{"id":522,"date":"2011-03-12T16:45:38","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T15:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/?p=522"},"modified":"2011-03-13T10:19:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T09:19:08","slug":"ringu-tulku-rinpoche%e2%80%99s-visit-to-thailand-a-photo-diary-by-dr-andy-lowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/ringu-tulku-rinpoche%e2%80%99s-visit-to-thailand-a-photo-diary-by-dr-andy-lowe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\u2019s visit to Thailand: A Photo Diary By Dr Andy Lowe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three years ago Ringu Tulku Rinpoche made his first visit to Thailand.\u00a0 In February this year he returned.\u00a0 Following his last visit several different groups in Thailand were very eager to listen to more of Rinpoche\u2019s teachings.\u00a0 I was very pleased when, once the prospect of Rinpoche\u2019s visit to Thailand was going to happen, that the money needed for all the travel costs was raised in less than one week.\u00a0 This happened due to the generosity of a handful of local people.\u00a0 This meant that all of the donations for Rinpoche, received during his visit, would go to Rinpoche and not to travel costs.<\/p>\n

The accommodation and food for Rinpoche and his brother Kalsang Dorjee, during their stay in Thailand was mainly donated by the 1,000 Stars Foundation based in Bangkok.\u00a0 The president and founder of this organization is Dr Krisadawan Hongladram [Dr Kris].\u00a0 She used to be a professor in linguistics at Thailand\u2019s premier university Chulalongkorn.\u00a0 She took early retirement from her post so that she could spend her time helping Tibetan Buddhism to flourish both in Tibet and Thailand.\u00a0 During the course her university research she decided to compile a dictionary of Tibetan dialects focusing on the Kham region of Tibet.\u00a0 It was during these field studies in Tibet that her heart was touched by the devotion of so many Tibetans, who despite their very hard life, through the practice of Tibetan Buddhism, managed to maintain both their dignity and joyfulness.\u00a0 On return to Thailand she decided to dedicate her life to help Tibetan Buddhism flourish both by helping those in need in Tibet and also by building Thailand\u2019s first Tibetan Buddhist Stupa.<\/p>\n

Dr Kris came to the notice of the local Thai media when she decided to prostrate Tibetan style all the way from Samye monastery to Lhasa.\u00a0 A little later she was contacted by one of the daughters of the current King of Thailand Princess Sirindorn asking Dr Kris to allow her to accompany her on her next fieldtrip to Tibet.\u00a0 This she did and they became firm friends.\u00a0 With the help of this princess and others Dr Kris managed to purchase a large plot of land located 4 hours drive south west of Bangkok quite close to the Burmese border.\u00a0 This site is protected by mountains on all sides.\u00a0 In the centre of this land has become the location of Thailand\u2019s first Tibet Buddhist Stupa.\u00a0 The site has been named Khadiravana.\u00a0 Khadira is a type of tree and vana is the Thai word for forest, so named because the entire site is surrounded by many Khadira trees.\u00a0 It is the same type of tree under which it us said that the great Indian sage Nagarjuna had a vision of Green Tara.\u00a0 Because of this the entire site is also dedicated to Tara.\u00a0 Also on this site will be eco friendly modern style retreat huts for lay practitioners.\u00a0 Currently there are four other structures on the site; a kitchen and toilet block, a Tibetan style house for visiting Lamas, a prayer flag stupa and a Thai style sala where teachings take place.\u00a0 Currently all visitors stay in tents provided by the foundation.\u00a0 The whole setting is spectacular and has wild Elephants who graze adjacent the pineapple plantations at night.\u00a0\u00a0 The Elephants actually live in Burma and each night they commute over the unmarked border to eat.<\/p>\n

The range and scope of this organization founded by Dr Krisadawan Hongladarom can be found on this website:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.krisadawan.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Although this website is mostly in the Thai language, if you go to this website and click on Khadiravana an English explanation of their activities is outlined.\u00a0 The website does not explain that they still need another 3 million \u20acs in order to complete the construction of the 80 metre high stupa.\u00a0 To date 505 foundation piles have been sunk into the land.\u00a0 Also deep in the soil many kinds of precious Tibetan Buddhist relics have also been buried.\u00a0 I first heard about this project some 4 years ago and I was attracted to it because of its scale and audacity.<\/p>\n

