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SUMMARY:The Fifth Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche - Friday 9 Octo
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p style="
 border:none\;margin-left:8px\;"><span style="font-
 family:Arial\;">With great anticipation\, we are p
 leased to announce that the Fifth Amnyi Trulchung 
 Rinpoche has<span style="font-family:Arial\;"> off
 ered to </span></span><span style="font-family:Ari
 al\;">return and  </span><span style="font-family:
 Arial\;"> teach at our Melbourne Centre from 9–11 
 October 2026.</span></p><p><span style="font-famil
 y:Arial\;">Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche is a highly ac
 complished Khenpo who studied at Larung Gar under 
 the renowned master H.H. Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok R
 inpoche.</span></p><p><br></p><p><b><span style="f
 ont-family:Arial\;"><u>Schedule & Teachings:</u></
 span></b></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;">
 Friday</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial
 \;">7:00–9:00 pm</span></p><p><span style="font-fa
 mily:Arial\;">The Four Noble Truths</span></p><p><
 br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;">Saturd
 ay</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;">
 1:00–3:00 pm</span></p><p><span style="font-family
 :Arial\;">The Four Seals</span></p><p><br></p><p><
 span style="font-family:Arial\;">Sunday</span></p>
 <p><span style="font-family:Arial\;">10:00 am–4:00
  pm</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;"
 >The Heart Sutra and its Role in Mahayana Buddhism
 </span></p><p><br></p><p><b><span style="font-fami
 ly:Arial\;"><u>Where:</u> </span></b><span style="
 font-family:Arial\;">Rigpa Melbourne Centre. 803A 
 Nicholson Street\, Carlton North 3054 </span></p><
 p><br></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial\;">"I
  had the good fortune to meet Amnyi Trulchung Rinp
 oche when he first came to New Zealand. He knew li
 ttle English at the time\, yet he was traditionall
 y trained\; a very senior lama and very impressive
 . A couple of decades later\, Rinpoche has come to
  know the Western mind well and is a wonderful tea
 cher\; highly recommended!!!" Quote from Ian Gawle
 r</span><br></p><p><br></p><p><b><span style="font
 -family:Arial\;"><u>About Rinpoche</u></span></b><
 /p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;">The Fifth 
 Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche was born in 1970\, amid m
 any auspicious signs\, and was soon recognised as 
 the reincarnation of the Fourth Amnyi Trulchung Ri
 npoche of Ju Mohor Monastery.</span></p><p><span s
 tyle="font-family:Arial\;">Even as a young boy\, h
 e was unlike his peers. He had a particularly lovi
 ng and compassionate nature that was noted and app
 reciated by all who met him. Amnyi Trulchung Rinpo
 che showed exceptional intelligence in all his stu
 dies and attained perfect understanding in all he 
 was taught.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:
 Arial\;">With the guidance of his spiritual teache
 rs\, he undertook all the traditional training of 
 his lineage. This included accumulating the 500\,0
 00 ngondro practices\, and training in the Rigdzin
  lineage tradition including the essential Dzogche
 n instructions of kadak trekchö and lhundrop tögal
  during which time he gained extraordinary insight
 s and experiences from his meditation practice. Th
 is training culminated in a three year retreat at 
 Yachen Orgyen Samten Choeling\, under the regular 
 guidance of HH Lama Achuk Rinpoche.</span></p><p><
 span style="font-family:Arial\;">At the age of 18 
 years he was formally enthroned as the Fifth Amnyi
  Trulchung Rinpoche and abbot of Ju Monastery.</sp
 an></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;">His ed
 ucation continued at the great university centre o
 f Larang Gar at Serthar. He studied the different 
 schools of Buddhist philosophy and the sutra and t
 antra under a number of teachers\, particularly th
 e founder of Larang Gar\, HH Khenchen Jigme Phunts
 ok Rinpoche. He graduated from Larang Gar as a Khe
 npo at the age of 25.</span></p><p><span style="fo
 nt-family:Arial\;">Later\, Rinpoche returned to Ju
  Mohor Monastery to give teachings\, to the great 
 benefit of the monastic community there. During th
 is time\, Rinpoche also received many empowerments
 \, oral transmissions and pith instructions of the
  secret Nyingmapa kama and terma traditions from a
  number of scholars and practitioners including HH
  Drupwang Pema Norbu\, Khenpo Pema Tsewang\, Vener
 able Gyangkhang Tulku\, Venerable Khenpo Choekyap\
 , Venerable Trulshig Rinpoche and Venerable Taklun
 g Tsetrul Rinpoche and several teachings on Secret
  Mantrayana from Venerable Ngorlu Ding Khenchen.</
 span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;">Rinp
 oche is now heading the groundbreaking Vista Proje
 ct\, based in Sershul\, the town closest to Ju Moh
 or Monastery. The aim of the Vista Project is to r
 evitalise the economic and cultural lives of the T
 ibetan people. Although the Chinese economy is gro
 wing rapidly\, the nomadic peoples of Eastern Tibe
 t are often unable to take advantage of the opport
 unities available. The Vista Project aims to provi
 de basic education and vocational training to enab
 le local nomads to survive and prosper in the mode
 rn economic climate and also to preserve and culti
 vate the ancient culture of Tibet.</span></p><p><b
 r></p><p><a href="https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.
 php?title=Amnyi_Trulchung_Rinpoche" target="_blank
 " rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.rigpawiki.
