{"id":13687,"date":"2025-03-25T23:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T23:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/?page_id=13687"},"modified":"2025-03-26T00:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T00:08:36","slug":"the-six-mother-monasteries-of-the-nyingma-lineage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/the-six-mother-monasteries-of-the-nyingma-lineage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kathok Lineage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13687\" class=\"elementor elementor-13687\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601801c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"601801c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d97107 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d97107\" 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elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Teachings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e4d81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15e4d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a2ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"75a2ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f44f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f44f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Teachings<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd459d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd459d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Kathok Lineage<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baebfaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baebfaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>A Tale of a Reincarnated Lama and a Hundred Thousand Rays of Light<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5122536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5122536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kathok-monastry-1024x683.jpg\" 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data-id=\"73b16d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Sacred Child: A Reincarnated Lama Holding a Scripture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde0298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fde0298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the year 1122, a baby\u2019s cry pierced through the night in a nomadic tent in the Kham region of Tibet. The midwife gasped, \u201cLook at his hand!\u201d\u2014the newborn was clutching a glowing palm-leaf manuscript inscribed with ancient characters no one could recognize.<\/p><p>He was no ordinary child:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Memories of a Past Life<\/strong>: The tribal shamans declared that he was the reincarnation of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. In his past lives, he had been a great Indian monk, a Tibetan queen, and even a translator who assisted Guru Padmasambhava.<\/li><li><strong>A Born Prodigy<\/strong>: At five, he used charcoal to draw Buddha images on stone; at six, he sculpted clay statues so lifelike that they seemed to breathe, as if he had practiced for lifetimes.<\/li><li><strong>A Little Vegetarian Lama<\/strong>: The mere smell of meat made him nauseous. He only ate barley bread and spent nights chanting under the moon\u2014despite never being taught how.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5dd8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5dd8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e54723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7e54723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615a80f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"615a80f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7911a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7911a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20d038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a20d038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- 2 -<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44853d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44853d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Boy\u2019s Miraculous Encounters: The Past-Life Skills in the Monastery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddec95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ddec95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the age of nine, his father sent him to take monastic vows at his elder brother\u2019s monastery, the Auspicious Dharma Wheel Monastery.<\/p><p><strong>His First Secret Empowerment Ceremony<\/strong>:<br \/>During the ritual, his brother bestowed an initiation upon him, and suddenly\u2014<\/p><ul><li>His whole body burned as if engulfed in flames, yet he saw deities glowing in the sky.<\/li><li>When he recited the mantra of Palden Lhamo (the protector goddess), she galloped down from the clouds on her mule. Terrified, the little monk hid under the offering table.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>His Teacher Was Astonished<\/strong>:<br \/>When teaching him \u201cCh\u00f6d\u201d (a practice of visualizing offering one\u2019s own body to overcome fear), his master stared in disbelief:<\/p><p>\u201cThis practice takes most people ten years to master, yet you\u2019ve perfected it in three days\u2026 You must have been a Ch\u00f6d master in a past life!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bee7ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7bee7ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92afda1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92afda1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447f986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"447f986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0e76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d0e76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- 3 -<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab161ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab161ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Life-Changing Choice: Abandoning Immortality to Guide Others<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cea6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82cea6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At 29, his teacher presented him with two paths:<\/p><p>\u201cYou can retreat to a mountain cave for meditation. After death, you will dissolve into a rainbow body. Or, you can build a monastery at Katok Mountain and guide thousands to enlightenment, though it will be a lifetime of hardship.\u201d<\/p><p>He chose the second path:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Seeking the Dharma<\/strong>: He traversed snowy mountains, meditated in ice caves, and sought wisdom from great masters. At his most difficult moment, he meditated on a cliff, surviving on melted snow for four months. Upon emerging, he recited mantras that turned the snow into rainbows.<\/li><li><strong>Meeting the Karmapa<\/strong>: Along the journey, he encountered the Karmapa, who recognized him at first sight: \u201cYou are Manjushri, sent to guide sentient beings!