Sakya Tenphel Ling presents Joint Program with Dhongtsang Shabdrung Rinpoche & Gangtok Sa Ngor Gompa Monastery Date/ Day Time Event Venue 6 th Mar (Wed) Arrival of Dongtshang Zhabdrung Rinpoche & Gangtok Sa Ngor Monastery Entourage VAJRAPANI BUTADAMARA PUJA AND FIRE PUJA Airport 8 th Mar (Fri) Vajrapani Butadamara Puja 9 th Mar (Sat) (Fire day) 2-6pm Vajrapani Butadamara Fire Puja Vajrapani Butadamara: Vajrapani is a warthful deity. It provides protection to the Buddhadharma and the practitioners from all obstacles of the path. Generally, it provides protection to all beings who propitiates him. Propitiating to the deity Vajrapani through the element of Fire. During the ritual preliminaries, Rinpoche will take refuge, creates Bodhicitta and recites emptiness mantra. As this day is an auspicious fire day, after transforming into the deity, Rinpoche will invite all the fire deities especially Agnis the fire god and present them with various offerings which all attendees participate. The ritual continues with offering to Vajrapani and so on. The Vajrapani Fire Puja is a very powerful and effective puja and has many benefits from the blessings. 1. For the living, the Vajrapani fire puja offerings fulfils wishes, removes obstacles, improves health, and increases merit and wealth. 2. For Buddhist practitioners, making offering to the fire deities helps the practitioner gain accomplishments on the path, stabilize one's meditation concentration and improve one's spiritual practice. 3. For the deceased, the ritual is an excellent method of purifying negative karma and attaining higher rebirth. - You may bring a photo of deceased loved ones, including pets, or write their names down on white, unlined paper and place them in a box provided before or during the Puja before the lama put them in the fire as a blessing for your loved one.. - If you are unable to attend, you can give the photos or list of names to the Centre s office earlier. The Vajrapani Fire Puja also helps to avert or purify three kinds of obstacles: External adversities that manifest from karmic imprints and affect our daily life, relationships, job, business, etc: Internal hindrances arising from fear, doubts and superstition that affect our health or mental state; and Secret obstacles of inherent ignorance that obstruct our ability to realize the true nature of our mind. Being wrathful and obstacle dispelling, most practitioners take this deity as their 1st retreat deity before furthering their practice. All are welcome to receive the blessings of Vajrapani on the 8th (Fri) and 9th (Sat) of March 2019. 1
10 th Mar (Sun) Explanation of Tara Puja 1 (After Tara Puja) Teaching on the four Heavenly Kings Rinpoche will begin the explanation of the Tara Puja for 3 Sundays in accordance to our text after the Puja ended at. for about 45 min. VAJRAYOGINI DRUPCHOD AND CHENREZIG SADHANA PRACTICE Vajrayogini Drupchod 1 (All are welcome) 11 th Mar (Mon) 7.30-9.30pm (4 armed Chenrezig) Mahamudra ( Sadhana practice) 1 (Pre-requisites: 4 armed Chenrezig Mahamudra Jehnang) 12 th Mar (Tue) Vajrayogini Drupchod 2 (All are welcome) 13 th Mar (Wed) 7.30-9.30pm Vajrayogini Drupchod 3 with Tsog Offering (All are welcome) (4 armed Chenrezig) Mahamudra ( Sadhana Practice) 2 (Pre-requisites: 4 armed Chenrezig Mahamudra Jehnang) Vajrayogini Notes: The female deity Vajrayogini with her activities are very familiar with our members. This Vajrayogini program provides the opportunity for continuous blessing of the deity to all members through the 3-day Puja, especially to practitioners, to ward off obstacles and protect them in their Path. MAR PO KOR SOOM PUJA (The Three Red Deity Puja) 15 th Mar (Fri) Mar Po Kor Soom Puja 1 16 th Mar (Sat) Mar Po Kor Soom Puja 2 17 th Mar (Sun) Explanation of Tara Puja 2 (After Tara Puja) Mar Po Kor Soom Puja 3 2
