Shrine Construction Completed
Lama Rangbar’s vision for Trinlay Khachöd Ling included a feeling that the three main practices of Lama, Yidam and Khandro, (otherwise known as the three roots) should play a major role in the center’s activities. He envisioned a special shrine with a large Guru Padmasambhava statue, a Vajrakilaya statue surrounded by lineage protectors, and a shrine with outer, inner, secret and super secret forms of the Dakini including, Vajravarahi, the Red Kurukule, The Lion-Headed Dakini, (Singhamukha), and Troma Nagmo, the black wrathful mother and central Dakini of the Dudjom Troma cycle of teachings.
Additionally, Lama Rangbar wanted the shrine to be spectacular and inspiring in its form and quality since it was an offering to Guru Rinpoche and the three roots. Lama Rangbar felt it should house the Dharma texts of both Dudjom Rinpoche as well as the collected works of Dudjom Lingpa along with the Kangyur, Tangur, Rinchen Terdzö, Damngak Dzöd, Nyingthik Yashi, Sabo, Sera Khandro texts and many others. He drew a unique sketch (see below) that would make it feel that Guru Rinpoche was in the room with us similar to Samye Monastery in Tibet. Lama Rangbar pondered who would have the skill to bring the vision into a beautiful reality. As Guru Rinpoche’s blessings have always guided this project, as resulting good fortune would have it, Lama turned to his friends at KPL, Lama Tratop Rinpoche and their shrine building expert, Daniel Curtis who happened to live very close by.
Daniel had to go through several calculations and even a mock-up model to make sure we would have a fit considering the large size of the main statue. He worked tirelessly in close coordination with Lama Rangbar and with help from the Bodhivastu community volunteers until its completion.
Visitors seeing the shrine are stunned by its presence and although photos don’t really convey the weight of the shrine’s presence, please enjoy some photos of the process below.
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