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| Prayer Wheels Photo: Stuart Erskine |
Along the way we stopped at Lama Geshe's house in Pangboche to receive a blessing. The Lama, who appeared to be in his 90s, traditionally blesses all Himalayan climbers; one wall of his room is dedicated to summit photos. We crowded into one room of the Lama's house and waited while he finished blessing prayer flags for a local woman. Next, there was some discussion in Nepali between our Sherpa and the Lama and then various items for the blessing were collected - rice and special threads. Finally Lama Geshe started chanting and tossing rice in the air in all directions. After several minutes he lead us in chanting om ma ni pad me hung hri several times.
Lama Geshe told us the importance of giving up intentions to harm others and to do our best to benefit from all experiences.
The ceremony ended with each of us presenting the Lama with a kata which he blessed and then tied a string around our necks so that we will have a safe expedition.
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| Receiving a blessing from Lama Geshe |
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