As we all remember, His Eminence Drubwang Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche sponsored the great Buddha statue for our temple in Grabnik – its making and transportation to Poland, as well as performed its consecration. In his great kindness, in Autumn 2015, Rinpoche also promised to order in Nepal and send to Grabnik additional elements: ornaments for the granitic pedestal, canopy over Buddha’s head, brocade ornaments for the pillars and additional statues which should be placed next to Buddha: Shariputra and Maudgalyayana – presented as standing monks. Both statues are about two metres high.

The promised brocades were brougt to Grabnik by Lama Rinchen in Spring 2016. On the 26th of July His eminence Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche informed Lama Rinchen that both statues had been ready and soon would be sent to Poland, together with the ornaments for the Buddha’s throne.

Statues of Shariputra and Maudgalyayana in the Temple in Grabnik:

On the 3rd of August 2016 the statues arrived safely at Grabnik Centre and 25th of November they were filled with mantras, Life Trees and precious relics of Marpa, Milarepa, Gampopa and all the Karmapas from the 1st one to the 16th.