His Eminence Jangtrul Yangsed Rinpoche (the III) founded Jangling Foundation on 25th July 2007 with the full support of the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Jangling Foundation upholds the teachings of Sakyamuni Buddha, to educate children, youths, young monks and nuns, retreaters to Bhutan, and also the Jangling Institutions. Jangling Foundation is a not for profit organization. It does not distribute any income to its founder, members or donors.
Its objective is for the benefit of monasteries, nunneries, retreat centers, and schools in particular and the up keeping of spiritual heritage of Bhutan in general.
Today, H.E is the titular head and holder of the Jangling lineage, presiding over 3 monasteries, a nunnery and a meditation retreat centre, located in Eastern and Western Bhutan.
H.E has meditated in many holy sacred places around the Kingdom of Bhutan, including the World Heritage listed Taktsang cave (also known as the Tiger’s Nest) where Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava himself meditated in the 8th century.
H.E is the first Rinpoche to impart the Guru Jambala initiation in the history of the Kingdom of Bhutan, attended by hundreds of thousands of Buddhists.
In July 2010, H.E bestowed the Initiation of Guru Amitayus in the Kingdom of Bhutan for world peace, for the well being of the country and for the prosperity of the people. Ceremonies by His Holiness are attended by up to tens of thousands. Worshipers from all over the Kingdom of Bhutan trek for days to participate on hearing news of H.E’s initiation ceremonies.
In addition to spreading Dharma, H.H is well known to be very approachable by the youths of Bhutan. H.E has traveled to remote regions in Bhutan to meet, interact and provide guidance.
In an effort to bridge the gap between Bhutanese youth and the understanding of Buddhism, His Holiness was invited to visit the Changzamtog Lower Secondary School in Thimphu and interacted with thousands of school children who asked H.E a long list of questions on Buddhism.
“What is the meaning of ‘Om ah hung benza guru pedma siday hung’?”, “is it bad to convert to another religion?”, “why can’t we make Buddhism interesting by making religious movies?” – these questions coming from the younger generation growing up with Facebook, YouTube and Lady Gaga, reinforce the need that more efforts are needed to explain the true meaning of what Buddhism is all about in this day and age.
The talk began with H.E speaking on how Buddhism could be integrated into daily life. H.H also shared his principle in life with the students: “if you aren’t capable of helping others, at least don’t harm them.”
Recently, His Eminence’s teachings on “Purpose of Life” was broadcast live on television in Bhutan.
His Eminence represents many facets to many different people around the world.
To many Westerners who attended conferences where he is a guest speaker, H.H is a profound contemporary Buddhist scholar. To those who have his music CD, H.E is a singer of Dharma songs that H.E composed. To many youths who gave up smoking and drugs, H.H is a guiding beacon of light. To many babies in Bhutan, H.H is the provider of their names.
To many who attended his enthronement ceremony back in Bodhgaya years back, H.H remains the young boy who is recognized as the reincarnation of Jangtrul the II.
To his monks, H.E is the lineage holder of Dharma doctrine. To his followers around the world, H.E is the cheerful and compassionate Guru who worked tirelessly for the benefit of sentient beings.
