A "Thangka," also known as "Tangka", "Thanka" or "Tanka" (Nepali pronunciation: [ˈtʰaːŋkaː], the 'th' as the aspirated 't' of top and the 'a' as in the word father) (Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་, Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a painted or embroidered Buddhist banner wh...
Katalin and I are very glad to welcome you on our website.
This website has been open the 7th June 2009, day when His Holiness came in Paris to give a conference and, still the best, to receive the diploma of Honorary Citizen of Paris from Mr Bertrand Delanoë, the Mayor, at a ceremony held in the historic building of the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall).
This website is a special dedicate for His Holiness to whom we wish a long and healthy life.
Prière de longue vie pour Sa Sainteté Le Dalaï-Lama
En ce royaume céleste du Tibet, entouré de montagnes neigeuses, la source de tout bonheur et de toute aide pour les êtres
est Tendzin Gyatso, Tchenrézi en personne.
Puisse sa vie être préservée durant des centaines de kalpa!
Vous qui rendez le chemin qui allie la vacuité et la compassion
de plus en plus clair, seigneur des enseignements et des êtres au pays des neiges du Tibet, détenteur du lotus Tenzin Gyatso,
je vous prie: puissent tous vos souhaits être spontanément exaucés!
LONG LIFE PRAYER FOR THE DALAI LAMA
GANG RI RA WAY KOR WAY SHING KHAM DIR
In this Pure Land surrounded by the snowy mountains
PHEN DANG DEY WA MA LU JUNG WAY NAY
You are the source of all benefit and happiness, without exception.
CHEN RAY ZIG WANG TEN ZING GYA TSO YI
All powerful Avalokiteshvara, Tenzin Gyatso,
SHAB PED SID THAY BAR DU TEN GYUR CHIG
May you stay immovable until Samsara becomes exhausted.
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TIBETAN NATIONAL ANTHEM SISHE PENDE DOGU JUNGWAI TER
The source of temporal and spiritual wealth of joy and boundless benefits TUBTEN SAMPEL NORBU ONANG BAR
The Wish-fulfilling Jewel of the Buddha's Teaching, blazes forth radiant light TENDRO NORDZIN GYACHE KYONGWI GON
The all-protecting Patron of the Doctrine and of all sentient beings TRINLE KYI ROLSTO GYE
By his actions stretches forth his influence like an ocean DOR JE KHAMSU TENPE
By his eternal Vajra-nature CHOKUN CHAMTSE KYONG
His compassion and loving care extend to beings everywhere NAMKHO GAWA GYADEN U PANG GUNGLA BEG
May the celestially appointed Government of Gawa Gyaden achieve the heights of glory PUNTSO DESHI NGA-THANG GYE
And increase its fourfold influence and prosperity POJONG CHOL SUMGYI KYONLA DEODEN SARPE KHYAP
May a golden age of joy and happiness spread once more through these regions of Tibet CHOSI KYI PELON TAR
And may its temporal and spiritual splendour shine again TUBTEN CHOCHU GYEPE DZAMLING YANGPI KYEGU SHIDI PELA JOR
May the Buddha's Teaching spread in all the ten directions and lead all beings in the universe to glorious peace POJONG TENDRO GETZEN NYI-O KYI
May the spiritual Sun of the Tibetan faith and People TRASHIC-NANG HUMDU TROMI ZI
Emitting countless rays of auspicious light NACHO MUNPI YULE GYE-GYUR CHI
Victoriously dispel the strife of darkness