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Tibetan Buddhist crowds welcome His Holiness Dagchen Rinpoche, red white and blue tents, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nectar intiation, monks, nun, laypeople, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya on throne, katag under the tent, murals, students, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, 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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Let's hear beautiful things, Linda Lane listening to prayers, Tibetan horns, beautiful to hear, Toast Bakery, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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HE Abhaya Sakya and family members go through the blessing line with HE Asanga Sakya Rinpoche seated, attended by monks, behind the brightly painted flower covered column, Long Life Blessing, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monk lighting incense vajra staff on a Tibetan Buddhist shrine, mala, semi-precious stones set in ornate gold and silver reliquary monument, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Bodha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Blessing line, Lama HE Avikritar Rinpoche, his grandfather, HH Dagchen Sakya on the throne, Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Amitayus Hayagriva Long Life empowerment, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Intricate hand made carpets and little shrine boxes and art for sale, note the vajra box, wool, seller's area, brick building, isn't it lovely?, beside the stupa, Bodha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Three Tibetan men with malas and many blessings exiting the front door of Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan traveler in a brown chuba, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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New Improved - Offerings! Tibetan monk making fun of TV commericals while packing Real Dabur juice for the feast, Tharlam Monastery Stage, Boudha, Kathmandu
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Rededication of protector deities, prayer flag, a chopon, HH Jigdal Dagchen Sakya and his family members, son, grandsons, praying, Sakya Lamas, many monks, nuns, Tibetan Buddhists, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Venerable Lekshe gives His Holiness Dagchen Sakya a white ritual katag, statue of Sakya Kunga Nyingpo to the right, silk decorations, statues, zephr throne, shrine room, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Buddha Bodhisattva
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Statue of Sakya Pandita, gold foil over clay with cast parts, and silk aura, holding the flaming sword of wisdom, and a volume of the Prajnaparamita, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Tibetan family wearing initiation blindfolds, a boy collects the last of nectar poured from ritual bowl to a cup, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Incredibly rich and ornate feast and torma offerings to Shri Vajrakilaya and his retinue, Tibetan Buddhism, Sakya Monastery, Pharping, Nepal
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Happiness is the Chopon handing out offering rice, Tashi Paljor on the left, many monks and lay people, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Sakya School mural in background, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monks put up strings of flower seed pods, decorating for Bodhisattva Day, against a backdrop of murals depicting the Buddha's life, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Chunky happy Tibetan baby and mom, in matching colors!, Vajrayogini initiation, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monks, nuns, and laiety under the overflow tent, standing as the senior lamas arrive, preparing for teachings and initiation, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan Buddhist monk ringing a bell and holding a dojre (vajra) during concluding prayers of Sakya Lamdre, musician monks, horns, tables, prayer books, Tharlam Monastery shrine room, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Un monastère au milieu de nulle part
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Happy Tibetan Buddhist nuns smile in anticipation of the initiation and Lam Dre teaching, entryway, Tharlam Monastery, Bodha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sons help their father in his wheelchair to cross the stage, senior lama assists, Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Blessing and Initiation, Tharlam Monastery Stage, Bodha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Statue of Lord Buddha in Tharlam Monastery, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya on the throne, leading Hevajra Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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As a Tibetan woman gives offerings, placing an orange yellow khata on the desk of a Sakya Lama, his father, and Taiwanese student videotape the event, monks, laypeople, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, Damaru & Bell continues high Initiation, A damaru is a small two-headed drum shaped like an hourglass sometimes made of bone and leather as this one is, attached silk decoration, Sakya Lam Dre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Vajrayogini Empowerment Torma with sindhura powder, ritual spoon, rice heaps, tripod, skullcup, saffron nectar, and candles for diety offering on silk, shrine, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags among the white birches on the Eastern side of Sakya Monastery, Google photo from Google Maps, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Senior Tibetan Lamas, Sakya Trizin, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with Kalachakra colored fabric, steps, throne, Kalachakra for World Peace, live webcast, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
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Dharma Wheel - Walking up the front stairs with monks and nuns, pilgrims - Dharma students from Sakya Monastery in Seattle Washington arrive at Sakya Trizin's Sakya College, Rajapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1993
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Under the Bodhi tree, At Lord Buddha's enlightenment seat, The Vajrasana, (Sanskrit for "diamond throne"), offerings under the new cover, flowers, khatas, buddhist flag, His Holiness Dagchen Sakya, monks, relatives, BodhGaya, H.P., India, 1993
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Tibetan people in line for the Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Blessing and Initiation into practice, woman wearing traditional Tibetan style dress (chuba), smiling elderly monk, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Hevajra Mandala on the ceiling, Buddhist shrine, volunteers Ikea and John work on installing the chandelier, scaffolding, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Una ready to play, focused, supported by her mother Amanda's hands, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Meditator, Keith Herring t-shirt and jacket, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tashi Deleg! left to right, Ben Fash, a western photographer, two friends - smiling pilgrims - from Tibet, wearing malas, holding a camera, enjoying some tea and dharma muffins, seated in the business office of Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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SteveD performing mandala offering mudra in prayer, wearing an adi, red blessing cord, blue t-shirt, Buddhist murals, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Freelance videographer, on the Tharlam Monastery stage, long life empowerment, monk in background, keys on belt, video camera, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Statue of Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava, holding a vajra and nectar skullcup, vajrakatanga staff, lotus hat, flowers, colored jewels, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Ikea hard at work, unpacking crystals, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Greenwood, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Very young Tibetan Buddhist initiate wearing blindfold, one shoe on, one shoe off, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sakya Monastery Ah light shrine, Tibetan Chorten
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Manager of the wood working studio speaking on his cell phone, wooden break tower, Nepalese women wearing tikas laugh, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Little India, Singapore
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Tibetan man, wearing his formal chuba & mala, An old friend, Tibetan people, monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, 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 children playing with a parent, traditional jacket, lawn, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, holding the bow with many arrows, giving empowerment in Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monks begin to roll out Tibetan carpets and silk chair covers over wood chairs for the senior Sakya Lamas, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Tibetan Buddhism, many monks and nuns, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Wearing a symbolic red initiation blindfold, a young boy arranges stones on the Tharlam Monastery Courtyard lawn, Tibetan Buddhism, play, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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HE Sogyal Rinpoche teaching at the shrine, center statue of Lord Buddha, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo, White Tara, Padmasambhava, light offerings, flower offerings, students, snow lion statues, Sakya Pandita, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, WA, USA
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His Holiness Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche examining a very old thangka of Sakya Pandita at the Tibetan Works and Archives Library in Dharamsala, India, Pilgrimage 1993
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Donations in the form of cash being handed out to all vow takers, Tibetan Buddhist monks, red robes, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Intense: Young Tibetan Buddhist meditator monk preparing offering bags to be packed with food offerings, offered, and dispersed to the sangha, Tharlam Monastery Stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Double checking the ancient Tibetan texts closing the mandala instructions, three lamas, dorje and bell, HH Dagchen Sakya, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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HH Kalu Rinpoche offered red carnations, and students, Tashi, Steve D., Sakya Tegchen Choling, Wallingford neighborhood, Seattle, Washington, USA, 1978
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HH Dagchen Rinpoche's Tibetan Buddhist Lama's throne, Sakya Monastery, Seattle, Washington, USA
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HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and HH Dagchen Sakya, at the Sakya Palace, Seattle, Washington, USA c 1976
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