Rinpoche's 80th Birthday Celebrations, 24 February - 9 March 2014
- Long Life Aspiration for Dechen Rangdrol, melody File Audio file (MP3)
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Rinpoche's 81 Birthday Celebrations, 1 March 2015
- Clips from Celebrations kindly provided by Nadine Reilly File Video file (MP4)
Rinpoche's 82 Birthday Celebrations, 29 March 2016
- Part 1, Offering Long Life Aspirations File Video file (MP4)
- Part 2, Singing of Songs and Offering of Performances File Video file (MP4)
Rinpoche's 83 Birthday Celebrations, 9 April 2017
- Part 1, Offering of Long Life Aspirations File Video file (MP4)
- Part 2, Singing of Songs and Offering of Performances File Video file (MP4)
Rinpoche's 84 Birthday Celebrations, 30 March 2018
- Part 1, Offering of Long Life Aspirations File Video file (MP4)
- Part 2, Singing of Songs and Offering of Performances File Video file (MP4)
Rinpoche's 85-86 Birthday Celebrations, 2019-2020
For photos of this beautiful event, please see the Photo category under KSPM 2019 - Kathmandu.
Due to the pandemic that hit the human realm in 2020, Tekchok Ling Nunnery sent out photographs on Facebook for Rinpoche's 86 birthday 1. March, 2020.
Please find them searching for Tekchokling Nunnery.
Rinpoche's 87 birthday celebrations, 2021
During the seclusion caused by the human pandemic, a spontaneous celebration of Rinpoche's 87th birthday manifested.
- On Sunday 28th February 2021, a Zoom meeting was held with offering videos and songs. This meeting was recorded and sent to Rinpoche on his birthday itself, the 1st of March.
- On Monday 1st March 2021, Rinpoche offered his students the opportunity to have a live Zoom meeting with him where we could offer him songs, prayers and aspirations. The meeting was opened with HH. Karmapa's aspirations and prayers for Rinpoche's long life and enlightened activity, and was graciously headed by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and accompanied by Ani Lobpon, Ani Jampa, Lama Tsepak Dorje and Ani Dechen Palmo.
A translation of the Tibetan language segments will be provided as soon as possible.
- Sunday 28th February 2021 File Video file (MP4)
This first of two Zoom meetings were recorded as an offering to Rinpoche. It was sent to Tekchok Ling on the 1st March.
- Zoom Audience with Khen Rinpoche, 1 March 2021 File Video file (MP4)
- Address to Rinpoche by Jim Scott File PDF document
This is the English translation of the address to Rinpoche that Jim expressed in Tibetan towards the beginning of the meeting.
Rinpoche's 88 Birthday Celebrations, 2022
For two years, the Covid pandemic made it impossible to meet in person at the annual gathering at Tekchok Ling to study, practice and celebrate our Guru.
Instead, the students were invited to two online events:
- A meeting with Marpa Foundation in collaboration with the Marpa Network sanghas and students, 5th February 2022. The meeting is found here (login required)
- A Celebration of Khenpo Rinpoche’s 88th Birthday in collaboration with Ani Jampa and Tek Chok Ling Nunnery, 5th March 2022
- Birthday Audience, 5 March 2022 File Video file (MP4)
Rinpoche's 88 Birthday Celebrations - The Video- and Text Offerings that Were Presented
- The Program for the Meeting File PDF document
- A Song of Devotion and Longing - Song and Mudra File Video file (MP4)
- Karma Drubdey Nunnery's Offering File Video file (MP4)
- Lama Shenpen's Aspiration File PDF document
- Elizabeth Callahan Verses of Homage File PDF document
- Birthday Homage by the Spanish Sangha File Video file (MP4)
- Hevajra Quotation by Angelica Simeon File Video file (MP4)
- Offering by the Greek Sangha File Video file (MP4)
- Offering by Sahle Ö sangha File Video file (MP4)
- Offering of Slide-show with Long-life Prayer in French File Video file (MP4)
- Offering of Long-life Prayer in Swedish File Video file (MP4)
- Saraha - "Milking the Sky" by Karl and Stephanie File Video file (MOV)
- "There is no Doubt" by Marpa Lobdra Germany File Video file (MP4)
- Yogis' Tango - French File Video file (MOV)
- Zabsang Shedrub's Offering File Video file (MP4)