The Building of Vajra Vidya in Sarnath --not by Rinpoche (PDF)

This book is not by Thrangu Rinpoche, but it is an amazing story of how Thrangu Rinpoche after a brief encounter chose Ingela Greau from Sweden and her engineering husband to literally build Thrangu Rinpoche's largest monasteries in Sarnath, India that overlooks the deer park where the Buddha gave his first teaching.

This book is so unique because it describes all the incredible people that helped and the many hardships that they underwent.

This book of 150 pages includes many wonderful photographs of this adventure. The book has also been published in Swedish.

"The story unfolds with the encounter between the renowned Buddhist teacher, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, and an architect, Dominique Gréau. Together, they embark on a journey to create the designs for the Vajra Vidya Institute; a monastic college for higher Buddhist philosophy education located in Sarnath, India. The monastery overlooks the Deer Park where Buddha Shakyamuni delivered his first teaching and was established in 1999.

“Presented in the form of a diary spanning from 1992 to 1994, the narrative immerses the reader in the daily life of Indian reality. Through the preparations and inception of the construction, interactions with authorities, encounters with various individuals, and the magical events that shape their journey, readers gain insight into the profound significance of this endeavour."