25th Anniversary of founding of Triten Norbutse Monastery
9th December 2012, marked the 25th Anniversary of Triten Norbutse Monastery.
Triten Norbutse monastery in Nepal began in 1977, when Yongdzin Rinpoche traveled from Menri monastery, India to Swayambhu near Kathmandu in search of a land for a monastery to serve the Bonpo community in Nepal.
3 main purposes in establishing a Bön monastery was
- to preserve the Bonpo culture and religion outside Tibet.
- to provide a full education and practice program for the Bonpos of Dolpo and Mustang, the outer regions of Nepal; although there are over twenty Bön monasteries in these areas, none of them are able to offer this possibility.
- to serve as a center for the social and religious life of the Bönpo communities.
Date: 9th December 2012.
Read MoreTriten Norbutse monastery in Nepal began in 1977, when Yongdzin Rinpoche traveled from Menri monastery, India to Swayambhu near Kathmandu in search of a land for a monastery to serve the Bonpo community in Nepal.
3 main purposes in establishing a Bön monastery was
- to preserve the Bonpo culture and religion outside Tibet.
- to provide a full education and practice program for the Bonpos of Dolpo and Mustang, the outer regions of Nepal; although there are over twenty Bön monasteries in these areas, none of them are able to offer this possibility.
- to serve as a center for the social and religious life of the Bönpo communities.
Date: 9th December 2012.