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\nThe setting for Rinpoche\u2019s first talk on this trip Bangkok was the superb Buddadassa Archive building.\u00a0 This newly opened building is situated in the grounds of Bangkok\u2019s largest public park [Chatuchat].\u00a0 It was build as place to promote the teaching of the Dharma and was named after a famous Thai Buddhist teacher called Buddhadassa.\u00a0 Ironically during Buddhadassa\u2019s lifetime he was derided by the establishment and only following his death were the importance of his teachings were officially recognized.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 2nd<\/sup> February 2011<\/span>
\nRinpoche\u2019s first talk in Bangkok to the 1000 Stars Foundation members and guests at the Buddadassa Archive building \u201cThe Art of Happiness\u201d<\/h5>\n

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Here is Rinpoche enjoying the sun of the late afternoon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here is Rinpoche with the author of this report Dr Andy Lowe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Rinpoche teaching with Dr Kris translating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

In contrast to with the previous day\u2019s activities Thursday began with an intimate and leisurely lunch in Claudio and Mei Meis home on the Chayprao river in downtown Bangkok.\u00a0 Claudio is Swiss and Mei Mei is from Burma and are both very devoted Buddhists.<\/p>\n

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Rinpoche with his hosts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rinpoche was offered vegetarian food from the Shan region of Burma<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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Thursday 3rd<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nBangkok The Little Bangkok Sangha<\/h5>\n

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In the evening Rinpoche was the invited guest of the Little Bangkok Sangha and the location of the talk was in the Bodhgaya Hall in Bangkok. The venerable Phra Pandit an English Theravadan monk of 15 years standing formed this Sangha some three years ago in response to a need to co-ordinate everything Buddhist that was happening in the English language in Bangkok.\u00a0 It started with 4 people and now has several hundred members.\u00a0 The Little Bangkok Sangha has no physical location it can call home instead it exists mainly on the internet and makes use of donated public spaces as they become available.\u00a0 It was Phra Pandit who has both created and sustained this website:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/littlebang.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Phra Pandit\u2019s website covers all aspects of Buddhism and is totally non sectarian and invites speakers from Theravadan, Mahayanan and Vajrayanan traditions.\u00a0 Without his help Rinpoche\u2019s visit to Thailand would not have been the success it was.\u00a0 Phra Pandit arranged most of the venues on this visit.\u00a0 None of the venues made any charges for the use of their facilities.<\/p>\n

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Here is Rinpoche delivering his teaching to the Little Bangkok Sangha on \u201cThe Four Noble Truths”<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This location [the Bodhgaya Hall] forms part of the down town offices of a local Thai businessman and philanthropist Khun Danai.\u00a0 Khun Danai has allocated 10% of his office space for the use of Buddhist teachers of all traditions free of charge.\u00a0 This is a very good example of integrating one\u2019s daily life in the service of the Dharma.<\/p>\n

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Friday 4th<\/sup> to Sunday 6th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nRinpoche gives a Green Tara Empowerment at the Khidarvana Stupa site near Hua Hin organized by the 1000 Stars Foundation<\/h5>\n

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The 1000 Stars Foundation chose its name from a stanza from the praises to the twenty one forms of Tara;<\/p>\n

\u201cBlazing with the resplendent beams of a thousand starry clusters\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Originally this organization was established to help deprived young children in Tibet.\u00a0 Dr Kris felt that the eyes of these young children were also like starry clusters; hence the name the 1000 Stars Foundation.<\/p>\n

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Here is Rinpoche outside the Tibetan house at the Khadiravan site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is what Rinpoche\u2019s bedroom looked like inside the Tibetan house. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kalsang Dorjee [Rinpoche\u2019s brother] was sharp eyed enough to spot two quite large scorpions who had taken up residence in this house prior to Rinpoche\u2019s arrival.\u00a0 Fortunately he persuaded them to leave so that they could have a good night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n

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An exterior view of the Tibetan house where Rinpoche slept<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is view from the Tibetan house looking towards the prayer flag stupa and the Thai style sala where the teachings were held<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Here is Rinpoche relaxing looking at the site where the 80 metre high Tibetan Stupa will be constructed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is the location where the Stupa will be built.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Note the 505 foundation piles that have already been sunk in readiness for the actual main construction phase.<\/p>\n

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Saturday 5th<\/sup> February<\/span><\/h5>\n

