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Dear Friends,

A Puja for the passing of Ven. Ribur Rinpoche

The Gyuto Monks are going to hold prayers for Ribur Rinpoche on Tuesday Jan. 17th at 7 pm - 8 pm.

The monks would like to invite all its members and friends

who knew Ven. Ribur Rinpoche and those who have received many precious teachings from him during his life time to join us for prayers and to recognize his kindness. So many of his students around the world will greatly miss him and we will never receive his teachings again.

Participants can bring flowers, fruits or candles for offerings. If you cannot come to the Center, please pray at home reciting the Buddha Shakyamuni mantra as many times as possible and dedicate your merit for his reincarnation.

If you are coming to this special puja on Tuesday night, please park your car on the Center's drive way or at the back of the house. If you park on the street please be considerate of our neighbors.

Ribur Rinpoche

Ribur Rinpoche was born in the Kham region of Tibet in 1923, and was recognized by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the head lama of Ribur Monastery. After studying at Sera Me monastery, where he received numerous teachings from his root guru, Pabongka Rinpoche, Rinpoche received his Geshe degree in 1948. Rinpoche was then confined in Lhasa from 1959 until 1976, during which time he experienced relentless interrogation and torture during thirty-five of the infamous struggle sessions. "If I told you what happened on a regular basis, you would find it hard to believe."

At the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, Ribur Rinpoche spent more than 10 years in Chinese labor camps and was given a job with the Religious Affairs Office in Tibet. On one of his trips to China, he worked with the Panchen Lama and recovered holy objects including the famous Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the Ramoche temple that had been dismantled and shipped to China. He also re-established the destroyed stupa of Lama Tsong Khapa, which contained some of Lama Tsong Khapa's bodily relics.

Since his exile to India in 1985, Ribur Rinpoche has written numerous biographies of great lamas such as the Thirteenth Dalai Lama and an extensive history of Tibet, which includes his autobiography. He currently lives in northern California where he gives teachings and leads retreats.

Found on the FPMT site

I hope you can attend this puja to honor our great master, Ribur Rinpoche.

Thank You!

Ven. Thupten Donyo

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