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Sakya Choekhor Lhunpo - The Melbourne Sakya Centre Representing the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in Melbourne  |
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Sakya Choekhor Lhunpo (aka The Melbourne Sakya Centre) The Sakya Choekhor Lhunpo was founded by His Holiness Sakya Trizin during his visit to Melbourne in June, 1997. In founding the organization, His Holiness said that it was important that all four Tibetan Buddhist traditions be available in Melbourne so as to benefit different people with different kinds of karmic connections. It is our aim to develop the practice of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism through providing opportunities for meditation, study, translation, publication, teaching and in any other way that makes Sakyapa Buddhist teachings and practice available. At the same time, we have a non-sectarian approach and encourage all forms of genuine Buddhist practice. Soon after the founding of the centre Sakya Choekhor Lhunpo was incorporated in the state of Victoria as a not for profit organisation and operates according to its constitution. In the early days members met at the free room in the Hawthorn Library and then at the back gompa at the Kagyu Evam Buddhist Institute. A small group of people met weekly to practice the sadhanas of the initiations that His Holiness had given, including Chenrezig, Green Tara, Manjushri and Medicine Buddha. A couple of times a year Khenpo Ngawang Damchoe visited from Sydney and gave further teachings on a range of texts including Sakya Pandita’s "Illuminations of a Sage’s Intent", Aryadeva’s "50 Stanzas of Guru Devotion" and the like. Venerable Dungyud Rinpoche also visited every other year and gave further initiations and teachings. In 2004, Lama Lekshe of the Sakya Centre in Rajpur, India came and blessed the centre which we had then recenty created in Balaclava. Due to a change in circumstance in 2007 we moved on from the Balaclava building and to date hold regular practice at the Somatic Yoga Centre in Malvern. In April 2008 we welcomed our new resident lama Lama Konchok Choephel. His teachings, guidance at practices and helpful personal advice, have been a significant boost to the centre and its members. In the years since His Holiness's founding visit we have also hosted many special teaching/empowerment tours and centre visits by Sakyapa luminaries including:
Our ongoing teaching, group practice, annual retreat and other activities enable people at al levels to develop and further their connection with Tibetan Buddism. We welcome your participation.
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(Updated on Sunday, 1 August, 2010 10:10 PM)
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