Empowerment and Teachings on Buddha Vajrapani

According to the Lineage of Mipham Rinpoche

Bestowed by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

Vajrapani (Skt. Vajrapāṇi; Tib. ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Chakna Dorje; Wyl.phyag na rdo rje) is one of the eight great bodhisattvas and lords of the three families. He represents the power of the buddhas and is usually depicted as blue in color and holding a vajra. He is especially responsible for transmitting the tantras to the human realm, and is known, in this context, as the “Lord of Secrets” (Skt. Guhyapati; Tib. གསང་བའི་བདག་པོ་, Wyl. gsang ba’i bdag po).

Weekend activities will include raising new prayer flags around all of Padma Samye Ling, as well as performing smoke offering ceremonies with Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche.

Tentative Schedule for the 2018 Windhorse Retreat:

Saturday, May 26th
7am Group Meditation in Main Temple
8am Breakfast & Registration
10am Prayer Flag Teachings by Khenpo Rinpoche
12:30 Lunch
Late morning and early afternoon Raising Prayer Flags
3:30pm Fire Puja Meditation Practice
6pm Dinner
7pm Outside Heart Sutra and Vajrasattva group practice

Sunday, May 27th
7am Group Meditation in Main Temple
10am Empowerment
12:30 Tsok Offering/Lunch with Khenpo Rinpoche
3:30pm Fire Puja Meditation Practice
6pm Dinner
7pm Outside Heart Sutra and Vajrasattva group practice

Monday, May 28th
7am Group Meditation in Main Temple
10am Final Teaching by Khenpo Rinpoche
1pm Lunch and Retreat Concludes

PBC members $188; $87/day
Non-members $221; $97/day