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Following the Green Tara empowerment Rinpoche receives a khata from one of the founder members of the Little Bangkok Sangha Dr Holly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The shrine inside the sala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rinpoche with some of the happy recipients following the Green Tara empowerment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following this empowerment Rinpoche offered all the donations to Dr Kris so that work on the next stage of the stupa could begin as soon as funds were available.<\/p>\n

On Rinpoche\u2019s last visit to this 3 years ago he planted a bodhi tree which is now 9 metres high.<\/p>\n

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Here is Rinpoche planting his second bodhi tree with a happy Dr Kris looking on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next day we all walked into the remotest part of the retreat land and meditated under a large Banyan tree.\u00a0 As you can see the roots of the tree have really embraced the rock on which it sits.<\/p>\n

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The Zen Buddhist practitioner Jabu from Zambia sit quietly in this peaceful place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rinpoche and Kalsang Dorjee try to escape the hot tropical sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sunday 6th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nThe releasing of 250,000 fish into Kaeng Krachan Lake near Petchaburi<\/h5>\n

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One hour drive north of the Khadiravana Stupa site lies the vast Keang Krachan freshwater lake. \u00a0This was the location where we all went to perform a merit making Buddhist tradition of releasing 250,000 fish back in to nature.<\/p>\n

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The fish waiting to be liberated <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rinpoche prays for the fish to be liberated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The fish are released taking care to minimize any trauma they may have suffer during the release process<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Here are the two main sponsors of the merit making with Dr Kris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The canopy was necessary to protect the fish from the powerful tropical sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Monday 7th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nBangkok Dammakaya complex<\/h5>\n

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The Thai Tourist Board has a slogan to promote visitors to their country \u2013 \u201cAmazing Thailand\u201d.\u00a0 The Dammakaya complex in Bangkok definitely lives up to this claim.\u00a0 For more details please read this web link shown below.<\/p>\n

In January 2011 this unique organization for the first time allowed a western photojournalist to document their activities.\u00a0 His report can be seen on this web link:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.foreignpolicy.com\/articles\/2011\/01\/20\/close_encounters_of_the_buddhist_kind<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rinpoche in the small shrine room at Dammagaya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This meditation hall seats an amazing 300,000 lay people and 1,200 monks who sit on the upper tiers behind Rinpoche in this photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The old meditation hall is now too small and the new substantive air hall will fit 1,000,000 people when it is completed in April 2012.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rinpoche enters the vast space of the new meditation area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Monday 7th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nBangkok Shambhala<\/h5>\n

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Over 70 people crammed into the small space which is used for Bangkok Shambhala\u2019s weekly meetings.\u00a0 Rinpoche gave a detailed introduction to the Mahamudra practice.\u00a0 He carefully went through each line of the Dorje Chang Tungma mindfully explaining each word.<\/p>\n

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Rinpoche in full flow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Arthur from the UK receives a blessing cord from Rinpoche. Jamie Rheinhart from the US, the leader of the Bangkok Shambhala group, is to be seen on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Tuesday 8th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nBangkok Rams group<\/h5>\n

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People who participated in Rinpoche\u2019s teaching and meditation from Brazil, Columbia, US, UK, India, Taiwan, Belgium, Russia and France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Bangkok :\u00a0Jamie and Tu\u2019s new son Vajra<\/h5>\n

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Jamie and Tu\u2019s son was only 6 days old in this photo which was taken in my apartment in Bangkok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tuesday 8th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nBangkok The Little Bangkok Sangha<\/h5>\n

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The venue for Rinpoche\u2019s talk on \u201cThe foolishness of the samsaric existence\u201d was a local dance studio.\u00a0 Rinpoche again enchanted the 200 people who were present.<\/p>\n

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Rinpoche teaching in the dance studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wednesday 9th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nBangkok Khun Danai\u2019s group<\/h5>\n

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This was a group of mainly Thai people who came to listen to Rinpoche\u2019s talk on \u201cHow to transcend the attractions of samsara\u201d. The translation was provided by Ram.<\/p>\n

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Over 300 Thais presented their offerings to Rinpoche following his talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thanking Rinpoche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thursday 10th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\n1000 Stars Foundation house in Bangkok Tibetan Language lesson<\/h5>\n

Dr Kris organizers a weekly Tibetan class at the 1000 Stars Foundation house and invited Rinpoche to participate<\/p>\n

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Lessons from a Master<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thursday 10th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nthe Siam Society Bangkok<\/h5>\n

