Malaysia March-April 2016

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche arriving at Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche arriving at Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche being greeted by students at Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia, March 19, 2016. Photo by Bill Kane.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche being greeted by students at Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia, March 19, 2016. Photo by Bill Kane.
Rinpoche wiht Geshe Deyang offering khatas to the sacred objects at Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Rinpoche wiht Geshe Deyang offering khatas to the sacred objects at Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
“Rinpoche really, really, really likes Chokyi Gyaltsen Center’s gompa,” Ven. Holly Ansett told Mandala. “It has incredible statues – all magnificent and arranged so neatly and beautiful with extensive offerings. The art of all the statues is all exceptional and the holy objects in the gompa are all sort of pulsating with these colored incredible lights.” Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
“Rinpoche really, really, really likes Chokyi Gyaltsen Center’s gompa,” Ven. Holly Ansett told Mandala. “It has incredible statues – all magnificent and arranged so neatly and beautiful with extensive offerings. The art of all the statues is all exceptional and the holy objects in the gompa are all sort of pulsating with these colored incredible lights.” Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpche with Geshe Deyang and Vens. Thubten Tendar and Roger Kunsang - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpche with Geshe Deyang and Vens. Thubten Tendar and Roger Kunsang - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Rinpoche making prostrations - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Rinpoche making prostrations - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Rinpoche giving a public teaching on the “Three Principles of the Path,” which was attended by over 400 people and organized by Chokyi Gyaltsen Center - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Rinpoche giving a public teaching on the “Three Principles of the Path,” which was attended by over 400 people and organized by Chokyi Gyaltsen Center - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinopche with volunteers of Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinopche with volunteers of Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at teaching event organized by Chokyi Gyaltsen Center - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at teaching event organized by Chokyi Gyaltsen Center - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Offering Rinpoche a mandala at teaching event organized by Chokyi Gyaltsen Center - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Offering Rinpoche a mandala at teaching event organized by Chokyi Gyaltsen Center - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Offering Rinpoche a mandala at teaching event organized by Chokyi Gyaltsen Center - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Offering Rinpoche a mandala at teaching event organized by Chokyi Gyaltsen Center - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during teaching - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during teaching - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during teaching - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during teaching - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during teaching - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during teaching - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-03
Rinpoche offering pearls to 1000-Armed Chenrezig statue - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Rinpoche offering pearls to 1000-Armed Chenrezig statue - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Geshe Tenzin Zopa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Geshe Tenzin Zopa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Ani Wy painting face and eyes of Buddha - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Ani Wy painting face and eyes of Buddha - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Buddha with eyes and face repainted - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Buddha with eyes and face repainted - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Lunch with the kind sponsors and others - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Lunch with the kind sponsors and others - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Rinpoche leaving Penang, saying goodbye to students - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Holly Ansett; 2016-03
Rinpoche leaving Penang, saying goodbye to students - Chokyi Gyaltsen Center, Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Holly Ansett; 2016-03
Rinpoche visiting 99-foot (30.2-meter) tall Kuan Yin statue - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Rinpoche visiting 99-foot (30.2-meter) tall Kuan Yin statue - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Kuan Yin statue - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Kuan Yin statue - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
On the way out Penang, prayers in front of Kuan Yin statue - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
On the way out Penang, prayers in front of Kuan Yin statue - Penang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering khata to photo of Lama Yeshe when arriving at center - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering khata to photo of Lama Yeshe when arriving at center - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering khata to statues when arriving at center - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering khata to statues when arriving at center - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Rinpoche blessing a small dog - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Rinpoche blessing a small dog - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-03
Rinpoche with Candy Tan, Losang Dragpa Centre (LDC) spiritual program coordinator; Selina Foong, director of Rinchen Jangsem Ling; and Dr. Goh Pik Pin LDC director - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche with Candy Tan, Losang Dragpa Centre (LDC) spiritual program coordinator; Selina Foong, director of Rinchen Jangsem Ling; and Dr. Goh Pik Pin LDC director - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche offering Lama Chopa to the relics of Dhakpa Rinpoche; Rinpoche is facing the throne where the relics are - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche offering Lama Chopa to the relics of Dhakpa Rinpoche; Rinpoche is facing the throne where the relics are - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Mama Pek, a long-time students, in the LDC gompa - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Mama Pek, a long-time students, in the LDC gompa - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche took the forty Sangha attending the Kuala Lumpur teaching events out for tea and cake. Then they walked around eCurve, a giant mall not far from LDC. Rinpoche explained a meditation on emptiness, on how to look at everything as a dream, a hallucination as instruction for Sangha as they walked through the mall - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche took the forty Sangha attending the Kuala Lumpur teaching events out for tea and cake. Then they walked