Dharma week with Jigme Rinpoche

At our third major event, we had the great pleasure and honour of being able to experience Jigme Rinpoche for a whole week. At the weekend he conferred the empowerment of Medicine Buddha and 15th Karmapa, framed by his precious Dharma teachings. Dhagpo Switzerland presented the ‘Friends of Rumtek Nuns’ on Saturday, the wooden temple building project in Dikling (Sikkim) and the Dhagpo team presented their institute on Sunday.

On Monday evening we organised a cultural event with a book launch for his book ‘Handbook for Ordinary Heroes’. During the week, Jigme Rinpoche gave various Dharma teachings on Buddha Chenrezig, love, compassion and wisdom in everyday life on a smaller scale. We practised silent meditation and Chenrezig practice together every day.

An introduction to the history of Buddhism with the Dhagpo Institute team, exchange groups on the teachings of Jigme Rinpoche and Lama Chönyi’s Medicine Buddha practice explanations were further programme elements during the week.