LOSAR - Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik Drupchö in English, 20-27 March 2025

Written by Paula on 20 March 2025.

LOSAR - CHIMÉ PAKMÉ NYINGTIK DRUPCHÖ IN ENGLISH

The Heart Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality

Dates: from 20 to 27 March, at Lerab Ling and Online

Through the power and blessings of Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik, many masters and practitioners have been able to remove obstacles to their long life, so that they can enhance their accomplishments and continue to benefit beings.

Participating in a Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik practice intensive—drupchö—is the best and fastest way to become familiar with and deepen your practice of this profound sadhana which is one of the two main yidam practices of the Rigpa sangha.

Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche explains that the main reason for doing this White Tara practice is to spread the teachings of the Buddha far and wide and to promote the well-being and happiness of all sentient beings, and also so that the practitioners may be free from illness, live long lives and quickly attain enlightenment.

All practice sessions will be held and guided by Rigpa Senior Practice Holders and short evocative teachings will be shared to inspire our practice.

The Tibetan New Year (Losar) period is traditionally a very important time for practice in all Tibetan Monasteries. Holding annual drupchös during this period in Lerab Ling was very much initiated by Sogyal Rinpoche, and the Lerab Ling practice team does its utmost to continue this annual tradition of group Vajrayana practice for the benefit of the whole sangha and all beings.

It is said that several days participating in a drupchö or drupchen can yield the same results as years of solitary retreat, and great contemporary masters such as Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have made a point of encouraging and reviving the practice of drupchen, because of its power of transformation.

WHO THIS EVENT IS FOR

Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik is recommended for established Ngöndro students and Dzogchen Mandala students who have already received a Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik empowerment and wish to become familiar with and/or deepen the practice of sadhana.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN?

Drupchös are most suited for students that:

• Have a firm grounding in the practice of ngöndro, which includes having received all the ngöndro teachings, up to and including guru yoga,
• Have started their ngöndro accumulations;
• Have already received some instructions for sadhana practice, including a basic understanding of the key principles of the Vajrayana. This means you have either followed:
  
  
  • Rigpa's study and practice programme of the Vajrayana cycle from the Three-year retreat, Home Retreat or Vajrayana online retreats streamed from Lerab Ling,
  • Or you received these instructions during previous drupchens with Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche,
  • Or you are a student from a sangha other than Rigpa and have received these instructions from a qualified Vajrayana teacher.

To participate in this drupchö, a Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik empowerment is absolutely required. The empowerment has recently been given by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, in Lerab Ling, in 2023 and 2024.

PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THIS EVENT

You can support your practice by studying the Kyerim section of A Guide to Vajrayana Practice for the Rigpa Sangha which is available at ZAM. This will help make your participation as meaningful as possible.

Further study recommendations are shared on Rigpa’s Study & Practice page for Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik.

Which texts to bring:

• The provisional Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik practice text arranged for chanting in English and additional texts needed, can be found on the Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik event page on Prajna live, in “How to prepare”.
• Additional Practice Text Booklet for Drupchen (ATB version 2017) order or download the English text from ZAM: order hardcopy download
• Daily Sadhana book
  
  

HOW TO FOLLOW

• The best of course is to follow onsite in Lerab Ling.
  
• However, you can also follow this drupchö online via Prajna live (there is no need to register). If you are from another sangha than Rigpa, please write an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., so we can give you access. This live streaming is offered on a donation basis. We suggest 21€ per day as a contribution to the offerings, the running of the event and to make the streaming possible. You can donate here.
• For members of other sanghas than Rigpa or Rigpa students who are unclear whether they meet the outlined requirements of this event, please fill in this application form and allow us 1-2 weeks to process.

TEACHERS

This event is held and presided by Lerab Ling’s team of Senior Practice Holders, with the help of the whole Practice and Chopön team. 

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

This year, as preparation for holding the first Rigpa Drupchen in 2026, we will include many new aspects which usually belong to Drupchen practice only. Therefore the daily sessions will start at 6am already. We will post a more detailed daily schedule nearer the time on Prajna.

Thu 20 March: Preliminary day starting 8am ! (Anniversary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo)
Fri 21 - Tue 25 March: 5 full days of Drupchö practice
Wed 26 March: Siddhis day
Thu 27 March: Tendrel Nyesel Jinsek, to seal all the Losar drupchös well

MORE INFORMATION

Shedra Wiki articles on: drupchö & Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik

Losar Drupchös 2025

Written by Paula on 26 January 2024.

LOSAR DRUPCHÖS

This series of practice events is open to Rigpa Dzogchen and Ngöndro Mandala students who know how to practise sadhana* and qualified Vajrayana students from other sanghas

Friday 28 February - Losar Day practices - Year of the Wood Snake
A special day for practice to create auspiciousness and celebrate the Tibetan New Year together with the sangha in Lerab Ling!

Lerab Ling will be hosting four of the most powerful practice events around Losar to remove the negativity of the old, and create the most auspicious circumstances for the new Tibetan year.

This series of drupchös, held by Rigpa students during the Losar period, is unique in the West. At this time, it is exceptionally important that we come together to uphold the Vajrayana practices and strengthen our resolve to progress on the path. This will support the harmony and flourishing of our sangha.

You can also make a meaningful connection with these practices by making an offering online dedicated to remove obstacles for yourself or a loved one. Your dedication will be included during the practices.

LOSAR PRACTICE EVENTS

• Rigdzin Düpa Drupchö
• Yang Nying Pudri Drupchö & Losar Day Practices
• Riwo Sangchö Practice Intensive
• Tendrel Nyesel Drupchö
• Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik Drupchö in English