Nagi Gompa Ngakso 2008

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Nagi Ngakso 2008

Ngakso Drubchen in Nagi Gompa

Chokling Rinpoche in Nagi Gompa 2008
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche Nagi 20081 This year, from 11th to 19th January, our Vajra Master Chokling Rinpoche and his brother, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, led the nuns of Nagi Gompa in the annual Ngakso Drubchen. This Sadhana is a terma, which was discovered by the renowned treasure-finder, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa more than 150 years ago.

Amid an atmosphere of heartfelt joy and inspiration, a few fortunate members of our international Sangha were able to once more participate in the ceremony entirely or in part. It was moving to see all our Dharma brothers and sisters practicing side-by-side under the guidance of our Gurus.

Our assembly included about 100 nuns, both young and old, a number of monks and tulkus from Ka-Nying, about 20 local Nepali and Newari lay sangha as well as a handful of Dharma brothers and sisters from Malaysia, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Germany, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and the USA. All practiced as one while embraced by the kindness and blessing of our two precious Gurus.

Rinpoches ion Nagi Gompa 2008

On the 9th and final day of drubchen, the puja began at 3:00am and at about 7:00am, the thoroughly consecrated sacraments in the form of ornamental long-life vases, Buddha statues, ritual phurbas, ceremonial long-life arrows, long-life pills, amrita and so forth were finally taken out of the colorful tiered mandala receptacle. Our high Lamas distributed these blessings first to the participants in the main temple and then to the crowd of several hundred people who had gathered filling the courtyard outside. A light rain fell throughout the morning; Tibetans regard this kind of timely weather phenomena as auspicious and refer to it as a "shower of blessings"

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