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Monlam Goes Kechara Paradise @ Viva Home (Tibetan version)

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Channel: Tsem Rinpoche · 2011 · People & Blogs

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Over a decade ago, His Eminence Tsem Tulku Rinpoche came up with the concept of Dharma outlets as modern temples for modern people.

Rinpoche knows that most people nowadays won't go to a temple to learn the Dharma, so Rinpoche wanted to bring the Dharma to them. He has done this by opening five Dharma outlets all over Malaysia -- four are in the Klang Valley, and one is in Penang in the north of Malaysia.

KPVH is our fifth and latest Dharma outlet, located in one of Malaysia's newest malls, Viva Home. Viva Home is huge, located next to one of Kuala Lumpur's main highways, and highly accessible to people from all over the state. Even though it has just opened, it is already very popular, and there are a lot of visitors.

Having Dharma stores makes the Dharma and Dharma items easily accessible to everyone. This is for two reasons -- we can open more stores everywhere and in a shopping centre, people don't feel so intimidated about the prospect of walking in and asking questions. They can see the store as a source of knowledge, or they can also see the store as a shop selling works of art. Because they feel more comfortable approaching Dharma this way, they are more likely to be open-minded and feel ready to learn and ask questions.

Also, having Buddha statues all over Malaysia in this way, blesses many people who walk by the outlets in the shopping malls.

At the Kechara Paradise outlets, people can invite home Buddha statues and other holy items to bless their environment. They can also ask the staff any questions about the items, for example what Lama Tsongkhapa's hat represents or how to use a singing bowl.

For Rinpoche, the Kechara Paradise outlets is not about making money. Any income made in the outlets is put back into the Kechara organisation to support our Dharma activities. People who come are not forced to buy anything -- in fact, one of the comments we often get is that people are made to feel welcome, and can stay and talk for many hours without being asked to buy anything. This is because Rinpoche only wishes to share the Dharma with others.

For more information about Kechara Paradise, please visit http://www.kechara.com/shopping or http://blog.tsemtulku.com

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