Phuntsok Rinpoche

2012 New Year Message

2012-01-26T18:30:00.002+08:00

Updates On Tulku Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche

2011-08-10T15:34:00.005+08:00

Monlam prayers 2011

2011-03-18T21:41:00.001+08:00

Dearest students and friends of Phuntsok Rinpoche,

Rinpoche will be making offerings of food, tea, lights and money offering to the thousand over Sanghas during Monlam (Great Prayer Festival) in Kopan Monastery in Nepal on the 15th of the first month of Tibetan calendar which is the 19th March 2011.

Rinpoche will dedicate this charitable offering for the good health, long life and fulfillment of all the wishes of all the Buddhas, Boddhisatvas, gurus and virtue beings, he will also dedicate to all the students and friends and all sentient beings for their good health long life and prosperity and realization on the paths and grounds of enlightenment. Rinpoche specially would like to share this extensive merits to all the victims of Japan earthquake and tsunami, as well as those victims suffering because of world conflicts and natural disaster.

Rinpoche request all students and friends to dedicate their prayers, merits and have loving compassion to all suffering beings.

With lots of prayer

Phuntsok Labrang
Geshe Zopa

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2011-01-31T10:19:00.001+08:00

Dear students and friends of Tulku Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche.

Rinpoche wishes everyone a Happy Tibetan New Year. May you be blessed with perfect health, great prosperity, lots of happiness and achieve one meaningful year together with all our hearts filled with great compassion and loving kindness.

With lots of prayers,
Phuntsok Labrang

Happy New Year 2011

2010-12-21T15:32:00.001+08:00

Tashi Delek and Happy New Year to all students and friends of Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche.

Rinpoche wishes everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011. May the coming year be most meaningful and all your wishes be actualized instantly .

With lots of prayers and best wishes.
Geshe Zopa
Phuntsok Labrang

Enquiries on Phuntsok Rinpoche..

2010-08-14T09:24:00.000+08:00

If you have any enquiries pertaining to Phuntsok Rinpoche, please do not hesitate to contact Geshe Zopa at tztzopa@yahoo.com

Thank you.

Letter From Losang Drolma to Geshe Tenzin Zopa

2010-03-22T16:54:00.000+08:00

Dear brother,

Tashi Delek!!!! How are you there? I hope this email find you in good health and everything is going well with you in Malaysia. As for us here, we are all fine and happy.

I'm happy to update you on the progress of Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche. Monlam Chenmo has just finished and from March 4 (2010) onwards, the teaching on Lam Rim Chenmo will commence and Rinpoche will be attending these teachings. During the Monlam Chenmo festival, Phuntsok Rinpoche attended pujas everyday and just like previous years before the end of the 15 days festival, we offered the sanghas tea, bread and cash offerings of 50 rs to each sangha. There were almost 2,000 sangha present that day. The event went well and I must say it was very succesful indeed.

I will keep you posted of any updates pertaining to Rinpoche. Meanwhile, take care and all the best. Hope to see you soon.

With much love and care ,
Losang Drolma
[Manager to Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche]

I am writing to give thanks for the dream

2010-02-22T16:00:00.000+08:00

February 9th, 2010

Dear Honored Lama Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche, or to whom it may concern:

My name is Elana Golden, I am writing from Los Angeles, California.

Immediately after watching the documentary “Unmistaken Child” (about the search for the incarnation of Geshe Lama Konchog) — I had a dream in my sleep that I am carrying the boy Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche in my arms, as we are walking down the outdoors steps of (what I think is) the public library in New York. As I was carrying the boy in my arms he trusted me fully, it was the most natural thing in the world. I was so happy to be have him in my arms. I asked him “How old are you?” and he said: “Nine.” When I woke up I was in an expanded state filled with Grace and love, and every time I remember the dream or share it with close friends, this expansion and magic continues.

I am writing to give thanks for the dream.

For the past 25 years I have been a student of Siddha Yoga meditation – a path to experiencing the Self – originating in India. My spiritual teacher is Gurumayi Chidvilasanada. It is a wonderful path. At the same time, having had this dream, I am pulled to go to a center that honors/ practices the teachings and energy of Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche – to further offer my gratitude and to stay in his energy field.

