Three Reasons for Confidence: Tāranātha’s Story of Guru Rinpoche
This event is available both Online and In-person.
Join us on the sacred occasion of Tāranātha’s Parinirvana as Khentrul Rinpoche shares teachings from Tāranātha’s masterpiece Three Reasons for Confidence—his luminous life story of Guru Padmasambhava according to the Indian tradition.
Tāranātha is revered not only as a great Kālachakra master, but as a truly rimé (non-sectarian) master. With extraordinary clarity, he could accurately recount events, places, and lineages that he had never encountered in this life, describing the activities of Guru Rinpoche and other masters with the precision of an eyewitness. His writings harmonize sources from India and Tibet, presenting multiple lineages—Nyingma, Sarma, and others—without bias, each carefully traced back to its authentic origin.
Through Khentrul Rinpoche’s commentary, we will explore how this incredible mastery of history, lineage, and vision becomes a mirror for our own confidence in the Dharma: confidence in the tantras, confidence in the authentic guru, and confidence in our own awakened potential.
All are welcome to connect with Tāranātha’s vast wisdom and Guru Rinpoche’s boundless activity on this powerful day.
We will be referring to this text translated by Lotsawa House.
https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/taranatha/three-reasons-for-confidence
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – Fri, 15 May 2026 at 7:30 PM AEST
San Francisco, USA – Fri, 15 May 2026 at 2:30 AM PDT
New York, USA – Fri, 15 May 2026 at 5:30 AM EDT
São Paulo, Brazil – Fri, 15 May 2026 at 6:30 AM BRT
Vienna, Austria – Fri, 15 May 2026 at 11:30 AM CEST
Hanoi, Vietnam – Fri, 15 May 2026 at 4:30 PM ICT
Hong Kong, Hong Kong – Fri, 15 May 2026 at 5:30 PM HKT
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9425300750?pwd=qIt4jI6b9HXoo8t8AKDEShq5Qot3Dv.1&omn=84991653229
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Speaker
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Khentrul RinpocheJonang Kalachakra & Rimé MasterKhentrul Rinpoché Jamphel Lodrö is the founder and spiritual director of Dzokden. Rinpoche is the author of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth, The Great Middle Way: Clarifying the Jonang View of Other-Emptiness, A Happier Life, and The Hidden Treasure of the Profound Path.
Rinpoche spent the first 20 years of his life herding yak and chanting mantras on the plateaus of Tibet. Inspired by the bodhisattvas, he left his family to study in a variety of monasteries under the guidance of over twenty-five masters in all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Due to his non-sectarian approach, he earned himself the title of Rimé (unbiased) Master and was identified as the reincarnation of the famous Kalachakra Master Ngawang Chözin Gyatso. While at the core of his teachings is the recognition that there is great value in the diversity of all spiritual traditions found in this world; he focuses on the Jonang-Shambhala tradition. Kalachakra (wheel of time) teachings contain profound methods to harmonize our external environment with the inner world of body and mind, ultimately bringing about the golden age of peace and harmony (dzokden).
