Last few images from Kopan and Nepal....

Boudhanath Stupa in the glorious morning sun is so beautiful....



And I caught this shot of the stupa in Rob's eye.

This piccie was taken in Boudha (down the hill from Kopan near the stupa) in a cafe that has an espresso machine. Sooooo, we all headed down there after a month with no Cafe Latte's (a welcome sacrifice for the benefit we gained from the course!). The women on the left joined us towards the end so I can't remember her name... The others are Peter (joined us for early morning puja's), Robo, Mitch (fellow Aussie from Qld), Bill (who we followed around India for a while) and Mr Taffy (who made our time in Varanasi a pile of giggles and inspired Rob to buy some 'Taff pants').

Rob was on picture taking duties and had a huge pile of cameras in front of him for all the people who wanted a shot! He managed to get a picture of some of the people that were on the course on our camera (some people had left already).

One morning a thick mist blanketed the valley below us and made for a pictureske shot of the thousand Buddha stupa at Kopan (there are 1000 Buddha statues on the stupa).

This picture was taken from the dinning balcony. What a view for breakfast! On really clear days we could see snow capped mountain ranges in the distance.

This picture is of us with Floris and the little boy from the kitchen, who's family cooked us delicious meals everyday.

Rob and Floris wizzed him around the stupa a few times. Dispite the look on his face in the picture, he did enjoy it.. I think. At least Rob and Floris did!



These picutures were taken on Lama Tsong Karpa day, which is celebrated with a light offering ceremony. We all chanted alongside a few hundred monks as we circled around the monestry and finally placed our candles at the stupa.

The picture below is particularly special. The young monk, Lama Puntsog, is four years old and is the reincarnation of Geshe Lama Konchog, a great practioner that resided at Kopan. The stupa at Kopan was built to house the ashes of this great lama after his death. This young lama is amazing to watch. He is so serious, much like his predecessor - we were told, and sat patiently for hours during one puja we attended. Rob and I had the fortune to meet with him. He tapped our heads as he blessed us, picked out yellow lollies for us and then launched himself off of the throne he was on and ran away!