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The first gompa Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche built in Nepal, Nagi Gompa has a special history. Built in the mid-1960s, when no road led up to Shivapuri, H. H. the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa arrived by helicopter to perform the official rabney or consecration. Tulku Urgyen, himself, crafted the three large statues of Buddha Shakyamuni, Guru Rinpoche and the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje, found in the main temple. Numerous important initiations and teachings have been given at Nagi Gompa, attended by many illustrious lamas and tulkus, as well as thousands of lay people from all parts of the world. Tulku Urgyen spent most of the latter part of his life in retreat at Nagi Gompa. ( from www.shedra.com/othercenters/index.php )
How interesting that I finished reading Blazing Splendor, the biography of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche just before we left Australia, and not knowing about the above, Harry and I went up there on our motorbike for a day, because I saw it on the map and wanted to go. It is not far from our house. The next day (See swayambhunath trip) I met Brady, a personal assistant of Tsoknyi Rinpoche, one of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's sons. Brady is off to Tibet this month to help the Yogini Nuns of Gechak Gompa. Maybe we can help them with a database. Brady is a friend of a friend in Australia. There is certainly some synchronicity around all this, interesting... |
