TENSHUG FOR H.E. YONGDZIN LOPON TENZIN NAMDAK RINPOCHE From January 22nd to January 30th, 2020, Triten Norbutse Monastery in Nepal celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Yungdrung Bon Academy of Higher Studies, called Shedra. On this auspicious occasion, the Monastery held many important rituals and events. One of them was a Thenshug, a Mandala offering for the Long-life for our most senior teacher and lineage holder, His Eminence Yongdzin Lopon Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. Here is a report from Olivia Zsamboki. Many Western disciples travelled to Kathmandu to participate in the Thenshug. For this occasion, all the Bonpo sisters and brothers around the world were invited to contribute to the Mandala offering for the Long-life for Yongdzin Rinpoche, as a way to show our aspiration and devotion, and express our heartfelt wish for him to stay with us at least one-hundred years. The Tenshug ceremony took place at Triten Norbutse Monastery, in Kathmandu, on January 27th, 2020. This date is also special since Yongdzin Rinpoche celebrated his 95th Birthday in January. On this auspicious occasion, the Monastery performed a Long-Life offering. His Western center, Shenten Dargye Ling in France, invited the worldwide Western Bonpo sangha to participate
through a joint effort and perform one Long-life offering to Lopon at the same time. We are all connected to Lopon largely because our teacher is and was his student for so long. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's main teacher is Yongdzin Rinpoche, and he lived many years with him. Through his kindness and ceaseless effort to spread the Yungdrung Bon, we have the precious opportunity to learn the Buddha's teaching and enter to the Path of Liberation. So, this Tenshug was a great opportunity for all of us to express our gratitude and care to him.
The shrine at Triten Norbutse Monastery during the Thenshug ceremony.
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