Anniversary of the Birth of Lord Tonpa Shenrap Miwoche

Today (January 23rd 2016), the 15th day of the 12th lunar month, is the 18,033rd birth anniversary of the founder of the Yungdrung Bön tradition, the Enlightened Lord Tönpa Shenrap Miwoche. Traditionally, the anniversary of his birth has been celebrated on the 15th day of the 1st month of the lunar calendar.

However, based upon research by the renowned Yungdrung Bön scholar and supreme lama, Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, the actual date is believed to be the Full Moon day of the last month in the Tibetan lunar calendar. Today is a powerful and auspicious day for performing activity or spiritual practice. The benefit of these activities are greatly multiplied.

Already an enlightened being, Lord Tönpa Shenrap Miwoche chose to be born into this world in order to guide beings from suffering to liberation. He was born into the royal Mu lineage in the kingdom of Tazig Olmo Lungring.

“He is the Supreme Teacher, One who has gone beyond bliss, an authentic and completely Enlightened Being, a manifested Buddha, Tönpa Shenrap Miwo. His face is like the sun and moon and he sees throughout the ten directions. His divine Body is so beautiful that one cannot look away.

In his right hand, he holds a golden chakshing painted with a turquoise yungdrung which shows that he is Lord of the 3,000-fold universe and Conqueror of this world system. His left hand holds the mudra of equipoise which shows that he has destroyed the door to birth into the lower realms of cyclic existence.”

~From the sacred Yungdrung Bön scriptures

Source

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