Important Announcement: Walchu Ritual at Menri Monastery

This is to inform to all the spiritual practitioners and devotees of Yungdrung Bon tradition that on 11^th of December 2021, the Ngagpas of Samling Monastery will be performing the Walchu Ritual (to purify negative energies) of deity Walchen Gekhod in order to prolong the longevity of His Holiness the 34^th Menri Trizin Rinpoche, His Eminence Yongdzin Rinpoche, His Eminence Ponlob Thrinley Nyima Rinpoche and other spiritual masters from all schools’ of Buddhism. Particularly this congregation is being held for the purpose of removing the hindrances and specially the restoration of current health crisis of the covid-19 pandemic.

For the Preliminary rites, three senior Ngagpas Yangton Lama Sherab Tenzin Rinpoche (head Lama of Samling Monastery), Yangton Lama Tenzin Wangyal and Ranag Tashi Tsewang have been in strict retreat for last one month. More Ngagpas from Samling Monastery will join them for the ritual. Starting from the new moon day of 9^th month on Tibetan calendar (4 December), the Ngagpas will recite and pray the text of mDo Mang and Bhum Nyi-ma Gu-shar in Yogi temple for five consecutive days. On the 5^th day of 10^th month of Tibetan calendar (8 December), they will prepare Torma offering and on 6^th and 7^th, they will perform a feast offering in the Yogi Temple.

From the 8^th of the same month (11^th of December 2021), all the monks of the Menri Monastery will perform the vast and extensive feast offering prayer of Walchen Gekhod in the main temple.

On that very evening, the Ngagpas of Samling Monastery headed by Yangton Lama Sherab Tenzin will perform the main rites of boiling Walchu. On the 9^th (12 December), they will perform the auspiciousness ceremony.

The benefit and blessings of Walchu: it will balance the natural elements, it will dispel the outer and inner obstacles, it will prevent any outer negative forces and spirits, it will bring harmony among nagas and other beings, it will dispel the obscuration and defilements and overall it will bring peace and prosperity. There are also other many benefits and advantages.

Therefore, all the concerned practitioners and devotees are requested to note it carefully. Those who are willing to visit the monastery premises are requested to abstain from consuming meat and eggs for three days, i.e., from 6^th to 8^th of 9^th month of Tibetan calendar (9 to 11 December).