
WISDOM CENTER
OF SANTA CRUZ

Geshe Dangsong Namgyal
Born in Tibet, Geshe is a Rimé (nonsectarian) scholar, meditation master and author. Having entered the monastery at a young age, he has studied with accomplishedteachers of Yungdrung Bön, Gelupa and other Buddhist traditions in Tibet, India and Nepal. He currently teaches in California, Mexico, and Europe.

Fundraiser: Offerings & donations will be made at Triten Norbutse Monastery for the 100 Year Birthday Celebration of Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche!

NAMKHA Teaching & Workshop
with Geshe Dangsong Namgyal & Geshe Yungdrung Kalzang
JOIN US TO LEARN ABOUT AND MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD-CROSS [NAMKHA].
SCHEDULE: short purification ritual, teaching, lunch and thread-cross workshop.
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In the Bön and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, the namkhas are constructed for elemental balance, an offering, or a dwelling for a deity during ritual practice. It’s traditionally made with colored threads symbolic of the elements—blue, green, red, white, and yellow; space, air, fire, water, and earth respectively. (You may have seen similar-looking indigenous works called God’s Eye).
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Namkha means space in Tibetan. In the Himalayan regions of Zhang Zhung, the early biographies of Buddha Tonpa Shenrab tell of how, when traveling in Tibet to retrieve stolen horses, he taught the construction of thread-cross or namkha, as a way of making offerings to the deities.
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Online & In person
Lunch by rsvp and separate donation
Location: Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz
For details , visit Kunsanggarcenter.org
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