6 Pema Mandala Spring 07:Pema Mandala - Padmasambhava ...

Procession of Buddha's relic around Sarnath
Sangha and guests gather in the shrineroom for the Dedication Ceremony
Inaugurating the First Buddhist Nunnery in
Deer Park: Orgyen Samye Chökhor Ling
Our nuns learn important lineage practices, such as making these elaborate
Tsasum Lingpa tormas
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A special plaque was presented to the nunnery by the
Venerable Khenpos, acknowledging the incredible contributions
of the Hinman Foundation and all of the members of the
Padmasambhava Buddhist Center. In recognition of this continuous
support, the Rinpoches, along with their nuns,
monks, and other students, gathered outside the nunnery at
dusk, making 2,700 light offerings on the rooftops, balconies,
and steps. They even spontaneously wrote out the name of the
nunnery in light! Throughout the evening, this wonderful
institute for ordained women was quietly and nobly ablaze in
splendor. All of this was filmed by the Hinman Foundation
and later edited into a short documentary that was broadcast
to more than 200 people in seven different PBC centers in
February, during Losar.
The Inauguration took place on Lha Bab
Du Chen, pictured in a PSL gonpa mural
Our monks continue the study of
traditional thangka painting
Musical offering by our monks, complete with horns and drum