Planned venue: Kristály Színtér, 1138 Budapest, Margitsziget (Margaret Island) 23800/7
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This event is organized jointly by Jungdrung Ten Gye Dü De Bönpö Community and Ligmincha Hungary.

We the exceptional blessing that His Holiness Lungtok Dawa Dhargyal Rinpoche, the 34th Menri Trizin, spiritual head of the Yungdrung Bön tradition will visit Hungary in 2025 during his European tour. He will give a special Dzogchen teaching first time in Europe “Discovering the Hidden Bodhicitta” on May 23 and 24, followed by the Nyame Ladrup initiation on May 25. These teachings are open to all, and in addition to in-person attendance, online streaming is also planned. Please see below for the details of the teaching and initiation. The teachings will be conducted in Tibetan with English live translation available on-site. Additionally, translations into Hungarian and other languages (to be confirmed later) will be available for in-person participants via Zoom.

Please note that the number of participants for in-person attendance is limited. We kindly ask anyone interested in attending in person to indicate their intention by filling out the following pre-registration form: https://forms.gle/d1MZQRKqN7vNeHYR6

More information will be available in January. A registration link will first be sent to those who have completed the pre-registration form. Please note that pre-registration does not constitute full registration; it only assists with the organization.

ABOUT THE TEACHING
His Holiness will explain “The Smaller Condensed Golden Scripture” (gser gyi lung non chung ba), which, according to the description by Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen, aims to stabilize the already recognized nature of the mind and facilitate abiding within it. This text is Chimé Tsukphü’s concise guidance to his mother, Zangza Ringtsün, in which he recommends five meditation methods to eliminate karmic imprints created by afflictions: through the five mudrās, the five essences, the five contemplation, the five intentions, and the five wisdoms.
This text is part of the Dzogchen cycle of Semmé Degu, or “The Nine Minor Texts on the Mind” (sems smad sde dgu), which is also sometimes referred to as Jangsem Gabpa Gukor, or “The Nine Cycles of Hidden Bodhicitta” (byang sems gab pa dgu skor)

after one of its root texts. This gives rise to the title of our teaching: “The Discovery of Hidden Bodhicitta”. The Semmé Degu is one of the earliest Bön Semde Dzogchen texts, and it forms part of the Southern Treasure termas revealed by the great tertön, Senchen Luga (11th century).

ABOUT THE INITATION
On Sunday morning, together with His Holiness and the monks, we will perform the ganapuja offering, which prepares for the subsequent initiation: the Nyammé Ladrup, that is, the empowerment of Nyammé Sherab Gyaltsen’s guru yoga (It’s title: “Nyammé Sherab Gyaltsen’s guru yoga and ganapuja offering, which is the preparatory ritual for the initiation” – mnyam med bla sgrub dbang gi sta gon tshogs mchod). Nyammé Sherab Gyaltsen was an outstanding 14th-century Bön master who composed many valuable texts, united the different transmission lineages, and established the Menri Monastery, all of which define the Bön monastic tradition up to the present day. Due to these remarkable achievements, he is revered in the Yungdrung Bön as the second Buddha of our age. Today, every Bön master is connected to his transmission lineage, and thus, in this guru yoga and ganapuja he embodies all the masters of our tradition. With the Nyammé Ladrup initiation, the practitioner receives the empowerment for guru yoga, which is one of the central practices of Dzogchen and serves the recognition of the nature of mind. Connecting to the guru is very important because it is only through him that we can access the teachings that lead to liberation.