Pema Kod (Hidden Land) is regarded as one of the most sacred
places in the world, radiating Guru Rinpoche's blessings, where any
accumulation of merit is said to be multiplied many times over.
This holy land is described by Ian Baker in his book, The Heart of
the World. The new temple is being built in the southern part of
the hidden land, located in the extreme northeast region of India,
in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, a region untouched by the
outside world.
The temple and its founder: Togden Kunzang Longdrol Rinpoche,
Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok's previous incarnation, was one of the most
venerated yogis in Southern Tibet. He spent his entire life
wandering from retreat land to retreat land. As political turmoil
broke out in Tibet, he fled to this part of the hidden land where
he spent the remainder of his life. Due to his presence and a
growing number of students, this part of the sacred hidden land
evolved into a retreat land. Togden Rinpoche built this temple on
the land "Deden Tashi Choling," in which he not only preserved the
sacred objects and relics from Tibet but, most importantly, the
Dudjom lineage itself. In time, this temple became the second most
important lay-oriented, or "Ngakpa," gathering place in the Pema
Kod region.
During his lifetime, it was
Togden Rinpoche's aspiration to build a three-story temple in the
style of Guru Rinpoche's Pureland Palace, Zangdok Palri. Due to
Togden Rinpoche's advanced age, limited funds and natural
resources, all he could accomplish was the creation of the one
story temple, and the Three Kaya statues--Amitabha, Chenrezig, and
Padmasambhava--that were to be placed in each of the three stories
of the temple to be built by his students in the future. For the
benefit of all beings, for the preservation of the spiritual legacy
of this sacred land, and particularly for the fulfillment of Togden
Rinpoche's aspiration, it is Tulku Orgyen's wish to undertake the
tremendous task of constructing the three-story sanctuary that
Togden Rinpoche envisioned.
http://www.pemakodproject.org/Temple2008.htm
