Tibetan Buddhist visits CWC

H.E. Chokling Jigmed Palden Rinpoche, a highly regarded Tibetan Buddhist visits the CWC campus in April and will be giving several  public presentations during his stay in Wyoming. 

• Friday, April 16, he he will speak at the Blue Sky Hall in Ethete at 2 p.m., which is followed by a 4 p.m. potluck dinner and traditional drumming, singing and dancing at 5 p.m. 
• Saturday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Robert A. Peck Arts Center Theatre.
• April 18, the Rinpoche returns to Blue Sky Hall at 2 p.m. 
• April 20, he visits classes at CWC.

H.E. Chokling Jigmed Palden Rinpoche, who was forced to flee from Tibet in 1959 during the invasion of communist China, found refuge in India. Currently a resident of Switzerland, the monk’s visit to Central is a result of an invitation from English Professor Ben Evans.
The address by the monk is followed by a “thank you” concert from Evans’ band “Crazy Honey.” The event is free and open to the public.
Rinpoche is the founder of the Tharlam-Dronme Foundation, (tharlam-dronme.org) the purpose of which is to save the Tibetan culture, restore the Tibetan monasteries and to preserve the “ancient transmission of Tibetan Buddhism.”
Another goal of the foundation is the establishment of Tibetan-speaking schools to allow younger generations of Tibetans to learn their mother tongue as well as maintain their culture.
Evans said Rinpoche has made many contributions to the Tibetan culture. “In particular, he has deepened the Tibetan understanding of the essential nature of mind,” he explained.
A singer-songwriter, Evans crossed paths with the Buddhist when Rinpoche found a song Evans had written about Buddhism. Rinpoche is also a musician.