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In case you have missed the precious opportunity previous round, you may still want to do so for the subsequent 3 Great Buddhist festivals (Birth, First Teaching & Descent). Centre will continue to receive donations for the followings till 31st June 2008. Thank you.
Root Institute for Wisdom Culture, Bodhgaya
Festival of Lights and Merit 2008
"Those who offer one thousand lights will be reborn when Maitreya Buddha shows the deed of gaining enlightenment and receive his first Dharma teaching." Arya Maitreya Sutra
At the Great Stupa of Enlightenment in Bodhgaya
Celebrating the Four Great Buddhist Festivals with offerings of lights, Pujas and Prayer Flags at the holiest site in the universe at the four most auspicious times of the year to fulfill the wishes of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
The Four Great Buddhist Festivals
Commemorating the most significant events of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha's life, the Four Great Festivals are:
- 15 Days of Miracles (7 - 20 February 2008)
- Birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana (17, 18, 19 June 2008)
- First Teaching (4, 5, 6 August 2008)
- Descent from the God Realm of the Thirty-three (18, 19, 20 November 2008)
The merit from making any offering on these days is said by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche to be multiplied one hundred million times, and offerings made in Bodhgaya are said to be eight times more powerful!
"All comfort, happiness and peace in this world are received by making offerings to the Triple Gem, therefore those who like to have happiness, comfort and peace always attempt to make these offerings." Tenth Wheel of the Sutra of the Essence of the Earth
The Festival of Lights and Merit supports Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Merit Box projects, your own centre and the social work projects of Root Institute.
We invite you to join the entire FPMT mandala in celebrating these four great Buddhist celebratory events by sponsoring:
- Any number of the thousands of coloured electric lights adorning the entire Mahabodhi Stupa grounds
- Pujas (Tara, Guru and Protector Pujas) performed by the monks of Namgyal Monastery around the sacred Bodhi tree and at Namgyal Monastery in Bodhgaya.
- Prayer flags strung around the stupa grounds.
These are all offered nightly around the Bodhi Tree gardens on behalf of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the FLAM sponsors and the entire FPMT Mandala using Rinpoche's Extensive Offering Practice to multiply the offerings and merit, together with the recitation of the sponsors' names and personal dedications. For a detailed description of how the lights are offered please refer to website http://www.rootinstitute.com/holy-objects/light-offering.html
Lights
Number of lights S$ Number of lights S$
350 $39 7,000 $310
1,000 $76 21,000 $775
3,000 $155 100,000 $3100
Pujas Prayer Flags
Tara Puja $55 One set of prayer
Guru Puja $55 flags $47/set
Protector Puja $55
To sponsor Lights, Pujas or Prayer Flags simply send the form (click on web link http://fpmtabc.org/newsletter/festival-of-lights-and-merit-2008.doc to print form) and your cheque in favour to ‘Amitabha Buddhist Centre’ and post to: 44 Lorong 25A Geylang. Singapore 388244.
The merit of your offerings will be dedicated for:
- All the sponsors, with their personal dedications read individually
- The long lives of our holy gurus: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Osel Rinpoche and all FPMT lamas and teachers
- The preservation and spread of the pure Dharma
- The temporal and ultimate happiness of the sponsors and their loved ones
- The happiness of all sentient beings
- World peace
- And for all obstacles to FPMT projects to be removed and the quick success of all the projects.
Thank You.
Amitabha Buddhist Centre
44 Lorong 25A Geylang
Tel:(65)6745 8547 Fax:(65)6741 0438
Contact us: http://fpmtabc.org/contact-us-1.php