Namaste!
Please meet the Tibetan Lamas from the Namgyal
Monatry who preform the Tibetan Pujas during our
Proxy Porgrams. The evening Pujas take place in
the Main Hall of the Bodhi Tree Temple, and the am
Pujas take place at the Namgyal Monastery with the
same Lamas.
Please meet the Tibetan Lamas from the Namgyal
Monatry who preform the Tibetan Pujas during our
Proxy Porgrams. The evening Pujas take place in
the Main Hall of the Bodhi Tree Temple, and the am
Pujas take place at the Namgyal Monastery with the
same Lamas.
These two photos were taken from within the main Temple Room at the Bodhi Tree
Temple. Arthur took these photos of the Lamas during March 2007 Proxy Program.
Each night for 30 minutes several Lamas from one of the Local Namgyal Monastery,
The Dalai Lama's Monastery, gather in the main Temple room for 30 minutes of Puja
Chanting.
Arthur joins them and sends blessing to the Proxy program participants during this
evening Chanting. This evening chanting takes place at 6:00pm Local Time.
If you look closely you can see the back of the Lama's heads as they look up to the
large Buddha Statue during the chanting.
Temple. Arthur took these photos of the Lamas during March 2007 Proxy Program.
Each night for 30 minutes several Lamas from one of the Local Namgyal Monastery,
The Dalai Lama's Monastery, gather in the main Temple room for 30 minutes of Puja
Chanting.
Arthur joins them and sends blessing to the Proxy program participants during this
evening Chanting. This evening chanting takes place at 6:00pm Local Time.
If you look closely you can see the back of the Lama's heads as they look up to the
large Buddha Statue during the chanting.
The monk with the yellow robe at the front of the photo is one of the Bodhi Tree Temple
Attendants. He is locking the gate to the room preventing anyone from entering during
the nightly chanting.
Attendants. He is locking the gate to the room preventing anyone from entering during
the nightly chanting.
On the right we see the
same Lamas during a New
Years Celebration march.
They are returning to their
Monastery after having
carried a statue of the
Buddha to the Bodhi Tree
Temple for special
ceremonies.
These are the same Lamas
that preformed the Daily
morning and evening Pujas
March 2007.
same Lamas during a New
Years Celebration march.
They are returning to their
Monastery after having
carried a statue of the
Buddha to the Bodhi Tree
Temple for special
ceremonies.
These are the same Lamas
that preformed the Daily
morning and evening Pujas
March 2007.
According to many Lamas and Shamans alike, any ceremonies preformed at the Bodhi
Tree are greatly enhanced in their effectiveness.
Lama Zopa has claimed that any offerings and rituals performed at the Bodhi Tree are
increased in effectiveness by 1000 fold. We are very grateful to be able to participate in
these sacred gatherings on behalf of the Proxy Program Participants.
Tree are greatly enhanced in their effectiveness.
Lama Zopa has claimed that any offerings and rituals performed at the Bodhi Tree are
increased in effectiveness by 1000 fold. We are very grateful to be able to participate in
these sacred gatherings on behalf of the Proxy Program Participants.
Prayer and meditation go hand in hand in Bodhgaya. Compassion for all sentient beings
is seen in many forms of expression including the Prayer Wheel.
Here we see a set of prayer wheel, an inside each container are thousands and
thousands of prayers carefully contained within the "prayer wheel"
By turning the wheel one receives the blessings of all the prayers within the wheel,
thus each turn of the wheel is equal to have chanted thousands of prayers.
is seen in many forms of expression including the Prayer Wheel.
Here we see a set of prayer wheel, an inside each container are thousands and
thousands of prayers carefully contained within the "prayer wheel"
By turning the wheel one receives the blessings of all the prayers within the wheel,
thus each turn of the wheel is equal to have chanted thousands of prayers.
The prayer wheels shown here are housed at the Tibetan Monastery which is home to
the Lamas shown above.
