Dear Dharma friends,

I have the privilege and honour to follow His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa and Shamarpa's guidance, and became a Buddhist monk in Bodhgaya in 2007. Subsequently I was given the task to set up and run the Bodhipath Buddhist center in Taichung in 2008, the aim of the center is to spread Buddha dharma teaching, learning the bodhisattva way by adopting the Bodhisattva's attitude, develop wisdom and practice to experience a clear and unobstructed nature of mind.

I have also started producing TV programs about Dharma teaching on Taiwan Dharma TV station since 2012, the topics cover teaching of Karma Kagyu lineage, Bodhicitta and other Dharma knowledge.


In 2013 I was assigned to be responsible for Dharma practice and teaching by Karmapa and Shamarpa in our new monastery in Hualian, Taiwan; from 2014 regular puja and events will be organised in both monasteries in Hualian and Taichung, including regular Nyongye practice (thousand arm chenrezig fasting program) White Tara Retreat as well as other retreat programs in the pipeline.


With pleasure I am producing these DVDs for distribution and sharing, I would appreciate any comment or feedback you might have for future improvement. In this trouble time we are most fortunate this auspicious teaching come to light, may the precious teachings radiate and flourish, may we bring forth our full effort together to work for a better future.

You are also welcome to visit our Google Blog: http:/bodhipath07.blogspot.com


2011年7月30日 星期六

第十世 夏瑪巴 米龐 確竹蔣措 仁波切〈1742-1792〉


第十世夏瑪巴米龐確竹蔣措於水狗年誕生於藏地的札西澈,轉世為班禪仁波切羅桑巴滇耶些的弟弟,而由第十三世噶瑪巴與第八世錫度祖古所認證。


錫度祖古授予夏瑪巴法王沙彌戒和具足戒,並傳授完整的教法。爾後夏瑪巴法則認證了第九世錫度祖古,亦親自的教導。夏瑪祖古在西藏振興佛教多年後,便前往尼泊爾朝聖。


當夏瑪巴法王在尼泊爾時,西藏和尼泊爾暴發戰爭。當時拉薩位高權重的大臣塔察天沛貢波認為有機可乘,便宣稱夏瑪巴法王即是引發戰事的主謀者,這名格魯派的大臣奪取了揚巴千寺,並宣布所有隸屬夏瑪巴法王的寺院全歸格魯巴接收,同時不准夏瑪巴法王再有轉世出現。夏瑪巴法王的紅寶冠被埋藏於拉薩地區夏瑪巴法王的寺院地下,這座寺院後來被改為法庭。


事實上,夏瑪祖古當時致力於維護西藏與尼泊爾的和平,造訪尼泊爾純粹只為朝聖,完全沒有政治意圖,夏瑪巴法王在加德滿都的斯瓦雅布舍利塔供養了一具大鐘,至今仍可見。


夏瑪巴法王五十歲時於尼泊爾圓寂,有許多卓越的弟子。


註:從第十世夏瑪巴法王於西元1792年圓寂,至十九世紀末葉,百餘年間,夏瑪巴法王的轉世從未被正式認證,因為在當時若正式認證夏瑪巴祖古,將引起沒收夏瑪巴祖古寺院財產的格魯巴政府的憤怒。這是因為眾生福薄,不具因緣,但尊者仍依往昔所發誓願,轉世利生從未間斷,十六世大寶法王噶瑪巴對此現象曾有以下的評論:「如是的政治干預,使公理益發薄弱不彰,黑的可以變成白的,虛妄也可扭曲為真實。雖然當時實在不適合有任何的夏瑪巴祖古被認證或陞座,然而夏瑪巴法王的轉世仍舊存在,只是並未公開。所有事情都秘密地進行著。」