The Samye
Monastery or Samye Gompa was the first Buddhist
monastery built in Tibet, constructed in approximately
775 AD under the patronage of King Trisong Detsen
of Tibet. The monastery is located in Dranang,
Shannan Prefecture.
According
to tradition, the Indian monk Shantarakshita made
the first attempt to construct the monastery while
promoting his sutra-centric version of Buddhism.
Finding the Samye site auspicious, he set about to
build a structure there. However the building would
always collapse after reaching a certain stage. Terrified,
the construction workers believed that there was
a demon in a nearby river making trouble.
However,
when Shantarakshita's contemporary Guru Rinpoche,
also known as Padmasambhava, arrived from northern
India, the great guru was able to subdue the problematic
Bön demons and thus build the monastery.
This
marked the foundation of the original school of Tibetan
Buddhism, the Nyingma. This also helps explain how
Guru Rinpoche's tantric-centric version of Buddhism
gained ascendance over the sutra-based teaching of
Shantarakshita.
Samye
Monastery was badly damaged during the Cultural Revolution
and renovated beginning in the 1980s. Today it is
still an active monastery and important pilgrimage
destination.
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SAMYE
SAMANTHABADRA INCENSE STICKS: Using
the secret recipe of Guru Rinpoche, monks
at Samye Monastery craft this incense. It
contains over 30 different kinds of precious
Tibetan medicinal herbs and spices such as
white and red sandalwood, pangolin scales,
musk, and crocus. |
It
receives its mystical powers through the
monk's chanting of the consecrated Buddhist
Scriptures as the incense is being made.
This incense is not only a perfect offering
to the Triple Jewels and all guardian deities,
but a rare holy object which clears negative
influence, purifies the air, prevents disease,
and benefits both mind and wisdom as well.
Box contains approximately 32, 10" sticks.
NOTE: Contains animal extracts. |
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SAMYE
MONASTERY INCENSE POWDER is
made under the basis of Tibetan traditional
medicine and modern technology. It includes
over 30 ingredients of white and red sandalwood,
pangolin scales, musk, crocus, ginseng,
as well as Six Fineness (general name for
six herbal plants). All of the ingredients
are native to Tibet.
The
incense has effects of avoiding evil influence,
clarifying the air, killing germs, and
releasing fatigue. Especially it can prevent
and cure cerebral hemorrhage, flu, and
all kinds of infectious diseases and insomnia.
NOTE: Contains animal extracts.
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