May 02
Friday
Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche’s 10 Years in America
Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche’s Ten Years In America Celebration
by Candia Ludy
Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche arrived at the Denver, CO airport from India on April 20, 2004. Immigration had many questions for him that he couldn’t answer with his limited English.
Ten years later on April 19th he arrived again from India at the Newark, NJ airport with an American passport, good English skills and no questions from immigration.
The next day on April 20, 2014, at Pema Karpo Meditation Center in Memphis, TN, we celebrated his first 10 years in America and the West.
Author Archive
The Last Days of Khenpo Gawang’s Father – HIGHLIGHT
11 responses - Posted 04.20.11
By Khenpo Gawang Several people have asked me to share the last part of my father’s life. My father, Dechen Chogyal, passed away on February 15, 2011. In December 2010, my father was in retreat with my mother and my older sister. At that time he became very ...continue
11 responses - Posted 04.20.11
By Khenpo Gawang Several people have asked me to share the last part of my father’s life. My father, Dechen Chogyal, passed away on February 15, 2011. In December 2010, my father was in retreat with my mother and my older sister. At that time he became very ...continue
Munsel School – Surviving the Earthquake – HIGHLIGHT
1 response - Posted 05.04.10
It is Tuesday night at 11PM. Khenpo Gawang is in Memphis at the computer waiting for a Skype call from Yushu. This is the third week of giving dharma teaching to a group of villagers. Time goes by and no one comes online for ...continue
1 response - Posted 05.04.10
It is Tuesday night at 11PM. Khenpo Gawang is in Memphis at the computer waiting for a Skype call from Yushu. This is the third week of giving dharma teaching to a group of villagers. Time goes by and no one comes online for ...continue
Wisdom Arises in Memphis and a Book is Born – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 12.26.09
Earlier this December, we held a double celebration day at Pema Karpo Meditation Center. Khenpo Gawang finished his first eight-session Shambhala Online class and unveiled his first book, The Sadhana of Shakyamuni Buddha. Taking the Wisdom chapter from The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva as ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.26.09
Earlier this December, we held a double celebration day at Pema Karpo Meditation Center. Khenpo Gawang finished his first eight-session Shambhala Online class and unveiled his first book, The Sadhana of Shakyamuni Buddha. Taking the Wisdom chapter from The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva as ...continue
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visits Memphis – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 10.07.09
Tuesday, September 22, His Holiness the Dalai Lama opened a three-week tour of North America in Memphis, Tennessee. His Holiness was the recipient of the 2009 International Freedom Award given by the National Civil Rights Museum, housed in the former Memphis motel where civil rights leader ...continue
no responses - Posted 10.07.09
Tuesday, September 22, His Holiness the Dalai Lama opened a three-week tour of North America in Memphis, Tennessee. His Holiness was the recipient of the 2009 International Freedom Award given by the National Civil Rights Museum, housed in the former Memphis motel where civil rights leader ...continue