ཕེབས་པར་དགའ་བསུ་ཞུ། (good fortune), my name is Dainin Daeshim and I am a male…
Hello, my name is Jinpa, which means generosity, one of the six perfections in Tibetan. I am a 21 years old nun living in a cave in…
My name is Tashi, a farmer living 14,000 feet above ground, in the Himalayan region. I am 30 years old and divorced. My wife Norbu left me for the adventure searching for Shangri-La. We had one son whose name is Dorje, who is now 5 years old and I adopted a daughter named Pema whose parents died in a flood near…
Khema Samavati is named after two famous Tibetan nuns; Khema who was known for her wisdom and Samavati who spread metta. Her mother was a deeply spiritual woman but was most focused on a daily basis raising Khema and her brother and sister. Her father worked as a builder in the village, he was well known…
With a warning call for hailstorm, I felt the urge to see my family at home and protect them. But I knew, the path I chose, it restricts me to do so. I embarked on this journey of being a nun a month ago when I had a vision outlining my duty to assist the people of this community in…
My name is Yonten. I live in a small town of Pemako up high in the Himalayas about an hour away from the Buddhist…
My name is Lavender, I live in a place so beautiful that it is what gives me life. I would not be able to survive in any other part of the world other than here. Surrounded by vast mountains, waterfalls, and large, intricate forests is where I call my home. Out in the wilderness, sitting on rocks and in forests…
Hi I am a trader and I have not always lived in our community. My family was in trades when I was young so we moved around a lot. I am a 22-year-old woman and I have no children or husband. I live in a house in the middle of the community to give me easy access to talk to…
Chodrak Dawa — Character Introduction
My name is Chodrak Dawa. This is a Tibetan name that translates to Dharma- Spreader Moon. I am 26 years of age and I have travelled long distances to be where I am now. My family and relatives are established just north of the Pemakochung Monastery. My family is in charge of running the…
I watched the local people come together and meet in what looked like a market of sorts in this small village community. It was early in the morning and the sun was creeping just above the mountains. I was still half asleep, my back still aching not accustomed to sleeping in the…
My name is Sonam Dolkar, named so for prosperity, good luck, and comfort in solitude. I am a 30 year old woman born into a family who has lived in our village for many years. I have chosen…
Greetings! My name is Tashi and I am a 27 year old woman. My name was given to me by a lama, and it means “auspicious”. I have been married for 3 years now to my wonderful husband Dorje. Dorje’s was also given to him, and it means “diamond”. We have yet to have any…
Carbon, when subjected to extreme pressure, gives way and takes the form of a diamond. This induced metamorphosis of sorts yields an end product that is not only much stronger than that which existed before it, but leaves no trace of its former identity behind- almost as if something new…
Hello, my name is Samdup Tinley, and I am 27 years old. Before I became a monk, I lived with my parents, wife, and children in a small house, which was located in a village surrounded by many narrow mountains and isolated caves. Some parts of the mountains were very slippery and therefore appeared to be…
Good fortune, my name is Pema. My name means lotus, like the beautiful flower that represents purity. My parents named me Pema after my gentle and kind nature even in the beginning stages of infancy. I am a twenty year old women living here in the small nunnery. I was born in this village…
Jamal Ali
Though unsure of my actual age, my body takes pains to remind me everyday that I am an old man. I have no wife, children or family of any kind. My parents were born here in the village, and they raised me here my whole life. They have both long since died. Like my father…
To whomever will listen. I am a craftsperson, an artist, living in a remote village just south of the Great Himalayas Mountains. My humble home lies just outside the village at the base of these great mountains and it is here that I have lived my entire life, and where my father lived before me, his…
