About Kaddhampa
The Gadang Sect was founded on the day when Venerable Atisha (982-1054) completed his work "Bodhidharma Lamp Treatise", which was the 14th day of the fifth month of the Tibetan calendar in 1042. This treatise provided a complete solution to the famous Buddhist problems at that time. , such as: there is no contradiction between Mahayana and Mahayana, the three places of learning to generate bodhicitta are integrated without hindrance, and the complete sequence of sutra and tantra training is completed. Later, Master Zhongdunpa (1004-1064), a disciple of the Venerable, established Rezhen Temple as the Gandang Temple. Paimu Temple was the first place where the name of Gadang Sect spread widely. The tradition of making Doma in Tibetan Buddhism today comes from Master Zhongdunpa kneading three whites and three sweets into shape when he was the attendant of Venerable Atisha. It is the origin of making offerings to the Venerable. In addition, the Venerable's disciple Orebiserao Master (980-1076) established the Sangpu Temple. The standing debate method of Tibetan Buddhism today is the lion of the eminent monk Qaba Dharma who came from this temple. The master made a fortune and promoted it. Then there appeared three masters who had studied in the Gadang sect temple, namely, the founder of the sect, Master Dabraj of the Bai sect (1079-1153), Master Basiba of the Hua sect (1235-1280), and Zongkha of the Yellow sect. After the three founders of the sect, Master Ba (1357-1419), gradually divided up the disciples of the Gadang sect and renamed them followers of other sects, the monasteries or believers established with the obvious name of the Gadang sect passed into history and were only used to teach. The content and type of the teachings have been passed down to the world implicitly. However, each sect has inevitably added teaching content with its own characteristics. Therefore, the pure Gadang teachings have gradually been confused. It was not until the reconstruction of the Gadang Sect by Gadang Chiqing in 2008 that the name of the Gadang Sect was revived. In particular, Gadang Chiqing used a clear and complete personal continuation and Chinese translation of the documents to tell the world that it originated from the Venerable Atisha. The content of the extremely virtuous Jiuwu Gadang teachings. This move not only purified the flow of the Dharma lineage, but also provided a clear source of the Dharma lineage for future generations and made an outstanding contribution to the inheritance of the Mahayana Tantra. However, this move did attract criticism, and legal battles and slander conflicts occurred. Faced with these, the Dharma King Laugh it off.
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Potowa Rinpoche
Founder of Potowa Temple
1966~2019
Budva Rinpoche
The life of the 17th Potowa Rinpoche was as rare and short as a shining meteor. He was born in Yunlin, Taiwan in 1966. Since his student days, he has been deeply involved in various religions in Taiwan, including Yiguandao, Zen Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, Christianity and folk beliefs, etc., and has become familiar with the classics of each religion. It was not until 1993 that he met the 25th Mahayana Dharma King of Tibetan Buddhism from Nepal, the Lotus Playing Vajra Living Buddha, and took refuge in him. Since then, he has devoted himself to the study of Tantric Buddhism with unprecedented intensity. In 2004, he was ordained as a monk, and his Dharma name is Rui. Xian Jianjian is recognized as the reincarnation of Geshe Budua Rinpoche, one of the founders of the Gadang sect hundreds of years ago. After becoming a monk, he began to demonstrate amazing secret practices, saved countless people, and overcame many obstacles. He began to build many monasteries across Taiwan to facilitate the practice and study of monks and lay disciples. In 2017, we started to build Taiwan's first Tibetan Gardang Sect Buduwa Buddhist Academy, which is expected to be completed in 2024. At the same time, we established the non-profit Chinese Buduwa Buddhist Association and the Chinese Gardang Dingshu Buddhist Association and other religious groups. The promotion of Rinpoche’s teachings not only focuses on physical construction, but also focuses on inheritance. He frequently hosts Dharma meetings and deity authorization ceremonies, and actively participates in social charity activities. He was also the first advocate in Tibetan Buddhism to use sign language to promote Dharma to deaf people, demonstrating outstanding compassion and tolerance. In just 16 years, Rinpoche has carried forward his holy career explosively and dedicated himself to the best. His bravery and eloquence are unimpeded, and deeply inspire every disciple. There should be no spare effort. [The Great Enlightenment Master appears on November 5, 2019, the ninth day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar and the ninth day of the ninth month of the Tibetan calendar (9:33 p.m.)]
