Persatuan Penganut Buddha Phuntsok Cho Ling Melaka
圆满法林佛教中心
Tradition
: Reme
Location
: Batu Berendam, Malacca
Membership No
: LM/49
Centre No
: 1044
Intro
The Charitable Assistance Society was established in 1995 in Singapore, and is a member of the Singapore Commission of Charities.
Camden Education Center, our Buddhist society’s education centre, was registered as a private education institution with Singapore’s Ministry of Education and was established in 2006.
Our Malacca Buddhist centre was set up in 2010, the premise of which being generously donated to us.
Phuntsok Choling (CAS) is the Malacca branch of our Buddhist welfare society, the Charitable Assistance Society (CAS).
At the advice of the 100th Ganden Tri Rinpoche, we sought a name for our Malacca Buddhist society from the late Kyabje Trulshig Rinpoche, who christened us “Phunstok Choling”.
In 1929, His Holiness the 100th Ganden Trisur Rinpoche, Jetsun Lobsang Nyima was born to Mr. Lobsang Tsering and Mrs., Yeshi Lhamo at Changmarsing of TsawaRong. TsawaRong is of Tsawa Gang Rong (Range and plain) an integral part Khan MarDzoSer-soom.
He was born on a lunar eclipse day considered very auspicious. His mother dreamt of preparing a throne.... Click for more
Resident Sangha
Khensur Geshe Thubten Kunphel Rinpoche
Khensur Geshe Thupten Kunphel was born in 1962 and, from young, studied at Drepung Loseling Monastery under some of the most esteemed masters including Khensur Pema Gyaltshen, Gen Nyima and the 100th Ganden Tri Rinpoche.... Click for more
Activities
Monthly Dharma teachings
Daily Dharma sharing at Facebook & WhatsApp group
Regular monthly Lama Chopa pujas
Animal Welfare
Social Welfare for Elderly Homes
Gelug
The Gelug (Wylie: dGe-Lugs, meaning "virtuous") is the newest and currently most dominant school of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded by Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), a Tibetan philosopher, tantric yogi and lama.
The Gelug school is alteratively known as New Kadam (bKa’-gdams gsar-pa), since it sees itself as a continuation of the Kadam tradition of Atisha (c. 11th century). Furthermore, it is also called the Ganden school, after the first monastery established by Tsongkhapa. The Ganden Tripa is the nominal head of the school, though its most influential figure is the Dalai Lama. Allying themselves with the Mongol Khans, the Gelug school emerged as the pre-eminent Buddhist school in Tibet and Mongolia since the end of the 16th century. Another alternative name for this tradition is the "Yellow Hat" school.
An illustration of Je Tsongkhapa
The 100th Ganden Tri Rinpoche
In 1929, His Holiness the 100th Ganden Trisur Rinpoche, Jetsun Lobsang Nyima was born to Mr. Lobsang Tsering and Mrs., Yeshi Lhamo at Changmarsing of TsawaRong. TsawaRong is of Tsawa Gang Rong (Range and plain) an integral part Khan MarDzoSer-soom. He was born on a lunar eclipse day considered very auspicious. His mother dreamt of preparing a throne and enthronement ceremonies prior to his welcome birth. He had his initial basic studies of writing, reading and Nyingma traditional rituals from Gen Ngawang Yeshi, a reputed Nyingma scholar. He, due to his strong past affinity to the practice of Dharma, would often act as a spiritual master to his fellow friends even during plays.
At the tender age of 12, he entered his native monastery Dagyul Wogthang Gon and received his novice vows from Venerable Rabten, the abbot of the monastery. Intelligent and great being as he is, he learnt all the rituals practices (Mahayana Buddhism) of the monastery and thoroughly mastered all of the monastery tradition of mandala making, playing all sorts of religious instruments etc plus grammar and literature within an amazingly short period impressing one and all.
In 1945, at the age of 17, aspiring for more knowledge, he set on for central Tibet enrolling himself into Drepung Loseling monastic University whole-heartedly sub-merged into the great monastic studies of the ‘five Treatises of Buddhism’ under the spiritual masters of His contemporary including the famed two great Tutors of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. During more than 12 years prior to 1959, true to his great potential, he had memorized a mind blowing number of Texts verbatim and actively participated in various Intra and Inter monastic Debates like Jan-gunchoe (Annual Inter Monastic Debate on Pramana (logic) at Jang) which he did not miss even once.
All these under a very meager living amenities, well illustrated by his repeated running out of Tsampa (Burley flour) to return from memorizing Text-retreats at secluded caves only in search of some Tsampa. Once, in such a situation, he saw a deer-carcass at the mouth of his cave on his return to the monastery, a real gift to a sincere aspirant by the Dharma Protectors-enabling him to continue his pursuit.
Being very well versed in all the Tantric Rituals he was approached by the merchants co- of mardo Ser-soon to become an attendant at a Temple built and managed by them near Lhasa.
Despite a very hard living as a Dharma student, he blankly declined the prospect of a very lucrative life as a Temple attendant, giving higher priority to long term goal for which he had left his native and parents over short term material gains.
He had the great opportunity to study under spiritual masters of the calibre Gyalrong Khensur rinpoche Jampel Samphel, Tsulkhang Khensur Gen Yeshi Thupten, Phara Khenchen Gen Pema Gyaltsen, Phara Gen Atso, Sharkor KhenRinpoche Gen Nyima Gyaltsen, Toetsam TulkuJampel Thinley Yonten Gyatso, Tehor Geshe Sonam Gonpo, Denma Lochoe Rinpoche, Gen Jamyang Nyima etc.
He also had the great privilege to attend the sacred teaching of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, His Holiness 19th Panchen Rinpoche Ertini Choekyi Gyaltsen, Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, Kyabje Trijaing Rinpoche, Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche, Kyabje Song Rinpoche, Kyabje Chogyed Trichen Rinpoche, Kyabje Taklung Tsetul Rinpoche, Kyabje Trulshig Rinpoche, and many other scholar-saints of all four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
Khensur Geshe Thupten Kunphel
was born in 1962 and, from young, studied at Drepung Loseling Monastery under some of the most esteemed masters including Khensur Pema Gyaltshen, Gen Nyima and the 100th Ganden Tri Rinpoche.
He was appointed by the Central Tibetan Administration as the Abbot of the historic Gontse Ganden Rabgyeling Monastery and has been serving as one of the most fervent Dharma and social activists at the extremely remote border region of Arunachal Pradesh, reviving the Dharma where it has since weakened. Khensur la is widely considered to be one of the most outstanding teachers of his generation and is deeply respected for his integrity, scholarship and experience.
