Recitation of 10 Million Green Tara Mantras
The world is now plagued by many unprecedented problems like terrorism, financial turmoil, oil price crisis, global warming and wars etc with unexpected and increasing frequency and magnitude. Each event threatens the human survival and leaves unbearable suffering and fear for the victims, their family, friends and relatives.
For the benefits of all sentient beings, His Eminence Dzogchen Geydak Rinpoche is conducting this puja to help remove our obstacles. It also offers us a great opportunity to engage in Green Tara practice. Rinpoche therefore requests all to join in the 10 millions Green Tara Mantra Recitation. It is important to note that only with faith and devotion we practice and recite the Green Tara Mantra, we will receive powerful blessings and immeasurable merits. Our wishes and aspiration will swiftly come true.
Event: Nagarjuna Green Tara Puja and Recitation of 10 Million Green Tara mantras.
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008–Sunday, December 14, 2008
Venue: Tai Pei Buddhist Centre, 4 Level. No.2 Lavender St, S'pore 338823.
Time: It starts at 10am to 12.30pm, 2pm to 5.30pm
Conducting Rinpoche: His Eminence Dzogchen Geydak Rinpoche
We sincerely welcome you, your family and friends to participate, volunteer and sponsor. Contact us now at: Mobile nos. 93362198/ 98346197
or email [email protected]
Printable Poster (has more detailed information and Chinese language)
Please update us with your number of Green Tara mantras recited any time on 13 Dec and before 3pm on 14 Dec by SMS to 65-93362198. Thanks.
Oṃ T�re Tutt�re Ture Sv�h� / Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha
Tara
(whose name means "star" or "she who ferries across") is a Bodhisattva
of compassion who manifests in female form. In Tibetan, Tara is known
as "Dölma" (Sgrol-ma), or "She Who Saves." In particular she represents
compassion in action, since she's in the process of stepping from her
lotus throne in order to help sentient beings.
Tara's mantra is a
loving play on her name. According to Sangharakshita, a traditional
explanation of the mantra is that the variations of her name represent
three progressive stages of salvation.
1. T�re represents
salvation from mundane dangers and suffering. Tara is seem as a
savioress who can give aid from material threats such as floods, crime,
wild animals, and traffic accidents.
2. Tutt�re represents
deliverance into the spiritual path conceived in terms of individual
salvation. In traditional terms, this is the path of the Arhant, which
leads to individual liberation from suffering. This is seen in Mahayana
Buddhism as a kind of enlightenment in which compassion does not figure
strongly.
3. Lastly, ture represents the culmination of the
spiritual path in terms of deliverance into the altruistic path of
universal salvation - the Bodhisattva path. In the Bodhisattva path we
aspire for personal enlightenment, but we also connect compassionately
with the sufferings of others, and strive to liberate them at the same
time as we seek enlightenment ourselves.
Svaha, according to
Monier Monier-William's Sanskrit Dictionary, means: "Hail!", "Hail to!"
or "May a blessing rest on!" Her mantra can therefore be rendered as
something like "OM! Hail to Tara (in her three roles as a savioress)!"
although this may one of those occasions when the mantra is best left
untranslated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU1La7k-ajs
Need to go for initiation before can chant the mantra of Green Tara ?
Originally posted by knightlll:Need to go for initiation before can chant the mantra of Green Tara ?
Hi,
I have asked the organiser. He mentioned that