Kathmandu, Nepal – May 31, 2010
From Ven. Roger Kunsang:
Lama Zopa Rinpoche attends the third of a three-day long life puja hosted by Khadro-la.
Today the long life puja for Rinpoche started. Khadro-la said this puja was important to do for Rinpoche. It is done over three days. Dagri Rinpoche and Khadro-la are doing it with the senior monks and nuns of Kopan.
Rinpoche, Khadro-la and Dagri Rinpoche went to see Tulshig Rinpoche (head of Nyingma school) this afternoon. Tulshig Rinpoche has been ill and in the last two years has not been seeing anyone – the three received special permission to visit.
We were going to Lawudo but suddenly changed plans and now are going to Maratika, a cave where Guru Rinpoche is said to have attained immortality. It takes quite a bit to organize in the middle of everything else going on. We have to go for three days and are leaving in two days. We need to find a helicopter and all the food, etc. because there is nothing there!
The long life puja was attended by Dagri Rinpoche and Khadro-la and the senior monks and nuns of Kopan.
Also, there are changes in the Asia tour plans. We need to sort out another ticket and make changes, but it shouldn’t effect the Malaysia or Hong Kong visit.
Rinpoche is now circumambulating Swayambunath Stupa … the big korwa.
Thank you, thank you, thank thank you! Ven. Roger, for what you have wrote down I feel no fear of not seeing Rinpoche in person.
Thank you so much for the news of Tulshig Rinpoche, a dear teacher of mine. Thank you, too, for all you do to support our precious Lama Zopa.