RFA interviewed Drupon Khen Rinpoche Karma Lhabu about his role in bringing Buddhism to Africa, and especially to the indigenous people of the Congo. This connection can be traced back to Akong Rinpoche's first visit to South Africa in 1982.
Many people have asked me how we came to have children in the retreat centre. It started in 2017 when I accepted an invitation to teach in Zimbabwe, at Kagyu Samye Ling Zimbabwe, and a small group of Buddhists from the Congo travelled to hear me teach; if you can call my talks ‘teachings’ that is.
A new 21 year programme has just commenced in Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Centre. The programme prioritises the major treatises on the five principle topics
On March 21st 2021, a group of 24 monks, nuns and lay aspirants from 12 different countries concluded the first six-year...
On August 1st and 2nd 2020, Drupon Khen Rinpoche gave a two-day online teaching requested and organised by Hwayue Foundation in Taiwan. Rinpoche...
Today saw the successful conclusion of the seventh cycle of retreat at Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Centre. The retreat took
20-26 November 2019 - We just completed the fourth annual one-week retreat at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery at the sacred site of Namo ...
On November 3rd Drupon Khen Rinpoche completed a third trip to the continent of Africa. The final stop was Lubumbashi, the second city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He stayed here for two days ...
After yesterday afternoon’s teaching here in Johannesburg, Drupon Khen Rinpoche was on his way to meet someone when a young chap called Owen wished to ask ...
Today and yesterday Drupon Khen Rinpoche has been teaching the Four Dharmas of Gampopa at Samye Dzong Kensington, Johannesburg, SA. In ...
The last two days Drupon Khen Rinpoche has been teaching meditation and mind training at Kagyu Samye Dzong Randburg, Johannesburg, SA.
Drupon Khen Rinpoche has spent the last couple of days teaching in Samye Dzong Cape Town, in South Africa. He taught a song by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro ...
On 22nd of October, Drupon Khen Rinpoche was invited by Thrangu Dharmakara to hold a discussion with novelist Chen Yu-Hui about how best ...
On the 15th October, Drupon Khen Rinpoche taught at Thrangu Vajra Vidya Dharma Centre in Taipei. Here are some photos from the evening, with Drupon ...
For three weeks, from the 24th September to the 13rd October, Drupon Khen Rinpoche was in Kagyu Samye Ling, Scotland, UK. The time was filled with many meaningful activities: he continued ...