\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e4064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2e4064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558f2da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"558f2da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc7545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0dc7545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261da22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"261da22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- 4 -<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178a909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"178a909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Thousand Disciples, A Miraculous Construction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ec74d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ec74d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At 36, he led his disciples to Kathok Mountain.<\/p><p><strong>A Divine Sign for the Monastery Site<\/strong>:<br \/>He plunged a vajra into the ground. Instantly, a spring gushed forth, and a voice echoed in the air: \u201cThis land was chosen by Guru Rinpoche!\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Days of Labor, Nights of Teachings<\/strong>:<br \/>Over a thousand disciples carried stones by day and listened to his teachings by night. Miraculously\u2014<\/p><ul><li>The eyes of the Buddha statues carved by artisans glowed on their own.<\/li><li>At midnight, some saw the shadows of ancient translators and Indian monks flickering behind him, proving he was a reincarnated master.<\/li><\/ul><p>Two years later, in 1159, the grand Katok Monastery stood tall in eastern Tibet:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Sacred Treasures<\/strong>: Guru Rinpoche\u2019s handwritten scriptures, a relic of Shakyamuni, and 1,300 volumes of sacred texts inscribed with gold and silver ink.<\/li><li><strong>A Mysterious Garden<\/strong>: On full moon nights, flower petals arranged themselves into sacred scriptures\u2014a sign, the old monks said, of the Buddha\u2019s presence.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85941b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f85941b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26f3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f26f3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc6125 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bc6125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8328f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6c8328f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c891cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c891cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- 5 -<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fb84f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78fb84f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Final Rainbow Body: A Lama\u2019s Last Words<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06645e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e06645e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At 71, he gathered his disciples for his parting wisdom:<\/p><ul><li><strong>\u201cDo not boast about knowledge.\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cReciting endless scriptures means nothing if you cannot tame your own temper.\u201d<\/li><li><strong>\u201cNever forget your purpose.\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cIf you abandon helping others, your practice is meaningless.\u201d<\/li><li><strong>\u201cA simple secret to enlightenment.\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cSee yourself as the slowest student, and train your mind every day.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p>Then, he walked into the monastery\u2019s garden and sat in meditation. Before his disciples\u2019 eyes, his body grew lighter and more transparent until it transformed into a rainbow and ascended into the sky\u2014only his robes and prayer beads remained.<\/p><p>A voice echoed in the sky:<br \/><strong>\u201cI am Manjushri\u2019s emanation, returning to help all beings! If you hold onto kindness, anyone can attain Buddhahood.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d7039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56d7039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71254e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c71254e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64d39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a64d39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfff3f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfff3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kathok Monastery Today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1926d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1926d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you visit Garze, Sichuan today, you can still see this thousand-year-old monastery:<\/p><ul><li><strong>The Violet Glow at Dusk<\/strong>: As the sun sets, a faint purple radiance lingers over the monastery\u2019s rooftops. The locals say it\u2019s \u201cthe afterglow of a hundred thousand rays of light.\u201d<\/li><li><strong>The Carved Stone Message<\/strong>: In a retreat cave, an inscription remains\u2014etched by his very own fingers:<\/li><\/ul><p>\u201cSpiritual practice isn\u2019t about becoming a superhuman.<br \/>It\u2019s about discovering the light that was within you all along.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>A Single Sentence to Remember Him By<\/strong><\/p><p>A reincarnation of Manjushri, once a queen and a high monk, who abandoned the easy path of rainbow-body realization to build a monastery\u2014so that ordinary people could find the light within themselves.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597f2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"597f2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfae008 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfae008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50587e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e50587e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83e\udeb7\ud83e\udeb7\ud83e\udeb7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80bc9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e80bc9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kathok Lineage Home \/ Teachings Teachings The Kathok Lineage A Tale of a Reincarnated Lama and a Hundred Thousand Rays of Light &#8211; 1 &#8211; The Sacred Child: A [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13687","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Thendup Rinpoche Team","author_link":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/author\/mythenduprinpoche\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"The Kathok Lineage Home \/ Teachings Teachings The Kathok Lineage A Tale of a Reincarnated Lama and a Hundred Thousand Rays of Light &#8211; 1 &#8211; The Sacred Child: A [&hellip;]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13687"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13717,"href":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13687\/revisions\/13717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenduprinpoche-dev.butterstudio.com.np\/bo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}