http://www.kechara.com/travel/travel-with-us/past-pilgrimages/bodhgaya-2005/ A Tsem Tulku Buddhist Organisation Sat, 18 May 2013 14:33:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.kechara.com/travel/travel-with-us/past-pilgrimages/bodhgaya-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-32998 Sharon’s very special trip | Tsem Tulku Rinpoche Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:48:04 +0000 http://www.kechara.com/?p=2742#comment-32998 [...] In the Buddhist tradition, collecting merits through pujas or visiting sacred places will help to clear one’s obstacles to practice the Dharma. For this reason, I advised Sharon’s father to conduct a few pujas and to also go on a pilgrimage to Bodhgaya… which they happily accepted. It was the first time visiting Bodhgaya for Sharon and her family, but everything went smoothly thanks to Dato Ruby Khong who decided to follow them. Dato Ruby has been to Bodhgaya several times before. [...] [...] In the Buddhist tradition, collecting merits through pujas or visiting sacred places will help to clear one’s obstacles to practice the Dharma. For this reason, I advised Sharon’s father to conduct a few pujas and to also go on a pilgrimage to Bodhgaya… which they happily accepted. It was the first time visiting Bodhgaya for Sharon and her family, but everything went smoothly thanks to Dato Ruby Khong who decided to follow them. Dato Ruby has been to Bodhgaya several times before. [...]

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