We want to share this amazing photo, taken by Jean-Marc Falcombello, which shows a beautiful statue of one of the Shamarpas, probably the 6th, Chökyi Wangchuk (1584-1629). It is in Yangpochen Monastery in Tibet. Yangpochen monastery is more than 400 years old, dating to the time of the 4th Shamarpa. It was the second seat of the Shamarpas, from the time of the 4th Shamarpa (1453 –1524) through the time of the 10th Shamarpa (1742 – 1792). In 1963, the monastery was completely destroyed by the Cultural Revolution. After Mao Zedong died in 1977, the new leaders eventually allowed the restoration of many monasteries in Tibet. The local people voluntarily started to restore Yangpochen in 1983. In 2006, Shamar Rinpoche began building a new Shedra (Buddhist college for highest study of philosophy).
View from Yangpochen Monastery, Tibet
More details about Yangpochen monastery and the Shamarpa incarnations can be found here.
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Tags: Shamar Rinpoche, statue, Tibet, Yangpachen Monastery
Beautiful :)))
Lama Khyenno : )