Creating Buddhas: Cast for Consecration. Drupon Samtem Rinpoche, along with Lama Dorjey, performed the consecration ceremony for the Green Tara fabric thangka in “Creating Buddhas”. Drupon Samtem (left) is the Spiritual Director of Drikung Kyobpa Choling, Escondido, CA. He was born in the Himalayan Mountains of Ladakh and entered the Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, Lama Yuru at age six.
Lama Tsewang Dorjey (right) is a resident lama at Drikung Kyobpa Choling. At the age of seven, he became a monk at Phyang Monastery located in Leh, Ladakh. Visit the Drikung Kyobpa Choling website: Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center - Latest news. Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center - Latest news. It's no dog's life for perky Pomeranian.
Tibetan Spring Festival and Fundraiser When: 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow Where: Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas Suggested donation: Adults, $20; youths, $10 Phone: (760) 738-0089 Online: tibetanmeditationcenter. org NORTH COUNTY — After nearly seven years, the Tibetan Meditation Center in Escondido is close to completion, and is tentatively scheduled to open next spring. A small team of monks, many volunteers and members of the community have contributed time, money and labor to the construction of the $1 million retreat, which will offer a spectrum of spiritual programs. But arguably the project's most visible proponent is a Pomeranian named Tashi. The perky canine, owned by Tibetan monk and spiritual director Drupon Samten Rinpoche, is a featured performer at the Tibetan Spring Festival, an annual fundraiser that will be held tomorrow at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas.
The 3-year-old dog was easy to train. “Tashi is happy to do this. Drikung Kyobpa Choling-Tibetan Meditation Center.