The center is directed by Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tsephel, Gyatso Khechok Rinpoche, and Geshe Lharampa Tsultrim Rinchen. Dear Buddhist Practitioners and Dharma Friends,
Greetings to you all! First, I offer my heartfelt blessings—Tashi Delek! Welcome to the Land of Compassion Buddhist Center, located in Drepung Dhora Khangtsen Village at Ganden Jangtse Monastic College in Toronto, Ontario, C
anada. This center was established in 2024 through the compassionate blessings and strong support of our precious root guru, Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tsephel. The Land of Compassion Buddhist Center is led by Gyatso Khechok Rinpoche, who teaches the Dharma here. Each month, the center offers a wide range of activities, including Dharma study, meditation and mindfulness practice, contemplation, prayer ceremonies, Lama Tsok offerings, Green Tara blessing ceremonies, Palden Lhamo blessing ceremonies, 21 Tara pujas and mantra recitations, Medicine Buddha pujas and mantra recitations, and more. Rinpoche presents the Dharma in both Chinese and Tibetan to guide students in their practice. The center focuses on Buddhist study and practice, offering three levels of courses—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—so that practitioners can progress according to their own level and capacity. These courses include Buddhist foundational teachings, the sharing of precious Dharma instructions, and guidance in compassion and wisdom meditation practice. We aspire that your heart remains pure, filled with compassion and bodhicitta; that your wisdom and merit continually grow; and that you may be freed from all afflictions and suffering, attaining awakening, happiness, and peace. Although we live in the 21st century, an age of rapid scientific advancement, human beings face ever-increasing challenges—suffering, afflictions, difficulties, and disasters—many of which are the result of our own actions. Since ancient times, the Dharma has brought clarity, wisdom, and liberation to countless sentient beings. In modern life, the practice of Buddhism—through meditation, cultivating compassion and bodhicitta, and developing both wisdom and merit—offers deep relief and joy, fostering both mental and physical well-being. For this reason, the Land of Compassion Buddhist Center was established in Dhora Khangtsen Village, to provide a place where practitioners can find nourishment for the heart and mind on their spiritual journey. We warmly welcome all Dharma friends who wish to study, contemplate, and practice the Dharma with us. Our main practice programs include:
1. Introductory Courses – Introducing the essence and merit of the Dharma for those new to Buddhism, meditation, or Buddhist practice.
2. Meditation Training – Following the Seven-Point Posture of Vairochana to cultivate meditation, find happiness, and discover inner contentment.
3. Prayer Ceremonies – With a pure and devoted mind, we pray for all sentient beings to be free from suffering and to enjoy happiness and auspiciousness. We encourage everyone to generate the unsurpassed and precious bodhicitta, praying for the liberation and enlightenment of all sentient beings, and to dedicate all merits for the complete fulfillment of all aspirations. Land of Compassion Buddhist Center
Resident Teacher: Gyatso Khechok Rinpoche
Manager: Geshe Lharampa Tsering Rinchen
Thank you! Tashi Delek! May all be auspicious and all go well.
尊敬的各位学佛弟子、道友们：
大家好！首先向诸位献上深切的祝福——扎西德勒！吉祥如意！阿弥陀佛！
欢迎各位来到位于加拿大安大略省多伦多甘丹寺北学院朵啦康村的观世音佛教中心。本中心于2024年在珍贵的根本上师堪苏仁波切格西洛桑慈陪的慈悲加持与大力支持下建立。
观世音佛教中心由嘉措开确仁波切活佛（Gyatso Khechok Rinpoche）主持教授佛法，这里每月汇聚了佛法学习、禅修打坐、闻思修行、祈愿法会、上师会供、绿度母祈福法会、吉祥天母祈福法会、二十一度母会供与念诵、药师佛会供与念诵等丰富的修行活动。仁波切将以中文与藏文双语为道友们介绍佛法修行的要义。
本中心以佛法研究与实践为核心，为满足不同层次学佛者的需求，特别设计了初级、中级、高级三个阶段的教学课程，方便学员根据自身根基循序渐进地学习佛法与禅修。课程涵盖佛法基础理论、珍贵教义的分享，以及以慈悲与智慧为核心的实修指导，愿大家的内心世界清净无染，慈悲与菩提心日益增长；愿智慧与福德圆满具足，断除一切烦恼与痛苦，获得人生的觉悟与安乐。
虽然二十一世纪是科学飞速发展的时代，但人类的烦恼、痛苦、困境与灾难却愈加频繁，其中许多皆是人类自身造作的结果。佛法自古以来便为无量有情众生带来智慧与解脱，尤其在现代生活中，佛法的修行、禅修、慈悲心与菩提心，以及福慧双修的方法，能令我们获得精神的释怀与满足，从而身心康泰。基于此，我们在朵啦康村建立观世音佛教中心，愿为各位的修行之路提供法喜与心灵的滋养。
再次欢迎所有渴望闻思修、学习佛法的道友莅临本中心。
本中心的修行活动安排如下：
1. 入门课程：为初次接触佛法、学习禅修的道友介绍佛教的核心精髓与功德意义。
2. 禅修训练：依毗卢七法修持禅修与打坐，寻得内心深处的幸福与满足。
3. 祈愿修法：以清净虔诚之心祈祷一切有情众生离苦得乐、吉祥圆满。
愿各位道友发无上殊胜的菩提心，祈祷一切有情众生成佛成就；并随喜回向一切功德，圆满无余。
观世音佛教中心
主持教授：嘉措开确仁波切活佛
管家：格西拉让巴次称仁清
谢谢！阿弥陀佛！扎西德勒！
吉祥如意，事事顺利！
SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR: Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephel | 精神导师：堪苏仁波切·罗桑才培
Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephel, the spiritual director of Land of Compassion Buddha, was born in Litang, Tibet in 1931. At the age of five, he began on his own initiative to wear the maroon robes of a monk. He formally entered Litang Monastery at the age of nine. Then subsequently entered Gaden Jangste Monastery and after 20 years of studying and practicing Sutrayana and Tantrayana, Rinpoche was awarded the degree of Lharampa Geshe in 1976. In 1992, he was awarded the degree of Ngarampa Geshe from Gaden Monastery. He taught at Namgyal Monastery, Nechung Monastery, and the Tibetan Library in Dharamsala. Rinpoche was appointed by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama as the abbot of Gaden Jangtse Monastery in 2001 and after serving the monastery for 7 years, he completed his tenor as the Abbot of Gaden Jangtse Monastery in June of 2008.
