Several months earlier, Khatanbaatar Choidogsuren, the director
of our center here in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on behalf of many of
Rinpoche’s Mongolian students, requested the Mongolian Government
to consider Rinpoche for this prestigious award (the highest that
can be bestowed on a foreigner.) Yesterday, we suddenly received
word that the President of Mongolia would bestow this honor on
Rinpoche at 3 pm in the President’s office.
Rinpoche met the President and first offered a large thangka of
the 35 Buddhas to the President as well as special blessed pills.
They had a discussion together and one of the things Rinpoche
mentioned to the President was the importance of the Golden
Light Sutra (Rinpoche offered a copy of our translation in
Mongolian). Rinpoche also mentioned his promise to Chenrezig to
spread this sutra all over Mongolia and the world. Rinpoche
explained that he was presently giving the lung at Idgaa Choizinling College (the
monastery that FPMT built) where a 1,000 people were attending.
Rinpoche said he wanted to give the lung in different cities and
towns all over Mongolia.
Rinpoche was congratulated outside Parliament House
after the ceremony, Mongolian students were very excited!
The President is a strong supporter of Buddhism and also
mentioned to Rinpoche that his family had adopted 24 orphans! Then
the President thanked Rinpoche for all his efforts for spreading
and preserving Mahayana Buddhism in Mongolia.
Rinpoche thanked the President for all his support
Read more at :
http://www.mandalamagazine.org/2010/the-order-of-the-polar-star/