Dear Friends,
in 2 short phone calls Lama Kunga told the following news:
The trip to and from Hong Kong to Yushu had been relaxed and without any problems. Lama Kunga is now together with many other lamas in a tent in Thrangu monastery. The day before his arrival in Yushu, Lama Kunga had visited Yushu- patients in 3 hospitals in Xining. Who had been in need of support, got it out of your donations.
In one of the clinics the Lama had visited an old relative, who is suffering from 2 broken legs and a scull fracture. The old gentleman had not been able to recognize Lama Kunga. His situation does not look good.
Yushu town is completely destroyed. Lama Kunga admitted, that he had underestimated the extent. Partially it is looking like, as if there never had been houses before. Lama Kunga did not recognize anything anymore.
Lama Kunga repeated again and again, how grateful he is for your donations, with which he really can support a lot.
Still the discussions in Thrangu monastery are going on. Still the monks want to try to rebuild the monastery in the old place. This decision was made unanimously. The harder it is for the monks, that still the Chinese government does not give the permission.
Alternatively the leaders of the monastery are checking other places, whether they could be useful for the monastery’s reconstruction. Every day there is a meeting of all monks in the monastery about that issue.
Lama Kunga said, the weather is fine at the moment. Only yesterday they had a little rain.
Yesterday Lama Kunga had visited 25 families from his ex- neighborhood and more distant relatives. He had seen the orphan children, too. Who needed support, got it.
If I understood Lama Kunga right, he intends to install a kind of constant support for the orphans, who will be in need of it. The Lama will explain that, when he will be back. On the other hand Lama Kunga mentioned once, that the orphans will be taken to Chinese orphan homes, where they will be treated well. Maybe this is not right anymore.
Today in Thrangu monastery there will take place an Amitabha and a Khorwa Tong Truk ritual for the deceased. With the daughter of his aunt and her husband Lama Kunga will perform a 100.000 butter lamp offering tomorrow. The same will take place the day after tomorrow in the nun’s monastery.
The reconstruction of Thrangu village has started. Lama Kunga will bring pictures with him.
What Lama Kunga hit hard, was to see his Lama Karenchi’s house, where not one stone was touched by anyone.
Lama Kunga thanks all of you. He is praying for us.
