The picture above is a painted detail from an 8th-12th Century palm leaf manuscript of the “Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in 8,000 Lines”, produced by the Nalanda Buddhist University. It survived the destruction of Nalanda University, was preserved in Tibet for hundreds of years and now forms part of the collection of the Asia Society Museum. It depicts Buddha Shakyamuni supernaturally multiplying his body, referred to as the miracle at Sravasti.
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Today is Chotrul Düchen, a “Ten Million Multiplier”
Thursday, March 8th, 2012Lama Ole Nydahl’s 70th birthday and Chotrul Düchen, a “Ten Million Multiplier”
Saturday, March 19th, 2011Today, 19 March 2011, marks several special occasions. Firstly, we wish a very happy 70th birthday to our great teacher Lama Ole Nydahl – may he live long and may his vast activity continue to benefit countless beings!