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Malcolm Smith distributing money offerings among the monks and vow takers, white katag, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1990
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Tibetan Buddhist monks wearing masks prepare shrine offerings, torma, candle, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Two Tibetan women, wearing chubas, striped aprons,detail, carrying dharma bag, double jumping fish auspicious symbols in chalk, Buddhist flag, walkway, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Walking on the road to or fro - above Ghoom Monastery, next to the tall Tibetan Prayer flags, two pilgrims in the mists, palm tree, brick fence, Sakya Lamdre, high above Darjeeling, Bengal, India
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American Tibetan Buddhist students wearing Tibetan chubas and coats, pilgrims walking downhill towards Ghoom Monastery, for Sakya Lamdre, John Vichorek, fog, Ghoom, Bengal, India
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Ephemeral play of pattern and light, Senior monks wearing red robes and cords, prepare to distribute blessed nectar in silver bowl, highest yoga tantra initiation, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan lamas passing out cash donations to the vow taking Buddhist community, steps of Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, under the tent, prayer wheels, Buddhist flags, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan cook using a cleaver to open cans of tomatoes, preparing the closing feast, wearing a red apron, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan Buddhist monk looking at the torma offerings for Vajrayogini initiation, shrine room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Wearing a crown of the 5 Dhyani Buddhas, happiness of the Tibetan Buddhist monk holding a vajra (symbol of the power of love) to his chest during an esoteric initiation, shrine room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Smiling Tibetan chief making noodles from scratch, wearing a red blessing cord, flour on lotus petal shaped board, cleaver, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery kitchen, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan Buddhist practitioner, wearing styish "business" chuba, solid blue chuba blouse, tan chuba, striped apron, gold & turquoise earings, freshwater pearls, gold watch, neatly tied back hair, working a mala, reciting prayers, Tharlam Monastery, Nepal
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The Gift, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Prostrators on prostration boards, Tibetan prayer flags, inside Boudha Stupa, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Hands at spiritual work, green dragon water jug - monks pouring blessed water to brass container, maroon robes, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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His Holiness Dagchen Sakya blessing the 5 Dhyani crowns for the empowerment, on traditional Tibetan Buddhist lama throne, shrine with photos of senior Sakya master, masters of ceremonies, Sakya Lamdre, Hevajra, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan nuns in traditional red robes, behind a red cloth shading them, mala (rosary), front porch, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan children playing, claim this place for Buddhism with the International Buddhist flag, overflow monks, nuns, and lay people under the tent, tall prayer flag, Sakya Lamdre, courtyard, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Young Tibetan Buddhist vow taker, reciting prayers, hair cut short, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Peeled potatos in a aluminum pan, soaking in water, whole potatos, temporary kitchen, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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HH Dagchen Sakya draws a line through the Hevajra sand mandala after initiation, holding a gold dorje & ringing a vajra handled bell, three masters of ceremony assist, one monk observes, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery Shrineroom, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Painting of a Lotus flower in a pond, gamadian, swastika, Sakya style hand painted double dorje, mirror, yin-yang, bliss whorls, wish fulfilling jewels, sun, moon, silk katag, kitchen, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Nepal
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Monks chatting on the steps, lama's throne and table, side thrones, front doors of Tharlam Monastery, courtyard, shadow, gate, prayer flags, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Young Tibetan Buddhist nun handing out initiation nectar for nuns to drink, traditional red blindfolds, maroon robes, malas, front porch, monks in background, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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A Tibetan man sewing prayer flags onto the flag pole, needle, black thread, wearing a red blessing cord and watch, Tibetan letters, prayers, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tharlam Monastery Guesthouse, lit up for Sachen Kunga Nyingpo's memorial, full moon, night, tent (top right), memorial lights cascading down, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Young Tibetan Buddhist monk writing notes in a book, brother monks in maroon robes, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, courtyard stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Seated under a tree, two Tibetan men clapping away evil to set the stage for initiation, bone mala around practitioners neck, bottled water, chubas, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Ritual scepter; His Holiness Dagchen Sakya circles the Hevajra colored sand mandala to close it by drawing lines with his vajra through the sand, wearing the Sashu hat, monk, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Crush of Tibetan Buddhist crowd coming and going from the front entrance of Tharlam Monastery, monks, Manang woman, kids, father and child, traditional building trim decoration, initiation, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan monks playing long horns propped up on a table, beating the big green leather drum, prayer books on a pillow, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan man assists an elder white haired Tibetan lady holding a white mala, wearing a red coat, while a young woman in a lavender chuba and green blouse, leaves the porch, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Celebrate! Tibetan Buddhist monks hanging seed pods and lights in the then unfinished Tharlam Monastery shrine room, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal 1990
