Welcome to Kyegu Buddhist Institute
We are a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre in Sydney, Australia in affiliation with the Kyegu monasteries and nunnery
in Tibet and India.
2026 - PAST PROGRAM
His Holiness Sakya Trizin Gyana Vajra
The 43rd Throne Holder of the Sakya Order of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
Tuesday 7, Saturday 11, and Sunday 12 April, 2026
The joyous occasion of His Holiness Gyana Vajra Rinpoche’s teaching and events programme with KBI during his first official tour as Sakya Trizin in Australia occurred in April 2026. Overall it was the sixth time that KBI had hosted His Holiness, and we were grateful for the opportunity.
Welcome Ceremony and Vajrakilaya Kago Blessing
1.00pm-3.00pm; Tuesday, 7 April
Location: Southern Highlands
His Eminence Aenpo Kyabgon Rinpoche welcomed His Holiness Gyana Vajra Rinpoche to his residence in the scenic Southern Highlands. The visit began with a traditional Tibetan procession reception, followed by a mandala offering, tea ceremony and a Kago and Bathing Ceremony ('Kago Gegtre dang Tru'), one of the most commonly sought blessings among Tibetans for spiritual support.
This ceremony took place in a traditional Tibetan tent amid the rolling hills of the Southern Highlands.
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Longevity Empowerment
1.00pm-3.00pm; Saturday, 11 April
Forestville Memorial Hall, 3 Starkey Street, Forestville NSW 2087
His Holiness bestowed Mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo’s Long Life Empowerment Tsewang Lo-gyama – Hundred Year Longevity Empowerment. Longevity is crucial for a Dharma practitioner, to maximise their time in this body in advancing along the path of Dharma.
This was the main event hosted for the Northern Beaches area of Sydney.
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Rig Sum Gonpo - Lords of the Three Families Empowerment
10.00am-12.00pm; Sunday, 12 April
And
Public Talk & Q&A – ‘The Power of Compassion’
1.30pm-3.00pm; Sunday, 12 April
Balmain Town Hall, 370 Darling Street, Balmain NSW 2041
His Holiness bestowed the empowerment of the Rigsum Gonpo Bodhisattvas: Manjushri, Avalokitesvara and Vajrapani, symbolising wisdom, compassion and power.
His Holiness also offered a Dharma talk on the topic of "The Power of Compassion". There was a Q&A afterwards.
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Our gratitude to Khenpo Konchok of Sakya Choekhor Lhunpo in Melbourne for inviting His Holiness to Australia and coordinating the tour.
We were pleased to meet so many people on these blessed occasions. For more information of photos please visit www.facebook.com/KBISydney/
His Eminence Ngorchen (Luding Khenchen) Tenpai Nyima, 75th Head of the Ngor subsect of Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, our beloved Root Guru, displayed the passing into mahaparinirvana on Wednesday morning of the 28th of December 2022.
Born in 1931 in Tibet, Ngorchen Tenpai Nyima became the 75th Ngor Throne Holder after completing his formal studies and training. After the situational change in Tibet in 1959, Rinpoche resided in India and travelled extensively worldwide, including Australia in 2004, sharing the teachings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas with so much love and compassion.
Many Buddhist centre members in Australia, including Kyegu Buddhist Institute members, were incredibly fortunate to have met Rinpoche and received teachings.
Rinpoche may no longer be with us in his physical emanation form, but all the devotees and friends may reminisce about the opportunities you had seeing and hearing the Root Guru teach. Holding him in your heart with loving kindness and engaging in any Dharmic practice you are familiar with would be an exceptionally meritorious deed, and dedicate your merit and virtue for the benefit of all sentient beings. That includes yourself and all your loved ones.
Bodhicitta = Bodhi Mind = A Helping Mind
Disorderly is the play of our mind, filled with unceasing chatter between thoughts and emotions.
Appropriately, any time mind, the Bodhi mind is applicable in any order, anytime and anywhere.
Once you develop it, you may forget it, but bodhicitta will remember you.
My personal occasional reminders shared here are hopefully somewhat helpful with the rise, restoration
or strengthening of bodhicitta in the minds of many who experience adversity and distraction in their lives
and along the path.
by Aenpo Kyabgon (a wandering sentient)
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