Buddhists Hold Krodhi Kali Prayers At Bodh Gaya
11/21/2008
Bodh Gaya, November 21 (ANI): Buddhists from across the world congregated at Bodh Gaya in India's eastern Bihar state for a special ceremony on Thursday. Bodh Gaya is said to be the place where Lord Buddha gained enlightenment some 2,500 years ago. Devotees said attending the ceremony gave them a lot of satisfaction. Apart from India and Bhutan, a large number of monks from many South-Asian countries attended the ceremony. Buddhist monks said they prayed for world peace.Very nice, though with one significant misconception:
The report constantly refers to all the practitioners as monks, yet most of the participants were not monks (or nuns) in the most common sense, but lay practitioners and yogis/yoginis- the so-called "tantric monks and nuns".
That is exactly what baffles most witnesses of the Dudjom Throemai Tshogbum Chhenmo: sure, masses of monks and nuns turn out at Bodh Gaya for grand events like the Nyingma or Kagyu Monlams- after all, it is their "job" to pray and practice. But thousands of "lay" people, all practicing the rather sophisticated Krodikali Chod...
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