In the upcomin weeks I will post
press articles about the activity of the Great 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
1958: The Priest and the Pekinese
1965: Visitors Step from 20th Century When they Enter Monastery in Sikkim
press articles about the activity of the Great 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
1958: The Priest and the Pekinese
1965: Visitors Step from 20th Century When they Enter Monastery in Sikkim
We have many stories about Karmapa's love for animals. Here we learn about a visit in Sikkim 1957, where he visited a dog breeder to meet the reincarnation of his former dog. Thanks to Anna Majerechová for sending the article.
Australian Women’s Weekly (1933 - 1982), Wednesday 29 August 1973, page 41
THE PRIEST AND THE PEKINESE
As told by Phil Percie-Paine
to Doris Cheesbrough
The holy man claimed the dog had been his in a
previous Incarnation — and the dog seemed to
know him. An uncanny meeting in the Himalaya
Mountains near Tibet.
ONE raw, grey late-afternoon in February, 1958, I had changed wearily into my housegown to rest.
My husband and I had returned that day from Calcutta.
As told by Phil Percie-Paine
to Doris Cheesbrough
We lived at Darjeeling, close to the border of India and Tibet over 7000f. above sea level. When the mists lifted oh! what a view of incredible beauty confronted us - the snow-capped peaks of Kangchenjunga, rising over 28.000ft.
My husband was head of the science department of the Darjeeling Anglican school, known as “the Eton of the East.” It brought together 300 boys ranging from eight to 18 years. These lads — Easterners, Westerners from different backgrounds, of various religious faiths, lived all the year in harmony.
Alas for my rest — it was soon to be disturbed by the unexpected arrival of a most important visitor.
The commotion it caused among the servants! They came rushing up the stairs, knocking on my door and screaming to me, beside themselves in a mixture of elation and awe.
“Memsahib! Memsahib! Come. Come down. Chito- chito.” (Quick, quick) “He’s come. Here. Great man.” Read more
Australian Women’s Weekly (1933 - 1982), Wednesday 29 August 1973, page 41
THE PRIEST AND THE PEKINESE
As told by Phil Percie-Paine
to Doris Cheesbrough
The holy man claimed the dog had been his in a
previous Incarnation — and the dog seemed to
know him. An uncanny meeting in the Himalaya
Mountains near Tibet.
ONE raw, grey late-afternoon in February, 1958, I had changed wearily into my housegown to rest.
My husband and I had returned that day from Calcutta.
As told by Phil Percie-Paine
to Doris Cheesbrough
We lived at Darjeeling, close to the border of India and Tibet over 7000f. above sea level. When the mists lifted oh! what a view of incredible beauty confronted us - the snow-capped peaks of Kangchenjunga, rising over 28.000ft.
My husband was head of the science department of the Darjeeling Anglican school, known as “the Eton of the East.” It brought together 300 boys ranging from eight to 18 years. These lads — Easterners, Westerners from different backgrounds, of various religious faiths, lived all the year in harmony.
Alas for my rest — it was soon to be disturbed by the unexpected arrival of a most important visitor.
The commotion it caused among the servants! They came rushing up the stairs, knocking on my door and screaming to me, beside themselves in a mixture of elation and awe.
“Memsahib! Memsahib! Come. Come down. Chito- chito.” (Quick, quick) “He’s come. Here. Great man.” Read more
Doig, Desmond: Visitors Step From 20th Century When They Enter Monastery In Sikkim, The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 16, 1965.
GANGTOK, Sikkim: A few miles, a ridge and a couple of centuries away from Gangtok is the monastery of Rumtek. Its stout walls might have mushroomed of their own accord from the forested spur on which they stand. Its rusted tin roof and bleached woodwork make of neglect a pretense of great age. Huddled about it are the mud and bamboo dwellings of lamas, a slum but for the view, the mountain air and the presence of the monastery that invests the place and everything in it with an overpowering sense of peace and wellbeing. Read more.
GANGTOK, Sikkim: A few miles, a ridge and a couple of centuries away from Gangtok is the monastery of Rumtek. Its stout walls might have mushroomed of their own accord from the forested spur on which they stand. Its rusted tin roof and bleached woodwork make of neglect a pretense of great age. Huddled about it are the mud and bamboo dwellings of lamas, a slum but for the view, the mountain air and the presence of the monastery that invests the place and everything in it with an overpowering sense of peace and wellbeing. Read more.
