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

Rinpoches with one of their monks in front of the Dharmarajika Stupa in Deer Park
Tashi Deleg, Sangha
Members and Friends
DJAMILLA ROSA COCHRAN
Due to the tremendous
support from all corners
of the PBC Sangha,
including various foundations
and institutes, individuals,
and anonymous donors, last year
was another very productive time for the
Padmasambhava Buddhist Center. We
were able to open a beautiful new wing
in the Padma Samye Chökhor Ling
Nunnery next to the Deer Park, India.
We now have fifteen nuns residing in
the nunnery, all of whom are practicing,
studying, and chanting very well.
Sanskrit language has been added to
their educational curriculum, and both
the monastery and nunnery in Sarnath
now have the convenience of electricity
twenty-four hours a day, which is still
quite rare in many places in India.
In Tibet, the Gochen Monastery
Restoration Project is actively entering
a new phase. This winter was very
busy—more than 500 yak loads of
wood, cement, and iron were carried up
to the monastery site. This April, thirty
workers and local volunteers have
already begun building the monastery,
paying special attention to preserving
the many sacred objects in the area,
such as footprints of Tsasum Lingpa and
many self-born syllables. The entire
external framework of Gochen
Monastery should be completed by
September 2007. We deeply appreciate
everyone’s help in activating and actualizing
this longtime dream.
We thank the members and friends of
PBC for their ongoing support, and
deeply wish all of you joy, peace, happiness,
good health, and much progress
in your practice.
Yours in the Dharma,
Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
SPRING/SUMMER 2007 | Pema Mandala 1