{"id":6761,"date":"2025-04-14T03:24:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T03:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/?page_id=6761"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:57:48","slug":"spiritual-treasures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/spiritual-treasures\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6761\" class=\"elementor elementor-6761\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c733239 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c733239\" 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-938ebe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"938ebe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav class=\"custom-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/\">Home<\/a> \/ <a href=\"#\">About Us<\/a> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb-current\">Spiritual Treasures<\/span><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74f787 hero_banner e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e74f787\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fdeb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26fdeb8\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06d3de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a06d3de\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a5df5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51a5df5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bb254 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2bb254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Jowo Sambhogakaya Buddha\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953acc4 animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"953acc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Jowo Sambhogakaya Buddha, an unusual representation of Shakyamuni Buddha, is instantly recognizable as the centrepiece at Thekchen Choling\u2019s main hall. Styled after the Jowo Buddha at the Jokhang Temple in Tibet, it employs decorative motifs from the Vajrayana, Mahayana and Theravada traditions \u2013 a nod to the temple\u2019s non-sectarian philosophy. Many believe that its arrival to Thekchen Choling in 2003 has helped protect disciples from the SARS epidemic. 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Standing at 3 metres high and measuring 1.38 metres in diameter, it contains more than two hundred million printed mantras such as Chenrezig\u2019s \u201cOm Mani Padme Hum.\u201d According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, anyone who turns a mani wheel in a clockwise direction is blessed. The merit and purification of turning the mani wheel is as much as having recited all the contained mantras themselves.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b9f083 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b9f083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Mani Wheel was re-consecrated in November 2007 at the temple\u2019s current location. Newly printed mantras and precious items such as brocades and gems were placed inside the Mani Wheel. Its presence serves as a blessing for the area and creates boundless merits for those who turn it faithfully.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e283c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e283c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e805f71 elementor-absolute animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e805f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" 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=\"9\" height=\"93\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vector-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4181 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 9px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 9\/93;\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2643a0 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2643a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did you know?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a8d7f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6a8d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There are a total of 218,844,788 mantras in the Giant Mani Wheel.<\/p>\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3298aab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3298aab\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3acf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa3acf8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f206d7 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f206d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Largest Shakyamuni Buddha\nAppliqu\u00e9 Thangka in Southeast Asia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b3a0d elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b3a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thekchen Choling is home to a beautiful appliqu\u00e9 thangka depicting Shakyamuni Buddha serenely seated in the full lotus position on a throne, attended to by his two chief disciples Shariputra and Maudgalyayana. It is entirely hand-sewn from silk brocade, beads and sequins. When fully unveiled, the thangka is four storeys tall, making it the largest Shakyamuni Buddha thangka in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f5fea elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41f5fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThekchen Choling is home to a beautiful appliqu\u00e9 thangka depicting Shakyamuni Buddha serenely seated in the full lotus position on a throne, attended to by his two chief disciples Shariputra and Maudgalyayana. It is entirely hand-sewn from silk brocade, beads and sequins. When fully unveiled, the thangka is four storeys tall, making it the largest Shakyamuni Buddha thangka in Southeast Asia. \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-acbc956 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acbc956\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac86c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dac86c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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=\"518\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shakyamuni-Buddha.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25920 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shakyamuni-Buddha.jpg 518w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shakyamuni-Buddha-259x300.jpg 259w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 518px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1029;\" \/>\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-5288e2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5288e2d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3172ae7 animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3172ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Singapore\u2019s Only <br>\n Mig-Chenrezig<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4f131 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4f131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mig Chenrezig is a form of Chenrezig found only in Tibetan Buddhism, and is a rarity even within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Little about Mig Chenrezig is documented in texts as information related to him and his practice is passed down only in the oral tradition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba0300 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dba0300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thekchen Choling\u2019s Mig Chenrezig is the only one in Singapore. It was specially commissioned in line with the temple\u2019s aim to be a sanctuary of healing, as Mig Chenrezig\u2019s main activity is healing, especially eye ailments. The practice of Mig Chenrezig focuses on both the Great Compassion and the Great Wisdom of all the Buddhas.