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The Tibet Center, also known as Kunkhyab Thardo Ling, is a dharma center for the study of Tibetan Buddhism. Founded by Venerable Khyongla Rato Rinpoche in 1975, it is one of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist centers in New York City. [1] The current director is Khen Rinpoche Nicholas Vreeland, the abbot of Rato Dratsang monastery.
The two institutions share a dharma center in Ithaca, New York. The Dalai Lama is their patron, the highest authority (for the former), and consultant (for the latter). [1] "Namgyal" (rNam rGyal) is the Tibetan name of a long-life deity.
The native Tibetan term for Buddhism is "The Dharma of the insiders" (nang chos) or "The Buddha Dharma of the insiders" (nang pa sangs rgyas pa'i chos). [6] [7] "Insider" means someone who seeks the truth not outside but within the nature of mind. This is contrasted with other forms of organized religion, which are termed chos lugs (dharma system).
Rumtek Monastery (Tibetan: རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: rum theg dgon pa), also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat in exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa.
When Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa came to the center as Spiritual Director in 2006, the name was changed to Do Ngak Kunphen Ling, which roughly translated from Tibetan means Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace. The center has become notable enough to warrant a visit by the 14th Dalai Lama to the area. [3] [4]
A Dharma name is a new name acquired ... and names from the Bright Dawn Center of Oneness ... People in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism are ...
Tibetan names typically consist of two juxtaposed elements. Family names are rare except among those of aristocratic ancestry and then come before the personal name (but diaspora Tibetans living in societies that expect a surname may adopt one). For example, in Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Ngapoi was his family name and Nga-Wang Jigmê his personal name.
The Tibetan words Tashi Triling literally mean “the land of an auspicious throne”, as the sacred mountain of Hayagriva where the center is has the shape of a throne. The center is surrounded by stunning peaks, lush trees and clear rivers, which is ideal for Dharma study and spiritual practice.