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Don-Ngae-Toe-Yang
Introduction:
Don-Ngae-Toe-Yang is LondonNey’s first project. It simply means ‘Song of praise for 75th Birthday’ of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which falls on Tuesday 6 July 2010.
This gives LondonNey Tibetan Production a challenging task to liaise between people of different languages to promote a common cause. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is not only Tibet’s spiritual and temporal leader but is revered throughout the world and, in particular by followers of Vajrayana Buddhism. As such, this project is not only for Tibetan artists, but also aims to create a platform for other followers of His Holiness to pay their unwavering homage to his great works in promoting global peace.
The project offers a unique opportunity for wider audience to enjoy vocalists, lyricists, composers and musicians of different countries demonstrate their skills for a truly remarkable occasion. The aim is to release an album consisting to songs from different countries and to organise a multi-national concert on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday, 6th July 2010.
PARTICIPANTS
INDIA
Not only is India the exile home to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the base of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, it is also the land where Buddhism was born. Buddhism later became India’s state religon during the reign of King Ashoka in 2nd Century BC. The lord Buddha’s three great religous sermons were held on Indian soil and today, millions of Buddhist pilgrims flock to Indian sub-continent every year. India is known to Tibetans as Arya-bhomi (land of Bodhisatvas), a place which holds great estime in their minds. India is also home to 120,000 Tibetan refugees as well as around 8 million Indian Buddhists and nearly 4.4 million trans-himalayan Vajrayana Buddhists. There are also far greater number of Indian who revered His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teaching on all aspects of their lives.
MONGOLIA
The word “Dalai Lama” is a union of the Mongolian word Dalai meaning ‘ocean’ and Tibetan word Lama (blama) meaning ‘spiritual guru’. Understood as ‘Ocean of Wisdom’, the term was a translation of the third Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso’s (1543 – 1588) name and later became a title of successive Dalai Lamas to this day.
Buddhism flourished In Mongolia in the 16th and 17th Centuries, particularly under Altan Khan’s reign who made it the state religon. In fact, the fourth Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589-1617) was born in Mongolia and his marks one of the most significient periods of Mongolian–Tibet spiritual ties which remains to this day.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Tamzin Gyamts has visited Mongolia on many occassions; the last being in 2008. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a key inspiration for the revival of Buddhism in this country after over 70 years under communism rule. His Holiness regularly tours many Mahayana Buddhist countries and regions including Mongolia, Kalmukia, Tuva, Burayat and others. Every years, hundreds of Mogolian Buddhist scholars attend great learning centres in India as well as in Tibet.
NEPAL
Buddha was born in Lumbini in what is today southern Nepal. The place is a pilgrim site for Buddhists from all over the world. Nepal is dotted with thousands of Gompas, Stupas and Tsamkhangs (meditation caves) and has hundreds of monks and nuns studying Buddhism.
In the 7th Century, Tibet’s great king Songtsen Gampo’s Nepalese wife, Bhrikuti Devi, played a major role in introducing Buddhism to Tibet. It is said that Bhrikuti Devi brought many craftsmen from Nepal to Tibet along with Buddhist artifacts. Songtsen and Bhrikuti built many iconic Buddhist structures throughout Yarlung valley including the great Jokhang Temple in the heart of Lhasa, Marpori and other statues in Samye.
Nepal is home to thousands of Tibetan refugees in Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys. In addition, there are many ethnic groups who are related to the Tibetans and who follow Mahayana Buddhism. These include the Sherpa, Lopa, Managi, Thakali, Lhomi, Dolpopa, Nyimba, Gurung, Lepcha, Tamang, Magar, Newar, Yakkha, Thami and Chepang. There are also others groups such as Rai and Limbu of Kirant tribe and Jirel of Kirata tribe, not to mention the Newar form of Vajrayana and Theravada
TIBET
His Holiness the Dalai Lama represents symbol of Tibet and is revered by Tibetans as the most precious thing. One of Tibetan words for His Holiness is ‘Kundun’ meaning ‘Presence’; another is ‘Yishin Norbu’ (‘Wish Fulfilling Jewel’) which illustrates Tibetans’ devotion and love for him. Even under the harshest of times in Chinese prisons, Tibetans will refer the Dalai Lama as sun, moon and star and even Muslim and Christian Tibetans revere His Holiness and hold him in deepest respect. The Dalai Lama is not only a Buddhist guru, he is a true teacher for our modern time. Here is short quotation which reflects his philosophy:
The Paradox Of Our Age
We have bigger houses but smaller families. More conveniences; but less time. We have more degrees, but less sense. More knowledge; but less judgement. More experts; but more problems. More medicines, but less healthiness. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour. We built more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication. We have become long on quantity but short on quality. These are times of fast food but slow digestion. Tall man but short character. Steep profits but shallow relationships. It is time when there is much in the window but nothing in the room.
