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Message from the Dalai Lama.....
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is one of the most important monasteries in Central Tibet besides being the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama. After the Tibetan national uprising that took place in 1959, a handful of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery monks along with many thousands of Tibetans escaped into India. The Monastery was then subsequently re-established in Bylakuppe in Karnataka State, India. With the induction of new recruits over the years, the Monastery today has about 250 monks. Most of our major monasteries are thriving, but Tashi Lhunpo is still facing difficulties. Through the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery UK Trust's educational and cultural exchanges, including chanting and cham performances, the monks share our unique Tibetan culture and their special monastic tradition with people in Europe and other parts of the world. The Trust also supports the Monastery's work in India. Any assistance extended to the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery will be much appreciated. As Patron of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery UK Trust and because of my unique relationship with the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery I support the work of the Trust and wish it success in its attempt to help the Monastery here in India. Statement on the Panchen Lama's Birthday - 25th April 2013 Tashi Lhunpo Monastery's official On the auspicious occasion of the 24th birthday of His Holiness the Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshey Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo, we, on behalf of all sentient beings, offer our good wishes and prayers for his wellbeing. It is a matter of sadness that no news of this great spiritual leader has been heard since his disappearance at the age of six in 1995, in spite of numerous requests to the Chinese Government, leading many to question his safety and even whether he is still alive. The situation in Tibet and for Tibetans in exile continues to deteriorate, with more than one hundred young Tibetan men and women deciding to take their own lives by self-immolation in an attempt to raise the issues of religious freedom and the annihilation of Tibetan culture, language and tradition. Recalling the courage of the 10th Panchen Lama, who openly confronted the Chinese Government on behalf of the Tibetan people, we support the middle way approach for the future of Tibet, proposed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as adopted democratically by Tibetans in exile, and request the immediate release of Gedun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama and Chadrel Rinpoche (leader of the search committee) and other political prisoners in Tibet. Finally we pray for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness the Panchen Lama, that they soon be reuinted and that the light of their teachings may be felt all over the world, as the light from the sun and the moon. To read the full statement, please click here. SEE TASHI LHUNPO MONKS ON BBC 1 "IMAGINE" PROGRAMME Broadcast on Tuesday 27th November, but still viewable on iPlayer, you can see the monks playing the long horns, in the prayer of Choed, and dancing in St James's Piccadilly, in a concert during this summer's tour in association with Sulis. A link to the programme is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p3c8w
COME TO LADAKH IN 2013 - AND SUPPORT TASHI LHUNPO MONASTERY! Details of our visit to Ladakh, India in July/August 2013 can be found on our Ladakh Trip page. The trip includes masked dances at a Buddhist festival in Thag-tok Monastery, walks in the 'hidden valley' of Zangskar and Nubra, the Valley of Flowers, as well as a visit to the remote Dha-Hanu villages.  Tashi Lhunpo Monks chant in honour of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the presntation of the Templeton Prize at St Paul's Cathedral, London. The first event in the 2012 tour programme was an auspicious one as the monks chanted Tara Prayers and the Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the beginning of the moving ceremony to present this prestigious prize. Pictures of the event are in the Guardian
Tashi Lhunpo monks were there. Get your DVDs of the Dalai Lama's Teachings from his 2012 UK Visit... Go to the official website at http://www.dalailama2012uk.org/ We've signed up to JUSTGIVING. Please support us with donations through the Donations Form. Thank you! NEW PRAYER HALL APPEAL Please support our efforts to raise the money to build the new Prayer Hall in Tashi Lhunpo Monastery - see the message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama: http://youtu.be/526gGI0MTUU Follow the link to (and customer reviews of) the previous CD : DAWN TILL DUSK on Amazon
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statement about the Panchen Lama is issued on 25th April on the occasion of His 24th birthday. 
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