Difference between revisions of "Keydong Thuk-Che-Cho-Ling Nunnery"
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| + | The [[Keydong Thuk-Che-Cho-Ling Nunnery]] is the first [[Tibetan]] Institution to provide higher [[Education]] for [[Buddhist Nuns]]. This practice is a [[traditional]] [[Way]] to {{Wiki|purify}} the [[Mind]], and includes [[visualizations]], verse recitations, {{Wiki|distinction}} and beautiful overtone [[Chanting]], all complemented by heartfelt [[Prayer]]. | ||
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| + | [[Nuns]] from [[Keydong]] were among the first to learn the [[sacred]] [[Art]] of [[Mandala]] (a practice previously restricted to [[nuns]]). | ||
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| + | A [[Mandala]] is a graphic [[representation]] of the perfected {{Wiki|environment}} of an [[Enlightened]] being. | ||
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| + | A [[Mandala]] can be read as a bird’s-[[Eye]] view of a [[celestial]] palace, with a highly complex and beautiful [[architecture]] adorned with [[Symbols]] and images that represent both [[the nature of reality]] and the [[Order]] of an [[Enlightened]] [[Mind]]. | ||
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| + | At a deeper level, a [[Mandala]] is a [[visual]] {{Wiki|metaphor}} for the [[Path to Enlightenment]]: its viewers ‘enter’ a [[World]] artfully designed to evoke attitudes and understandings of their deepest [[nature]]. | ||
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| + | More recently the [[Nuns]] have been {{Wiki|learning}} the [[Art of mani]], an [[oral storytelling tradition]] that communicates the [[Spiritual]] and {{Wiki|cultural}} values of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] to lay audiences and threatens to go into [[extinction]] without this important revival. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 3 February 2016
The Keydong Thuk-Che-Cho-Ling Nunnery is the first Tibetan Institution to provide higher Education for Buddhist Nuns. This practice is a traditional Way to purify the Mind, and includes visualizations, verse recitations, distinction and beautiful overtone Chanting, all complemented by heartfelt Prayer.
Nuns from Keydong were among the first to learn the sacred Art of Mandala (a practice previously restricted to nuns).
A Mandala is a graphic representation of the perfected environment of an Enlightened being.
A Mandala can be read as a bird’s-Eye view of a celestial palace, with a highly complex and beautiful architecture adorned with Symbols and images that represent both the nature of reality and the Order of an Enlightened Mind.
At a deeper level, a Mandala is a visual metaphor for the Path to Enlightenment: its viewers ‘enter’ a World artfully designed to evoke attitudes and understandings of their deepest nature.
More recently the Nuns have been learning the Art of mani, an oral storytelling tradition that communicates the Spiritual and cultural values of Tibetan Buddhism to lay audiences and threatens to go into extinction without this important revival.
