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Ausgabe 4/2025

Liebe Dharma-Freundinnen und -Freunde,
nachfolgende Nachricht hat uns kurzfristig erreicht:

Dear friends,
At the auspicious time of the start of Saga Dawa month we are glad to invite you to Drikung Friends Zoom and YouTube for receiving the empowerments given by the 37th thone holder of Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism:

On May 29-31 (Thursday-Saturday) His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche will bestow a series of empowerments given in Lamayuru, Ladakh (India):
(1) May 29 (Thursday) 10:30 am CEST Kalachakra preparatory empowerment
(2) May 30 (Friday) 5:30 am CEST Kalachakra actual empowerment (two sessions, 2-1,5 hours each).
(3) May 31 (Saturday) 5:30 am CEST Phowa transmission and Long Life empowerment (duration 2 hours and 30 min).

Zoom link for English and other languages: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82388037762
Zoom ID for English and other languages 823 8803 7762
Choosing a language translation:
1) In case of using PC by click to the globe and choose a language.
2) In case of using mobile device, first click the 3 dots icon and then click the globe icon for choosing a language.
LANGUAGES
List of languages: English (with Tibetan), Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Portuguese, Italian (during Kalachakra empowerment only), and French.
For better understanding of the meaning, during the empowerment Drikung Friends will try to translate on Zoom the Tibetan prayers and recitation lines which will be repeated by His Holinesses in Tibetan. To listen to English translation of them please join the translation channed called "English".
In addition to ZOOM empowerments can are also planned to be live-streamed in Drikung Friends YouTube channel in English: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0V1IbHO7-vMdIXljyOj8FQ
DETAILS:
Details about His Holiness: https://www.drikungkc.org/drikung-kyabgn-chetsang
These are planned to be the last live-streamed empowerments given by His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche before his 3-year retreat which will start this summer. Drikung Friends will make the empowerments available on Zoom and will translate them to 6-7 languages including English.
Empowerments belong to the highest tantra and for receiving them it is needed to take, understand and aspire not to break three sets of Buddhist vows – refuge vows, 18 root and 46 secondary bodhisattva vows, 14 root tantric vows. Explanation of 14 tantric vows is published here (with versions of this article available in 10 languages): https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/prayers-rituals/vows/common-root-tantric-vows
After receiving these empowerments there is no strict requirement for a daily sadhana practice.

Donations:
Joining Drikung Friends live-streams and translations is free of charge. For supporting Drikung Friends in sharing Dharma, anyone may make a donation through PayPal: drikungfriendsoffering@gmail.com
Everyone is most welcome to receive the empowerments in our live-stream!
Happy Saga Dawa month - the fourth month of Tibetan lunar calendar ("month of merits"), when Shakyamuni Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinirvana is celebrated!
Team of Drikung Friends
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Herzliche Grüße
Christian

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