h.e Khamtrul Rinpoche IX - The Official Tenzin Palmo Website

Temple ConsecratiThe following are a compilation of accounts written by various nuns.How lucky we are! It has taken some years to build ourtemple and finally the opportunity came for consecrationby His Eminence Khamtrul Rinpoche with H.E DorzongRinpoche, H.E Choegyal Rinpoche and some other tulkus.All nuns were very busy up to this day and everyone veryexcited. The Temple has been very nicely painted frominside and outside. It had also been beautifully decorated.On the morning of April 18th we were ready to welcomeH.E. the 9th Khamtrul Rinpoche, Shedrup Nyima, theSpiritual Director of our nunnery.After these offerings we started our Vajrasattva Puja. Wewere very happy to join the puja because this is first timeto celebrate puja with our root guru in our nunnery. Wetried to lead our puja to the best of our ability. Ani JigmeChodron was the Umze – chant leader – she did very well.It was her first time to lead chants with monks. Althoughshe was feeling shy on this day, her voice was steady whenwe do the puja.All the nuns were wearing ceremonial dress for theoccasion and playing cymbals and trumpets. He was givena very warm welcome and we escorted him to the Templewhere he cut the ribbon and did some auspicious prayersoutside the new Temple’s door and then we all went insidetogether. Later Jetsunma and nuns offered mandala to ourguru for Long Life. Then we offered sweet rice to Rinpocheand all the others.Now the 3 statues in the Temple are blessed. We werevery happy that from now on the temple was blessed bygreat Rinpoches, Tulkus, Togdens and Khenpos. It wasa star Puja! I love my temple. All the Rinpoches, Tulkusand Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo were highly pleased with ourperformance.Khamtrul Rinpoche, Dorzong Rinpoche, ChogyalRinpoche and some of the Togdens stayed overnight in ourtemple. We were so lucky that they accepted our request.4 GATSAL