Here are some photos from their Main Meditation Hall of the Nymaga Monastery of
Bodhgaya, where for our upcoming programs the Lamas from The Nymgal Monastery will
be performing a weekly Puja on behalf of the program Participants. The Lamas will be
reading each Participants Name out load during the weekly Medicine Puja being
preformed on their behalf.
We are very grateful to able to participate in these programs with the Lamas on your
behalf. Folks participating in the Proxy program have claimed that they truly felt their
presence and their compassion. Tibetan Ritual and Lamas are highly respected and
honored among the Native American and Mayan Elders as well as Spiritual Traditions and
religions around the globe.
Their dedication to all sentient beings and the spiritual development for all humanity is
easily recognized and felt very deeply when in their presence. This is equally matched
by their rich mystical expertise which has cause spiritual seekers from all walks of life to
search them out. We are so grateful and fortunate that they have provided us with the
opportunity to work so closely with them and in such an intimate way!
the Lamas shown above.
Here are some photos from their Main Meditation Hall of the Nymaga Monastery of
Bodhgaya, where for our upcoming programs the Lamas from The Nymgal Monastery will
be performing a weekly Puja on behalf of the program Participants. The Lamas will be
reading each Participants Name out load during the weekly Medicine Puja being
preformed on their behalf.
We are very grateful to able to participate in these programs with the Lamas on your
behalf. Folks participating in the Proxy program have claimed that they truly felt their
presence and their compassion. Tibetan Ritual and Lamas are highly respected and
honored among the Native American and Mayan Elders as well as Spiritual Traditions and
religions around the globe.
Their dedication to all sentient beings and the spiritual development for all humanity is
easily recognized and felt very deeply when in their presence. This is equally matched
by their rich mystical expertise which has cause spiritual seekers from all walks of life to
search them out. We are so grateful and fortunate that they have provided us with the
opportunity to work so closely with them and in such an intimate way!
Here are some photos of the Namgyal Tibetan Lamas who will be performing the weekly Pujas.
Please Note: These Particular Lamas are from HH The Dalai Lama's Personal Monastery,
heritage, and often return to Dharmsala to be closer to the Dalai Lama.
Please Note: These Particular Lamas are from HH The Dalai Lama's Personal Monastery,
heritage, and often return to Dharmsala to be closer to the Dalai Lama.
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Bodhgaya Namgayl
The abbot Ven. Ngawang Samten built Gandhen Phelgyeling Bodhgaya Monastery on the 3rd of February, 1938. He built
this monastery with the intention of giving his most sincere service to the progress of the Buddha Dharma. He sought help
from the government of Tibet and worked hard for many years gathering offerings and material supplies from India and
the Kham province in eastern Tibet. He built the monastery, providing it with all the sacred images and holy texts. The
primary image of Lord Maitreya stands 13 feet tall. Along with this there are three complete sets of Buddha's discourses
and one set of treatises composed by Indian scholars.
New students who enter the monastery must undergo a strenuous course of study which includes Buddhist logic, the
Tenet system composed by chang-kya Rolpai Dorjee, the path of tantra. In addition to this they must memorize all the
tantric texts and Sadhanas of Guhyasamaja, Yamantaka, Heruka and Kalachakra,and also the thirteen deities.
During an Abbot’s tenure at the monastery they teach Lamrim, mind training text, and Vanaya texts. At present there is
one substitute Abbot for the 45 monks residing there. The monastery is located in the main pilgrimage centre and
provides any help to Tibetan and foreign pilgrims. On the 3rd of April 1997, five representatives from the Bodhgaya
Monastery namely master Lungtok Gyatso, disciplinarian Tamdin Dorjee, Gen Kelsang, and Thupten Namdol had an
audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At this meeting they relayed their story of success to the Dalai Lama and also
their concerns. One of their biggest concerns regarded maintaining the quality of the monastic education in the field of
both Sutra and Tantra studies. They felt it would be beneficial if Namgyal Monastery were to take full responsibility by
integrating Bodhgaya Monastery into Namgyal, there by taking responsibility for the restoration of monastic study and
general maintenance.
