The lineage

Venerable Kalden Rinpoche belongs to a lineage of enlightened masters that traces back to Buddha Shakyamuni, the Supreme Tathagata. In particular, we follow the whispered Ganden lineage (ganden nyengyu gelugpa The Ganden lineage, founded and transmitted in the 15th century by Je Tsongkhapa, perfectly compiled all the understanding of the sutras and tantras. The Ganden lineage was definitively promulgated by Kyabje Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo and Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang; their blessings, instructions, and supreme teachings made it possible for all sincere practitioners to attain liberation through their own efforts. This living lineage of sacred teachings and practices is perfectly maintained in Brazil with the presence of Venerable Kalden Tulku Rinpoche.

The direct and unbreakable lineage of masters and disciples is what allows us to attain enlightenment. Each realized master taught their disciples what they had learned and the methods they needed to achieve their own realizations, thus guiding them, according to each one's capacity, in the inner development of the Buddha-like qualities of compassion, wisdom, and kindness. The disciples apply the instructions of their masters to also attain their enlightened realizations. The Dharma brings together a vast number of masters and thousands of precious teachings, composing a treasure as extensive as it is profound. At the heart of the teachings, great masters stand out, who systematized and made it possible to practice what Buddha Shakyamuni taught, among them: Nagarjuna, Atisha, and Je Tsongkhapa. Later, it was Kyabje Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo who made it possible to fully live this lineage of teachings from these great masters. And his root disciple, Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang, through his immense kindness, gathers the teachings of his master, makes them palpable, tangible and accessible, and propagates them to all beings of different capacities – allowing the Dharma to spread throughout the world and reach the hearts of all sentient beings.