We are deeply honoured to announce that Kyabjé Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche will visit Sydney in October 2026.
| Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche is one of the most highly revered masters in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and an important holder of its major lineages. He spent almost 25 years with his teacher and grandfather, Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, receiving extensive teachings, empowerments and transmissions, and he continues that lineage today through his activities.
Rinpoche has agreed to give the following empowerments (wang):
—Rongzom Kilaya – The Uncommon Vajrakīlaya lineage of Rongzom Paṇḍita stands among the most precious and extraordinary transmissions preserved within the Nyingma tradition and is important for the Yeshi Khorlo sangha. Learn more here.
—Yang Nying Pudri – Razor of the Innermost Essence is a Vajrakilaya terma cycle revealed by Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa. It serves as one of the two yidam practices for the Rigpa sangha and forms part of their foundational Three Roots practices. It allows students to practise the brief sadhanas of Vajrakilaya. Learn more here.
—The 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities (Zhitro) of Chokgyur Lingpa – the Zhitro practice from the terma (treasure) cycle of the master Chokgyur Lingpa comprises the complete mandala empowerment of the 42 peaceful deities and 58 wrathful deities; it is a practice within the terma tradition and serves as an empowerment of the Guhyagarbha (Secret Essence) mandala. When teaching the Guhyagarbha Tantra, His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche required the qualification of the kama (oral transmission) empowerment of the Nyingma Guhyagarbha peaceful and wrathful deities. However, His Holiness granted permission that the Zhitro empowerment from the Chokgyur Lingpa terma could serve as a substitute for the kamaempowerment of the Guhyagarbha peaceful and wrathful deities.྄
Receiving this empowerment also qualifies students to study Chapter 10 of the Yönten Dzö (The Treasury of Precious Qualities), the famous treatise by Jikmé Lingpa, in which he expounds the entire Buddhist path from the shravaka yana teachings up to the Great Perfection.
—Tiglé Gyachen, the profound innermost secret guru yoga practice of the Longchen Nyingtik tradition.
Rinpoche will also grant the reading transmissions (lung) for the practices associated with all of these empowerments, as well as the lungs for:
—Zurchungpa’s Eighty Chapters of Personal Advice, the final testament of the great Nyingma master Zurchung Sherab Trakpa
—Shechen Gyaltsab’s Commentary on this text.
(Zurchungpa’s Testament, along with Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s commentary, is available in English – available through Shambala/Snow-Lion)
Matthieu Ricard, who served as Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s translator for more than twenty years will translate for Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche during the empowerments.