堪苏仁波切·罗桑才培（Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephel），观世音佛教中心的精神导师，1931 年出生于西藏理塘。五岁时，他便自发地披上了僧人的绛红色袈裟。九岁时正式进入理塘寺出家，随后入读甘丹坚贾寺（Gaden Jangste Monastery）。经过二十年的经藏（显宗）与密续（密宗）修学与实践，仁波切于 1976 年获颁拉然巴格西（Lharampa Geshe）学位。1992 年，他又在甘丹寺获得阿然巴格西（Ngarampa Geshe）学位。仁波切曾在南迦寺（Namgyal Monastery）、乃琼寺（Nechung Monastery）及达兰萨拉的西藏图书馆任教。2001 年，应第十四世达赖喇嘛尊者之任命，他出任甘丹坚贾寺方丈，并在任七年后，于 2008 年 6 月圆满完成任期。
CEO: Gyatso Khechok Rinpoche | 首席执行官：嘉措開确仁波切
Gyatso Khechok Rinpoche was born in Tibet and was recognized by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama as a reincarnated lama. From a young age he displayed exceptional wisdom and compassion, guiding others even as a child. He completed 18 years of rigorous study at Gaden Jangste Monastery under his root guru, Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephel, graduating among the top of his class. Now based at the Land of Compassion Buddhist Center in Canada, he teaches the Dharma in multiple languages, inspiring students toward peace and awakening.
嘉措開确仁波切（Gyatso Khechok Rinpoche）出生于西藏，幼年即被第十四世达赖喇嘛尊者正式认定为转世喇嘛。自幼便展现出非凡的智慧与悲心，即使在孩提时代也能引导他人。他在根本上师——堪苏仁波切·罗桑才培座下，于甘丹坚贾寺（Gaden Jangste Monastery）接受长达 18 年的严谨修学，并以优异成绩毕业，名列前茅。现常住加拿大观世音佛教中心，以多种语言弘扬佛法，启发学人趋向和平与觉悟。
RESIDENT TEACHER: Geshe Lharampa Tsultrim Rinchen | 常驻上师：格西拉让巴·次称仁清
Geshe Lharampa Tsultrim Rinchen was born in Tibet. He learned writing, reading and memorization of Buddhist script in a local Tibetan monastery. He was admitted in Gaden Jangtse Monastery, in South India in 1998 and he obtained Geshe Lharampa degree in September 2015, Doctorate in Buddhist Parmana, Perfection Sutra,Mdhyamaka. Abhidharma.
格西拉让巴·次称仁清（Geshe Lharampa Tsultrim Rinchen）出生于西藏，早年在当地寺院学习藏文读写及佛典背诵。1998 年进入印度南部的甘丹坚贾寺（Gaden Jangste Monastery）修学，并于 2015 年 9 月获得拉然巴格西（Geshe Lharampa）学位，相当于佛学博士，所修领域包括因明、般若经、中观、阿毗达磨等。
Gelug Tradition | 格鲁派
Gelug is one of the principal schools of Tibetan Buddhism and was founded by Je Tsongkhapa in the 14th century. Lama Tsongkhapa established Gaden Monastery which consisted of two principal colleges, Jangtse and Shartse, meaning North Peak and East Peak respectively.
格鲁派是藏传佛教的主要宗派之一，由宗喀巴大师于十四世纪创立。宗喀巴大师建立了甘丹寺，其下设有两大主要学院——坚贾与夏贾，分别意为“北顶”和“东顶”。
Today, the most well-known lineage holder of the Gelug tradition is His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso. The Dalai Lamas are considered the manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion—Chenrezig—who chose to reincarnate to serve all sentient beings. Khensur Rinpoche encourages all his students to study the teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
今天，格鲁派最著名的传承持有者是第十四世达赖喇嘛丹增嘉措尊者。历代达赖喇嘛被视为观世音菩萨的化身——为利益一切有情众生而自愿转世的菩萨。堪苏仁波切鼓励所有弟子学习第十四世达赖喇嘛尊者的教法。
One of the central teachings of the Gelug is Lamrim Chenmo (The Great Exposition of the Stages of the Path), based on the teachings on the cultivation of the mind of enlightenment and the view of emptiness by Indian master Atisha. This is combined with the yogas of the deity practices of Guhyasamaja, Heruka Cakrasamvara, Yamantaka, and Kalachakra to cultivate the direct experience of the union of bliss and emptiness.
格鲁派的核心教法之一是《菩提道次第广论》（Lamrim Chenmo），此论依止印度大师阿底峡所传，系统阐述了菩提心的修持与空性见的培养。同时，配合本尊瑜伽的修持，如密集金刚、胜乐金刚、怖畏金刚及时轮金刚，以证得乐与空不二的直接体验。
