Category Archives: Tibetan Lunar & Religious Calendar

Time to Practice The Great Lama

drenpa namkha prayer flag with watermarkThis prayer flag contains the image of The Great Lama, La Chen Drenpa Namkha and contains prayers and mantras specific for his practice.  According to the Yungdrung Bön tradition, the 10th lunar day of each month is designated as the time to devote to his practice.

May Auspiciousness Continually Increase!

Prayer flags at Boudha

“May the blazing glory of auspiciousness shine like a meteor even during the day!

May the blazing glory of auspiciousness resound continually even at night!

May there continually be excellent auspiciousness both day and night!

At this very moment, may there be potent, dynamic energy and auspicious good fortune!”

Extracted from the Prayer of Auspiciousness, translated by ©Raven Cypress Wood.

Venerating the Sacred

Tonpa shenrap bday shrine Menri 2015

Shrine during the celebration of the birth of the enlightened Lord Tonpa Shenrab Miwo at Menri Monastery in India. Photo credit: Unknown

 

Raising Prayers to the Sky

raising lungta at Nangzhik monastery

Tibetan New Year celebration at the Yungdrung Bon monastery of Nangzhik in Eastern Tibet. Photo credit: Unknown

Monastery Shrine for the New Year

Losar Altar at Menri 2013

Shrine for the Tibetan New Year, or Losar, and other celebrations at the Yungdrung Bon Monastery of Menri in Dolanji, India