I believe in the power of dreams and live my life according and in allignment to them. This dream is important and meaningful to me. I feel that it calls me forth to to “carry” the teachings of this lineage in my heart and in my work in the world as a writer, screenwriter, film director, writing teacher, peacemaker and healer.

I would appreciate it if you can please relay this dream to Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche.

I would also like to find a center in Los Angeles or in the Southern California region to go to. I tried on the internet but did not find any in the this location. Can you please advise me on that?

I also want to ask if there is anything I can “do”, or a way to “be”, to honor this dream?

With all my love, with gratitude and awe at the ways of Spirit, and with great blessings for Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche and for you all.

Elana Golden

Los Angeles,

323. 936. 2601

GONG XI FA CAI / HAPPY LOSAR 2010

2010-02-11T10:13:00.000+08:00

Many many Tashi Delek! Happy Happy Tibetan New Year!

My Dearest students and friends,

I wish and pray that everyone have the most happy, healthy, most prosperous and meaningful New Year. May all your wishes come true, may Buddha always bless you and may you have a successful and virtuous 2010.

May your life be most meaningful by practicing loving kindness, compassion and boddhichitta.

With lots of prayers,

Tulku Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche

Phuntsok Labrang

Message from Geshe Zopa,

On behalf of Tulku Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche, my wishes and prayer goes out to everyone and may the coming Tibetan and Chinese New Year be filled with good health, prosperity, laughter, happiness and enlightenment.

I have organized extensive pujas, sangha offerings and prayers offering during this great Monlam Festival in Nepal. I have also organize light offerings to many holy places in Nepal and India, saffron robe offering to Guru Shakyamuni Buddha statue in Mahaboddhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India. Together with that, I have also organize food and clothes (Shawl) charity to the poor in Bodhgaya for the entire 15 days of Buddha’s miracle merit multiplying day. All these are solely dedicated for the long life and fulfilment of all the holy wishes of His Holiness Dalai Lama, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khen Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche, all holy Gurus and students and friends of the Great Mahasiddha Geshe Lama Konchog.

Happy new year.

With lots of prayers,

Geshe Zopa

Recent pictures of Phuntsok Rinpoche taken by LDC members

2010-01-27T15:05:00.000+08:00

Recent pictures of Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche taken by Valerie

2009-12-22T14:15:00.001+08:00

1. "Phuntsok Rinpoche in school"

2. "Phuntsok Rinpoche in Kopan Debate Award"

Phuntsok Rinpoche in class in kopan

2009-11-19T10:02:00.000+08:00

Photos taken by Ven Losang Drolma

Recent pictures of Phuntsok Rinpoche taken by Nyudrup Tsering (Geshe Zopa's youngest brother).

2009-10-15T13:53:00.000+08:00

Recent pictures of Phuntsok Rinpoche taken by Ernest Pok

2009-10-02T12:04:00.001+08:00

2009-09-29T16:56:00.000+08:00

To all students and friends of the late Great Mahasiddha Geshe lama Konchog,

15th Oct marks the 9th Anniversary of Geshe Lama Konchog’s passing.

We have arranged to do Guru Puja, Tsog Offering prayers in Kopan Monastery, Tara Puja at Kopan Nunnery, 16 Arhats Puja in Sera Lhowa Khangtsen and Medicine Buddha Puja at Sera Je Tsawa Khangtsen. These pujas will include extensive tea, bread and cash offering to all the sanghas.

We have also arranged to make extensive light offerings and prayers at Holy Places in India, Nepal and Tibet. Food offering is made to the poor around India. Fred and Cindy will be organizing animal liberation in Singapore.

All these merits will be dedicated to all students and friends of Geshe Lama Konchog and Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche.

With lots of prayers and best wishes,

Phuntsok Labrang.

2009-09-29T16:53:00.000+08:00

Dear students and friends of Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche,

“Tashi Delek and prayers to all from Phuntsok Rinpoche”.

For your information, Phuntsok Rinpoche has just completed his one and a half month summer retreat and would like to dedicate his merits to everyone who’s directly or indirectly connected to him.

Rinpoche also managed to have a short but fun packed holiday after his retreat, and despite all that excitement, he continued to dedicate his merits to everyone. He is now back to school and he is enjoying very much both his studies and with his classmates. Rinpoche is also looking forward to having some fun time on his birthday on Oct 28.