In January 1998 Namgyal Monastery accepted the proposal to make the Gandhen Phelgyeling Monastery an integral part
of it. Later, on December 19th,1998, a small meeting was held with cabinet minister Kirti Rinpoche, the general secretary
for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lobsang Jinpa, the senior working tenure of Namgyal Monastery, and the working tenure
of Bodhgaya monastery. It was at this time that the rules and regulations to maintain the standard of the monastery
concerning both facilities and study were established.
The abbot Ven. Ngawang Samten built Gandhen Phelgyeling Bodhgaya Monastery on the 3rd of February, 1938. He built
this monastery with the intention of giving his most sincere service to the progress of the Buddha Dharma. He sought help
from the government of Tibet and worked hard for many years gathering offerings and material supplies from India and
the Kham province in eastern Tibet. He built the monastery, providing it with all the sacred images and holy texts. The
primary image of Lord Maitreya stands 13 feet tall. Along with this there are three complete sets of Buddha's discourses
and one set of treatises composed by Indian scholars.
New students who enter the monastery must undergo a strenuous course of study which includes Buddhist logic, the
Tenet system composed by chang-kya Rolpai Dorjee, the path of tantra. In addition to this they must memorize all the
tantric texts and Sadhanas of Guhyasamaja, Yamantaka, Heruka and Kalachakra,and also the thirteen deities.
During an Abbot’s tenure at the monastery they teach Lamrim, mind training text, and Vanaya texts. At present there is
one substitute Abbot for the 45 monks residing there. The monastery is located in the main pilgrimage centre and
provides any help to Tibetan and foreign pilgrims. On the 3rd of April 1997, five representatives from the Bodhgaya
Monastery namely master Lungtok Gyatso, disciplinarian Tamdin Dorjee, Gen Kelsang, and Thupten Namdol had an
audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At this meeting they relayed their story of success to the Dalai Lama and also
their concerns. One of their biggest concerns regarded maintaining the quality of the monastic education in the field of
both Sutra and Tantra studies. They felt it would be beneficial if Namgyal Monastery were to take full responsibility by
integrating Bodhgaya Monastery into Namgyal, there by taking responsibility for the restoration of monastic study and
general maintenance.
In January 1998 Namgyal Monastery accepted the proposal to make the Gandhen Phelgyeling Monastery an integral part
of it. Later, on December 19th,1998, a small meeting was held with cabinet minister Kirti Rinpoche, the general secretary
for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lobsang Jinpa, the senior working tenure of Namgyal Monastery, and the working tenure
of Bodhgaya monastery. It was at this time that the rules and regulations to maintain the standard of the monastery
concerning both facilities and study were established.
About the Namgyal Monastery
Namgyal Tibet and India
Namgyal Monastery was founded in 16th-century Tibet by the second Dalai Lama, Gendun Gyatso. Since its founding, the
Namgyal monks have assisted the Dalai Lamas in public religious affairs and have performed ritual prayer ceremonies for the
welfare of Tibet. The monastery was also established as an esteemed center of learning, contemplation, and meditation on the
vast and profound Buddhist treatises.
Namgyal Monastery was founded in 16th-century Tibet by the second Dalai Lama, Gendun Gyatso. Since its founding, the
Namgyal monks have assisted the Dalai Lamas in public religious affairs and have performed ritual prayer ceremonies for the
welfare of Tibet. The monastery was also established as an esteemed center of learning, contemplation, and meditation on the
vast and profound Buddhist treatises.
Situated in Lhasa next to the Potala Palace, the private residence of the Dalai Lamas, Namgyal Monastery has played an
integral role in the Tibetan religious establishment over the centuries.
