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Ka, lung and thri ceremony in Trashiyangtse November 2006
More than 4,000 devotees gather everyday in Tsengkharla, Trashiyangtse, to attend the ka, lung, and thri ceremony of Rinchen Tenzoed presided over by Lam Namkhai Nyingpo .

The ceremony, which began on October 23, 2006 started with Kagye Sangwa Yangzo Gi Drupchen and will end in April 2007.

According to Lam Tashi, organiser and the main sponsor of the ceremony, a similar religious ceremony was held about 63 years ago in the east.

"After that there was a gap because we had difficulty in finding an appropriate Lam to conduct the rituals and also because of a lack of sponsor as the ceremony was for a very long duration," he said.

Most of the people attending the ceremony are living in tents and temporary huts built by organisers.

Meaning of Thri

According to His Holiness the Je Khenpo, the meaning of Thri was to lead all sentient beings on the path of enlightenment or ultimate liberation from the cyclic existence and suffering in the samsara (khorwa) through spiritual means.

"The empowerment of the Thri is of paramount importance to those who wish to enter into the sacred path of Tantra. The transmission of the Thri can be traced back to His Holiness Choejay Dagpo Rinpoche, who is also known as gampopa, from whom originated several Kagyue lineages.

Choejay Dagpo Rinpoche had upheld the two aspects of Mahamudra (Chagja Chhenpo): Mahamudra of Sutra (Do) and the Mahamudra of Mantra (Ngag). This lineage was transmitted in the Drukpa Kagyue tradition. The main text of the Thri was Dagpa Thargen, a text containing the essence of all Drukpa Kague teachings," His Holiness said.

Contributed by KUENSEL, Bhutan's National Newspaper 2006

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