Green Tara, Great Mother & Liberator
It is said that Green Tara was emanated from the
tears of compassion of Chenrezik. She is known as
the Great Mother and Great Liberator of beings
from samsara.
Green in color, she is associated with Amoghasiddhi,
the Karma family, the wind element and also with
motion. Her special attributes are her speed and
ability to protect beings from fears and dangers. She
is depicted with her left foot withdrawn symbolizing
her renunciation of worldly passion and with her
right foot stepping from her lotus throne in order to
help sentient beings.
Seven Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche 0:27
Trikaya Supplication 1:05
Departure Supplication 1:36
Buddhas of the Three Times 0:30
Green Tara Sadhana 53:16
Dedication 4:36
Total Time: 61:30
Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
JIKME CHOKYI SENGE was born in the nineteenth
century. He was the ninth incarnation of Nyupchen
Sangye Yeshe, one of the twenty-five great disciples of
Guru Padmasambhava. He was a terton (finder of hidden
treasures), and became the First Bardor Rinpoche when he
discovered a terma (hidden teaching) known as the
"Barway Dorje" (Blazing Vajra).
The Second Bardor Tulku was born in Kham, East Tibet,
with the family name of Yi Mar Pon Tshang. He spent his
early years at Situ Rinpoche's Palpung Monastery. Later,
he served for many years as the Appointment Secretary to
His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa at Tsurphu Monastery.
The present Bardor Tulku Rinpoche was born in 1950 in Kham, East Tibet. He was recognized
by His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa at a very early age. Rinpoche continues
tirelessly to teach and work for the flourishing of His Holiness' Seat, Karma Triyana
Dharmachakra in Woodstock, New York as well as his own center Kuzung Palchen Ling
and for the redevelopment of his monastery in Tibet, Raktrul. An extensive biography of
Bardor Tulku Rinpoche can be found on www.kagyu.org.
Umdze Lodro Samphel
UMDZE LODRO SAMPHEL is the senior umdze, or
chant master, at Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre in
Sikkim, India, the international seat of His Holiness the
Gyalwa Karmapa. During a course of study that spanned
twenty years, he mastered the multifaceted role an umdze
plays in the ritual life at Rumtek. He is responsible for
overseeing every aspect of Tibetan Buddhist rites at the
monastery, and consequently his training included extensive
text memorization, the study of musical instruments
and chanting, the construction of tormas (ritual offerings) and colored-sand mandalas, and
sacred monastic dance.
Born in 1959 in Sikkim to parents who were originally from Tsurphu in Tibet, Umdze
Lodro entered Rumtek Monastery and became a monk when he was seven. His monastic
training began with study of the ritual texts, which continued for nine years. In the
Tsurphu tradition in which he was schooled, there are thirty different sets, or classes, of
texts that must be memorized.
Umdze Lodro began to study chanting with Umdze Thubten Zangpo in 1978 and spent a
year as an assistant of chant, followed by eight years as a junior chant master when he
studied the chant melodies and learned to play all the ritual instruments, including the
rolmo (cymbals), drums, gyaling (shawm), and flute. He also learned to construct all the
sand mandalas: the symbolic, celestial palaces of the wrathful and peaceful deities.
In 1986, at age twenty-seven, Umdze Lodro completed his studies and became an umdze.
He is one of three umdzes at Rumtek, and has three assistant umdzes who study with him.
He is also responsible for the training of seventeen monks at the monastery.
Seven Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche 0:27
Trikaya Supplication 1:05
Departure Supplication 1:36
Buddhas of the Three Times 0:30
Green Tara Sadhana 53:16
Dedication 4:36
Total Time: 61:30
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