Dates:
Afternoon Tea & Cake, Sunday 23rd March 2025, 4pm start
Lama Chopa Puja, Monday 24th March 2025, 7pm start
Format: Informal gathering
We’re thrilled that Phara Khenchen Rinpoche is visiting Lam Rim for a short special stay.
During his visit, Rinpoche will perform a number of important pujas for the success of the centre and make himself available to meet the Lam Rim community.
Khenchen Rinpoche is currently based at Land of Joy Retreat Centre based in Northumberland National Park, where he is supporting the spiritual activities of the centre and completing his English studies. Connected through Geshe Losel via Drepung Monastery, he kindly accepted an invitation to visit Lam Rim Wales.
Phara Khenchen Rinpoche is recognised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the highly realised and respected Buddhist teacher, Khensur Pema Gyaltsen.
In 1989, at the age of three, he was smuggled out of Tibet to be lovingly cared for and educated in Drepung Monastery, South India. After the 25 year tutelage of his beloved teacher, Geshe Wangchen, he achieved the Geshe Degree; followed by a year at Gyumed Tantric College.
Rinpoche is well known for his cheerful, relaxed, kind and humble personality, as well as his profound and powerful spiritual qualities.
Khenchen Rinpoche’s predecessor, Khensur Pema Gyaltsen (1908 – 1985). came to Lam Rim Wales in 1984 to give an initiation and later stayed for a few months before heading back to India.
Khensur Pema Gyaltsen was a highly realised and respected Buddhist master. He was instrumental in re-establishing the Tibetan monastic education system in exile and was former Abbot of Drepung Monastery, the same monastery as the late Ven. Geshe Damcho, former spiritual director of Lam Rim.
Watch a special video filmed at Lam Rim Wales showing Pema Gyaltsen talking about his life story, with Geshe Damcho present - Meridian Trust >
Watch a number of documentaries about Rinpoche’s life and studies:
Vimeo Documentary, ‘The Thread of Karma’ - (Password: pharakhenchen) Watch Here >
BBC Documentary, ‘Spiritual Life in a Material World’ - Watch Here >
Join us to meet Khenchen Rinpoche for a sociable and informal afternoon of tea & cake at Lam Rim, talking all things dharma and enjoying the grounds.
Khenchen Rinpoche will lead Lama Chopa at Lam Rim. Everyone is welcome. The puja is an important practice held regularly across gelugpa monasteries across the world, helping to deepen our connection to our spiritual guides and strengthen our understanding of the path.
This is a great opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate dharma.
Why Not Stay Over?
Want a break or live far away, why not stay overnight at Lam Rim the day before? Stay over details here >
Though booking is not essential, registering you interest helps us plan:
Dates:
Afternoon Tea & Cake, Sunday 23rd March 2025, 4pm start
Lama Chopa Puja, Monday 24th March 2025, 7pm start
Format: Informal gathering
We’re thrilled that Phara Khenchen Rinpoche is visiting Lam Rim for a short special stay.
During his visit, Rinpoche will perform a number of important pujas for the success of the centre and make himself available to meet the Lam Rim community.
Khenchen Rinpoche is currently based at Land of Joy Retreat Centre based in Northumberland National Park, where he is supporting the spiritual activities of the centre and completing his English studies. Connected through Geshe Losel via Drepung Monastery, he kindly accepted an invitation to visit Lam Rim Wales.
Phara Khenchen Rinpoche is recognised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the highly realised and respected Buddhist teacher, Khensur Pema Gyaltsen.
In 1989, at the age of three, he was smuggled out of Tibet to be lovingly cared for and educated in Drepung Monastery, South India. After the 25 year tutelage of his beloved teacher, Geshe Wangchen, he achieved the Geshe Degree; followed by a year at Gyumed Tantric College.
Rinpoche is well known for his cheerful, relaxed, kind and humble personality, as well as his profound and powerful spiritual qualities.
Khenchen Rinpoche’s predecessor, Khensur Pema Gyaltsen (1908 – 1985). came to Lam Rim Wales in 1984 to give an initiation and later stayed for a few months before heading back to India.
Khensur Pema Gyaltsen was a highly realised and respected Buddhist master. He was instrumental in re-establishing the Tibetan monastic education system in exile and was former Abbot of Drepung Monastery, the same monastery as the late Ven. Geshe Damcho, former spiritual director of Lam Rim.
Watch a special video filmed at Lam Rim Wales showing Pema Gyaltsen talking about his life story, with Geshe Damcho present - Meridian Trust >
Watch a number of documentaries about Rinpoche’s life and studies:
Vimeo Documentary, ‘The Thread of Karma’ - (Password: pharakhenchen) Watch Here >
BBC Documentary, ‘Spiritual Life in a Material World’ - Watch Here >
Join us to meet Khenchen Rinpoche for a sociable and informal afternoon of tea & cake at Lam Rim, talking all things dharma and enjoying the grounds.
Khenchen Rinpoche will lead Lama Chopa at Lam Rim. Everyone is welcome. The puja is an important practice held regularly across gelugpa monasteries across the world, helping to deepen our connection to our spiritual guides and strengthen our understanding of the path.
This is a great opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate dharma.
Why Not Stay Over?
Want a break or live far away, why not stay overnight at Lam Rim the day before? Stay over details here >
Though booking is not essential, registering you interest helps us plan:
