1/03/2014
Tens of thousands of Tibetan Buddhists living in Spain will celebrate Losar this Sunday, the Tibetan New Year 2141, after a week of up to 24 daily hours of meditation in monasteries or retreat centers.
MADRID, 1 (EUROPA PRESS)
El monje Karma Tenba, of the Federation of Buddhist Communities of Spain, He explained to Europa Press that it is a celebration similar to Christmas, con una mezcla de "carácter espiritual o religioso y carácter festivo".
In the monastery or retreat center of Huesca, For example, they have been practicing, sitting reciting prayers and mantras, since last wednesday, for eight or ten hours a day, con el fin de "purificar los efectos negativos del año que se marcha", in your case, he 2140, y "promover que el año nuevo que entra traiga buenos augurios o pronósticos".
Also, as specified by the monk Karma Tenba, se hace "un acto de constricción íntimo" to analyze last year's mistakes, assume them and commit to not repeating them again. In addition, at the beginning of the New Year, Tibetan Buddhists will wish a good year and peace for the country, the region and the community.
On the same day of Losar at noon all the practices end and a party is held with the family or in the monasteries themselves in which food and laughter are shared..
