News update, February 2022
HE Luding Khenchen Rinpoche and HE Luding Khen Rinpoche send their warm Happy Lunar New Year greetings for a prosperous Tiger year in all aspects of our lives and with equanimity.
Please find below key news and updates from January and February 2022.
Gaya Pilgrimage - Vultures Peak and Nalanda University
On 18 February, HE Luding Khenchen Rinpoche, HE Luding Khen Rinpoche, Luding Shabdrung and the Luding Sangha visited Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar. Nalanda is a historical site containing the archaeological remains of Nalanda University, which was one of (if not the) greatest Buddhist monastic and scholastic centre of ancient times. Later that day, HE Luding Khenchen Rinpoche, HE Luding Khen Rinpoche, Luding Shabdrung and the Luding Sangha visited Rajgir (Vultures Peak) where Buddha Shakyamuni taught the Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita).
Gaya Pilgrimage - Dungeshwari
On 8 February, the auspicious day of Mahakala Chatur Mukha, HE Luding Khen Rinpoche, Luding Shabdrung, Sonam Palden and Genlak Jamyang Palden visited Dungeshwari (Dhurthrod Silvitsal and Shawari cave) to perform a Mahakala puja.
Rajpur - Smoke Offering and Lungta Congregation
On 4 February 2022, the Smoke Offering and Lungta (Wind Horse) congregation was performed at the top of the Mussoorie hills in upper Rajpur. Prayer flags were also raised at this magnificent location. May all be most Auspicious in ten directions.
Dolma Yuldok Puja
On 29 January 2022, at Ngor Monastery the Dolma Yuldok was performed at Nogr Monastery's Main Shrine Hall. Master Loppon Dhundup was the puja master. Dolma Yuldog is an obstacle-dispelling Tara ritual and is performed in order to dispel unwanted obstacles and to realise what one wishes for.
New jackets for our monks
On 26 January 2022, kind Taiwanese devotees of HE Luding Khenchen Rinpoche donated winter jackets to our Monastic sangha at Ngor Monastery and the Sakya Insitute of Vajrayana (SIV). We are very grateful and thankful to our sponsors for these generous gifts and rejoice in their meritorious deeds and generosity.