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In Nyerma monastery deceased: Ishe Paldes

27 January 2012

Ishe Spaldes obituary.

In the first Nyerma deceased nun. Ishe Spaldes was one of the oldest nuns Nyerma and lived there from the beginning. Last summer she was reasonably fit. After a brief hospitalization, she died. She was somewhere in the 80 and despite her advanced age she was a powerful woman.

Its main characteristic was its very recognizable. Main characteristic that she had her nickname "monkey" to thank.

Spaldes Ishe was the one who sang the prayer meetings in Nyerma. If she was not there was clearly audible to the hesitant efforts and sometimes not so clean tones. We need to see who takes over this task.

In Buddhism, death belongs to life. Yet her death for the other nuns, particularly because it is the first in Nyerma. She is, as usual in Buddhism, after performing rituals cremated.

The monastery in Nyerma will still be a bit different without her.

Prayer for Mill Nyerma

27 January 2012

What course is hard and not (yet) advance: Prayer Mill for Nyerma

A Ladakhi father told his daughter a mystery. "It is hard but does not advance. What is that? " It turned out to be a turning millstone that grinds barley into flour. The prayer wheels spinning in Ladakh also around without moving, but what is inside you, puts great distances and will benefit all living beings. Anyone who thinks the Tibetan Buddhism, which is part of the daily life of the nuns in Ladakh and many others, think of prayer flags. They flutter in monasteries, temples, mountain passes and on the roofs of people's homes. They are printed with holy spells and wind along the stroke, carries good wishes to the world. Equally important are the prayer wheels. They come in many sizes and are hand movement, wind or water power into motion. The little ones are for personal use, they have a wooden handle and can be used while sitting or walking. The larger version, mounted on a fixed vertical axis, is often placed on a route that leads to a temple or monastery. Passers-by, the prayer wheel (s) manually run.

Whatever the size of a prayer wheel is, the principle remains the same. The cylinder is just the shell, the key lies inside, there are just like the prayer flags sacred texts. The mills are in the hands of the clockwise and rotated with each rotation, the many prayers and good wishes sent into the world. The energy of the mantras are distributed and will not only benefit the person making the prayer wheel, but to all those on whom descend blessings. Actually each a monastery prayer wheel adorn the landscape.

History of Nuns in Ladakh

Ladakh is a high mountain desert in northwestern India. Since the beginning of the tenth century AD, the Tibetan Buddhist culture plyas an important part. Tibetan Buddhism was brought to ladakh by the famous teacher and translator Rinchen Khando, who founded in Nyerma the first Buddhist University in Ladakh. That is in the historic spot where now the new nunnery for a group of elderly nuns Chattnyanling has been built.

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