Namgyal in Exile: Dharamsala, India
As a result of the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and one hundred thousand Tibetans fled
to India and Nepal. Among the original refugees were 55 monks from Namgyal Monastery. After His Holiness the Dalai Lama
was granted asylum in the Northern Indian town of Dharamsala, Namgyal Monastery was re-established very nearby the new
residence of His Holiness. To this day, nearly fifty years later, the Tibetan religious, artistic and intellectual traditions are being
preserved and maintained through the cooperative effort of the Dalai Lama and the Namgyal monks.
The curriculum and the rigors of monastic life have been meticulously maintained throughout the journey from Tibet into exile.
The novice monks of today must first pass a series of challenging entrance examinations and, if accepted, undertake the
traditional years of philosophical study.
Because Namgyal monks assist His Holiness the Dalai Lama and are frequently traveling with him, they require a more
streamlined course of study focusing on the essentials of sutra and tantra. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has innovatively
addressed and modified the traditional curriculum, including a new syllabus and program of study, which is becoming a model
for other Tibetan monasteries.
integral role in the Tibetan religious establishment over the centuries.
Namgyal in Exile: Dharamsala, India
As a result of the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and one hundred thousand Tibetans fled
to India and Nepal. Among the original refugees were 55 monks from Namgyal Monastery. After His Holiness the Dalai Lama
was granted asylum in the Northern Indian town of Dharamsala, Namgyal Monastery was re-established very nearby the new
residence of His Holiness. To this day, nearly fifty years later, the Tibetan religious, artistic and intellectual traditions are being
preserved and maintained through the cooperative effort of the Dalai Lama and the Namgyal monks.
The curriculum and the rigors of monastic life have been meticulously maintained throughout the journey from Tibet into exile.
The novice monks of today must first pass a series of challenging entrance examinations and, if accepted, undertake the
traditional years of philosophical study.
Because Namgyal monks assist His Holiness the Dalai Lama and are frequently traveling with him, they require a more
streamlined course of study focusing on the essentials of sutra and tantra. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has innovatively
addressed and modified the traditional curriculum, including a new syllabus and program of study, which is becoming a model
for other Tibetan monasteries.
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About Namgayl Monastery and The Lamas
Welcome to the wonderful hosts of our current Proxy Program! We are very excited and honored to help sponsor Joseph Giove
and Linda Hogan in their trip to The government of Guatemala officially recognizing the Mayan people and their providing an official seat in the
government for Don Alejandro Perez Cirilo Oxlaj as head of this new counsel of the Indigenous Peoples.
This is a truly amazing event, Linda and Joseph will also be presenting to Mayan Elder Don Alejandro sacred gifts and blessed items from Tibet, and a
piece of the Bodhi Tree where there Buddha Reached Enlightenment. Linda will then be bringing sacred gifts from the Mayan to the Offices of HH The
Dalai Lama and HH The Karmapa. This is truly a most important event in the healing of Mother Earth and recognizing of the Indigenous Peoples around
the globe. It is a great honor, and very humbling to be apart of such a beautiful gathering of the Elders or our times.
The Lamas shown here will be praying for all the program participants personally! This is a great blessing,nd we thank you for helping to make these
events possible!
and Linda Hogan in their trip to The government of Guatemala officially recognizing the Mayan people and their providing an official seat in the
government for Don Alejandro Perez Cirilo Oxlaj as head of this new counsel of the Indigenous Peoples.
This is a truly amazing event, Linda and Joseph will also be presenting to Mayan Elder Don Alejandro sacred gifts and blessed items from Tibet, and a
piece of the Bodhi Tree where there Buddha Reached Enlightenment. Linda will then be bringing sacred gifts from the Mayan to the Offices of HH The
Dalai Lama and HH The Karmapa. This is truly a most important event in the healing of Mother Earth and recognizing of the Indigenous Peoples around
the globe. It is a great honor, and very humbling to be apart of such a beautiful gathering of the Elders or our times.
The Lamas shown here will be praying for all the program participants personally! This is a great blessing,nd we thank you for helping to make these
events possible!