From 18 June, the monks share their daily practice inside the Castle. Sit close to the sound of multiphonic chanting, where a single monk sounds three notes at once. Watch a sand mandala take shape grain by grain. Join a morning meditation, all surrounded by giant crystals and botanical gardens. Every session is part of a standard day ticket, nothing extra to book.
Across the residency the monks will create three mandalas in coloured sand, Guhyasamaja, Yamantaka and Chakrasamvara, the very practices they are trained in. Each takes weeks of silent work. When it is complete, the monks hold a dissolution ceremony: the sand is swept up and returned to flowing water, a quiet teaching on impermanence.
Three special evenings of sacred chanting in the Peace Dome, spread across the residency. With only 108 seats available each night, one hundred percent of the profit goes directly to the Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala. These sold out within days last year.
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Mid-residency, the Monks will hold a Long Life Guru Puja to mark the Dalai Lama’s birthday, in this declared Year of Compassion.
The Gyuto Monks belong to one of the great tantric colleges of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. They are best known for multiphonic chanting, a practice said to have been transmitted by their founder, in which each monk sounds several notes at once.
This residency is led by senior monk the Venerable Nawang Sherab, visiting Australia for the first time. The monks come as ambassadors of peace, practitioners of kindness and compassion. Presented in partnership with Gyuto House Australia.
