Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi shakes hands with a new friend, Vancouver BC harbor, Lotus Speech Canada

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi shakes hands with a new friend, Vancouver BC harbor, Lotus Speech Canada, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Statue of Padmasambhava at the monastery of Bir Tso Pema, miraculous lake, HP, India 1993

Statue of Padmasambhava at the monastery of Bir Tso Pema, miraculous lake, HP, India 1993, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

HH Sakya Trizin ringing tingsha bells, mandala offerings and initiation, on his throne with peacock feather vases, mandala, tea cup, diety offerings, monks, and his son, Rajpur, HP, India

HH Sakya Trizin ringing tingsha bells, mandala offerings and initiation, on his throne with peacock feather vases, mandala, tea cup, diety offerings, monks, and his son, Rajpur, HP, India, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

His Holiness Dagchen Rinpoche offering a mandala of the universe to His Holiness Sakya Trizin on his throne wearing the Sashu hat, in Rajpur, India 1993

His Holiness Dagchen Rinpoche offering a mandala of the universe to His Holiness Sakya Trizin on his throne wearing the Sashu hat, in Rajpur, India 1993, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

HH Dagchen Rinpoche with entourage, posing next to the large unfinished statue of Lord Buddha, Sakya Trizin's new Monastery, Rajpur, India, 1993

HH Dagchen Rinpoche with entourage, posing next to the large unfinished statue of Lord Buddha, Sakya Trizin's new Monastery, Rajpur, India, 1993, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

HH Dagchen Rinpoche with entourage, posing next to the large unfinished statue of Lord Buddha, Sakya Trizin's new Monastery, Rajpur, India, 1993

HH Dagchen Rinpoche with entourage, posing next to the large unfinished statue of Lord Buddha, Sakya Trizin's new Monastery, Rajpur, India, 1993, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Eyes gaze out from under the green gauze in the wind, the famed Swayambhunath Stupa, white washed with saffron to reflect the lotus bowl above it in the sky, statues, prayer wheels, chorten, on a windy blue day, Kathmandu, Nepal

Eyes gaze out from under the green gauze in the wind, the famed Swayambhunath Stupa, white washed with saffron to reflect the lotus bowl above it in the sky, statues, prayer wheels, chorten, on a windy blue day, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Very large dorje at the top of the stair climb, prayer flags attached to the top of holy Swayambhunath Stupa, Lord Manjushri's hill, Kathmandu, Nepal

Very large dorje at the top of the stair climb, prayer flags attached to the top of holy Swayambhunath Stupa, Lord Manjushri's hill, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Glowing light - Buddha statue beyond the sun shaped Mahabodhi Temple Complex gate with applied gold leaf, white offering katag in rememberance of the Buddha's enlightenment, water glasses of the many visualized offerings, India

Glowing light - Buddha statue beyond the sun shaped Mahabodhi Temple Complex gate with applied gold leaf, white offering katag in rememberance of the Buddha's enlightenment, water glasses of the many visualized offerings, India, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Meditating brass monkey statue with nut, brass offering support for candles, Buddhist Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal

Meditating brass monkey statue with nut, brass offering support for candles, Buddhist Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Lord Buddha, our champion, abhaya mudra, lotus posture legs and feet, begging bowl, Nelson, New Zealand

Lord Buddha, our champion, abhaya mudra, lotus posture legs and feet, begging bowl, Nelson, New Zealand, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Blue Earth Touching Buddha, with other deity statues, Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, USA

Blue Earth Touching Buddha, with other deity statues, Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Fatima Healing Centre, brick building with ivy and red flowering trees, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Fatima Healing Centre, brick building with ivy and red flowering trees, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Central Buddha, Sakya Trizin and Dagchen Sakya, Tibetan Buddhist band, drums and cymbals, Sakya College, entourage, Rajpur, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1993

Central Buddha, Sakya Trizin and Dagchen Sakya, Tibetan Buddhist band, drums and cymbals, Sakya College, entourage, Rajpur, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1993, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Handmade stained glass wall sconce for mood lighting, triangle pieces, OR2K Middle Eastern vegetarian restaurant, Kathmandu, Nepal

Handmade stained glass wall sconce for mood lighting, triangle pieces, OR2K Middle Eastern vegetarian restaurant, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.