HAPPY TIBETAN NEW YEAR!!!
I hope everyone has a prosperous and happy year of the fire pig, full of adventure and excitement! :)
Fittingly, I found a Tibetan Buddhist temple tucked away in the middle of rice paddies here in Bali! Driving past, I was surprisingly confronted and comforted by the 8 auspicious symbols and “Om Mani Padme Hum” written in Tibetan script on the front of the building. When I finally got the chance to explore the temple further, I found a strange combination of Tibetan, Chinese and Indonesian scripts and symbols. There were Chinese lanterns for the new year and out front of the temple was a small traditional Balinese Hindu temple (found in nearly every house and in front of important sites and buildings). On one of the alters inside, there was a picture of a Tibetan man standing with a monk, and a rack of books of Buddhist principles written by a Tibetan man (but only available in its Indonesian translation). The only person I could find at the temple spoke only Indonesian. My mum and I managed to understand that ceremonies and meditation sessions are held Sunday mornings, but the girl didn’t understand my question as to whether there was a Tibetan lama at the temple. I may just have to venture back with someone who speaks more Indonesian!
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