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Buddhism of Russia (Narthang Bulletin) -5 (1992) :: Автор неизвестен
Страница: 3 из 5During Dalai Lama's visit to USA in 1978 His Holiness has personally recognized this 6-year old boy as reincarnation of famous Indian Yogi Tilopa - the founder of Kagyu tradition. His previous incarnation took place in Mongolia.
Young Telo Tulku was accepted as a pupil into Goman Datsan of Drepung monastery, reconstructed in India by Tibetan refugees instead of original one in Tibet, destroyed by Chinese communists. He has taken His monastic vows there.
Telo Rinpoche has kindly agreed to answer some questions, proposed by our correspondent.
2. The new Chairman of Central Buddhist Board of Russia.
In September of this year there was elected the new Chairman of CBB (see about CBB in No2 of NB) - Zhamyang Mytypovich Shagdarov. He was born on 5 October 1949 in Ust-Eghituy: a village in Yeravnin Aimak (region) of Buryatia and was raised in foresteer's populous family. After finishing school he did job of manual worker, then served in the Army.
Yet the young Shagdarov couldn't find in secular life real meaning, in search of which he turned to Dharma. In 1971 he went to Mongolia to study in Gandan Buddhist Institute. In 1976 he returned home, becoming a lama of Ivolginsky Datsan, - and from 1978 to 1980 again resumes study: this time in Nepal, in Ananda Puta Buddhist college in Kathmandu.
In 80s Mr.Shagdarov becomes a Deputy of CBB Chairman - Did-Hambo Lama. Now, being the head of CBB, Bandido Hambo Lama Zh.M.Shagdarov is fulfilling the grand task of restitution of Buddhist Dharma in Russia, striving to develop a network of international contacts with Buddhists of the entire world for this purpose.
A.L.Verhovsky
3.The St.-Petersburg Buddhist community of Theravada tradition "Boddhimandala" was registered in August 1992. The name was given to the group by Ajahn Sumedho, a spiritual trustee from the Buddhist Center "Amaravati" (England). The community consists of two groups: one follows the tradition of U Pandita, Mahasy Sayadav (Burma), while the other adheres to that of Satya Narayan Goenka (India). Essentially, it is one and the same "Vipassana" practice known in Mahayana as "Vipashyana".
The group is visited by teachers. Thus, Joseph Goldstein from the USA came for three times and led 10-days-long retreats. The average number of participants was about 25, which is approximately equal to the number of the group members.
The practice is based on intense meditation on the Four Foundations (the body, the feelings, the mind and the mind objects), known as the practice of being conscious.
Young Telo Tulku was accepted as a pupil into Goman Datsan of Drepung monastery, reconstructed in India by Tibetan refugees instead of original one in Tibet, destroyed by Chinese communists. He has taken His monastic vows there.
Telo Rinpoche has kindly agreed to answer some questions, proposed by our correspondent.
2. The new Chairman of Central Buddhist Board of Russia.
In September of this year there was elected the new Chairman of CBB (see about CBB in No2 of NB) - Zhamyang Mytypovich Shagdarov. He was born on 5 October 1949 in Ust-Eghituy: a village in Yeravnin Aimak (region) of Buryatia and was raised in foresteer's populous family. After finishing school he did job of manual worker, then served in the Army.
Yet the young Shagdarov couldn't find in secular life real meaning, in search of which he turned to Dharma. In 1971 he went to Mongolia to study in Gandan Buddhist Institute. In 1976 he returned home, becoming a lama of Ivolginsky Datsan, - and from 1978 to 1980 again resumes study: this time in Nepal, in Ananda Puta Buddhist college in Kathmandu.
In 80s Mr.Shagdarov becomes a Deputy of CBB Chairman - Did-Hambo Lama. Now, being the head of CBB, Bandido Hambo Lama Zh.M.Shagdarov is fulfilling the grand task of restitution of Buddhist Dharma in Russia, striving to develop a network of international contacts with Buddhists of the entire world for this purpose.
A.L.Verhovsky
3.The St.-Petersburg Buddhist community of Theravada tradition "Boddhimandala" was registered in August 1992. The name was given to the group by Ajahn Sumedho, a spiritual trustee from the Buddhist Center "Amaravati" (England). The community consists of two groups: one follows the tradition of U Pandita, Mahasy Sayadav (Burma), while the other adheres to that of Satya Narayan Goenka (India). Essentially, it is one and the same "Vipassana" practice known in Mahayana as "Vipashyana".
The group is visited by teachers. Thus, Joseph Goldstein from the USA came for three times and led 10-days-long retreats. The average number of participants was about 25, which is approximately equal to the number of the group members.
The practice is based on intense meditation on the Four Foundations (the body, the feelings, the mind and the mind objects), known as the practice of being conscious.