| Program
Schedule |
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| 2008,
Pilgrimage to Tibet |
| Friday
May 9 to Monday June 2 from Kathmandu |
 Visit
the sacred sites of Tibet with highly
qualified Buddhist teacher, Ven.
Amy. The format of the trip will
follow that of our annual pilgrimage
to India starting with a week-long
meditation retreat at Kopan Monastery
in Nepal. After visiting Buddhist sites
around Kathmandu such as the self-emanation
of the Buddha Tara at the village
of Pharping, and Kopan's sister nunnery,
Kachoe Ghakyil the group will fly
to Gongkar Airport in the Yarlung
Tsangpo Valley. There spend two weeks
visiting Dharma sites in Central Tibet
such as Samye Tibet's first monastery,
Sera Monastery and the Potala Palace. |
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| SPECIAL
PRICING FOR EARLY SIGN-UPS: Price not
including air roundtrip to Lhasa is
$4000 if you sign-up before Dec. 1,
2007 and share a room. After Dec.
1 the price is $4200. Estimated air
is $1200-1400 from the U.S. flying
coach on a good airline. Roundtrip
air from Kathmandu to Lhasa is estimated
at $650. You will also need to budget
for travel insurance, visas, airport
tax, monastery donations etc. A total
budget of $6500 would give you extra
money for buying souvenirs etc. |
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| TIBET
Pilgrimage Itinerary and Information |
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| 2008,
Pilgrimage to India |
| Wednesday
October 22 to Friday November 14 from Kathmandu |
 This
annual pilgrimage to the sacred Buddhist
sites of Nepal and India is led by
Dharma Teacher Ven.
Robina Courtin following
the advice of her teachers, regarding
the practices to be done on pilgrimage.
Ven. Robina will give daily Dharma
talks and lead meditation sessions
for the group. There will also be local
English speaking guides accompanying
the group. |
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| The
group will meet in Kathmandu and start
with a week-long meditation retreat
at Kopan Monastary in Nepal. There will
be excursions to nearby places of interest
such as Bodhanath and Swambhunath Stupas before starting a traditional pilgrimage
to India visiting the places of Buddha's
birth (Lumbini), death (Kushingar),
enlightenment (Bodhgaya), and first
sermon (Sarnath). |
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| The
pilgrimage is open for anyone to join,
but good health and a serious interest
in Tibetan Buddhism are necessary to
make it a positive experience. |
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| INDIA
Pilgrimage Itinerary and Information |
