Mission

The Tibetan Buddhist Rime Institute was founded by Khentrul Rinpoche in 2005. Rime means “non-sectarian” and is unusual within Buddhism. The Rime Institute offers profound and extensive teachings from all Tibetan Buddhist traditions, including Mahayana and Tantrayana, according to individual needs.

In addition, we specialise in the teachings of the Jonang tradition which includes the Shentong Madhyamaka view and the Kalachakra Six Yoga practice, which are very rare throughout the world and are said to have an important role to play in the future of Buddhism.

Our goal is to promote a non-sectarian view and harmony within all Buddhist traditions, and we also hope to develop programs to help people in the local and wider Australian community. We offer  tours to Tibet to introduce people to an ancient culture and a vastly different way of life, along with a project to build a medical facility in Tibet.

In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there is a particular emphasis on the importance of an authentic spiritual lineage, and therefore the aims of the Rime Institute are very closely connected the aspirations of Rinpoche’s root teacher, the great Lama Lobsang Tinley. Lama was one of the most exceptional and highly realised Buddhist masters of the last generation, and especially wished that the pure Kalachakra Tantra and the precious Amitabha Sutra teachings from his lineage be spread to the West.

His Eminence Kyabje Lama Lobsang Tinley

Rinpoche's Root Master Kyabje Lama Lobsang Tinley

An emanation of the inseparable union of Buddha Amitabha and the Shambhala Dharma King Manjugosha, he manifested in the seven continents and four great oceans throughout the world in different forms for the benefit of all beings.

This century, he was born in South Eastern Tibet in the Zukka  region. He fully completed the two stages of Kalachakra and was well known as a great yogi and Mahasiddha. He was master of all the Kalachakra masters in the Jonang and other traditions and taught oceans of Dharma his whole life.