<\/p>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e529b7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e529b7a\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf64cfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf64cfa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a4f85 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0a4f85\" 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=\"836\" height=\"832\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/26994-1-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7106 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/26994-1-1-1.jpg 836w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/26994-1-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/26994-1-1-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/26994-1-1-1-600x597.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/26994-1-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/26994-1-1-1-768x764.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 836px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 836\/832;\" \/>\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-de88528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de88528\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f731839 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f731839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Largest Appliqu\u00e9 Guru Rinpoche Thangka in Southeast Asia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb65a4 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bb65a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2010, Thekchen Choling commissioned an appliqu\u00e9 thangka of Guru Rinpoche (also known as Padmasambhava, \u201cthe Lotus Born\u201d) from Nepal, for the long life of the Gurus. The thangka depicts Guru Rinpoche accompanied by Shakyamuni Buddha, Lama Je Tsongkhapa and his two key spiritual consorts Princess Mandarava and Lady Yeshe Tsogyal. Standing at a height of seven storeys, it is the largest Guru Rinpoche thankga in Southeast Asia; more than 20 men are required to carry it. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6352ef3 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6352ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt was unveiled for the first time in 2011 on Guru Rinpoche Day, i.e., the tenth day of the sixth lunar month. After 5 years, this thangka was yet again unveiled during the Guru Rinpoche Retreat 2017 at Thekchen Choling Malaysia (Kota Tinggi), where the public had the opportunity to receive blessings and inspiration. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12d31f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f12d31f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed453e elementor-absolute animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ed453e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" 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=\"9\" height=\"93\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vector-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4181 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 9px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 9\/93;\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390ca3e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"390ca3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did you know?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043cd20 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"043cd20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guru Rinpoche has one main form and eight other manifestations? The main form is depicted in the thangka.<\/p>\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d181048 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d181048\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77d3de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a77d3de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53620e5 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53620e5\" 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=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6861 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-scaled-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orfeostoryweb.com\/thekchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28673-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/2560;\" \/>\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-1da10af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1da10af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0adae elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb0adae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Singapore\u2019s Wish Fulfilling 1,000-Armed Chenrezig\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f54b45 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f54b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Standing at 2.3 metres, the Tibetan-style Thousand-Armed Chenrezig copper rupa is the largest of its kind in Singapore. It is crafted from copper and gilded with mercury gold. Thousand-Armed Chenrezig symbolises the Buddhas\u2019 boundless compassion for all sentient beings \u2013 his 1,000 arms with an eye on each hand and eleven heads are to seek, reach out and help those in need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae9cbd elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae9cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The rupa at Thekchen Choling was offered by a devotee who felt a special connection with Thousand-Armed Chenrezig. She sold off her jewellery collection to raise the funds needed to make the rupa, following deeply felt inspiration from Chenrezig. It was subsequently consecrated at the temple through the generosity of Sangyum Namdrol Lhamo.<\/p>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f505a63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f505a63\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b88382 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b88382\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9eec8c elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9eec8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A 200-Year-Old Jigong Bodhisattva<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da41fc9 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da41fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Thekchen Choling acquired its current premise from the previous occupants (custodians of a Jigong temple), one of the sacred objects it inherited was a Jigong Rupa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e58693 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e58693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJigong, a highly realised Bodhisattva, was known for his eccentric personality and \u201ccrazy wisdom\u201d, while maintaining a compassionate nature. Physical evidence places the approximate age of the rupa at 200 years. Devotees from as far away as Taiwan have made their way to Thekchen Choling to pay their respects, and some even requested Singha Rinpoche for the rupa. 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Arya Maitreya is a bodhisattva (one who purposely takes rebirth in samsara to benefit sentient beings) who will appear in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the Buddhadharma just as Shakyamuni Buddha did.<\/p>\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-76f75e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76f75e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e07a54 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e07a54\" 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=\"835\" height=\"835\" 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Chenrezig\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd6d42 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd6d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specially commissioned by Singha Rinpoche, this magnificent rupa of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig stands at 46 feet and is beautifully adorned with pearls, corals, turquoise and dzi-beads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19ea58 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c19ea58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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