It has been a tradition in France to organise heritage days at the end of the third week of September each year. It is an opportunity visit for free many places of interest, especially those which are not open on a daily basis. The Khanh Ang Pagoda will offer a special programme from Friday, September 20 until Sunday, September 22. You will have an opportunity to see an exhibition of traditional Vietnamese art, enjoy music and dances. His Holiness Tang Rinpoche will also give a special public talk on Saturday, which will be translated from Tibetan into English and French.

During the talk, His Holiness will discuss how to work with the mind to develop its inherent potential. He will explain how understanding the intrinsic qualities of the mind—regardless of age, gender, skin color, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or culture—and engaging in spiritual practices focused on training the mind can help uncover inner wisdom, loving-kindness, and compassion, leading to a fuller and more conscious life.

Programme (Saturday, 21.09.2024)

10:00 – 11:00 Musical programme
11:00 – 12:00 Teachings by His Holiness Tang Rinpoche
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 15:00 Teachings and a blessing ritual by His Holiness Tang Rinpoche: Heart advice

See Rinpoche’s full travel plan:

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His Holiness Choni Rangshar Rinpoche, also known as Tang Rinpoche, is a highly realized master of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in 1963 in the Kham province of Tibet, he was recognized as the incarnation of Kharchen Pelgyi Wangchuk, one of the 25 main disciples of the great mahasiddha Padmasambhava, who brought the complete transmission of Buddhism to Tibet and Bhutan in the 8th century. Tang Rinpoche received comprehensive education from many teachers, especially his root guru, His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche of Larung Gar. Through the instructions he received, he attained the realisation of the the Great Perfection (Dzogchen).

Due to the political situation, he left Tibet and settled in Bhutan, where he received citizenship and oversees a monastery as well as numerous meditation centers. He is a yogi whose children have also been recognized as tulkus (incarnations of great teachers). Rinpoche’s main residence is in the Bumthang province. He regularly travels and teaches worldwide, visiting his centers in Asia, Australia, and Europe, bestowing empowerments and instructions for practices he received from his masters.

Tang Rinpoche is a humble and warm person, valued for his kindness, extensive knowledge, and experience. Among Buddhist teachers, he is recognized as a particularly exceptional tertön—discoverer of hidden teachings that spontaneously arise in his mind along with memories of the situations in which he received them from Padmasambhava.