{"id":4409,"date":"2025-04-02T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/?page_id=4409"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:36:10","slug":"thekchen-choling-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/thekchen-choling-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4409\" class=\"elementor elementor-4409\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb378f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbb378f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73dd22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c73dd22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1728px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1728\/2304;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719cf39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"719cf39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f687c7 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3f687c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2005<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">First Unveiling of Largest Applique Thangka Of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f581d97 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f581d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frame-2147207761.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 147px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 147\/16;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d136f3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d136f3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e3302 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1e3302\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6590b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e6590b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/42994.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4447 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/42994.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/42994-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/42994-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/42994-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/42994-768x512.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/720;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3848ff6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3848ff6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f8bae elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"72f8bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2006<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Thekchen Choling (Singapore) relocated to Beatty Lane.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac1892 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dac1892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frame-2147207761.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 147px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 147\/16;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a7ca0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2a7ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4c69a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf4c69a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bd5d4 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9bd5d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2007-Project-Maude-thereafter-the-birth-of-Besar-Projec.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25678 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2007-Project-Maude-thereafter-the-birth-of-Besar-Projec.jpg 320w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2007-Project-Maude-thereafter-the-birth-of-Besar-Projec-300x188.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 320px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 320\/200;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d579b94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d579b94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de08f58 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"de08f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2007<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Project Maude - thereafter the birth of Besar Project and Love Connect, a collaboration with Jalan Besar Citizens' Consultative Committee.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacb2da elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dacb2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frame-2147207761.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 147px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 147\/16;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3ead1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b3ead1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072ab3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"072ab3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109b28b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"109b28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Free-TCM-Consultation-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26723 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Free-TCM-Consultation-2.jpg 350w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Free-TCM-Consultation-2-300x214.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 350\/250;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca9d51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ca9d51\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47030b elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d47030b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2008<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Free TCM Consultation to help financially challenged sick beneficiaries.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c82768 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c82768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frame-2147207761.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 147px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 147\/16;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93655ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93655ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb1db5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfb1db5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f4179 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93f4179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thekchen-Choling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25670 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thekchen-Choling.jpg 320w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thekchen-Choling-300x188.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 320px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 320\/200;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cb8fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81cb8fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3b755 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bc3b755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2010<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Thekchen Choling Education Bursary Award was established.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58b8fb elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e58b8fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frame-2147207761.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 147px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 147\/16;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc39ab6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc39ab6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12919f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12919f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3b81e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a3b81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2254\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2011-Unveiling-of-Largest-Guru-Rinpoche-Thangka-in-Asia-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24301 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2011-Unveiling-of-Largest-Guru-Rinpoche-Thangka-in-Asia-1-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2011-Unveiling-of-Largest-Guru-Rinpoche-Thangka-in-Asia-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2011-Unveiling-of-Largest-Guru-Rinpoche-Thangka-in-Asia-1-1-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2011-Unveiling-of-Largest-Guru-Rinpoche-Thangka-in-Asia-1-1-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2011-Unveiling-of-Largest-Guru-Rinpoche-Thangka-in-Asia-1-1-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2011-Unveiling-of-Largest-Guru-Rinpoche-Thangka-in-Asia-1-1-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p6-7-Milestones_2011-Unveiling-of-Largest-Guru-Rinpoche-Thangka-in-Asia-1-1-600x902.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/2254;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196a304 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"196a304\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a5472 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a4a5472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2011<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">First Unveiling of Largest Guru Rinpoche Thangka in Asia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9aeb40 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9aeb40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frame-2147207761.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 147px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 147\/16;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6724e7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6724e7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ef21d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84ef21d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f664362 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f664362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Virtual-Great-Thekchen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25674 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Virtual-Great-Thekchen.jpg 320w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Virtual-Great-Thekchen-300x188.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" 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class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2020<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">1st Ever Virtual Great Thekchen Vesak Monlam Celebration via Facebook.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05ec09 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f05ec09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"16\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frame-2147207761.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26688 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 147px; 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