The three Great Red Ones are Kurukulle, Ganapati and Takkiraja which belong to the sacred 13 Golden Dharma of Sakya. Kurukulle is the wisdom deity who has magnetizing properties and bestows mundane fulfilment (like successful in new Business, and warding off court persecution) in support of our ultimate enlightened goal. Ganapati is the wealth deity that can gather conditions for prosperity in abundance of wealth for those who walks the right path. Takkiraja is the power deity, who wield great power of dominance over sentient beings and the four great elements, so that the dharma activities can be protected without any obstacles. BLACK MAHAKALA PROTECTORS PUJA 18 th Mar (Mon) Black Mahakala Protectors Puja 1 19 th Mar (Tue) Black Mahakala Protectors Puja 2 20 th Mar (Wed) Black Mahakala Protectors Puja 3 The Blessings from the deity Black Mahakala is to protect the Dharma from corruption and degeneration and from hostile forces; all impure thoughts and action during the ritual will be purified; to guide and protect the individual practitioner from all kinds of deception and delusion. Therefore, we encourage all practitioners of the Dharma to come for the blessings and to enrich their dharma path. Participants who receive the blessings will be bestowed with the ability to overcome any difficult situations in their life, and also to repel any obstacles that come along. WHITE UMBRELLA PUJA 21 st Mar (Thu) White Umbrella Puja 1 with Serkyem 22 nd Mar (Fri) White Umbrella Puja 2 with Serkyem 23 rd Mar (Sat) White Umbrella Puja 3 with Serkyem Benefits of White Umbrella Puja: By the blessing of this Puja one get protection from the dangers caused by water (like flood disasters), fire (like burning houses and burn-injuries), weapons (like injuries from, bullets, being cut by sharp knife, poke by needles), poisons (bitten by poisonous snake, taken poisonous food), evil or maligned forces ( causing disharmony and unsettled mind in the family), and accidents (car crash, drowning,) To maintain the protection blessing: The White Umbrella Cakra and pendent can be placed in our home, in cars, and wearing it. The lamas of Gangtok Monastery have brought along a limited number of Cakra for the benefit of the members here. GYA-ZHI AND THANKSGIVING Explanation of Tara Puja 3 (After Tara Puja) (All are welcome) 24 th Mar (Sun) Gya Zhi Puja (400 offerings of Shakyamuni) 5-6pm Thanksgiving and dedication 3
The 400 offerings of Shakyamuni include: 1)100 small stupas for purifying the mara of the 5 aggregates, thus overcoming sufferings, 2)100 lamps for purifying our defilements, thus pacifying afflictive emotions 3)100 sacrificial tormas for purifying from negative lustful external influence, thus realizing all external appearances are illusory and 4)100 effigies to purify impermanence and death, thus overcoming dualistic indulgence. 26 th Mar (Wed) Departure of Entourage Airport Note: All Programs are subjected to changes. REGISTRATION FEES FOR JOINT PROGRAM WITH GANGTOK SA NGOR MONASTERY 法会赞助款项 : A B C D E F G Program 节目 Vajrapani Butadamara Puja 四臂伏魔金刚手除障法会 Vajrapani Butadamara Fire Puja 四臂伏魔金刚手火供 Vajrayogini Drupchod 金刚瑜伽母成就法会 Mar Po Kor Soom Puja 大三红尊法会 Black Mahakala Protector Puja 大黑天护法法会 White Umbrella Puja 大白伞盖佛母除障法会 Gya-Zhi Puja 四百供禳灾除障法会 Individual 个人 Family 合家 Corporate 公司宝号 Sponsor 功德主 REGISTRATION FORM 参加表格 : Name 姓名 : Contact(H/P) 联络电话 : Address 地址 : Program 节目 (A/B/C/D/E/F/G) Name 姓名 Amount 金额 Total Amount 总金额 : 4
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