15th NAMO BUDDHA RETREAT

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Please be informed the 15th Namo Buddha Retreat, 2012 will be held once again at the hills of Namo Buddha, Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. The Retreat dates are schedule on 25th to 29th November 2012. The Sadhana will be Gyalwa Gyamtsho (Red Chenrezig).

Those interested to join the Retreat are advised to commence and to practice the Four Foundations practice to gain more benefits from the Retreat. Kindly contact Lama Lodro of TDSPJ or your respective resident Lama for the practice. Please be informed the monastery will also be celebrating our V V Thrangu Rinpoche’s birthday on 23rd November 2012. We, therefore, plan to depart KLIA on 20th November to join in the celebrations and return Kuala Lumpur on 2nd December 2012.

We will be making reservations with Royal Nepal Airlines for 30 seats and will announce the fare later upon confirmation of bookings and dates of departure and return. Further, the Retreat fees, as usual, is USD320.00 which will be used to cover food and lodging at Namo Buddha Monastery and travelling to and from Boudha, Kathmandu to Namo Buddha Monastery. If time and circumstances permit, we will try to organise pilgrimage to visit some of the holy sites in and around Kathmandu. The detailed programme and itinerary will be announced later to all confirmed participants before departure. The organising committee hopes that all participants who wish to join the Retreat to sign up with the organising committee. This would enable the participants to travel as one group from Malaysia to minimise inconveniences and to avoid logistics problems like visas, reservations for seats and hotel, particularly this year’s Retreat coincides with V V Thrangu Rinpoche’s birthday where accommodation both at Boudha, Kathmandu and the Monastery will be limited.

Please be informed the deadline for registration is 15th July 2012. The reservations are on a “first come first serve” basis. Those interested please give your name and contact numbers (telephone/ hand phone numbers and e-mail address) to John Leong (h/p 017-8716993; off-03 90589788; sothi88@streamyx.com). Kindly also indicate if it is your first time participating and /or intend to wear the robes (are required to shave). Those interested are required at time of indication of interest to join the Retreat to make a deposit of RM300.00 (NON REFUNDABLE) for payment towards the bookings with the airline to the following account:- Leong Khai Yan, Hong Leong Bank, Sri Petaling , Account No: 34101000709. Kindly fax your bank in slip to 03-90588566 for confirmation of reservation.

Thank you.
With Metta
John Leong Khai Yan
(Organising Chairman Namo Buddha Retreat)
TDSPJ committee