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Recognized by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama as a reincarnation of Bakula Arhat - one of the Sixteen Arhats -direct disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha who had tremendous spiritual realizations, his role in changing Ladakh’s picture is eminent, especially for ‘social upliftment’ and education. | Recognized by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama as a reincarnation of Bakula Arhat - one of the Sixteen Arhats -direct disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha who had tremendous spiritual realizations, his role in changing Ladakh’s picture is eminent, especially for ‘social upliftment’ and education. | ||
As a Long life Prayer and Tribute to the Young Bakula, Butter Lamp offerings will also be conducted at the end for His Holiness's Long life and Welfare of the Sentient Beings. | As a Long life Prayer and Tribute to the Young Bakula, Butter Lamp offerings will also be conducted at the end for His Holiness's Long life and Welfare of the Sentient Beings. | ||
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| + | ''' 10th Parinirvana Anniversary of 19th Gyalsras Bakula celebrated in Ladakh ''' | ||
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| + | By Rinchen Angmo Chumikchan, Thursday, November 7, 2013 | ||
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| + | Kushok Bakula Rinpoche was born a prince in the royal family of Ladakh in 1917.Recognized by the 13th Dalai Lama as a reincarnation of Arhat Bakula, one of the disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni. Instead of looking for fulfilment in the worldly pleasures of the royalty, he took the spiritual path. Already at the age of nine he had studied at several monasteries and made his way to Drepung monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. | ||
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| + | His role in changing Ladakh’s picture is eminent, especially for ‘social upliftment’ and education. His contributions earned him the most deserved title “Architect of Modern Ladakh”. Being a man of vision, his focus was always on promoting and reviving Buddhist tradition in the countries where political systems had denied it to the people. | ||
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| + | His passing away in the year 2004 was a great loss to the nation and especially to the world of Buddhist community. Later in the year 2005 the Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee renamed the airport of Leh as Kushok Gyalsras Bakula Airport and paid his condolences saying: "In the death of noble Lama Kushok Bakula, we have lost a great saint, guide and inspiring personality of the Buddhist world. It is difficult to imagine Ladakh without him." | ||
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| + | Bakula Rinpoche was the first Buddhist monk to have been able to visit communist stronghold of USSR, Mongolia and China. Earlier, in the 1930s Rinpoche had learnt about the horrors and destruction which took place in USSR and Mongolia from his fellow monks of Mongolia and Buriyat while studying in Lhasa, Tibet. A Buddhist monk had become ambassador in a communist country. | ||
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| + | Geshes Thuptan Rabgais, Tutor of 20th Bakula Rinpoche read out the last wishes of Kushok Bakula and said, ‘He teach Buddhism not only in Ladakh but in Mongolia and Russia. He further said ‘all the four schools of Buddhism should live in harmony and it is also important to strengthen the communal harmony. In world living in harmony is the only way to happiness.” | ||
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Bakula Rinpoche XX
Ladakh celebrates his holiness the 20th Bakula Rinpoche's Birthday
By Reach Ladakh, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Leh:
The 20th Kushok Bakula was born to a family in Nubra to Yab Dorjey Tsering and Yum Sonam Dolkar and confirmed as reincarnation of Bakula Rinpoche on the 26th February 2008 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama- Tenzin Gyatso. He was enthroned to the seat of Bakula at Spituk monastery, Ladakh on 12th August 2010. Venerable 19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche lived one of the most motivating lives of a Buddhist lama. Recognized by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama as a reincarnation of Bakula Arhat - one of the Sixteen Arhats -direct disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha who had tremendous spiritual realizations, his role in changing Ladakh’s picture is eminent, especially for ‘social upliftment’ and education. As a Long life Prayer and Tribute to the Young Bakula, Butter Lamp offerings will also be conducted at the end for His Holiness's Long life and Welfare of the Sentient Beings.
Gyalsras Kushok Bakula XIX
10th Parinirvana Anniversary of 19th Gyalsras Bakula celebrated in Ladakh
By Rinchen Angmo Chumikchan, Thursday, November 7, 2013
Kushok Bakula Rinpoche was born a prince in the royal family of Ladakh in 1917.Recognized by the 13th Dalai Lama as a reincarnation of Arhat Bakula, one of the disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni. Instead of looking for fulfilment in the worldly pleasures of the royalty, he took the spiritual path. Already at the age of nine he had studied at several monasteries and made his way to Drepung monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.
His role in changing Ladakh’s picture is eminent, especially for ‘social upliftment’ and education. His contributions earned him the most deserved title “Architect of Modern Ladakh”. Being a man of vision, his focus was always on promoting and reviving Buddhist tradition in the countries where political systems had denied it to the people.
His passing away in the year 2004 was a great loss to the nation and especially to the world of Buddhist community. Later in the year 2005 the Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee renamed the airport of Leh as Kushok Gyalsras Bakula Airport and paid his condolences saying: "In the death of noble Lama Kushok Bakula, we have lost a great saint, guide and inspiring personality of the Buddhist world. It is difficult to imagine Ladakh without him."
Bakula Rinpoche was the first Buddhist monk to have been able to visit communist stronghold of USSR, Mongolia and China. Earlier, in the 1930s Rinpoche had learnt about the horrors and destruction which took place in USSR and Mongolia from his fellow monks of Mongolia and Buriyat while studying in Lhasa, Tibet. A Buddhist monk had become ambassador in a communist country.
Geshes Thuptan Rabgais, Tutor of 20th Bakula Rinpoche read out the last wishes of Kushok Bakula and said, ‘He teach Buddhism not only in Ladakh but in Mongolia and Russia. He further said ‘all the four schools of Buddhism should live in harmony and it is also important to strengthen the communal harmony. In world living in harmony is the only way to happiness.”
