Ayang Rinpoche

Ayang Rinpoche

Ayang Rinpoche (born 1942) was born in a nomadic family in Eastern Tibet and holds both Drikung and Nyingma lineages. Recognized as the wisdom incarnation of Terton Rigzin Chogyal Rinpoche, he is considered a foremost authority on Buddhist afterlife rituals and Tibetan Pure Land Buddhism; he gives teachings and initiations to the practice of phowa in Tibetan and English annually in Bodh Gaya, India and across the world in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. He has established a school, medical clinic and education sponsorship program for children in Tibet and a variety of community development projects for Tibetans in India. He is also the founder of the Opame Khilkor Choling (The Amitabha Mandala Temple and Retreat Center) with 16 temples and a 64-cottage retreat center dedicated to Buddha Amitābha that overlooks the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal and Thupten Shedup Janchub Ling at Bylakupee, in the Indian State of Karnataka.

Phowa Teachings Contents:

• Buddha Amitābha empowerment
• Nyingma phowa oral transmission, instructions and practice
• Drikung phowa oral transmission, instructions and practice
• Vajrasattva visualization and practice
• Buddha Amitābha Visualization
• Namcho Amitābha short sadhana practice
• Three excellence teachings
• Doing phowa for others at the moment of death
• Milarepa tsog offering prayers
• Amitābha tsog offering prayers