Wesak 2009 Message

2009-04-18T13:00:00.000+08:00

To all my students, dharma brothers, sisters and friends from all over the world,

Tulku Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche sincerely pray and wish everyone a most happy Wesak month (Sakadawa) and he also wishes and pray that may everyone have a most wonderful, meaningful and enlightening Wesak month too.

Rinpoche will dedicate all his merits and prayers to whoever that is connected to the late Great Mahasiddha Geshe Lama Konchog and himself, to have the most happy, most healthy, most successful, greatest and most meaningful Wesak and the rest of the days, weeks, months and many years to come.

Rinpoche will be doing lots of recitation of Guru Shakyamuni Buddhas mantra, read and meditate on Guru Shakyamuni Buddha's life story followed by lots of candle light offerings, flower offerings, nectar offerings and pujas to all Buddhas and holy beings. He will also practice generosity by feeding vegetables/food to animals, visit holy places and make extensive offerings during this Wesak month.

Rinpoche said that he will dedicate all his merits for everyone's happiness and meaningful life.

With lots of prayers,
Tulku Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche
Phuntsok Labrang Kopan.

Recent pictures taken in December 2008.

2009-02-20T14:00:00.001+08:00

2009 Tibetan and Chinese New Year

2009-01-25T23:50:00.000+08:00

After my retreat in mid December, I went back to Kopan Monastery and the first thing I did was to see Phuntsok Rinpoche. He immediately asked me why I didn’t call to wish him happy birthday which was in October. I told him I was in retreat. It seems many people called to wish him plus there was a celebration organized for him in Kopan Monastery. I felt very happy and touched with his complaint, as this only showed his love, care and concern for me and every single moment while I was in retreat, I felt his blessings with his enlightened mind.

I had a wonderful time with him for two whole weeks and I was extremely overjoyed with his enthusiasm and interest in his studies. For your information, he started school beginning of this year and he is doing very well. He loves school and his English language has improved tremendously that he is now able to communicate with others directly. In fact his vocabulary and pronunciation is better than mine.

He is also more matured, able to memorize different prayers and practices, Tibetan language, mathematics, science ...etc. subject which I never had a chance to study. I am so happy with his progress. He continues to love living in the compound of Kopan Monastery. In one recent incident during the visit of LDC group, they invited him and other young lamas for lunch. It was a Friday morning but he gently declined due to school. Our little lama said “Lunch is not important as my school”. I must admit I’m so impressed.

Khen Rinpoche and I was outside the Kopan coffee shop and we both tried to convince him to take a day off from school for lunch with the LDC group but he still insisted lunch was not important and decided to stay in school. The other little lamas ended up joining us and Phuntsok Rinpoche ended up having potatoes for lunch.

Later that day when I went back, he asked me if I enjoyed lunch. I replied ... “Of course I did, we had lunch in Hyatt Kathmandu. How about you?” Little Phuntsok Rinpoche replied “Of course I did... I enjoyed my potatoes”.

He’s grown up, still chubby, playful but lots of interest in study. He’s also very cute, very loving and very funny. Every body loves his unique character...I love it too. ;-D

I just want to share this with all students and friends of Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche who cares for him and who’s interested to know how he is doing. He is happy and doing great.

On behalf of Phuntsok Rinpoche, I like to wish everyone and pray, may the coming Chinese and Tibetan new year be filled with good health, prosperity, laughter, happiness and enlightenment.

I have organized extensive pujas and prayers offering during this great Mulam Festival in Nepal, the 15 days of Buddha’s miracle merit multiplying day which is solely dedicated for the long life and fulfilment of all the holy wishes of His Holiness Dalai Lama, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khen Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche, all holy beings and students, friends and supporters of the Great Mahasiddha Geshe Lama Konchog.

Happy new year.

Geshe Tenzin Zopa

Phone Call By Geshe Tenzin Zopa

2008-05-26T15:54:00.000+08:00

Few days ago I got a chance to speak to Phuntsok Rinpoche just before my brother Lhundrup left for Singapore for the late great Mahasiddha Geshe Lama Konchog’s relic exhibition to be hosted by ABC during the coming Wesak for 3 days, from 16 – 19 May in ABC’s new premises.

Phuntsok Rinpoche asked me about my health and if I am eating a lot and whether I have gain much weight in order to compete with him.

