Special Event: Retreat with Venerable Meditation Master Drupon Rinchen Tsering
August 19 - August 29
Special Event
Retreat with the Venerable Meditation Master
Drupon Rinchen Tsering
E-Vam Institute is deeply honoured to welcome the visit of Retreat Master, the Venerable Drupon Rinchen Tsering visiting E-Vam Institute for one month in August. Drupon-la is a senior Kagyu meditation master, long-time retreat guide at Yushu Thrangu Monastery, and the appointed teacher of the 10th Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche. (See full Bio below)
Special Opportunity for Retreat led With Drupon-la
Included in this special visit is a rare opportunity to receive teachings in retreat with Drupon-la. For sincere practitioners, the opportunity to receive direct guidance from a Tibetan Retreat Master of this experience and calibre is especially precious.
Drupon-la will teach traditional practices from the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Retreat is suitable for:
- Those who wish to undertake the preliminary practices (Ngondro)
- For those who are currently undertaking Ngondro
- For those who have completed Ngondro
1. Those who wish to undertake the preliminary practices (Ngondro)
For those who sincerely wish to undertake the preliminary practices (Ngondro), this retreat offers a valuable opportunity to begin these practices under Drupon-la’s guidance. Participants in this category should already have been involved in Buddhist practice for some time, have an established regular practice, and have been receiving teachings and deepening their understanding of Buddhism. During the retreat, they will have the opportunity to receive the relevant oral transmission (lung) and permission from Drupon-la to begin these practices.
2. For those who are currently undertaking Ngondro
For those who have embarked on the preliminary practices (Ngondro), this retreat offers a valuable opportunity to deepen refuge, Vajrasattva, mandala and guru yoga with Drupon-la’s guidance. Participants should already have received the relevant oral transmission (lung) prior to the retreat. The retreat will be an excellent opportunity to progress these practices with guidance from Drupon-la.
3. For those who have completed Ngondro
For those who have completed their preliminary practices (Ngondro), Drupon-la will give instructions and guidance on the Vajrayana practices of Marpa, Milarepa and Gampopa from the Kagyu school.
Retreat Dates: Postponed — new dates to be confirmed
Where: Maitripa Centre, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
Cost: To be confirmed when new retreat dates are announced.
The cost of retreat includes all teachings, meditation sessions and other sessions, comfortable accommodation, catered vegetarian meals and snacks.
Applications and Expressions of Interest
For those who wish to submit an application or an expressions of interest to take part in this opportunity, this can be submitted by clicking the link below.
You will be required to complete a short questionnaire.
Additional Information
- A full schedule of teachings for this visit will be available soon.
- A payment plan is available to assist in covering the price for the retreat.
- E-Vam Institute Membership discount and Under 35 discount are not available for this special event.
Drupon Rinchen Tsering
Drupon Rinchen Tsering was born in 1969 in Kampa Yushu State, Eastern Tibet. At 16, he became a monk at Yushu Thrangu Monastery in Qinghai and began to receive training and study in Buddhism in traditional Kagyu monasteries. Up until 1989, Drupon-la went to the Pelpung Monastery in eastern Tibet to receive Bhikshu ordination in front of His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche and received all the empowerments, oral transmissions, and Buddhist teachings of the Kagyu sect for three consecutive months.
In 1994, he completed the profound teachings of Supreme Yoga Tantra, and since then, Drupon-la has become a meditation guru at four retreat centers at Yushu Thrangu monastery in Qinghai. During these retreats, there are more than 300 monks that are under Drupon-la’s guidance. In addition, Drupon-la is also responsible for the management and spiritual guidance of the 400 monks living at the monastery, and is one of the monastery’s most important teachers.
In 2008, Drupon-la was invited by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IX in Melbourne to lead Western students in different retreat courses, including: Vajravarahi, Chakrasamvara, Guru Padmasambhava, and the Six Yogas of Naropa. In April 2015, under the guidance of Drupon-la, the first three-year and three-month retreat in Melbourne was finally completed.
In August 2015, the reincarnation, the 10th Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, was officially confirmed. Drupon-la was appointed by Thrangu Rinpoche, Zuri Rinpoche and Lodro Nyima Rinpoche as the primary Dharma teacher of the 10th Traleg Rinpoche, shouldering the important responsibility of cultivating and growing the young Rinpoche’s spiritual education.
Drupon-la is a highly respected and down-to-earth guru in the Khampa Tibetan area, known for his selfless compassion for the benefit of sentient beings. His elegant words and deeds, and his humble personality, fully demonstrate the qualities of a real practitioner, expressing the definition of compassion through his actions and promoting the Dharma with Bodhicitta.