The North American Phurba Project & Craft Retreat

Retreat with Shardröl Du-nyam Wangmo, Trögyal Dorje, Pema Zangmo and Dzü´drül Pamo

Saturday 26 June 2010 - Sunday 4 July 2010
Aro Kha’jong - Aro Sky Meadow
273 Church Road
Livingston Manor, NY, US
At this 9-day apprentice retreat we will:

Begin work on an Aro gTer Monumental Phurba, like the one in Austria but even bigger, under the direction of Ngakpa Trogyal Dorje

Create a 6-foot square applique thangka of Dorje Trollo, under the direction of Ngakma Pema Zangmo

Practice & perform Dorje Phurba Cham (Dance), under the direction of Naljorma Dzu'drul Pamo

Instruction will be available in these & other tantric crafts. Apprentices from all Aro sanghas are enthusiastically encouraged to attend, especially those with particular knowledge or interest in craft work.

NOTE: THE LAST DAY OF THE RETREAT (SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 3) WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. You can see the work on the phurba, watch a performance of phurba dance & hear a talk on practice. Please contact sdwangmo@gmail.com for further information on this.
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$500 or less, depending on enrollment

For more information contact Ngakma Sheltsal: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

All Aro gTer retreats are non-smoking events. Smokers are welcome to attend, but in accordance with Nyingma teaching, and Vajrayana Buddhism in general, we require participants to desist from the smoking of tobacco for the entire duration of the retreat – both on or off the premises where retreats are held. Tobacco in any form should not be brought to the retreat.