I also asked about his schooling (language) which started few months ago in Kopan. Phuntsok Rinpoche replied that he has been very happy and enjoyed his lessons. He has completed his homework and he received good comment from his teacher. He wanted to know what I will be rewarding him for his good performance. I told him I have just sent him a very interesting car and that he can only play on Saturdays. He however requested to play the car on the second half of the day as well. My reply was “yes”, as long as he has done his homework, he can play with the car anytime. I have also promised to bring him a helicopter after I see the end of his one year result. He said he will not disappoint me and asked when I will be going back. My answer was “soon”.

He then said “tashi delek” and “be fat” before he hung up.

I am extremely pleased to hear he’s doing great and he has improved in this studies as well. I am also very grateful with the divine blessings and also very thankful to the great care and proper guidance given by Khen Rinpoche as well as his guardian Thubten Lhundrup, Ani Chodron and Nyudrup Tsering.

The Thousand Buddha Relic Stupa

2008-04-02T15:58:00.000+08:00

The worst day of my life was the day that I lost the precious Guru whose kindness is indefinite, more than the tree times’ Buddhas, the precious Dharma Father, Geshe Lama Konchog. I never want to be separated from him. I only want to please him and serve him in accordance with the Buddha wishes of all the Buddhas.

In this book I have tried to share with you information about all the relics of body, speech and mind and all the holy objects that are housed in Geshe-la’s stupa. To read the detail contents of this wonderful book please click here to download. This downloading process will take a few minutes.

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Phone call to Phuntsok Rinpoche on March 2008

2008-03-21T09:31:00.000+08:00

About one week ago, I called Phuntsok Rinpoche and somehow he was the one pick up the phone. Naturally he asked who I was and my reply to him was “I am your great uncle”. Then I continued to ask him “Do you remember I have plans to test you on some of the prayers I requested you to memorize? I will test you when I see you next time”. Phuntsok Rinpoche then replied “I will do the test now but do you remember what you promise to give me if I pass the test? You promise to give me a toy car.” “Toy car? I thought you were joking” was what I said to him.

He then started reciting for approximately ten minutes all the prayers that I requested him to memorize. It was very shocking and wonderful, at the same time delighting moment for me that he has put so much effort to memorize these prayers. He is doing very well in his studies and so from this year onwards, he will do extensive studies and language memorization. He has also grown up to 5 years old and he is in good health and very happy in monastery that he do not wish to leave the monastery boundary. This is indeed very good and wonderful for him and for all of us too.

Photos

2008-01-20T23:21:00.000+08:00

Update As At January 1st, 2008

2008-01-01T21:07:00.000+08:00

My visit to Kopan this December 2007 was very enlightening especially after seeing the progress in Phuntsok Rinpoche’s studies. I was pleasantly surprised that within two months that I was away (my last visit to Kopan was in Sept 07), he could speak much better English. He was even able to communicate with the Westerners directly and so spontaneous of him! It must have been his interest in the language and I can see his effort to learn from every visitor who comes to see him. He constantly requests others to read to him. He learned English language from Ven Fran where he goes for daily classes. My brother Ven Thubten Lhundup who is Phuntsok Rinpoche’s guardian and also the one who manages Phuntsok Labrang. Ven Lhundup is entrusted to teach Phuntsok Rinpoche some prayers, rituals, Tibetan language and even Nepali language. He is assisted by our youngest brother Nyudrup Tsering and under the guidance of Khenrinpoche, in fact Phuntsok Rinpoche have memorized quite a few prayers. He is very happy and having so much interest in these studies, he doesn’t want to even leave the monastery for a moment and is totally contented staying in. He has so many invitations to go to Taiwan, Australia and some other parts of world but he insisted that he doesn’t want to travel at this moment. Phuntsok Rinpoche actually doesn’t even want to leave the Kopan gate for now.

We even requested him to return to Tsum to meet his parents, to give blessings and meet villagers who wish to see him. His answer was to go Sera instead to study and after he completes his study then only he will return to Tsum. Phuntsok Rinpoche does his daily morning and evening prayers but he also enjoys his childhood with a lot of motherly care from my aunt’s children. He is now staying in a perfect environment and I am very happy and have nothing to worry and happy to share this wonderful news to all his students and friends. Phuntsok Rinpoche sends his warmest regards, prayers and New Year wishes to all Geshe Lama Konchog’s students and friends.

Phuntsok Labrang