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Through Clouds and Blessings: Lawudo Trek 2024

On March 18, eleven pilgrims embarked on the Lawudo Trek led by Venerable Tenzin Gendun. This year, we met at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling Nunnery, or Ani Gompa, at the bottom of the Kopan hill, a stone’s throw from Kopan Monastery.

The trek started auspiciously. The day after we met at the nunnery, Ven. Gendun arranged for us to receive a blessing from His Eminence the 104th Gaden Tripa, Kyabje Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Palsangpo, the highest authority of the Gelug tradition, at Kopan Monastery before departing for the mountains. Our encounter and blessing from Rinpoche charged our spirits, and we felt very fortunate to have had an audience with him during his visit to Nepal.

Our delight was also laced with some apprehension about the weather. The rain had started to come down hard in the city. We were told that there had been no rain since September 2023, six months before! …

Read the full report from the 2024 Lawudo Trek here.