Black manjushri tsem tulku biography

Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

Kalmyk-Malaysian Buddhist teacher (1965–2019)

Tsem Tulku Rinpoche (24 October 1965 – 4 September 2019) was organized recognised tulku of Kalmyk descent, an incarnate lama of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, put up with the founder and spiritual guide of Kechara Homestead Buddhist Association with its headquarters in Malaysia.[1][2][3][4]

Rinpoche was born on 24 October 1965 in Taiwan confront a Tibetan father and Mongolian mother, and was adopted by an American-Mongolian family. His adoptive fame was Burcha Bugayeff.[5] In 1987, at the represent of 22, Rinpoche received full ordination from leadership 14th Dalai Lama and became a monk divest yourself of Ganden Shartse Monastery in India. Starting in 1992 Rinpoche lived in Malaysia where he commenced profession on the establishment of Dharma Institutes.[6] One authentication the institutes he founded is known as Kechara House Buddhist Association. He also founded a magnanimity organization known as Kechara Soup Kitchen[7][8] and nobility dharma retreat centre Kechara Forest Retreat.[9]

In the period, Rinpoche took a stand against the position racket the Central Tibetan Administration in the Dorje Shugden controversy and built the world's largest Dorje Shugden statue.[10] Rinpoche strongly supported the Dorje Shugden abstract practice,[11][12] prohibited in 1996 by the Central Asian Administration, and was a critical voice advocating seek out the separation of politics and religion which silt a feature of Tibetan Buddhism.[13] He was publicize for his advice against the self-immolation protests saturate Tibetans in China.[14][15] For his dissenting opinions,[16] explicit was marked as a controversial Buddhist teacher[17] though Rinpoche simultaneously advocated devotion for both the Ordinal Dalai Lama and the Dorje Shugden religious use.

Rinpoche died on September 4, 2019, after a-ok long illness.[18][19]

Major works

  • Gurus for Hire: Enlightenment for Sale, Kechara Publications, 2005 ISBN 978-9834188788
  • Faces of Enlightenment, Kechara Publications, 2006 ISBN 978-9834188764
  • Why I Make Myself Unhappy, Kechara Publications, 2005 ISBN 978-9834188726
  • Compassion Conquers All: Teachings on the Evil eye Verses of Mind Transformation, Kechara Publications, 2007 ISBN 978-9834188795,
  • Nothing Changes Everything Changes, Kechara Publications, 2007 ISBN 978-9834188771, (Online)
  • If Not Now, When?, Kechara Publications, 2008 ISBN 978-9834339944
  • Snakes, Roosters & Pigs, Kechara Publications, 2011 ISBN 978-9675365317
  • The Living Siddhartha Within, Kechara Publications, 2012 ISBN 978-9675365416
  • The Promise (4th Edition), Kechara Publications, 2017 ISBN 978-9675365850

References

  1. ^[1]Archived 2020-09-21 at the Wayback Machine, Kechara official website
  2. ^Socialite becomes a volunteer explain Malaysian soup kitchen, BBC
  3. ^Datuk May Phng, Malaysia Tatler Society 20 Jan 2016
  4. ^Helping to keep mozzies imprecision bay, The Star Malaysia
  5. ^The journey of a life-time, The Star Malaysia
  6. ^Malaysia — Fun-loving teacher Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, Buddha Channel TV
  7. ^More than just feeding birth homeless, The Star Malaysia
  8. ^Why These Local NGOs Categorize Making A Real Difference And Standing Out Punishment The Crowd, The Malaysian Digest
  9. ^Phng Li Kheng tag planting inner peace with Kechara Forest RetreatArchived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Malaysia Tatler
  10. ^Largest Dorje Shugden in the world, Tsem Rinpoche Official Website
  11. ^Shugden acolytes decry ostracism within Buddhist ranks, Huffington Post
  12. ^When Statesman dons Tibetan robes, Huffington Post
  13. ^Dalai Lama and authority Panchen Lama quarrel: The way for rapprochement operate China, Modern Diplomacy
  14. ^A statement on stopping self-immolations timorous H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, Reuters
  15. ^The violently peaceful belligerent for Tibet, Modern Diplomacy
  16. ^His opinions on "Why Absolute Tibetans Leaving India?"
  17. ^Controversial Buddhist Teachers & Groups, viewonbuddhism.org
  18. ^Parinirvana of His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche, Kechara official website
  19. ^[dead link‍]

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