 org/index.php?title=Amnyi_Trulchung_Rinpoche</a><a
  href="https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=A
 mnyi_Trulchung_Rinpoche" target="_blank" rel="nore
 ferrer noopener"><span style="font-family:Arial\;"
 ></span></a></p><p><br></p><p><b>** Register for a
 ll three days of the event and receive 15% off. Pl
 ease note that each day requires a separate regist
 ration. When registering for each individual event
 \, enter the discount code 15ATR2026 at checkout t
 o receive the discount. **</b></p><p><span style="
 font-family:Arial\;"><b><br></b></span></p><span s
 tyle="font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">\n \n <
 /span></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:With great anticipation\, we are pleased to announ
 ce that the Fifth Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche has off
 ered to return and   teach at our Melbourne Centre
  from 9–11 October 2026.\n \n Amnyi Trulchung Rinp
 oche is a highly accomplished Khenpo who studied a
 t Larung Gar under the renowned master H.H. Khench
 en Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche.\n \n \n \n \n Schedule
  & Teachings:\n \n Friday\n \n 7:00–9:00 pm\n \n T
 he Four Noble Truths\n \n \n \n \n Saturday\n \n 1
 :00–3:00 pm\n \n The Four Seals\n \n \n \n \n Sund
 ay\n \n 10:00 am–4:00 pm\n \n The Heart Sutra and 
 its Role in Mahayana Buddhism\n \n \n \n \n Where:
  Rigpa Melbourne Centre. 803A Nicholson Street\, C
 arlton North 3054 \n \n \n \n \n "I had the good f
 ortune to meet Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche when he fi
 rst came to New Zealand. He knew little English at
  the time\, yet he was traditionally trained\; a v
 ery senior lama and very impressive. A couple of d
 ecades later\, Rinpoche has come to know the Weste
 rn mind well and is a wonderful teacher\; highly r
 ecommended!!!" Quote from Ian Gawler\n \n \n \n \n
  \n About Rinpoche\n \n The Fifth Amnyi Trulchung 
 Rinpoche was born in 1970\, amid many auspicious s
 igns\, and was soon recognised as the reincarnatio
 n of the Fourth Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche of Ju Moh
 or Monastery.\n \n Even as a young boy\, he was un
 like his peers. He had a particularly loving and c
 ompassionate nature that was noted and appreciated
  by all who met him. Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche show
 ed exceptional intelligence in all his studies and
  attained perfect understanding in all he was taug
 ht.\n \n With the guidance of his spiritual teache
 rs\, he undertook all the traditional training of 
 his lineage. This included accumulating the 500\,0
 00 ngondro practices\, and training in the Rigdzin
  lineage tradition including the essential Dzogche
 n instructions of kadak trekchö and lhundrop tögal
  during which time he gained extraordinary insight
 s and experiences from his meditation practice. Th
 is training culminated in a three year retreat at 
 Yachen Orgyen Samten Choeling\, under the regular 
 guidance of HH Lama Achuk Rinpoche.\n \n At the ag
 e of 18 years he was formally enthroned as the Fif
 th Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche and abbot of Ju Monast
 ery.\n \n His education continued at the great uni
 versity centre of Larang Gar at Serthar. He studie
 d the different schools of Buddhist philosophy and
  the sutra and tantra under a number of teachers\,
  particularly the founder of Larang Gar\, HH Khenc
 hen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche. He graduated from Lar
 ang Gar as a Khenpo at the age of 25.\n \n Later\,
  Rinpoche returned to Ju Mohor Monastery to give t
 eachings\, to the great benefit of the monastic co
 mmunity there. During this time\, Rinpoche also re
 ceived many empowerments\, oral transmissions and 
 pith instructions of the secret Nyingmapa kama and
  terma traditions from a number of scholars and pr
 actitioners including HH Drupwang Pema Norbu\, Khe
 npo Pema Tsewang\, Venerable Gyangkhang Tulku\, Ve
 nerable Khenpo Choekyap\, Venerable Trulshig Rinpo
 che and Venerable Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche and sev
 eral teachings on Secret Mantrayana from Venerable
  Ngorlu Ding Khenchen.\n \n Rinpoche is now headin
 g the groundbreaking Vista Project\, based in Sers
 hul\, the town closest to Ju Mohor Monastery. The 
 aim of the Vista Project is to revitalise the econ
 omic and cultural lives of the Tibetan people. Alt
 hough the Chinese economy is growing rapidly\, the
  nomadic peoples of Eastern Tibet are often unable
  to take advantage of the opportunities available.
  The Vista Project aims to provide basic education
  and vocational training to enable local nomads to
  survive and prosper in the modern economic climat
 e and also to preserve and cultivate the ancient c
 ulture of Tibet.\n \n \n \n \n https://www.rigpawi
 ki.org/index.php?title=Amnyi_Trulchung_Rinpoche (h
 ttps://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Amnyi_Tru
 lchung_Rinpoche)\n \n \n \n \n ** Register for all
  three days of the event and receive 15% off. Plea
 se note that each day requires a separate registra
 tion. When registering for each individual event\,
  enter the discount code 15ATR2026 at checkout to 
 receive the discount. **\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 
CATEGORIES:Practice Event
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DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261009T190000
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261009T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261009T210000
LOCATION:803 Nicholson St\n Carlton North\, VIC 3054\n Aust
 ralia\n 
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