Restore two Retreat Centres at the Sacred Ri Nai Monastery * 日乃寺建设闭关中心
Goh Yee Chin
Cultivate boundless merit by helping to restore
two Retreat Centres at the Sacred Ri Nai Monastery
founded by the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa
Ri Nai monastery, located in Qamdo district in Kham, Tibet, has a long history, dating more than 800 years. It was founded by the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, at the age of 75. The monastery holds supreme significance in the Karmapa lineage, because it is the site housing the complete relics of the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa. At the same time, some remains from the Second Gyalwa Karmapa, Karma Pakshi are also kept here.
A Brief Introduction
Ri Nai Monastery had been supported by the root guru of the Paljin Rinpoche, the late Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche of Gongya Monastery. Closed connections have been established between two Monasteries since then. Notwithstanding the backward conditions during that time, the old Rinpoche did his utmost to help the monastics and devotees at Ri Nai Monastery, and conducted numerous ceremonies here such as those honouring Vajrakilaya, the Akshobhya and the Zambhalas (Gods of Wealth). Ri Nai Monastery has many devoted practitioners, but with the parinirvana of the elderly spiritual masters in recent years, the monastery lapsed into dire financial straits. In 2006, Paljin Rinpoche found out about the predicament at Ri Nai Monastery. Following the old Rinpoche’s steps and carrying on the old Rinpoche’s vast compassionate aspiration, he started annual sponsorship of the young novices’ living and education expenses. Furthermore, he undertook to reconstruct the temple halls and groom promising monastics, so as to extensively support the long-term development of Ri Nai Monastery as a protector and propagator of the Buddha-Dharma.
The Retreat Centre in urgent need of repair
The Retreat Centre at Ri Nai Monastery has always been the place for the lamas to undertake their traditional three-year retreat and cultivate the Six Yogas of Naropa. However, access to the Retreat Centre had to be closed three years ago when the severely-damaged antiquated wooden structures were deemed unsafe for use. When Paljin Rinpoche learned this, he personally inspected the sites a few times and vowed to help in the reconstruction of the Retreat Centre, so that the traditional retreat practice may be re-established at the earliest possible date.
To build the other retreat centre where the Fourth Tai Situ Rinpoche undertook his retreat
At the same time, on this sacred mountain’s site of Vajravārāhī was the cave where the Fourth Tai Situ Rinpoche undertook his retreat for 13 years. Historically, many eminent gurus had spent their retreat here. However, due to its state of disrepair, it had been abandoned for the past seven to eight years. The Ri Nai monastics discussed with Paljin Rinpoche and expressed their wish for a retreat centre to be built here.
Logs etc. for the rebuilding of the Retreat Centres have been readied
Presently, preparations for the reconstruction of the two retreat places are underway. The construction materials and logs have basically been assembled and ready to start work. The plan is to complete the construction within this year, so that those lamas waiting to undertake their retreat may do so at the beginning of next year, re-establishing the retreat tradition. The estimated cost for the reconstruction is RMB 1 million (SGD 200 thousand).
Those with the opportunity to participate in the reconstruction of the two Retreat Centres at holy Ri Nai Monastery will help to preserve a sacred Buddhist site, and simultaneously accumulate great merit. We welcome any donation according to your own wish, so that collectively we may enable the early re-establishment of this holy monastic training ground.
May the Buddha-Dharma prevail for long!
May all beings be well and happy!
May all attain Bodhi expeditiously!
The closing date for the collection of contribution is 30 June.
Tashi Delek!
Goh Yee Chin
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The Retreat Centre pending reconstruction
The other retreat place to be constructed in the mountain cave where the Fourth Tai Situ Rinpoche undertook his retreat
Appendix: The Significance of Ri Nai Monastery
Ri Nai Monastery is situated on the holy mountain of Chakrasamvara, a picturesque area with lush evergreen trees. More significantly, it is the sacred site where many accomplished gurus, including the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa and Tai Situ Rinpoche etc., left their holy imprints.
Bird’s eye view of Ri Nai Monastery
Stupa of the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa
Before his parinirvana at Tsurphu Monastery, the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa predicted that his relics would be housed on a mountain shaped like a meeting point where the garuda met the lion, with the footprint of Vajravārāhī. After he passed on, his devotees followed his prediction to find such a place. During their search, his ashes were placed atop a mule’s back. When they reached the foot of the Chakrasamvara mountain, the mule stopped and refused to budge. They had no choice but to set up tent there for the night, and planned to continue their search the next day. In the morning, they had a rude shock as the shoes of the First Karmapa, which had been kept in the baggage, had gone missing. Instead, a line of paw prints seemingly left by a Tibetan fox led up the mountain. The people followed the paw prints up to the middle of the mountain, where the prints disappeared. Instead, they saw the creature cuddled up asleep on a rock, using the First Karmapa’s shoes as its pillow. They were angry at this creature for stealing the First Karmapa’s shoes and grabbed its hind legs because they wanted to throw it down to the ground. Suddenly, the creature shouted, “Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa, please verify and confirm!” As it cried out aloud, its body disappeared into the rock. The people duly found the footprint of Vajravārāhī near the shoes of the First Karmapa, so they placed the relics of the First Karmapa here, and erected a stupa in honour of the First Karmapa at this location.
