28
Nov
2018
Shar Minub Monastery Kathmandu Nepal
Shar Minub is located in the Kathmandu, in a valley at the base of Nagarjuna mountain. The monastery is founded by the late 14th Shamar Rinpoche. He made great efforts to establish a monastery at Shar Minub, in Kathmandu, for the benefit of Buddhist students in Nepal. The Sharminub Institute is located below the holy Nagarjuna mountain with a beautiful view over the Kathmandu valley.
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Meaning of Shar Minub
“Shar” means “to rise”, “Nub” means “to set”, and “Mi” means “no”. Therefore “Shar Minub” means “To rise, but not to set.”
The architecture of Shar Minub Monastery
Inside the main shrine room of the temple is a 5-foot tall white marble statue of the Buddha, depicted with his ribs showing from deprivation, in his “six years mediation” form. The statue was sculpted by a famous artist from Mumbai.
Besides others, a great hall belongs to this Institute, in which a relics stupa is placed. It contains the remains of Shamar Rinpoche.
On the wall behind statues of all 14 Shamarpas as well as 1,000 Buddha Amitabha Tsatsas will be placed. These Tsatsas contain relics of Shamar Rinpoche.
Nera Jana Temple
They also constructed the Nera Jana Temple, named after the river where Buddha meditated for 6 years under the bodhi tree.
The Nera Jana temple has the purpose of restoring the quality of the Vinaya.
In this temple, there is a room for 20 monks who will stay for a 10-year meditation retreat. They will keep the entire 253 Vinaya vows of the authentic Buddhist Bhiksu. To qualify for the retreat, monks must at least 45 years old.
Donation in Shar Minub
A donation of 1,000 Euro sponsors one gold-colored Tastsa. Everyone donating such a Tsatsa will also receive one. This amount may be shared by up to 4 people (€250.- each) and each of them will also receive a Tsatsa. The name/s of the donor/s will be engraved in front of the Tsatas. The result will be a continuous long lasting benefit, because all names/people will receive a constant blessing from the stupa, from the pujas taking place and the Lamas present – beyond this lifetime.
Kunto Buddha Thangka Painting
Kunto is another form of Buddha.
Here Buddha can be seen in two colors – black and the white. The black part represents the Buddha in a male form, while the white part portrays a female that is living inside the body Buddha
