On September 26th, a week long ZhiKhro puja began at Thrangu Tara Abbey. This puja is specially dedicated to all the animals that are killed during the Dashain festival in Nepal. ZhiKhro (ཞི་ཁྲོ) is the name referring to a cycle or mandala of 100 peaceful (zhi) and wra...

Have you ever wondered about the monks and nuns who have returned to lay life? You may be interested to know that they remain devoted to the abbey, the monastery, the ordained sangha and, of course, to Thrangu Rinpoche.

Some of the young men and women have stayed in Nep...