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We're in our coracle on the Li chu just about to head into Litang and the Litang Chode! We've a lot to see there as our Footprint Tibet handbook indicates! I've described our travelling to the assembly hall of Jangchub Chokhorling which is the first of the four main buildings at the monastery and our arrival before Aksobya Mikyopa and the thrones of Dalai Lama three, fourteen and Litang Kyapgon. I don't know much about Dalai Lama's three and four. Dalai Lama Three Sonam Gyatso as we know founded the Litang Chode in 1580. Dalai Lama Four must have been the one supported by Gushi Qan as there is mention of the Qan's armies suppressing opposition to the Gelukpa expansion in Kham in 1640. I'm not sure of the spelling of Litang Kyapgon as our Footprint Tibet handbook also spells his name Kyabgon. His full name was Litang Kyabgon Tulku Palden Dorje. The Tulku part of his name implies as we know that he like the Dalai Lama voluntarily chose to return to his next incarnation! He along with Shodruk Tulku rebuilt the Litang Chode after it's destruction in the Cultural Revolution. It was reconsecrated in 1996 during the July horse festival. The Dalai Lama's five and thirteen were considered the greatest and were called " the great Fifth" and "the great Thirteenth". I think we read about this in the Dalai Lama's book although I'm not sure. The present Dalai Lama is the Fourteenth. All of them were remarkable beings and affected those around them profoundly and were remembered for many generations. In fact, the present Dalai Lama was invited to the part of Mongolia under control of communist Russia. They were glad to host him thinking his presence would be of little importance and would be a convenient insult to the Chinese who they were in conflict with at the time. But as soon as he arrived Mongolians rushed to greet him and seek his blessing. This centuries after the reign Mongol Qans had long ceased to exist! In fact he was such an embarrassment to the government that they then tried to conceal his whereabouts but the Mongolians sought him anyway. They had never forgotten the Dalai Lama. There's a lot more to add but as usual two as one we'll add to the notes later beautiful one!


	Through My Eyes * We're in our coracle on the Li chu just about to head into Litang and the Litang Chode! We've a lot to see there as our Footprint Tibet handbook indicates! I've described our travelling to the assembly hall of Jangchub Chokhorling which is the first of the four main buildings at the monastery and our arrival before Aksobya Mikyopa and the thrones of Dalai Lama three, fourteen and Litang Kyapgon. I don't know much about Dalai Lama's three and four. Dalai Lama Three Sonam Gyatso as we know founded the Litang Chode in 1580. Dalai Lama Four must have been the one supported by Gushi Qan as there is mention of the Qan's armies suppressing opposition to the Gelukpa expansion in Kham in 1640. I'm not sure of the spelling of Litang Kyapgon as our Footprint Tibet handbook also spells his name Kyabgon. His full name was Litang Kyabgon Tulku Palden Dorje. The Tulku part of his name implies as we know that he like the Dalai Lama voluntarily chose to return to his next incarnation! He along with Shodruk Tulku rebuilt the Litang Chode after it's destruction in the Cultural Revolution. It was reconsecrated in 1996 during the July horse festival. The Dalai Lama's five and thirteen were considered the greatest and were called " the great Fifth" and "the great Thirteenth". I think we read about this in the Dalai Lama's book although I'm not sure. The present Dalai Lama is the Fourteenth. All of them were remarkable beings and affected those around them profoundly and were remembered for many generations. In fact, the present Dalai Lama was invited to the part of Mongolia under control of communist Russia. They were glad to host him thinking his presence would be of little importance and would be a convenient insult to the Chinese who they were in conflict with at the time. But as soon as he arrived Mongolians rushed to greet him and seek his blessing. This centuries after the reign Mongol Qans had long ceased to exist! In fact he was such an embarrassment to the government that they then tried to conceal his whereabouts but the Mongolians sought him anyway. They had never forgotten the Dalai Lama. There's a lot more to add but as usual two as one we'll add to the notes later beautiful one! * courtesy of A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions. The information for the sketches is courtesy of the Footprint Tibet handbook by Gyurme Dorje. ( please click here to return to my spinning for you!)