PURIFICATION PUJA

Lama Tegchog and Lama Tenpa
performed the traditional purification puja
for Michael Norbu. He mimicked a praying
posture. The puja is to get rid of obstacles.

WHAT IS A NAME?

A few hours after the birth, I managed
to call Mingyur Rinpoche to ask for
Michael's buddhist name. Rinpoche bestowed
the name Karma Norbu Dhondup. What a coincidence
because my own Buddhist name is Karma Norbu.
Norbu means Jewel.

So his full name is Michael Januardi Hadiwijaya Norbu
Dhondup. Januardi is Michael's grand father.
Here is a picture of Grandma and Grandpa.

Birth of Michael Norbu

Michael was 2 months premature and was delivered by Caesarean operation.
He weighed only 2.1kg and had to be put in the ventilator for 2 weeks.

This is the very first picture which was taken 4 hours after delivery. He did not even have time to be bathed.


This is Michael in the ventilator.