Tsem Tulku Rinpoche Explained
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche (24 October 1965 – 4 September 2019) was a recognised tulku of Kalmyk descent, an incarnate lama of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, and the founder and spiritual guide of Kechara House Buddhist Association with its headquarters in Malaysia.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Rinpoche was born on 24 October 1965 in Taiwan to a Tibetan father and Mongolian mother, and was adopted by an American-Mongolian family. His adoptive name was Burcha Bugayeff.[5] In 1987, at the age of 22, Rinpoche received full ordination from the 14th Dalai Lama and became a monk of Ganden Shartse Monastery in India. Starting in 1992 Rinpoche has lived in Malaysia where he commenced work on the establishment of Dharma Institutes.[6] One of the institutes he founded is known as Kechara House Buddhist Association. He also founded a charity organization known as Kechara Soup Kitchen[7] [8] and the dharma retreat centre Kechara Forest Retreat.[9]
In the meantime, Rinpoche took a stand against the position of the Central Tibetan Administration in the Dorje Shugden controversy and built the world's largest Dorje Shugden statue.[10] Rinpoche strongly supported the Dorje Shugden religious practice,[11] [12] prohibited in 1996 by the Central Tibetan Administration, and was a critical voice advocating for the separation of politics and religion which is a feature of Tibetan Buddhism.[13] He was known for his advice against the self-immolation protests by Tibetans in China.[14] [15] For his dissenting opinions,[16] he was marked as a controversial Buddhist teacher[17] although Rinpoche simultaneously advocated devotion for both the 14th Dalai Lama and the Dorje Shugden religious practice.
Rinpoche died on September 4, 2019, after a long illness.[18]
Major works
- Gurus for Hire: Enlightenment for Sale, Kechara Publications, 2005
- Faces of Enlightenment, Kechara Publications, 2006
- Why I Make Myself Unhappy, Kechara Publications, 2005
- Compassion Conquers All: Teachings on the Eight Verses of Mind Transformation, Kechara Publications, 2007,
- Nothing Changes Everything Changes, Kechara Publications, 2007, (Online)
- If Not Now, When?, Kechara Publications, 2008
- Snakes, Roosters & Pigs, Kechara Publications, 2011
- The Living Buddha Within, Kechara Publications, 2012
- The Promise (4th Edition), Kechara Publications, 2017
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.kechara.com/rinpoche/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-29986205 Socialite becomes a volunteer in Malaysian soup kitchen
- https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/malaysia-tatler-society/20160120/283016873701101 Datuk May Phng
- https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2016/12/02/helping-to-keep-mozzies-at-bay-ngo-to-distribute-mosquito-coils-and-nets-to-kuala-lumpurs-urban-poor/ Helping to keep mozzies at bay
- https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/focus/2017/05/05/the-journey-of-a-lifetime-tsem-tulku-rinpoche-talks-about-his-early-years-and-setting-up-one-of-the/ The journey of a lifetime
- http://www.buddhachannel.tv/portail/spip.php?article5541 Malaysia — Fun-loving teacher Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
- https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/focus/2017/08/30/more-than-just-feeding-the-homeless-soup-kitchen-project-director-helps-less-fortunate-in-many-diffe/ More than just feeding the homeless
- http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/579114-why-these-local-ngos-are-making-a-real-difference-and-standing-out-from-the-crowd.html Why These Local NGOs Are Making A Real Difference And Standing Out From The Crowd
- https://my.asiatatler.com/society/phng-li-kheng-kechara-forest-retreat-interview/ Phng Li Kheng on planting inner peace with Kechara Forest Retreat
- http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/largest-dorje-shugden-in-the-world.html Largest Dorje Shugden in the world
- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shugden-acolytes-decry-ostracism-within-buddhist-ranks_us_5a0ace79e4b06d8966cf3287 Shugden acolytes decry ostracism within Buddhist ranks
- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/when-machiavelli-dons-tibetan-robes_us_5a1d5773e4b05df68936d02e When Machiavelli dons Tibetan robes
- https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/05/09/dalai-lama-and-the-panchen-lama-quarrel-the-way-for-rapprochement-with-china/ Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama quarrel: The way for rapprochement with China
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180903215150/https://www.reuters.com/brandfeatures/venture-capital/article?id=29962 A statement on stopping self-immolations by H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
- https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/04/16/the-violently-peaceful-struggle-for-tibet/ The violently peaceful struggle for Tibet
- https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/current-affairs/why-tibetans-are-leaving-india.html His opinions on "Why Are Tibetans Leaving India?"
- http://viewonbuddhism.org/controversy-controversial-teacher-group-center-questionable.html Controversial Buddhist Teachers & Groups
- http://www.kechara.com/news/parinirvana-of-his-eminence-the-25th-tsem-rinpoche/ Parinirvana of His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche
