Introduction to Sacred Dance of Nepal
A Talk with Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH
7:30-9:00PM
IN-PERSON AT PURE LAND FARMS TOPANGA, CALIFORNIA
Charya Nritya Dance is a unique Newari Buddhist Nepali tradition dating back over a thousand years that uses the physical body as a vehicle for liberating the mind. By uniting movement, visualization, and awareness, one learns to emulate and then fully embody the qualities of the variety of Buddhist deities — male and female, peaceful and wrathful — and to genuinely express those enlightened qualities through one’s own body, speech, mind, and activities.
Join Prajwal Vajracharya, 35th generation priest and lineage holder from Nepal for an introduction to this unique tradition. This talk is the first session of a four day retreat with Prajwal, and is open to all, whether you are attending the retreat or not.
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ABOUT PRAJWAL VAJRACHARYA
Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya is a 35th generation Tantric Buddhist priest from Nepal and ritual master of the Charya Nritya dance tradition and other ritual forms. Prajwal began his training in Charya Nritya, the dance aspect of Newar Buddhism, from the age of eight, receiving formal instruction from his father, the Buddhist scholar and ritual master Ratna Kaji Vajracharya. Prajwal Vajracharya is now the foremost teacher, practitioner, and performer of the tradition. He is a veteran of several world tours. He teaches beginning and advanced students around the globe. He founded Dance Mandal in 1996, and the Foundation for Sacred Buddhist Arts of Nepal to preserve and expand this rare ancient form of Buddhism and its related traditions.
INSIDE THE MANDALA: A SHORT FILM WITH PRAJWAL VAJRACHARYA: