Light of the Valley Vendor_Lama Tendron and go beyond their cultural

and go beyond their cultural conditioning

the root text prayer of the second Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche

and enact bizarre acts of penance

a living embodiment of the bodhisattva ideal

The teaching consisted of the essential points of mahamudra and dzogchen

Light of the Valley Vendor_Lama Tendron and go beyond their culturalPerched on a small hillock in the center of the Kathmandu Valley, Svayambhu, with its majestic white dome and resplendent golden spire, stands as a beacon of light. Legend has it that Svayambhu magically appeared in the center of a giant lake as a beautiful lotus radiating light. In order to protect the pristine self arisen lotus, it was encased in a sacred structure. Visited every year by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, the Stupa is a living