The Nine Yanas: Teaching by Her Eminence Khandro Rinpoche 

Within the Nyingma tradition, the full spectrum of spiritual paths is divided into nine vehicles (yanas in sanskrit), a system of practice bringing together all the approaches of the Buddha’s teaching into a single comprehensive path to enlightenment.

These vehicles can also be broadly classified into two categories, 1) sutrayana, which comprises the graduated paths, and  2) tantrayana, involving methods/practices meant to lead practitioners to spiritual accomplishments swiftly.

Khandro Rinpoche has kindly accepted to bestow upon us the teachings on the nine vehicles during this visit. This teaching is indispensable to any practitioner wishing to gain an understanding of the diverse approaches taught by the Buddha that lead to the ultimate goal of liberation.

About Khandro Rinpoche

Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche is a rare example of a female lama in Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Kalimpong, India, in 1967, Khandro Rinpoche’s father was the late Mindrolling Trichen, the head of the Nyingma lineage. Rinpoche was recognized at the age of two by Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, as the reincarnation of the Great Dakini of Tsurphu Monastery, Khandro Urgyen Tsomo, who was one of the most well-known female masters of her time. Khandro Urgyen Tsomo was the consort to Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama (1871–1922) and an incarnation of Yeshe Tsogyal. Her name is in fact her title, Khandro being Tibetan for dakini. For the past 25 years, she has taught throughout the world. She has established and heads the Samten Tse Retreat Center in Mussoorie, India, and she is also resident teacher at Lotus Garden Retreat Center in Virginia, USA.

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