First Teachings Years and Empowerment
|August 22, 1976
Empowerment as Vajra Regent
The Empowerment of Thomas Rich as Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin was conferred by Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, at Karma Dzong in Boulder, Colorado.
It was the first time a Western student was empowered as a lineage holder in the Karma Kagyü Lineage.
Below are transcripts, the proclamation calligraphy, two related poems, an audio excerpt and a slide show of the ceremony.
Video
Empowerment Slides
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin
August 22, 1976
Boulder, Colorado
Audio
Empowerment Ceremony Audio Excerpts
Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, used by permission
August 22, 1976
Karma Dzong, Boulder Colorado
Transcript
"The Empowerment of Ösel Tendzin,” from Garuda V: Transcending Hesitation
Vajradhatu Staff
January 01, 1977
Boulder, Colorado
Remarks from the third talk of the The Three Lineages Vajra Assembly
Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, used by permission
August 22, 1976
Boulder, Colorado
Oath of Empowerment Transcript
Vidyadhara the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche
August 22, 1976
Karma Dzong, Boulder, Colorado
Poem
"From the Glorious Realm of Vajradhatu"
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin
September 22, 1976
Karma Chöling, Barnett, Vermont
"Infant Song of a Son of the Kagyü Guru"
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin
May 30, 1980
Kalapa Court, Boulder, Colorado
Calligraphy
Proclamation of the Empowerment of the Vajra Regent by the Vidyadhara with additional text by His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa, and sealed by both
Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and H.H. Karmapa XVI
August 22, 1976
Boulder, Colorado
