Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 Thank you for sending this! I am Tibetan-Buddhist, so I really appreciate this info. Alana (new member) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 Hi, Please excuse all the >>> from forwarding on its way to me. I live within commuting distance to this, so if you might consider going, please let me know. Gloria > > > >>Please find below an overview of the Smithsonian Event to be held in > >>Washington DC this June/July. Lama Zopa Rinpoche has accepted to give a > >>public talk on the teachings of Lama Tsong Khapa on July 1st. His > >>Holiness the Dalai Lama will preside over the Monlam Chenmo on July 2nd, > >>with Lama Zopa presiding on July 1 and 3rd. > >> > >>This summer's Tibetan Folklife Festival in Washington DC is going to be > >>nothing short extraordinary. This will be the largest Tibetan cultural > >>celebration ever held in the West. From June 23rd -27th and June 29th - > >>July 4th, on a space about the size of two football fields, the > Conservancy > >>for Tibetan Art & Culture and the Smithsonian Institution will host over > >>100 Tibetans from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Switzerland and North America at > >>"Tibetan Culture Beyond the Land of Snows". All events are completely free > >>and open to the public and no tickets are required. We encourage all > >>Tibetans and Tibet supporters to come to the Festival in Washington DC to > >>celebrate the vitality of the refugee community. We especially hope you > >>will join us on Sunday, July 2nd when His Holiness the Dalai Lama will > give > >>a free, outdoor public address on the National Mall. > >> > >>Please find below a few program details. > >> > >>1) Festival daily programs run from 11 am to 5:30 pm. Tibetans fluent in > >>English will translate and facilitate communication between Festival > >>visitors and the Tibetan artisans, performers, monks and nuns. The daily > >>program will include: > >> > >> a.. Skilled artisans from Kathmandu, Bylakuppe, Dehra Dun, Dharamsala, > >>Tashi Jong, Ling Tsang, and Bhutan demonstrating the crafts of thangka > >>painting, paper making, clay sculpture, metal work, calligraphy, incense > >>making and weaving. > >> b.. Traditional performances of music, theater and dance on a circular > >>stage by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, the Bylakuppe Lhamo > >>(Opera) group, North American-based Chaksampa and Tibetan-Swiss musician, > >>Loten. > >> c.. Detailed explanations of monastic practices and rituals by monks > from > >>Namgyal Dratsang and Drepung Loseling and nuns from Shugsep Ani Gompa of > >>the Nuns Project in Dharamsala and Khachoe Ghakyil Ling in Kathmandu. > >> d.. Dharma discourses from the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism > and > >>the Bon tradition. Teachers include Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khenpo Konchok > >>Gyaltsen Rinpoche, Lama Pema Wandak, Sogyal Rinpoche and Chogtul Rinpoche. > >> e.. Explanations of astrology and ancient health treatments such as > pulse > >>diagnosis and herbal medicines will be given by two doctors and one > >>astrologer from Men-Tse Khang (Tibetan Medical and Astrological > Institute). > >> f.. Demonstrations of nomadic life including the care of four yaks > >>(brought from Idaho), the preparation of yak cheese and butter, and the > >>construction of nomadic tents by a nomadic couple from the Ladakh-Tibet > >>border (Yak specialists have assured us that the yaks will be able to > >>handle the heat). > >>Please note: The Smithsonian has made all invitations to Tibetan > >>participating in the Festival. > >> > >>2) CTAC is specially constructing and/or bringing to the Festival: > >> > >> a.. A 25' Enlightenment Stupa (Changchup Chorten) that will be placed in > >>the middle of the National Mall surrounded by prayer wheels. > >> b.. A large traditional gate (Gyap peep) > >> c.. A 12' foot Shakyamuni Buddha statue to be housed inside an elaborate > >>monastic shrine room. > >> d.. Four yaks from Idaho (please know that we have cleared this with yak > >>specialist and veterinarians who assure us that the yaks will be able to > >>handle the heat). > >> > >>3) Special events include: > >> > >> a.. June 23 Festival Opening Ceremonies > >> b.. June 24 Consecration of the Stupa > >> c.. June 25 The Shoton (Curd Feast Festival) celebrations, a traditional > >>day-long performance of theatrical dance and opera. > >> d.. July 1 First day of three-day Monlam Chenmo (Great Prayer Festival) > >>with monks and nuns performing rituals, chanting and debating. > >>Tibetan-American Day including special evening performances from 6-9 pm > and > >>a 10,000 piece light offering sponsored by the Capitol Area Tibetan > >>Association. For more info about Tibetan American Day, please contact your > >>local Tibetan Association. > >> e.. July 2 His Holiness the Dalai Lama presides over the Monlam and > gives > >>a free, outdoor public talk on the National Mall to an estimated 35,000 > >>people. > >>Please note: The National Mall is under the jurisdiction of the United > >>States National Park Service. The National Park Service does not allow the > >>sale of items or the distribution of printed materials on the National > >>Mall. > >> > >>CTAC will be updating our web site, www.tibetanculture.org in a couple > >>weeks and will post scheduling details and times of different programs as > >>they become available. > >> > >>Thank you to those who have provided financial and programmatic support. > >>It's only 4 months away! > >> > >> > >> > >>Matthew Pistono > >>Program Coordinator > >> > >>Conservancy for Tibetan Art & Culture > >>1825 Eye St. NW Suite 400 > >>Washington DC 20006 > >>phone 202 828 6288 > >>fax 202 287 3699 > >>www.tibetanculture.org > >> > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2000 Report Share Posted March 4, 2000 Hi Glo, Yes, am going. The Dalai Lama is also coming I just heard this week. Matthew is a friend, a very nice guy and a long time student of Tibetan Buddhism. Let me know if you'd like to drive in together, if anyone else is going we could meet in town :>) Love, bo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2000 Report Share Posted March 4, 2000 In a message dated 03/03/2000 9:09:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, Dharma7788 writes: << Dharma7788 Thank you for sending this! I am Tibetan-Buddhist, so I really appreciate this info. Alana (new member) >> Alana, Hiya Angel! Alana is an old friend of mine and a fellow Qabalist as well, she is an incredibly warm, loving and courageous young lady *g* great Gevurah - Chesed. Love, Maria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2000 Report Share Posted March 4, 2000 In a message dated 3/4/00 9:02:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, Rainbolily writes: > Alana, > > Hiya Angel! Alana is an old friend of mine and a fellow Qabalist as well, > she is > an incredibly warm, loving and courageous young lady *g* great > Gevurah - Chesed. > > Love, > Maria Dear Maria et all: Thank you for the terrific introduction! I am still reading through the many, many emails, this is an incredibly active list with so many highly spiritual people...I am very honored to be a part of this. Thanks to Harsha for making this happen <G> Namaste to all and LOTS of love to my Chesed counterpart :-) Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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