Showing posts with label Phodong monastery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phodong monastery. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

‘Trusol Rabney’ performed before placing holy texts back inside Labrang monastery

MANGAN, 12 Nov: After the 2011 earthquake, the belongings of the Labrang Monastery in Phodong, North Sikkim, had been shifted to a house adjoining the monastery. The belongings include holy texts, thankas, statues, etc.
Now, that the major repair works at the monastery have almost been completed, the lamas and the committee placed the belongings back inside the monastery today.
Before placing the holy texts inside the monastery, a special prayer ‘Trusol Rabney’ which is a spiritual purification prayer, was conducted by around 50 monks of the monastery led by the Omje and Tsultrimpha of the monastery. After the prayer, the holy texts were placed in the altar inside the monastery.
In the second session, a ‘Zhiwai Zenshik’ prayer for world peace and a prayer for divine offering was conducted along with the ‘Sang Sorkhyem’. The prayers were also attended by the Chief Secretary R Ongmu accompanied by Diki Ethenpa [Development Commissioner] and the Secretaries of various departments, other officials and devotees.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Phodong Monastery celebrates Lhabab Duechen with commemoration of 900 years of Karmapa lineage

KRC WILL WAIT THREE MORE MONTHS FOR PERMISSION TO ALLOW KARMAPA TO SIKKIM
MANGAN, 17 Nov:  The Karma Thupten Tashi Choling Monastery (Phodong Monastery) celebrated the 900th anniversary of the commemoration of the First Karmapa, Duesum Khempa, today with a special event coinciding with Lhabab Duechen.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Phodong Monastery all set to host 900th anniversary of Karmapa lineage, still hopeful that Karmapa will be among them on 17 Nov

PHODONG, 15 NOV:  The Karma Thupten Tashi Choling Monastery (Phodong Monastery) is all set to host the commemoration of first Karmapa, Duesum Khempa, the supreme lineage holder of Buddha’s teachings on 17 November coinciding with Lhabab Duechen. This will mark the 900th anniversary of the Karmapa lineage.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Phodong Monastery prepares to receive Karmapa for Lhabab Duechen

KRC HOPEFUL TO MAKE ‘KARMAPA 900 YEARS’ CELEBRATION SPECIAL FOR SIKKIM
PHODONG, 16 Oct: A special meeting was convened at the Phodong Monastery here today in preparation for the 900th birth anniversary of the first Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, which the monastery plans to celebrate in grand fashion coinciding with Lhabab Duechen [17 November].