The wisdom and mighty virtue of His Holiness Trichen is like a torch that illuminates the darkness of all sentient beings in the world, giving rise to incomparably pure inner power. Gadang Chiqing (1964-), hereafter called the Dharma King. His real name is Gaoxi Mengbu. He was born into a wealthy Nepali family in 1964. He became a monk with the Buddhist name Phenchen Xie Rao Sengei, which is translated into Chinese as Zhipu Wisdom Lion. It was named after the perfect tantric inheritance: Lotus Play Vajra. He also received all the inheritance from Gadang and was honored as the 25th Atisha according to the name of his incarnation. The disciples of the Dharma King successfully found the Dharma King when he was 2 years old according to his previous life's will, and successfully returned to the Tibetan Buddhist temple to start his growing years in this life, and quickly completed all the studies in the temple. Despite his young age, he showed outstanding wisdom and profound awareness, especially His Holiness’s compassionate and humble qualities, and he quickly became a leader admired by everyone. In 1984, at the age of 20, he became the thirty-eighth generation Shao Cheng of the Gadang Sect. Since 1992, His Holiness has continued to spread the Dharma internationally, including in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc. During this time, the Dharma King has been learning the local language while promoting the Dharma, and has successively mastered forty-eight dialects with his extraordinary wisdom. Since 1997, with perseverance, he has successively established the Nepal Mahayana Temple and Nepal Dalue Temple, today known as Gadang Temple or Shengli Zhufang Temple, providing a broad place for spiritual sustenance and a Buddhist college that cooperates with the government's comprehensive education. A comprehensive all-round education, in which monks are responsible for management through elections, ensuring the fair and transparent operation of the temple, providing educational opportunities for many local orphans, becoming a beacon of education, and selflessly sending monks to study in temples of various sects, becoming a symbol of prosperous holistic Buddhism source. The Gadang sect was reestablished on January 1, 2008, and the world recognized his name as Gadang Chiqing. After Gadang Chiqing reestablished the Gadang sect in 2008, the name of the Gadang sect was revived. In particular, Gadang Chiqing used a clear and complete personal continuation and Chinese translation of the documents to tell the world about the teachings originated from Venerable Atisha. The content of the teachings of the extremely virtuous Jiuwu Gadang. This move not only purified the flow of the Dharma lineage, but also provided a clear source of the Dharma lineage for future generations, making an outstanding contribution to the inheritance of the Mahayana Tantra. However, this move did attract criticism, and inexplicable slander and conflicts occurred. Faced with this, the Dharma King laughed it off. . The Karmapa of Gadang Chiqing has been selflessly devoting his teachings for a long time and is committed to promoting the teachings of the Gadang sect and social assistance. He has many supporters all over the world, especially in Taiwan, where he has been working hard with lay and monk disciples for a long time. His Holiness always practices it, actively supports his disciples in their practice, accomplishes many good deeds in the world, and during this period has found many reincarnations in the world. Reincarnated Rinpoches in Taiwan or other countries will certify and teach him. He only hopes that the teachings will be deeply rooted in the local area and that outstanding local monks will be cultivated to spread the Dharma. At the same time, he established a stray dog home to adopt stray dogs and show his compassion for life. His lifelong dedication is not only reflected in the dissemination of teachings, but also in his care and compassion for society. So far, he has personally translated hundreds of scriptures into Chinese, becoming part of the Dharma King’s teachings on sentient beings, and has made significant contributions to Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan. In short, the life story of His Holiness demonstrates his multiple identities as a leader, educator, and compassionate practitioner, bringing magic and touch to all living beings.
Gadang Chiqing/ Mahayana Dharma King
Ka dham Tri Chen
Posong Rinpoche/current abbot
Po Song Rinpoche
The female Rinpoche who carries the special and rare lineage of the Katang sect of Tibetan Buddhism The 17th Busu Rinpoche, one of the three Kunzhongs of Gadang, the incarnation of Geshe Budua, was reincarnated in Taiwan in 1989. In 2007, I met the great master Budua Rinpoche and began to study Sutras and Tantras. In 2010, he was ordained as a monk and his Buddhist name was Hui Yikang. His academic qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Medical Radiology from Chang Gung Memorial University, a master's degree in Chinese Language and Literature from Tamkang University, and is currently studying for a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature at National Changhua Normal University. He has studied Buddhism comprehensively, has gone through many retreats, and has obtained various tantric authorizations, including the Great Initiation, Medicine Buddha Dharma, and the teachings of the Supreme Vajra Lingha Duyong. He strives for excellence in both academics and practice, and is committed to in-depth study of the Gadang sect's teachings. In terms of Dharma inheritance, in addition to his rich academic background, Rinpoche also actively participates in social services while conducting various Dharma conferences and teaching courses, with special emphasis on promoting Dharma to deaf people. Continuing to carry forward the legacy of Master Chuangshan, he used academic courses and learning methods to enable the four disciples to obtain the inheritance and teachings of the Gadang Sect more completely and quickly. With his erudite and versatile qualities, he worked hard to make the Gadang sect's teachings take root in the Han region, broaden the scope of sentient beings, repay the four kindnesses, and relieve the sufferings of the three journeys.