Prayer Flags at Kilung Monastery

Prayers of compassion, printing upon air, riding the wind, benefitting all beings everywhere.

An offering of flags printed with prayers can be made for any number of reasons: Commemoration, celebration, memorial, honoring, healing, or to remove obstacles.

1. Flag 12-15 feet tall on large, substantial, permanent flagpole with cement base. Pole rotates in base for flag replacement. Colorful traditional canopy at top of pole. Price includes flags replaced each year for three years. Donor's name and/or person for whom flag is dedicated may be inscribed into cement base.
   
   Choice of location: In front of Kilung Monastery's main temple. In front of the Kilung Shedra temple. Next to Mura Mani Wall in the Dzachu River Valley. In front of the nunnery high up on the mountain above the monastery.
   

2. A frame of vertical wooden poles with horizontal cables supporting a series of six-foot-high prayer flags, one for each year of life of the person for whom flags are dedicated.
   
   Location: Up the mountain behind Kilung Monastery, or next to Kilung Nunnery.
   

3. Regular 6-foot vertical flags on wooden poles.
   
   Choice of location: Historical Mura Mani Wall in the Dzachu River Valley below Kilung Monastery, or up the mountain behind Kilung Monastery.
   

4. Sky line of prayer flags stretching from one hilltop to another, overhanging Kilung Monastery.

Flags are printed at the monastery with prayers for compassion, and more:

	Names of Prayers	Description	Tibetan
A.	Amitabha	Buddha of Infinite Light (help in death process)	'od dpag med
B.	Avalokiteshvara	Buddha of Compassion—Om Mani Peme Hung	spyan ras gzigs
C.	Barche Lamsel	Clearing Obstacles of the Path (Supplication to Guru Rinpoche)	bar chad lam sel
D.	Bodhicitta prayer	Generating Bodhicitta mind, for the benefit of all beings	sems bskyed
E.	Guru Rinpoche	Vajra Guru Mantra	sid-dhi
F.	Long Life	Long life sutra and mantras	tshe mdo tshe gzungs
G.	Refuge prayer	Taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma, Sangha	skyabs 'gro
H.	Sampa Lhundrub	Spontaneous Fulfillment of Wishes (Supplication to Guru Rinpoche)	bsam pa lhun grub
I.	Seven Line Prayer	Supplication to Guru Rinpoche	tshig bdun gsol 'debs
J.	Tara	Female deity of compassion	sgrol ma
K.	21 Taras	Complete aspects of Tara	sdrol ma nyer gcig
L.	Vajrakilaya	Wrathful aspect of Avalokiteshvara	phur bsnyen
M.	Vajrasattva	100 Syllable Mantra for Purification	rdo rje sems dpa' yig brgya
O.	Victorious Ones	Prayer of the pinnacle of the Victorious Ones	rgyal mtshan rtse mo dpung rgyan
P.	White Umbrella	Protector goddess with a thousand arms	gdugs dkar
Q.	Wind horse	Vitality; power of accomplishment	rlung rta

 

Item	Type of Flag	Minimum Suggested Donation
1.	Flag 12-15 feet tall on large, permanent flagpole w/ cement base	$300 each
2.	Prayer flags, 6-feet-high, one for each year of life	$2.50 per flag + $75 for frame. Example: for a 50-year-old person this calculates to $200. $100 per year to replace flags in the frame.
3.	Regular 6-foot vertical flags on wooden poles	$15 each. For 5 or more flags, $10 each.
4.	Sky line of prayer flags	First year, including poles, line and flags: $1,300. Annual replacement of flags: $450.

 

Instructions for requesting prayer flags.... Calculate the amount for the flags Send us this information by email or phone... Your e-mail address or phone number Name of person for whom the prayer flags will be hung Purpose of request Type of prayer flag (1 through 4 above) Quantity of flags Prayers to be printed on flags (A through Q above) Location (if there is a choice) Other details as needed. Choose one of the following options to send payment: Or Or send us a check

It may be possible to request advice from Kilung Jigme Rinpoche about which type of prayer will be most beneficial. Dana is requested for this service. Please contact us for further information.