{"id":26829,"date":"2026-05-06T21:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/?p=26829"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:48:39","slug":"h-e-ngor-thartse-khen-rinpoche-visits-and-gives-in-person-empowerments-on-5-9-and-5-10-2026-see-the-information-below","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/?p=26829","title":{"rendered":"Completed events&#8212;&#8211;H.E. Ngor Thartse Khen Rinpoche visits and gives in person Empowerments on 5\/9 and 5\/10 2026   SEE the INFORMATION BELOW."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE-HE-THARTSE-KHEN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE-HE-THARTSE-KHEN.png 956w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE-HE-THARTSE-KHEN-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE-HE-THARTSE-KHEN-768x816.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0HIS EMINENCE NGOR THARTSE KHEN RINPOCHE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born in 1968 into a royal family in Mustang, Nepal, Rinpoche was ordained as a monk at the age of eight by His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche.\u00a0 At the age of thirteen, he was recognized as Ngor Thartse Shabdrung Rinpoche by His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin. \u00a0Rinpoche then completed extensive studies of\u00a0 ritual and rites of the Ngor tradition, with close instruction from His Eminence Luding Khenchen Rinpoche, who ordained him as a bhiksu at the age of 19.\u00a0After completing his formal monastic education and training, Rinpoche attended Sakya Institute to study Higher Buddhist Philosophical studies and Art. He later joined Sakya College to further study Tantra.Thartse Khen Rinpoche travels extensively in Asia where he founded and supervises numerous monasteries and Sakya centers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>His Eminence Thartse Khen Rinpoche will kindly give the empowerments of Vajrapani Bhutadamara and Green Tara. The location is the same for both empowerments.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>There is no Zoom offered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VAJRAPANI BHUTADAMARA only on Saturday, 5\/9\/26 at 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GREEN TARA<\/span>\u00a0 only on Sunday<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong>5\/10\/26 at 10:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOCATION:\u00a0 The in-person location is the <u>Pal Tsechen Ling Sakya Center.<\/u> (not Ewam Choden).\u00a0 There is street parking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0ADDRESS:\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"LrzXr\">3731 Bissell Ave, Richmond, CA 94805<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsored by Ewam Choden, these empowerments are open to everyone without any charge. Donations are welcome.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>There is no registration. Just come.\u00a0 Please come a little earlier than the start time.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>You may take them as blessings.\u00a0 \u00a0Sadhana booklets will be available to people who intend to practice them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEND AN EMAIL TO EWAM CHODEN WITH ANY QUESTIONS. <a href=\"mailto:info@ewamchoden.org\">info@ewamchoden.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE.VAJRAPANI-BHUTADAMARA-copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE.VAJRAPANI-BHUTADAMARA-copy.png 894w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE.VAJRAPANI-BHUTADAMARA-copy-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE.VAJRAPANI-BHUTADAMARA-copy-768x785.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 Saturday, 5\/9\/2026 at 3:00 pm\u00a0 \u00a0 THE EMPOWERMENT OF VAJRAPANI BHUTADAMARA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vajrapani is the wrathful-appearing Bodhisattva, representing the power of\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0all Buddhas, who protects the Dharma and practitioners in various ways in\u00a0 \u00a0his different forms. As caretaker and guardian of all the Tantras, he is special\u00a0 \u00a0for removing the various types of obstacles that can arise during intensive\u00a0 \u00a0practice as well as simply removing obstructions on the path of a\u00a0 \u00a0practitioner.<br \/>\n<u>This particular form, <span style=\"color: #333399;\">the Vajrapani Bhutadamara<\/span><\/u>, is the\u201cone who Subdues Demons.\u201d\u00a0 He stops discordant conditions and obstacles,\u00a0 and the harms of all kinds of spirits and demons from above,\u00a0 below, and in the middle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE-Green-Tara.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE-Green-Tara.png 684w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USE-Green-Tara-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Sunday, 5\/10\/26 at 10:00 am.\u00a0 \u00a0THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE GREEN TARA\u00a0 \u0f62\u0f97\u0f7a\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f62\u0fa9\u0f74\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f66\u0f92\u0fb2\u0f7c\u0f63\u0f0b\u0f58\u0f0d\u0f0d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Green Tara has been called the &#8220;Mother of all Buddhas.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Green Tara is a Bodhisattva of enlightened activity and purified energy. Her practice comforts, cures, and protects. She conquers fear and anxiety, and clears the way for the Dharma path to enlightenment to unfold.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Please keep a vegetarian diet on the day of Green Tara&#8217;s empowerment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ewam Choden Tibetan Buddhist Center is a\u00a0 501 (c) (3) status nonprofit organization.<br \/>\n<u>ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME AND APPRECIATED <\/u>(and tax deductible). There is a donate button on the front page of the website where credit cards and PayPal are accepted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2248<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0HIS EMINENCE NGOR THARTSE KHEN RINPOCHE Born in 1968 into a royal family in Mustang, Nepal, Rinpoche was ordained as a monk at the age of eight by His Eminence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-empowerments"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26829"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26853,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26829\/revisions\/26853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}