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Help Keep Tibet’s Tradition of Sacred Art When you walk into the Lerab Ling temple, the first thing you see is the huge Buddha statue, surrounded by a myriad of smaller statues. You see paintings on cloth, sculptures on pillars, beautifully gilded shrines, intricate ornamental borders, silkscreen murals and mantras on wallpaper; sacred symbols and objects abound everywhere you look. NEW! Sponsor the Stupa for Khandro Tsering Chödron The Authentic Lineage The art and architecture of the Lerab Ling temple are authentic expressions of the centuries-old indivisibility of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan culture. Each object is rich in symbolic meaning, an expression of the profound wisdom tradition of the Buddhist teachings of Tibet. The temple in Lerab Ling, with its sacred architecture and art, thriving community of monastic and lay practitioners, and authoritative Buddhist study programmes, is one of the most authentic centres of Tibetan Buddhism to be found in West today. If Tibetan Buddhism is going to take root in the West, centres such as this need to continue to be supported and acknowledged. Statues of Buddhist deities and saints Each statue in the temple is a true work of art, designed and crafted by skilled Buddhist artisans from India, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand. The statues are transported to Lerab Ling where a small team of well-trained and highly specialized Western artists take over the exacting task of completing each piece. The statues are either painted in fine detail or expertly gilded, and can take months or even years to complete. The same team also produces the Buddha statues and sacred art objects that adorn Rigpa centres around the world. NEW! Sponsor the Stupa for Khandro Tsering Chödron Consecration In keeping with tradition, all these sacred images have been consecrated by great Tibetan Buddhist masters like His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness Sakya Trinzin and Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, as well as many of the other great teachers who have visited Lerab Ling. Equally vital to the continuing authenticity of the Lerab Ling temple is the daily practice and prayers of the community of monastic and lay practitioners, made in the presence of the images. The great oral lineage of teacher-to-student education is also perpetuated in the temple’s sacred environment. This is precisely how the 2,500-year wisdom lineage of Buddhism has been propagated in the past and survives to the present day. Please help to keep Tibet’s tradition of sacred art and architecture alive in Lerab Ling by making a donation. There are three ways you can support the Sacred Art
The team of artists (falls under Sacred Art and Architecture general) Thank you so much for your generosity!
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