The Seventeen Meditation Stages of the Great Secret Mother Tantra, Thugjé Nyima
Weekend Teaching by Menri Shedrup Khenpo Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche,
Head (Lopön) of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery, India
In-person and online
Date: July 3-5, 2026
Organized by Ligmincha Magyarország
We are fortunate to welcome in Hungary Menri Shedrup Khenpo Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche, Abbot of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery, India, once again after three years. Rinpoche is traveling from India to Europe at our invitation and will begin his teaching tour with us, and after visiting Poland, Germany, and Austria.
Everyone is warmly welcome to this special occasion, at which Rinpoche will give teachings on the Seventeen Meditation Stages of the Great Secret Mother Tantra, Thugjé Nyima.
About the Teaching
The Great Secret Mother Tantra, Thugjé Nyima taught by the Buddha Kuntuzangpo, the Supreme Secret King, to the Great Mother Kyema Ötsho is an extremely important and foundational scripture of Secret Mother tantra. It contains three parts:
- 1. The Base Tantra – the tantra of primordial Buddhahood
- 2. The Path Tantra – the tantra of manifest Buddhahood
- 3. The Fruit Tantra – the tantra of complete Buddhahood
Together these three are called the "Mother Tantra of the Three Buddha Tantras." Within them, every method and instruction for achieving complete happiness is fully taught.
The owner of these tantra's teachings, the Great Mother Kyema Ötsho, transmitted them to her student, the great practitioner and royal-lineage Milü Samlek. He studied and practiced the Base Tantra for fifty years, the Path Tantra for fifty years, and the Fruit Tantra for fifty years. Through this, realization arose from within, and he led not only himself but all his followers and subjects to the state of complete and perfect Buddhahood. For the benefit of future generations, he composed clear and accessible commentaries on these three tantras.
The present teaching focuses on the chapter on the Path of Liberation from the Mother Tantra, along with its commentary called Drolam Rinchen Purkyén ("Precious Condition of the Path of Liberation"). Within that commentary, the teaching called "The Seventeen Meditation Stages of the Great Secret Mother Tantra, Thugjé Nyima" is presented.
Brief Introduction to the Seventeen Stages
- Nine guided instructions for the mind:
- Eight guided instructions introducing the Single Thiglé (the single essence drop) through eight examples.
- These together make seventeen instructions in total.
- Three for raising the mind
- Three for holding the mind
- Three for taming the mind
Benefits of Practice
- If one can practice these seventeen stages, the following qualities arise:
- Strength of body, speech, and mind
- Long life and freedom from illness
- A life filled with meaning and purpose
- Complete freedom from fear and anxiety
- Growth of courage and confidence
- Ability to face any obstacle without being overwhelmed
- Calm and gentle body, speech, and mind
- Happiness of body and happiness of mind
- Complete joy and wellbeing in this life
- Complete joy and wellbeing in future lives
About the Teacher
Menri Shedrup Khenpo Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche is abbot of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery in Dolanji, India. He was born in 1978 in Delhi, India. His birth name, Tsering Dhondup, was bestowed on him by Tsondue Rinpoche, one of the greatest Bön masters of the 20th century. After completing more than 15 years’ study of Bön sutra, tantra, dzogchen and the five major and minor sciences of the Bön tradition, Nyima Rinpoche received his geshe Degree...
Venue
- The Dharma Gate Buddhist College
- Address: Börzsöny u. 11, 1098 Budapest, Hungary
Schedule (Please check your time zone: worldtimebuddy.com )
July 3, Friday
July 4, Saturday
- 9.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Teaching / Practice
- 11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Break
- 11.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Teaching / Practice
- 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. Lunch Break
- 3.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Teaching / Practice
- 4.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. Break
- 5.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.: Teaching / Practice
July 5, Sunday
- 9.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Teaching / Practice
- 11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Break
- 11.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Teaching / Practice
- 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. Lunch Break
- 3.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Teaching / Closing of the Retreat
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