H.H.Drikung Kyabgon Thinley Lhundup

The Hevajra / Nairatmya Project in the Marpa Ngok Tradition

His Holiness has officially announced that the Milarepa Retreat Center in Germany is the place where the Hevajra Tradition will be revived and the teachings on the Mar-Ngok-Hevajra-Tantra will be a most prominent project. Thus he has set up a program according to which – starting 2021 - every year there will be a Hevajra- and Nairatmya- Drubchen from the Hevajra -Mandala. In 2020 there will be no Hevajra Drubchen. His Holiness wants to complete the teachings on the most profound Hevajra Root Text, the basis of our practice in the years to come. Every day His Holiness will also guide a short Hevajra practice Marpa travelled three times to India to receive empowerments and teachings and to practice there. A great many of Marpa`s transmissions go directly back to Naropa. Hevajra from the 13th Mother Tantra was Marpas`s main Yidam. It is the wish and vision of His Holiness to reestablish the importance and position of Marpa in the Kagyu tradition. Furthermore he wants to revive the transmission given by Marpa to his disciple Ngog Chöku Dorje – especially the Hevajra Mandala with 9 deities and the Nairatmyia Mandala with 15 deities. This was in danger to get lost and extinct and shall now be preserved for future generations.
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The Program of the Hevajra / Nairatmya – Project since 2016

2016​
September: During the Monkey Year Teaching at Milarepa Retreat Center His Holiness conferred the Nairatmya Empowerment.

2017
Announcement of the big Marpa Ngok Hevajra / Nairamtya Project.

2018
August: Completion of the first Hevajra Drubchen in Europe at the Milarepa Retreat Center.
His Holiness conferred the great Hevajra Empowerment and gave teachings on the history and the revival of the Hevajra Marpa Ngok Tradition, on the empowerment, the sadhana, chapter 2 of the Hevajra Tantra and on related commentaries.

2019
May: The first Nairatmya Drubchen takes place.
His Holiness conferred the Great Nairatmya Empowerment and gave teachings on the Sadhana. His Holiness gave us an insight in Marpa’s commentary „ Bum-Chung Nyima“ ( First Part, First Chapter)

2020
September: His Holiness will give the short Hevajra-Empowerment and teach extensively on the Hevajratantra, using the commentary of Marpa Lotsawa. Practice sessions in the evening. The Hevajratantra has two parts (tib.: tak nyi). Every part has around 10 to 12 Chapters. H.H. has the intention to teach the whole text.
This Event was cancelled due to Covid 19.

2021
October: His Holiness will lead the Hevajra Drubchen.
This Event was cancelled due to Covid 19.

2022
August/September: His Holiness will bestow a Nairatmya Empowerment and will continue with the Hevajratantra Teachings, which His Holiness started in 2019.