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The Siam Society was founded in 1904 under Royal patronage.\u00a0 One of its main aims is to promote the understanding of Buddhism.\u00a0 Rinpoche\u2019s talk on \u201cThe three Buddhist yanas; why they are different and yet the same\u201d<\/p>\n

The audience was made up of around 100 scholars and intellectuals who engaged Rinpoche in vigorous debate following his talk.<\/p>\n

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Rinpoche at Siam Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Discussions continue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Friday 12th<\/sup> to Tuesday 14th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nPhuket International Mind Centre Academy<\/h5>\n

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Dr Alan B Wallace met Rinpoche in Sikkim a few months prior to his visit to Thailand and invited Rinpoche to teach at his meditation centre on the island of Phuket which is about 600 miles south of Bangkok.\u00a0 The centre is a state of the art place for lay people to learn and practice meditation.\u00a0 Rinpoche was asked to give a two teaching on \u201cTransforming Adversity\u201d.\u00a0 Rinpoche based his teaching on the text by Dodrupchen Jikme Tenpe Nyima which explains in detail how even suffering can be skillfully employed to overcome adversities.<\/p>\n

The Phuket mind centre is part of an International School which prepares students from kindergarten to the International Baccalaureate.\u00a0 It also has an Olympic sized swimming pool, 4 inner door tennis courts, a Brazilian soccer school and as well as an arts centre.\u00a0 The overall concept is the brain child of the German business man and philanthropists Klaus Hebben.<\/p>\n

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The accommodation area with has 38 fully air conditioned self contained rooms <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is Rinpoche with Nicholas Seaver the CEO of the Phuket International Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Local wildlife at the centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Entrance to the centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The meditation halls which seats 200 people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rinpoche teaching how to transform adversity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rinpoche storytelling to kindergarten children<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Tuesday 15th<\/sup> February<\/span>
\nLittle Bangkok Sangha Bangkok Rinpoche\u2019s teaching on \u201cDying gracefully\u201d<\/h5>\n

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A packed upper room of the Aryiasom Villa hotel in Bangkok welcomed Rinpoche.\u00a0 This room normally only accommodates 35 people.\u00a0 Somehow everyone go in the room.<\/p>\n

Rinpoche explained that one of the important reasons why people sometimes are very fearful about dying is because of a basic misunderstanding about life itself. \u00a0He went on to outline the three other Bardos apart from the Bardo of death. \u00a0Our unwillingness to accept the full implications of impermanence also caused us to fear unnecessarily about both our own deaths as well as for loved ones. To illustrate this point he told the famous story by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy in which the suffering of king was caused by his own inability to understand the nature of his own reality. \u00a0In the Tolstoy story the king’s suffering was only ameliorated when he understood three most important things. \u00a0Firstly, that the most important time is right now. \u00a0Secondly that the most important person was the person right next to you now. \u00a0Finally the most important thing to do was to be kind to person next to you.<\/p>\n

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This is the view of the room at Ayiasom Villa in Bangkok where this teaching took place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The venerable Phra Pandit is seen adjusting the microphone for Rinpoche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A happy group of people following Rinpoche\u2019s teaching<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dr Kris and her Tibetan helper Yonten say goodbye to Rinpoche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The author receives Rinpoche\u2019s blessing at the departure gate at Bangkok airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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About the author Dr Andy Lowe\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy has been a student of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche for around 20 years.\u00a0 He used to live Glasgow Scotland where for several years he co-ordinated a Dharma centre for the Samye Monastery in Glasgow under the guidance of both Akong and Yeshe Rinpoches.\u00a0 During the later part of his working life he was an academic at the University of Straythclyde Business School in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

From July 2001 Andy relocated from the UK to Bangkok Thailand. He lives in Thailand as non-immigrant resident alien retired.\u00a0 Andy has been to Tibet several times.\u00a0 In 2002 he took part in a Mount Kailash pilgrimage.\u00a0 In 2004 he joined other students of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche on another pilgrimage to Rinpoche\u2019s birthplace near Rigul Tibet.\u00a0 He still has an academic career as a research methodologist specializing in the grounded theory research methodology.\u00a0 He continues to supervise PhDs on line and is invited to give seminars throughout Asia.\u00a0 Recently Glyndwr University in Wales UK invited Andy to become a visiting professor specializing in the grounded theory research methodology.<\/p>\n

\u00a0globalnomad999@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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