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Chagdud Gonpa Hispanoamerica was founded to fulfill H. E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche´s aspiration to establish the Buddha dharma—particularly the Nyingmapa lineages of Tibetan Vajrayana—in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. Since Rinpoche's Parinirvana in 2002, the organization is under the spiritual direction of Rinpoche's wife and student, Chagdud Khadro.
In Uruguay, about an hour and a half from Montevideo amid beautiful hills, Sengue Dzong (Lion Fortress) has been built of stone in the style of Eastern Tibet and Bhutan. The interior of the temple is now being ornamented and four statues have been completed by Bhutanese master artists. Monthly trainings in the Four Reflections that Change the Mind are offered at Sengue Dzong, and its shrineroom is an inspiring setting for retreats and teachings. It will soon be ready for retreats and ceremonies. In Montevideo a well-established Chagdud Gonpa Montevideo sangha practices Red Tara and the Vajrayana Preliminaries. Groups also meet in several other small cities. In Chile, dynamic Chagdud Gonpa sanghas in Santiago and Pirque focus their meditation training on Red Tara, the Vajrayana Preliminaries,and P'howa. In Venezuela a small sangha in Mérida practices Red Tara with Yhana Ríobueno, who also coordinates an international committee of translators and editors working on Spanish translations of dharma books and liturgies. These are published through Makara, in Brazil. Particularly, Gates to Buddhist Practice continues to be treasured by both new students and advanced practitioners. A joint project of Chagdud Gonpa Hispanoamérica and Chagdud Gonpa Brasil involves creating prayer wheels printed with Medicine Buddha mantra and installing them in all the major countries of South America. The aspiration is that the enlightened intention of the Medicine Buddha, interdependent with the pure motivation of those who contribute to the prayer wheels and power of the mantra, will help avert diseases, natural catastrophes, and epidemics in South America. So far the wheels are in Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, and Venezuela. |