Lama Jampa Thaye offers Mandal Tensum to Karma Thinley Rinpoche 17th March 2009 On Saturday March 14th Karma Thinley Rinpoche arrived in London to pay a brief visit to Lama Jampa Thaye on his way to Tegchen Legshay Ling, Nepal. He arrived early on the Saturday morning and spent the day resting and discussing dharma matters with Lama Jampa. On the Sunday morning, Lama Jampa offered the Mandal Tensum to Rinpoche. In this important ceremony the supports of body, speech and mind are offered in order to ensure the longevity of the guru. Lama Jampa also made extensive offerings to Rinpoche. Rinpoche flew to Nepal on Sunday evening and will be spending the next five months there before returning to Toronto via London.