Lama Lodu Rinpoche

Rangjung Kunchyab Rime Ling is a small dharma community centered in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was created by student demand as a place to be able to more easily access, learn and practice Vajrayana/Mahayana/Tantric meditation with close supervision by a resident lama.

The goal of our center is for all who visit to feel welcome and part of our dharma "family", while equally encouraged to find their own unique paths through the maze of dharma teachings, empowering them to reduce suffering for themselves and others.

A sense of humor is mandatory.

Nyungne Lama's goal is for students to meditate more often, analyze their own views and behaviors, and gradually cultivate more compassion in their lives, with the result that other beings suffer less. All of the practices that we do have that end in mind. "These teachings are consistent with my views on psychology, society, and internality/externality." A nice side effect is that our own mental health benefits as well.

We find that our meditation is even more powerful, and results come more quickly, when we do it in a group in addition to our individual practice sessions.

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Lama Zangpo and Nyungne Lama

Nyungne Lama is uniquely suited to leading this endeavor. He is a long time Hawaii resident with graduate schooling in psychology and religious sciences and plenty of life experience. He was given his title in 2003 by Lama Lodu Rinpoche after over two decades of intensive Tibetan Buddhist meditation.  He holds teachings from all the major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism (Kagyu, Nyingma, Sakya, Gelug) and from most of the highest lamas to teach in the west (including Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche).

He is particularly adept in the teaching and practice of Chod, Nyung Ne (a 1000-armed Chenrezig purification ritual), and phowa (transference of consciousness).