Tsurphu Thangka Festival

July,28 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

Tsurphu Thangka Festival was held in Tsurphu Monastery on May 21, 2013, attracting many believers to the monastery to pray, get blessed and appreciate the big and vividly woven thangka.

Lamas and believers were carrying a huge thangka.

A thangka is a painting on silk with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort. Tsurphu Monastery is the most important monastery of the Karma Kagyu lineage, which is probably the largest and certainly the most widely practiced lineage within the Kagyu School, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Tsurphu Monastery is the official home of the Karmapa Lama, the third ranking priest in Buddhist hierarchy, and he still lived there until he left over the Himalayas to India in February of this year, 2000.

Lamas were playing Dungcheng during the Thangka festival at Tsurphu Monastery.

Lamas played Dungcheng during the Thangka festival at Tsurphu Monastery in Tibet on this Tuesday. Dungchen is a long trumpet or horn used in Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies. It is the most widely used instrument in Tibetan Buddhist culture. It is often played in pairs or multiples, and the sound is compared to the singing of elephants. Tsultrim Allione describes the sound of the dungchen.

Believers presented khada to the thangka of Buddha.

Lots of people go to present Khada to the Thangka of Buddha. Khada is a traditional ceremonial scarf common in Tibetan during the Thangka Festival at Tsurphu Monastery in Tibet on this Tuesday.

Recommended tours to Tsurphu Monastery:

Lhasa Tour and Tsurphu Monastery, Yangpachen Hot Spring - 5 Days

Tsurphu to Yangpachen Trek Tour - 9 Days

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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