"Pujas" are Buddhist ceremonies and prayers which can be performed e.g. for ill people and those who have died. This is done widely in areas where the Tibetan culture prevails. The people concerned and relatives find those pujas very supporting.
A number of newly weds have asked us for wedding blessings from Dagyab Rinpoche. To receive such a blessing one does not have to be a Buddhist. Yet one should have a positive attitude to Buddhist teachings.
The monastic universities Drepung, Sera and Ganden in Southern India belong to the biggest monastic institutions of exiled Tibetans. They were modeled after the monasteries of the same name in Tibet with the help of the Indian government.
Willi Maassen has already organized several travels to those monasteries at net cost for friends and members of Tibethaus. A special highlight has always been that his traveling companions could get to know the parts of the monasteries our teacher Dagyab Kyabgön Rinpoche is in charge of. Thus they were able to establish a closer contact to his disciples there. For the excellent board and simple lodging in the corresponding guesthouses they gave donations.
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