{"id":107,"date":"2010-11-02T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2010\/11\/lhabab-duchen-mahabodhi-temple-bodh-gaya-india\/"},"modified":"2010-11-02T15:35:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T15:35:00","slug":"lhabab-duchen-mahabodhi-temple-bodh-gaya-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2010\/11\/lhabab-duchen-mahabodhi-temple-bodh-gaya-india.html","title":{"rendered":"Lhabab Duchen, Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, India"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\">Phewww\u2026 It\u2019s been an exciting few weeks here in Bodh Gaya, ranging from highs of incredible (restricted) Mahamudra teachings by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche to the lows of a nasty, nasty stomach bug. But all seems to be leveling out again, for better and worse. We\u2019re in our penultimate week of classes, meaning my work schedule is in overdrive with grading and prep. We\u2019re also planning our students\u2019 Independent Study Projects and travels, adding another layer to the madness, not to mention sorting out our own travel\u2026\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\">The biggest downside of all this planning is that I\u2019m missing out on many of the teachings of our latest meditation teacher, a Geluk monk. \u00a0Oh well. Perhaps a little less time emailing and blogging and I\u2019d have less of an excuse\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\">But for now, here are a couple photos from the last week (further explanatory captions forthcoming!)\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fyeYpxfdjuI\/TNAsbk_nDZI\/AAAAAAAABY4\/0CQc4_d_h8Q\/s1600\/DSC_3209.JPG\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fyeYpxfdjuI\/TNAsbk_nDZI\/AAAAAAAABY4\/0CQc4_d_h8Q\/s320\/DSC_3209.JPG\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fyeYpxfdjuI\/TNAjcsR45MI\/AAAAAAAABYs\/Jr1f64x-rOY\/s1600\/DSC_3351.JPG\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_fyeYpxfdjuI\/TNAjcsR45MI\/AAAAAAAABYs\/Jr1f64x-rOY\/s320\/DSC_3351.JPG\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Theravada monks chanting at Lhabab Duchen, October 29, below the Bodhi Tree at the Mahabodhi temple.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fyeYpxfdjuI\/TNAkS6VVyiI\/AAAAAAAABYw\/mLFQPzkAa0M\/s1600\/DSC_3422.JPG\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fyeYpxfdjuI\/TNAkS6VVyiI\/AAAAAAAABYw\/mLFQPzkAa0M\/s320\/DSC_3422.JPG\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fyeYpxfdjuI\/TNAlwB-5xKI\/AAAAAAAABY0\/rYKdk_claZA\/s1600\/DSC_3485.JPG\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_fyeYpxfdjuI\/TNAlwB-5xKI\/AAAAAAAABY0\/rYKdk_claZA\/s320\/DSC_3485.JPG\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7907151-8777254746393016869?l=americanbuddhist.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phewww\u2026 It\u2019s been an exciting few weeks here in Bodh Gaya, ranging from highs of incredible (restricted) Mahamudra teachings by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche to the lows of a nasty, nasty stomach bug. 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