Khyentse Rinpoche in Butterworth recently

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The Most Venerable Tulku Palme Khyentse Rinpoche was invited by the Penang Palme Gon Buddhist Society to give a Dharma discourse in Bagan Lallang, Butterworth recently from 10 September to 11 September in the evenings.

During the Dharma discourse, Khyentse Rinpoche also led our members and devotees in performing liberation, smoke offerings and chants of the mantras in conjunction with the 7th lunar month.

Tulku Palme Khyentse Rinpoche is acknowledged as the mind manifestation of the first Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892) that was born into the Palme Monastery in Nangchen, Eastern Tibet. The 2nd Palme Khyentse Kunzang Drodul (1897-1945) took the 34th Drikung Kagyu Throne Holder H.H. Tenzin Shiwe Lodrö (6th Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche (1886-1943) as his root guru and discovered with pure vision as well as from earth and mind treasures eight volumes of Treasure Texts (terma). His remarkable achievement also earned him the name ‘Chakaravarti of all treasure revealers’, a compliment paid by the 16th Karmapa (1924-981), who had received teachings from him.

Khyentse Rinpoche is a graduate in BA in Sociology from Fu Jen Catholic University, a MA in Religious Study from Hsuan Chuang University, and a PhD in Buddhist Study from Huafan University, Taiwan. He is now an Assistant Professor at the Research Center of Humanistic Education, Huafan University, and the chair of the Research Center of Tradition and Modern Buddhism at the same university.

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