An original message… beautiful!
There are many prayers and preparations being made at Namgyal Temple in Dharamsala today.
Tomorrow is the great Buddhist celebration of Chökhor Düchen, the first turning of the Wheel of Dharma; the day of Buddha first teaching, The Four Noble Truths, given at Deer Park in Sarnath, India.
Along with the recitation of mantras, the making of prayer flags and the serving of tea, there is a place at the temple where any visitor can leave a message of good wishes and continued birthday sentiments for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Yellow Post-its are gathering in number for Dalai Lama to enjoy. They are written in Tibetan, English, French, German, and many languages; possibly as many languages as there are visitors here.
It is said that all good wishes and actions, positive and negative, are multiplied 10 million times during this time. So, write on a Post-it in your heart, wish-it with along with us… join us on this special day!
A sampling of messages found at Namgyal Temple today.
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Chökhor Düchen is one of the Four Great Festivals (düchen), during the Tibetan calendar year of 2010-2011, Iron Tiger Year 2137, 4th Tibetan day of the month (western calendar date of July 15, 2010)
Photograph by C. J. Schake – © Copyright 2010 – all rights reserved, quality prints available on request.
Mahayana Wish 