Event : 22nd Nyinma Monlam for World Peace 2011
Date : Febuary 3-12 2011
Venue : Bodhgaya, India
Website : http://nyingma-monlam.org/
The vision of Nyingma Monlam Chenmo is the result of magnificient
and noble thought of and gesture of generosity by Venerable
Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche.
The effect of world torn apart by warfare, tyranny, oppression and
genocide- the blood-soaked testament of negatives, prejudice, greed
and ignorance, which have shattered humanity, resulting in denial
of their rights and defaming their values had deeply adverse impact
on the Buddha Dharma in general and the living tradition of the
Nyingma in particular.
Ever since 1989 Nyingma Monlam Chenmo is held at the holy place of
Bodhgaya during the first ten days of the twelfth month of the
Tibetan calendar every year as decided by the most revered Gurus of
Nyingma Tradition. The 10th day is observed as Guru Padmasambhava
day and Tsog (Prasad or Symbolic Meal) is offered with devotion to
Guru Padmasambhava which witnesses the conclusion of the annual
Monlam.
The 18th day of the 12th month is equally a significant day in the
Nyingma tradition, which is observed as the Anniversary of the
highly knowledged Longchen Rabjampa (1308-1363), one of the
greatest revealers of Tantric Treatises (Tertons) in the history of
the Nyingmapa. Its observance every year by Nyingma followers is
being continually supported by the kind generosity of Tarthang
Tulku.
Thus the annual Nyingma Monlam Chenmo held during the twelfth month
of the Tibetan calender has become an auspecious occasion for the
Nyingma followers to pray for the world peace and dedicate those
days to the founders of their tradition viz., Bodhisatva, Guru
Padmasambhava and Trisong Deutsen (Kunkhyen Longchenpa) in
Bodhgaya.
The necessity to pray for World Peace was thus seen as the cause
for a universal assembly which resultantly crystallized in the form
of the Nyingma Monlam Chenmo to engender and to cultivate a sense
of inner spiritual experience amongst human being in general and
Nyingma followers in particular, which is seen as an absolute
necessity to strengthen human values and to keep the traditions of
Tibetan Buddhism, in its purest form, in perpetuity in
future.
At present, the Nyingma Monlam Chenmo provides the sole occasion
for members of the diverse lineages of the Nyingma Tradition to
congregate. It has assumed vital significance in bringing greater
understanding and co-operation among one and all. It is fervently
hoped that the Monlam (ceremony for world peace) will foster closer
ties and greater unity which would ensure greater harmony in the
years to come.