Monks performing
ceremonies in Pharping, Vajrakilaya Day
Lama Tashi
during Pharping groundbreaking ceremony.
Ceremonial
tent and stage, Vajrakilaya empowerment day
Breaktime in
Pharping, between ceremonial events.
Monks preparing
offering elements for the Gesar Smoke Puja during purification
ceremony of the site.
Special painted
mandala and wood prepared for Gesar Smoke Puja.
Painting on
earth of the Earth Mother, preparation for blessing of the
earth for New Treasures Monastery, and burial of ritual vase
Tour bus assistant
banging "safety code" on side of bus on steep inclines
Typical Nepali
scene of hillsides and slopes, enroute to Pharping
Gyeljen of
Nepal Tashi Takki Trekking Co during group luncheon at Stupa
View Restaurant, across from the Boudanath Stupa
Namo Buddha
Stupa, Nepal.
Namo Buddha
Stupa, Nepal.
Gyetrul Jigme
Rinpoche at hilltop shrine, Namo Buddha Stupa.
Jigme Rinpoche,
enroute to stupa.
Statue at Swayambhunath
Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Jigme Rinpoche
at Boudanath Stupa, in background is monument to his great
grandfather, the famous Todok Shakya Shri who renovated Boudanath
and other great stupas of Nepal
Namkha Drimed
Rinpoche and daughter Tseyang enjoying the results of digital
technology, on a Himalayan hilltop, Tibetan peaks at rear
The Terton
at mountaintop picnic with pilgrimage group - Lhunpo Tulku
Rinpoche at rear using his kite-flying siddhas
His Eminence,
on a Himalayan hilltop, trying out his new Gucci sunglasses
Gyetrul Jigme
Rinpoche, in the Himalayas, bringing together old and new,
a Buddhist pilgrimage with Versace glasses and cellular phone
(with Carlo from Europe)
Left to Right:
the Terton, Pema, Jigme Rinpoche, Lhunpo Rinpoche.
Left, Lhunpo
Rinpoche and Right, Jigme Rinpoche, picnic on mountaintop,
with Tibetan Himalayas in rear.
Mountain picnic
site, students hanging prayer flags across the hills. The
flags had been specially blessed by Namkha Drimed Rinpoche.
Post card
Post card
Post card
Post card
Closeup of
Earth Goddess artwork painted onto Pharping monastery site