The stupa of the First Karmapa also housed the head gear of Tilopa; the bone relics of Naropa; the teeth relics of Marpa; the meditation belt of Milarepa; the medicine bag of Gampopa; as well as the seven śarīra from the cremated remains of the First Karmapa’s spine, the image of the four-armed Chenrezig that appeared from his finger bones during cremation, and his alms bowl and shoes.
During the Cultural Revolution, three villagers tried to destroy the stupa as they thought it was superstitious. In the midst of their attempt, one of them was suddenly and mysteriously struck dead. Witnessing this, the other two were petrified and ran away in terror, leaving the stupa intact. One of the lamas from the monastery then secretly took the container with all the sacred relics and other holy objects to hide in the forest. After the Cultural Revolution, the old Rinpoche Sangye Tenzin came here. That same pious lama then retrieved all the well-maintained sacred relics and the old Rinpoche reinstated them here and rebuilt the stupa of the First Karmapa that we see today. To the left of the stupa is the stupa belonging to the Second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi and to its right are the stupas of Sharmapa the First Dokten Drakpa Senge and Mahasiddha Nyakre Sewo, one of the four heart disciples of Phakmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo.
Inside is the Stupa of the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa
The Holy Place of Retreat for Tai Situ Rinpoche
On this holy mountain with the footprint of Vajravārāhī, there is a cave where the Fourth Tai Situpa stayed in retreat for 13 years. When the Tai Situ Rinpoche came out of his retreat, he left a trail of footprints on the rock, which is visible till today. Not far from here, there is a visible trace of the torma dish which Tai Situ Rinpoche offered during his practice.
Holy sites around the mountain
Circumambulating the holy mountain, one will come across the holy site of the Meditating Arhat, one of the 18 arhats; and the rock that self-manifested “Om Ah Hung”. Circumambulating one round is equivalent to chanting the heart mantra of Chenrezig 10 million times. It is said that Padmasambhava used his robe to pave a mountain path and to cast aside some huge rocks, which now lay by the side of the path. Along the path, one can see the footprints of Padmasambhava, Rechung Dorje Drakpa and Hayagrīva; the rock with Milarepa’s self-manifested image in an ox horn; the images of a self-manifested four-armed Chenrezig, Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal; and other holy relics.