around eCurve, a giant mall not far from LDC. Rinpoche explained a meditation on emptiness, on how to look at everything as a dream, a hallucination as instruction for Sangha as they walked through the mall - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Geshe Jampa Tsundu and Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi at Sangha tea and coffee outing - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Geshe Jampa Tsundu and Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi at Sangha tea and coffee outing - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche writing in one monk's diary a daily motivation - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche writing in one monk's diary a daily motivation - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Nuns during Sangha tea and coffee outing with Rinpoche - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Nuns during Sangha tea and coffee outing with Rinpoche - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Three resident geshes -- Geshe Deyang, Chokyi Gyaltsen Center; Geshe Tsundu, Losang Dragpa Centre; and Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, Amitabha Buddhist Centre -- with Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Three resident geshes -- Geshe Deyang, Chokyi Gyaltsen Center; Geshe Tsundu, Losang Dragpa Centre; and Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, Amitabha Buddhist Centre -- with Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche facing the garden in LDC gompa doing a purification practice, also to bring rain - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2016-04
Rinpoche facing the garden in LDC gompa doing a purification practice, also to bring rain - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2016-04
Rinpoche with Geshe Tsundu and LDC executive committee - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche with Geshe Tsundu and LDC executive committee - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche talking to the LDC Exco - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche talking to the LDC Exco - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche at Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche at Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
LDC Exco in discussion with Rinpoche - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
LDC Exco in discussion with Rinpoche - Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Last minute offering to Dzambala statue before departing from Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Last minute offering to Dzambala statue before departing from Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche departing and garden at Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche departing and garden at Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche making departure from Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche making departure from Losang Dragpa Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Marble Dzambala statue at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Marble Dzambala statue at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche making prayers in front of the incredible statues at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche making prayers in front of the incredible statues at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Giant Medicine Buddha thangka on display during Great Medicine Buddha initiation and  retreat at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Giant Medicine Buddha thangka on display during Great Medicine Buddha initiation and retreat at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Marble Medicine Buddha in the gardens at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Marble Medicine Buddha in the gardens at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Medicine Buddha Statue at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Medicine Buddha Statue at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche walking the grounds of RJL, offering lights - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche walking the grounds of RJL, offering lights - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Retreat participants - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Retreat participants - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Rinpoche teaching at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Rinpoche teaching at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
View of the land at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
View of the land at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
The grounds around the gompa - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
The grounds around the gompa - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Retreat participants - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Retreat participants - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Selina Foong, director of RJL, with Rinpoche, Geshe Tsundu and Vens. Sherab and Tendar, walking the grounds - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Selina Foong, director of RJL, with Rinpoche, Geshe Tsundu and Vens. Sherab and Tendar, walking the grounds - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Rinpoche talking at the old aged home in Triang - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche talking at the old aged home in Triang - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche talking at the old aged home in Triang with Ven.Osel translating - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche talking at the old aged home in Triang with Ven.Osel translating - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche checking a thangka that Huang Chen Roo is going to gold leaf with Ani Wy helping - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche checking a thangka that Huang Chen Roo is going to gold leaf with Ani Wy helping - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche at the display showroom - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche at the display showroom - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
In front of statue Rinpoche offered at the old aged home in Triang - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
In front of statue Rinpoche offered at the old aged home in Triang - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
The sky at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
The sky at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Bill Kane; 2016-04
The giant Medicine Buddha thangka - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
The giant Medicine Buddha thangka - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche walking the grounds at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Rinpoche walking the grounds at Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Roger Kunsang; 2016-04
Newly ordained sangha with Rinpoche - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2016-04
Newly ordained sangha with Rinpoche - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2016-04
Sangha at the retreat - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2016-04
Sangha at the retreat - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2016-04
Group photo at end of the retreat - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2016-04
Group photo at end of the retreat - Rinchen Jangsem Ling, Triang, Malaysia; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2016-04