Senior lamas make offerings, of torma and blessed nectar, for initiation, from his throne His Holiness Dagchen Rinpoche blesses the environment and people with a silver mulcha, shrine room, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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The Four Seals of Buddhism: an Economist’s View


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By Professor Rodney Stevenson (my pops)
1. All phenomena are impermanent.
2. All phenomena are suffering.
3. All is empty.
4. Nirvana is peace.

Enlightenment Machine truckin’ – happy Tibetan Buddhist women turning prayer wheels, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Dagchen Rinpoche’s shoes, on the throne steps, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Master of Ceremonies monk distributes dorjes to lamas and tulkus, HH Dagchen Rinpoche on the throne at the front shrine, Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Ceremony monk distributes vajras to the lamas and Sakya tulkus, other practitioners, offering rice, ritual bells, pechas, shrine, murals depicting Lord Buddha’s life story, Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Young Sakya lama wearing the Sashu hat snapping his fingers during a prayer, monk attendent, Statue of Lord Buddha, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Monks sweeping away the colored sand mandala of Shri Hevajra, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Monks blowing horns, end practices of Sakya Lamdre Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Red reflects on monks with hands in mandala prayer mudra, Lamdre dedication of merit, camera tripod, drum, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal


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