Ri Nai Monastery is a sacred site full of blessings, with a long history of numerous accomplished gurus and their sanctified marks. For the sake of propagating the Buddha-Dharma, to groom more practitioners, we earnestly invite you to work with us by contributing to the reconstruction of this holy ancient site. We sincerely invite you to visit Ri Nai Monastery one day and undertake a pilgrimage to the First Karmapa’s stupa, to follow the footsteps of the enlightened masters to embark on a spiritual cultivation journey for the ultimate happiness of all beings.
护持圣地道场 培植殊胜福田
在第一世大宝法王圣地——日乃寺建设闭关中心
日乃寺位于西藏昌都地区昌多县，历史悠久，距今已有八百多年历史，是第一世大宝法王噶玛巴杜松钦巴75岁时所创建。日乃寺在噶玛噶举历史上具有举足轻重的地位，这是因为在这里安放着第一世大宝法王杜松钦巴完整的骨灰灵塔；同时第二世大宝法王噶玛巴希部分骨灰的灵塔也坐落在这里。
日乃寺概貌
公雅寺与日乃寺的渊源起于已故桑杰丹增老仁波切—巴金仁波切的根本上师，尽管当时各方面条件均十分落后，老仁波切仍尽可能的帮助日乃寺和寺院的僧众，曾在这里主持普巴金刚、不动佛、财神等多个法会。日乃寺有着众多的实修之士，但因近年来寺院的老一辈仁波切和喇嘛多已往生，寺院的经济状况一度陷入十分艰难的境地。2006年巴金仁波切了解到日乃寺的情况后，沿着老仁波切跋涉过的足迹，秉承老仁波切平等广大的悲愿，开始每年资助这里小喇嘛的生活教育，建设经堂、培养僧才，为日乃寺将来能够持续长远地弘扬佛法予以多方面的护持。
亟待重建的闭关中心
日乃寺的闭关中心一直是日乃寺喇嘛们进行传统三年闭关，修持那洛六法的地方，但三年前因闭关中心的土木房屋年久失修，损毁严重而不得不停止继续使用。巴金仁波切得知这一情况后，几次亲自到闭关中心实地考察，发愿帮助日乃寺重建闭关中心，以期早日恢复僧众的传统闭关。
在第四世泰锡度仁波切的闭关山洞启建闭关房
同时，在这座圣山的金刚亥母心脏处是第四世泰锡度仁波切闭关13年的修行山洞，历史上曾有很多伟大的上师在这里闭关。因为一直未经修缮不适僧众安住，近七八年几乎空置。日乃寺僧众和仁波切商量，希望也在这里建起闭关房。
闭关中心建筑用的木头等已就位
目前，两处闭关房建设已在紧张筹备中，建筑材料木头等已基本就位，将于近日开始动工，并计划在今年内完成；从而使等待闭关的喇嘛明年即可入住，继续开始传统闭关。两处闭关中心的建设费用约需人民币100万元（新币20万）。
有机会参与在大宝法王的圣地日乃寺建设修行者实修的闭关中心既能够护持正法道场，又能够方便累积广大资粮。欢迎随喜发心，共同促成僧宝实修之地的早日落成。
愿佛法久住、自他安乐、速证菩提！
随喜闭关中心建设项目截止日期：6月30日。
一切吉祥！
毅进 合十
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亟待重建的闭关中心
在第四世泰锡度仁波切的闭关山洞启建闭关房
附：日乃寺的殊胜
日乃寺坐落在胜乐金刚壇城的圣山上，这里松柏挺拔葱郁，风景隽秀旷美，尤为殊胜的是这里有着大宝法王、泰锡度仁波切等成就者留下的诸多圣迹。
日乃寺鸟瞰
第一世大宝法王灵塔
第一世大宝法王噶玛巴杜松钦巴在楚布寺圆寂前预言他的法体骨灰将来要安放在山形像大鹏金翅鸟和狮子的会晤之地，山中有着金刚亥母脚印的地方。法王圆寂后，人们按照预言寻找这一圣处。当时大宝法王的骨灰放在一只驴子的背上，当他们行到日乃寺的山脚下时，驴子就停下来再不肯往前走。人们就只好扎起帐篷，准备在这里停留一晚，第二天继续出发。早上起来，众人忽然发现行囊中大宝法王的鞋子不见了。地上则留下了一排猈（注：音译，西藏一种象狐狸的动物。）的脚印向山上延伸。于是众人沿着足迹一路寻到了山腰，脚印不见了，却发现一只猈蜷伏在岩石上，正把大宝法王的鞋子当枕头躺着睡觉。众人生气一只猈竟敢叼走法王的鞋子，就把它的后腿提起来，要把它摔到地上，这时猈叫道：“噶玛巴杜松钦巴，请鉴知！”，一边喊着一边整个身体消融到岩石里不见了。这时人们在鞋子附近顺利找到了金刚亥母的脚印，就将法王的骨灰安放在这里，起建了大宝法王灵塔。
第一世大宝法王灵塔内装藏有帝洛巴的头饰、那若巴的骨饰、玛尔巴大师的牙齿、密勒日巴祖师的禅修带、冈波巴大师的药袋、第一世大宝法王脊骨化出的七颗舍利、火花后指骨显现的四臂观音像、大宝法王的碗和鞋子等。
灵塔在文化大革命期间被当地三个自以为在破除迷信的村民破坏。破坏灵塔的当儿，一个村民当场莫名毙命，另两个极其恐慌地逃掉，留下了没有被破坏的骨灰宝瓮。寺院的一位喇嘛悄悄地把骨灰宝瓮和其他圣物埋到了树林里藏起来。文革后，桑杰丹增老仁波切来到这里，这位喇嘛取出保存完好的骨灰宝翁等，老仁波切就把这些圣物妥善安置在这里，重建了今天所看到的第一世大宝法王灵塔。这座灵塔的左边是第二世大宝法王噶玛巴希的灵塔，右边是第一世夏玛巴多丹扎巴僧格和帕竹多杰加波四大心子之一大成就者年日色沃的灵塔。
第一世大宝法王灵塔的座落处
泰锡度仁波切闭关圣处
在这座胜利金刚圣山的金刚亥母心脏处有一座山洞，第四世的泰锡度仁波切在这里闭关了13年。泰锡度仁波切出关时，在岩石上行走留下了一排脚印，至今清晰可见；不远处，泰锡度仁波切修法时落下的朵玛盘也在岩石上留下了清楚的印迹。
绕山的圣迹略览
绕匝圣山，会经过十八罗汉之一静坐罗汉的圣地、经过自显嗡啊吽的岩石，绕匝一圈等同念诵一千万观音心咒的功德；莲花生大士用袈裟开出的山道，路旁的巨石是莲师用袈裟搬运的；沿路还会见到莲花生大士的脚印、岩石上密勒日巴祖师在牛角里的自生像、惹琼巴大师的脚印、自生莲师像、耶喜措嘉像、自生四臂观音像、马头明王脚印等等的圣迹。
日乃寺是一处充满加持的圣地，有着众多成就者的历史和足迹。 为了佛法的弘扬，为了培养更多的实修之士，恳切地邀请您一起来为这座殊胜的古寺贡献自己的一份心意；也诚挚地欢迎您有一天亲临日乃寺，朝拜第一世大宝法王的灵塔，沿着圣者们的足迹，开启自他究竟安乐的修行之旅。