The 14 April Buddhist non-Faction Blessing Puja jointly held in the Yushu area

        On 14 April, 2010, a level 7.1 earthquake took place in Yushu Jyekundo state of Qinghai Province leading to an unforgettable 2698 casualties 270 people missing.

        In the morning of 4 April this year inside the Vairocana Retreat Centre (where the deceased monks were cremated), Aciu Rinpoche (阿丘仁波切) led the "Milarepa Regula Puja" and the dedication ceremony to mourn the casualties during the earthquake.

In front of the Vairocana Retreat Centre Lamas chant scriptures 

       Coming from the surrounding area of Jiegu town, the pious worshippers came to Damkar Lhundrub Dechen Chokhor Ling(當卡寺).Under the lead of Damkar Lhundrub Dechen Chokhor Ling’s host, Dulmocheje Rinpoche(都穆曲傑仁波切), the worshippers together with the monks in the temple joined the grand Commemorate and Blessing Puja inside the temple that its reconstruction had not yet fully completed.

        In the evening, under the lead of Khenpos from the Thrangu Monastery, the monks and worshippers were lighting up and pray for the casualties in front of the 108 auspicious Stupas located in front of the Buddhist College.

 In front of the Thrangu 108 auspicious Stupas

Under the lead of Khenpos from the Thrangu Monastery, the monks and worshippers were lighting up and pray for the casualties

       To those without a compassionate heart, disregard the hardship of all living creatures, don't know how to conserve the environment and treasure lives, 4 years is only a flash for them. To the Tibetans, this natural disaster had brought them an unforgettable agony! The monks have been trying their best to extend the little passionate heart from the individual to everyone's heart, hoping to spread the Buddhist teachings to people in different parts of the world.

       In the past 4 years, as the government offered help to the damaged Monastery and the protection from the worshippers, the reconstruction had been processing gradually. The road of reconstruction is long and tough and our venerable Lodroe Nyima Rinpoche has been relentlessly travelling to promote Buddhism, to publish books to raise money. However, there is still shortage of funds. The crafting of three Buddha Statues in the Main Hall (The Past , the Present and the Future Statues) are costly including casting, cover with gold foil and decorate the Buddha with gems. We wish everyone initiates your Bodhi heart to offer help and donate to the reconstruction of the Monastery.

Located in the snowy plateau, the Thrangu Monastery is still covered with a blanket of snow even now is April.

Left: The reconstruction of Thrangu Monastery in process Right: Lama’s dormitory in the snowy April

        The crafting of Buddha statue is very complicated: the artisan first write a draft with the help of a computer to create a plaster mold output. Under continuous improvement process to ensure a component can be generated from the plaster mold, the workers will solder different parts into one. ( As the Buddha Statues are often quite high, they will usually use scaffolding to operate) After cleaning and polishing the rough area, the workers will decorate and cover the Buddha with gold foil. As all this requires a lot of manual and professional work, the cost of each Statue is very high!

        For those benevolent persons who donate to help reconstruct the Qinghai Thrangu Monastery, the new book "The Bodhi inside the Debris" written by Lodroe Nyima Rinpoche will be given as a complement. We sincerely thank for your immeasurable merits.

        Karmapa Chenno!

        Amitabha!!!

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