Rigdzin Dupa Empowerment
Thursday, 27th August, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Queenstown Dharma Centre is delighted to announce that His Eminence the 7th Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche will confer the Inner Guru Sadhana of the Longchen Nyingthig on Thursday, 27th August, 2026 at 6:30pm. This empowerment is open to everyone with a genuine connection to Rinpoche or to our Centre.
If you wish to attend, please register by completing this form. Registration is free, but donations to Rinpoche and to the centre are encouraged. The empowerment will not be live streamed. Please send questions, etc to info@dharmancentre.org.nz.
The Empowerment
The Rigdzin Dupa empowerment serves as the key to unlocking the supreme blessings of Guru Padmasambhava and the lineage of Knowledge Holders. His Eminence Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche, a direct lineage holder and incarnation of Nubchen Namkhai Nyingpo, will confer the authentic transmission, blessing participants to enter and progress along the Dzogchen path. This is a rare opportunity to receive this precious blessing.
Biography
His Eminence the 7th Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche was born in 1966 at Tongshang Thrichu Gonpa, Eastern Bhutan to Tshering Gyaltshen, his father, and Sherabmo, his mother. His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa recognized the boy as 7th Namkhai Nyingpo. To further re-confirm the recognition of Tulku, the Royal government of Bhutan examined the child through various traditional methods.
In 1972, at the age of six, His Eminence was enthroned at Pema Shedrup Chholing, Bumthang and began his studies. His Eminence received numerous empowerments and instructions, including Kalachakra and Bodhicaryavatara, from H.H the 14th Dalai Lama, H.H the 16th Karmapa, H.H Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, etc.
In 1984, His Eminence began study and contemplation on the Great Thirteen Treatises in Nenang, Sikkim, and then in Dzongsar Shedra, Bir, under Khenchen Kunga Wangchuk. He founded Lhodrak Kharchu monastery in Bumthang in 1984 and established its Shedra in 1996.
His Eminence has also transmitted his own special lineage, JangTer (Northern Treasures) teachings to the 14th Dalai Lama, as well as other Lamas and Rinpoches. His Eminence spends most of his time in retreat, engaging in spiritual practices.
For more information, please see:
http://dzongsarinstitute.org.in/en/2018/06/12/his-eminence-the-7th-namkhai-nyingpo/
https://www.tshokeydorji.org/seventh-namkhai-nyingpo-rinpochhe/