That is, it has no inherent existence for its own part, yet it exists as a field for mental activity. Also, cyberspace, like ordinary space, can be defined as something that cannot in and of itself be seen or measured, yet which can be conceptualized and used. In the monks' view, cyberspace resembles space in general, which Tibetan Buddhists characterize more as the absence of obstructions than as a distance between two points. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012.

^ Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies (8 February 1996).

The Dalai Lama instructed his monks to perform the sacred long-life prayer of the goddess Namgyalma, and from that moment on, Phende Lekshe Ling was also known as Namgyal Monastery. The name Namgyal came into use in 1571 when the king Altan Khan of Mongolia became very ill and requested that his teacher, the Third Dalai Lama, perform long-life prayers for his recovery. Wheel of Time Sand Mandala: Visual Scripture of Tibetan Buddhism (2nd. ed.).

Losang Samten: contemporary historian of Namgyal Monastery.

Fourteenth Dalai Lama: current Dalai Lama.

Fifth Dalai Lama: builder of the Potala.Third Dalai Lama: founder of Namgyal Monastery.Whether the People's Republic of China has maintained an institution with the same name inside Tibet is unclear. Namgyal (Dharamsala) also manages a temple in Kushinagar (since 1967), and an elderly home in Simla (since 1992). That monastery is now known as Namgyal (Bodhgaya), and has 45 monks. In 1998, Namgyal incorporated a Tibetan monastery in Bodhgaya, India, called Gendhen Phelgyeling.

On 8 February 1996, the monks of Namgyal Monastery's Institute of Buddhist Studies offered their first 'Blessing of Cyberspace' as part of the 'Twenty-four Hours in Cyberspace' event. In 1992, on the advice of the present Dalai Lama, Namgyal established an American branch in Ithaca, New York, including within it the Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies. According to Namgyal's website, Namgyal (Dharamshala) has 'nearly 200' monks (up from 55 in 1959), representing all four main Tibetan monastic lineages. Since the completion of construction on the Potala Palace (begun by the Fifth Dalai Lama), Namgyal was traditionally housed in the red section at the top of that building in Lhasa.įollowing the Tibetan uprising of 1959, Namgyal Monastery relocated to Dharamshala, India, where it continues, active, to this day. Its main tantric practices reportedly include those of Kalachakra, Yamantaka, Chakrasamvara, Guhyasamaja, and Vajrakilaya.įounded in either 1564 or 1565 as Phende Lekshe Ling (on the foundations of the since defunct monastery called Phende Gon) by the second Dalai Lam Gendun Gyatso, Namgyal Monastery was renamed in honour of the female long-life deity Namgyälma in 1571. This monastery key role is to assist with rituals involving the Dalai Lama of Tibet.

Another name for this temple-complex is Namgyal Tantric College. It is the personal monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama. Namgyal Monastery ( Tibetan: རྣམ་རྒྱལ།, Wylie: rnam rgyal) (also often referred to as 'Dalai Lama's Temple') is currently located in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, India. Statue of the Buddha in Namgyal Monastery

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