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HH Dagchen Sakya gives initiation blessing to Ngawang Chodrub Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist meditator, Nyingma master, nakgpa, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Master of Ceremonies monk serving senior Tibetan Lama His Holiness Dagchen Sakya tea and dharma muffin, sangha, steps to the throne, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Senior Tibetan Lama blowing a blessing onto blessing cords held by a monk, red robes, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Smiling Tibetan Buddhists attending Sakya Lamdre, Mantho Gyatso, in a traditional men's red chuba, Buddhist monk Manyak Tulku in traditional robes, Chime Sakya Gyatso, wearing a maroon chuba & striped silk Tibetan apron, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Nepal
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Wearing maroon robes, a Tibetan Buddhist monk hands out red ritual blindfolds for the initiation, at the door, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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The eldest Tibetan Buddhist nun in a conversation with a senior monk, standing near the auspicious symbol the Shell, Tibetan people, sangha under the tent, on the lawn, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Fancy colorful and detailed Tibetan tormas for Offering, on the kitchen wall, waiting to be placed on the shrine, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sakya Lamdre, Dagchen Rinpoche's grandson, young Prince - Lama HE Avikritar Rinpoche offers a full Tibetan Buddhst mandala, while lamas, monks, videographers and photographers look on, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Video taping the Hevajra Mandala, blessed colored sand, Sakya Lamdre, initiation, colorful, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Senior Tibetan monks and tulkus concentrate on the instructions, wearing brightly colored formal robes, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan monk carries a statue of a stupa as an offering, white and yellow kataks, men wearing chubas in the background, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Lama Jampa under a thangka, a beam of light coming in from above, silk decorations, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Buddhist practitioners bringing fresh yogurt and lotus leaves as an offering, adi over his shoulder, monks, lay people, Sakya Lamdre, Tent, courtyard, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Full mandala offering, monks, lamas, several videographers, statues of the Buddha's students and Sakya Pandita, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Generous offering, child, mother, nuns and monks, Sakya Lamdre, breezeway, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, traditional architecture, courtyard, sangha, monks, nuns, tent, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Silk flower decoration on a monk's formal robe, Tibetan Buddhist style, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nectar containers under the shrine, view of the shrine room, Sakya Lamdre, lamas, monks, sangha, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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From his throne senior lama Dagchen Rinpoche accepts the Body of the Buddha during a mandala offering, with monk attendents, and a donor, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monk prepares an offering in a envelope, infinity knot, white & orange decorated Tibetan khatas (ritual scarves), 8 auspicious symbols, seated on a Tibetan carpet, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Smiling, a senior lama, and other lamas in maroon robes, wearing 5 Dhyani Buddha crowns holding blessed string, for high yoga tantra initiation, sangha, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, dorje, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Offerings made by Buddhist students, HH Dagchen Sakya on his throne making offerings, Khenpo Gaga, khatas, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Empowerment tools blessed on the shrine, Hevajra, red blindfolds, crown, dorjes, bells, blue lotus decoration, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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In advance of the lama's white umbrella, surrounded with incense smoke, two monks carry colorful banners of victory, while one eases the way, Tibetan Buddhist celebration, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Two Tibetan cooks diceing tofu for vegetarian food into aluminum bowls, on a makeshift cutting counter, celebration tsok (meal), Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Orange-yellow aspicious banner bearer, Tibetan Buddhist monk in maroon robes, lama procession, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Purple floral cup of kata, (katag, Tibetan Buddhist ritural offering scarf), light, shrine, reflectio of a monk in the snow lion, shrine offerings, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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