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Return to Gaden Monastery Tibet - Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

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Channel: Tsem Rinpoche · 2009 · People & Blogs

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January 1st, 2009 is when I laid my eyes on holy Gaden Monastery in Tibet the first time!!

I made a trip to Tibet in end of December 2008 and early January 2009. It was my first time there and I went with a tiny group as it was a last minute planning to go.

I visited quite a few places in Tibet.

When we left the hotel and took an hour drive to Gaden, it was clear. By the time we got there it was snowing and the place was white!! From the bottom of the mountain due to the snow, it took 45 mins of slow driving up. The buses that came couldn't go up due to the snow, so stayed at the bottom and ppl actually walked up...wow...such devotion.

We visited the main mausoleum of Tsongkapa that houses the remains of his holy body and clothes. We made tremendous prayers there and we arrived just before it was closing and the monks did not rush us out. We also visited the Setrap Chapel. Then we walked on a narrow 8 inches in width path that led to the cave that Tsongkapa meditated in and achieved great realizations. They built a chapel into it and we went to visit and make prayers.

The altitude was very high, so I needed oxygen that I carried. It took me around 2 days to acclimatize to the attitude and was very sick for the 1st two days.But I had great ppl helping me and good doctors that came to see me.

(to read more: http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/2010/04/i-visited-gaden-for-1st-time-with-an-oxygen-tank.html)

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