Ngagpa/ ma ordination ceremony
with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Sunday May 12th, 4pm
སྔགས་པ Ngakpa and སྔགས་མ Ngakma are the Tantric Buddhist non-monastic/ householder yogi and yoginis of Tibet. Dr. Nida will offer a formal ordination ceremony for committed disciples of the Yuthok Nyingthig, symbolizing the formal entrance into this Ngakpa lineage and a commitment of continuing the path for the benefit of self and other.
In order to participate in this ceremony, students must have completed Yuthok Nyingthig Ngöndro and at least one Guru Yoga retreat and are requested to share information about your dharma training and background via the following form. Once accepted, we will share information and logistics.
Upon acceptance, the price of the required ritual items to participate in this program will be shared.
Dr. Nida chenagtsang
Born in Amdo, in Northeastern Tibet, Dr. Nida began his early studies of Sowa Rigpa at the local Tibetan medical hospital. Later, he was awarded a scholarship to enter the Lhasa Mentseekhang or Tibetan Medical University, where he completed his degree in 1996, with practical training at the Tibetan Medicine hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka.
Alongside his medical education, Dr. Nida trained in Vajrayana with teachers from every school of Tibetan Buddhism. In particular, he trained in the Longchen Nyingthig tradition of the Nyingma school with his root guru Ani Ngawang Gyaltsen and in the Dudjom Tersar tradition with Chönyi Rinpoche and Semo Dechen Yudrön. He received complete instruction in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, the unique spiritual tradition of Tibetan Medicine, from his teachers Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen and Khenchen Troru Tsenam, and was requested to continue the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage by Jamyang Rinpoche of the Rebkong ngakpa and ngakma community.
A well-known poet in his youth, Dr. Nida later published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in Tibetan and English, which have been translated into several languages. He has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods, and has gained acclaim in East and West for his revival of little-known Tibetan external therapies.