gong Du and Phurba, together called Ka-gong-phur-sum, comprising the essence of all of Guru Rinpoche's terma treasures. He also taught the transference of consciousness, or Phowa, according to the Longchen Nyingthig tradition. In addition to this he bestowed the empowerment to the seven line prayer of Guru Rinpoche and gave a text transmission to Jigme Lingpa's Yeshe Lama, an important guide to Dzogchen practice. He gave the chöd practice Khandro Ge Gyang as a blessing in Rangjung Ösel retreat center. For more information please read from here.

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche bestowed an empowerment on 16 Sthaviras in Saga Dawa Day in Rangjung Ösel
Sun Jun 7 8am – 6pm
For more information please read from here.