{"id":5535,"date":"2019-04-02T10:55:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T17:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/?p=5535"},"modified":"2022-07-31T10:32:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T17:32:56","slug":"empowerment-to-be-announced-with-his-eminence-gyana-vajra-rinpoche-on-sunday-april-21-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/?p=5535","title":{"rendered":"COMPLETED&#8212;EMPOWERMENTS with HIS EMINENCE GYANA VAJRA RINPOCHE April 21-22, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the following two empowerments.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u00a0VAJRAKILAYA TORMA EMPOWERMENT<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong> on Sunday, April 21, 2019.\u00a0\u00a0 There is no prerequisite. This event is open to everyone.\u00a0 The requested donation is $55. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TIME:<\/span>\u00a0 2:00 pm.\u00a0 Arrive earlier to check in. \u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LOCATION<\/span>:\u00a0 Gyuto Foundation,\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"LrzXr\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6401 Bernhard Ave, Richmond, CA 94805<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Please don&#8217;t contact Gyuto about this event !<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mod\" lang=\"en-US\" data-attrid=\"kc:\/location\/location:address\" data-md=\"1002\" data-hveid=\"CAwQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiNj7KMganhAhWWoJ4KHVaTDQIQkCkwE3oECAwQAQ\">\n<div class=\"Z1hOCe\">\n<div class=\"GDRHkb r-iaOHq0mArp1c\">\n<div class=\"GDRHkb r-iaOHq0mArp1c\"><strong>REGISTER and PAY FOR the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">VAJRAKILAYA TORMA EMPOWERMENT<\/span> at the door.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"GDRHkb r-iaOHq0mArp1c\"><strong>Online registration is now closed.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"GDRHkb r-iaOHq0mArp1c\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>NO CREDIT CARDS OR PAYPAL CAN BE USED AT THE DOOR.\u00a0 CASH OR CHECK ONLY.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"GDRHkb r-iaOHq0mArp1c\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Please arrive early.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zloOqf kno-fb-ctx\" data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3adr\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiNj7KMganhAhWWoJ4KHVaTDQIQghwoADATegQIDBAC\">\n<div class=\"GDRHkb r-iaOHq0mArp1c\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"GDRHkb r-iaOHq0mArp1c\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GDRHkb r-iaOHq0mArp1c\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"mod\" lang=\"en-US\" data-attrid=\"kc:\/location\/location:address\" data-md=\"1002\" data-hveid=\"CAwQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiNj7KMganhAhWWoJ4KHVaTDQIQkCkwE3oECAwQAQ\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>VAJRAPANI BHUTADAMARA EMPOWERMENT<\/strong><\/span> on Monday, April 22, 2019.\u00a0 This event is open to everyone. The requested donation is $35.\u00a0 Cash or check only.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"Z1hOCe\">\n<div class=\"zloOqf kno-fb-ctx\" data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3adr\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiNj7KMganhAhWWoJ4KHVaTDQIQghwoADATegQIDBAC\">\n<div class=\"mod\" lang=\"en-US\" data-attrid=\"kc:\/collection\/knowledge_panels\/has_phone:phone\" data-md=\"1006\" data-hveid=\"CAwQBA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiNj7KMganhAhWWoJ4KHVaTDQIQkCkwFHoECAwQBA\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">TIME<\/span><\/span>:\u00a0 7:00 pm.\u00a0 Arrive earlier to check in.\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LOCATION<\/span>:\u00a0 EWAM CHODEN<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mod\" lang=\"en-US\" data-attrid=\"kc:\/collection\/knowledge_panels\/has_phone:phone\" data-md=\"1006\" data-hveid=\"CAwQBA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiNj7KMganhAhWWoJ4KHVaTDQIQkCkwFHoECAwQBA\"><strong>THERE IS NO ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR THIS EMPOWERMENT.\u00a0 Please register at the door.\u00a0 Since space is limited, arriving early will assure your spot.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-R-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-R-1-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"HE Gyana Vajra R (1)\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-R-1-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-R-1.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-Rinpoche.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-Rinpoche-220x300.png\" alt=\"HE Gyana Vajra Rinpoche\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-Rinpoche-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-Rinpoche.png 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra.smile_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra.smile_-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"HE Gyana Vajra.smile\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra.smile_-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra.smile_.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-throne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-throne-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"HE Gyana Vajra throne\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-throne-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-throne-1024x993.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/HE-Gyana-Vajra-throne.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>ABOUT HIS EMINENCE GYANA VAJRA RINPOCHE<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kh\u00f6ndung Gyana Vajra Rinpoche was born in Dehradun, Northern India, on 5th July 1979, the tenth day of the fifth lunar month of the Tibetan lunar calendar, on the holy birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava. Rinpoche\u2019s birth was accompanied by auspicious signs, blessing the Sakya Dolma Phodrang with the arrival of a second lineage holder of the glorious Sakyapa Kh\u00f6n Tradition.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Rinpoche was given the Sanskrit name of Gyana Vajra (Tibetan: Yeshe Dorje), a practice that began with the birth of his noble father, His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At the age of four, Rinpoche began to read and write in Tibetan, and was remarkably proficient in his learning. Under the guidance of his noble father and of Venerable Lama Rinchen Sangpo, his early years were dedicated to the study of religious texts, reading, writing, grammar, memorization of the main Sakya prayers and the performance of rituals.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>At an early age, Rinpoche joined the Sakya Centre, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin\u2019s main monastery, where he undertook his training in the principal rituals and prayers of the Sakya Tradition. After successfully completing the course of studies at Sakya Centre, Rinpoche joined Sakya College and pursued its curriculum of Higher Philosophical Studies under the guidance of the late Venerable Khenpo Migmar Tsering.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Throughout his life, Rinpoche has received from His Holiness the Sakya Trizin most of the major initiations, empowerments, oral transmissions, blessings and pith instructions that are inherent to the Sakya Tradition, notably the profound Lamdre teachings of \u2018Taking the Result as the Path\u2019. Furthermore, Rinpoche has received numerous common and uncommon teachings from some of the preeminent teachers of Tibetan Buddhism of our age, including His Holiness the\u00a0XIVth\u00a0Dalai Lama, the late H.E. Dorje Chang Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, H.E. Luding Khenchen Rinpoche, Kh\u00f6ndung Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, H.E. Luding Khen Rinpoche, H.E. Jetsun Chimey Luding Rinpoche, the late H.E. Deshung Rinpoche and the late H.E. Khenchen Appey Rinpoche.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Rinpoche has, for several years, assisted His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin during his noble father\u2019s teaching tours both in India and abroad, while he himself has regularly turned the wheel of Dharma in centers across the world, giving teachings and initiations to disciples in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. Rinpoche is fluent in English, Tibetan and Hindi.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(from https:\/\/www.glorioussakya.org\/history\/hegvs\/)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the following two empowerments.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0VAJRAKILAYA TORMA EMPOWERMENT on Sunday, April 21, 2019.\u00a0\u00a0 There is no prerequisite. This event is open to everyone.\u00a0 The requested donation is $55. TIME:\u00a0 2:00 pm.\u00a0 Arrive earlier to check in. \u00a0 LOCATION:\u00a0 Gyuto Foundation,\u00a0\u00a0 6401 Bernhard Ave, Richmond, CA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-completed-special-events"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5535","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5535"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5802,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5535\/revisions\/5802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}