Tsatsas and Bumpas for the Stupa

Tsatsas and Bumpas for the Stupa   [Watch the video] As the future stupa that will welcome a part of Shamar Rinpoche’s relics is slowly taking form, we continue our discovery of the secrets of the fabrication of the various elements that it will contain....

The Sokshing, a Sacred “Spine!”

The Sokshing, a Sacred “Spine!” [Watch the video] In the center of the stupa, amidst the sacred substances, relics, and other mantra rolls, there is a fundamental element: the sokshing. The Tibetan term “sokshing,” which is translated as “tree of life” designates an...

The “Mantra Workshops”: An Activity in Service of Enlightenment

The “Mantra Workshops”: An Activity in Service of Enlightenment [Watch the Video] With less than two months remaining prior to the consecration of the stupa that will house a part of Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche’s relics, we are busying ourselves all over to prepare...