Date: 16th January 2010 (Saturday)
Location : Palyul Nyingma
Buddhist Assosiation, 721 Geylang Road,
Singapore 389632 (directly opposite
Lorong 42 Geylang)
Website :
http://www.palyulsg.org/newsletter.htmMap
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Topics & Timing
1) The Importance of Lineage, Transmission
and Student-Teacher
Relationship in Vajrayana Tradition
Time : 2.00pm -
5.00pm
2) Karma Ripening Because of Emptiness
Time: 7.00pm -
9.30pm
Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche is a senior khenpo (professor
of
Buddhist philosophy) from the Shedra (lama’s college) at
Palyul
Namdroling Monastery, near Mysore in the South of India.
Khen
Rinpoche is well-versed in English, where he'll give the teaching
in
English.
Do join us in these beneficial teaching together with your
family and friends!
It is of importance for one to pay respect to their
ancestors or
deceased loved ones before the Chinese Lunar New Year. With this
in
mind, our centre has arranged the Chenrezig Chang Chog Puja on
30th
January 2010 (Saturday).
30/01 10am - 12pm and 2pm -
5pm
Chenrezig Chang Chog Puja & Smoke Offering
Vajrakilaya Gutor
is a ritual for pacifying negativities and
eliminating obstacles of the
current year for a smooth new year ahead.
The ritual will be performed
according to the Terma text of Terton
Ratna Lingpa. During the ritual, there
will be prayer sessions with
tsok offerings. The Lamas will make a large
Torma (in the form of
Vajrakilaya) together with 46 retinue Tormas
representing various
sacred hand emblems for this particular event.
At
the end of the 3 days ritual, the Tormas will be burnt, symbolizing
the
purification of our obstacles and negativities. The schedule of
this ritual
is set out as follows: -
10/02 & 11/02
10am - 12pm
Vajrakilaya Gutor
2pm - 5pm Vajrakilaya Gutor & Mahakala
Puja
8pm - 10pm Vajrakilaya Puja
13/02
10.00am - 12.00pm Amitayus
Long Life prayers and Lüd Tangwa
1.00pm - 3.30pm Amitayus Long Life prayers
and Lüd Tangwa
Amitayus Buddha (the Buddha of long life, merits and
wisdom) is
considered the Sambhogakaya aspect of the widely known
Amitabha
Buddha. The main practice of Amitayus is to prolong or extend
one's
lifespan. Longevity is seen as a contributing condition that
will
allow us more time and opportunity to practice the Dharma so that
we
can fulfill our true human potential - the achievement of
ultimate
happiness. It is therefore very important to do the Amitayus
Long-life
practice.
The ritual of Lüd Tangwa is performed to eradicate
untimely death due
to obstacles caused by evil spirits & other
negativities.
During this ritual, participants will place their cut
nails, hair,
unwashed worn clothing, len-chag (a type of mold used for
rubbing on
unwell body parts) into a receptacle (Lüd) containing a figurine
of a
human being. The figurine actually represents the obstacles
and
negativities of participants, just like the various substances that
we
place into the Lüd. Other offerings like food and etc are also
placed
into the Lüd, with the aim of pacifying the evil spirits and
other
negativities.
Traditionally, at the end of this ritual, the Lüd
will be thrown at
crossroads, but due to legal constraints here, the Lüd will
be burnt
or sent away instead, thus eliminating all causes of untimely
death.
Sakyamuni Puja and Khatag Offering
13th February at
10.30pm
On the eve of the Tibetan New Year, 13th February at 10.30pm,
our
center will conduct the Sakyamuni prayers followed by a session
of
khatag (Tibetan silk scarves) offerings to the portrait of His
Holiness
Penor Rinpoche (the 11th Throne Holder of Palyul Lineage) and
His Holiness
Karma Kuchen Rinpoche (the 12th Throne Holder of
Palyul
Lineage).
Twenty One Dzambala Puja
14th February at
11.00am
In order to welcome an auspicious new year that bring
better
achievement and prosperity to all, our centre will conduct the
Twenty
One Dzambala Puja on 14th February at 11.00am.
On this day,
devotees may bring their treasure vases and da dhar (the
5 colors cloth with
ceremonial arrow) that were previously acquired
from our centre for blessing.
Devotees are encourage to light a lamp
on the 1st day of the New Year to
offer to the Buddha to pray for a
wonderful year ahead.
Gya Nag Kag
Dok Puja
21st February 2010 from 10am - 12pm
Gya Nag Kag Dok Puja is
done for clearing obstacles in relation with
one's life for specific age of
the year, like the age of 13, 25, 37
and so forth for every twelve years,
where it is called "kag" in
Tibetan. This is explained according to
astrological calculation in
the Tibetan tradition.
The benefits of
this puja helps to clear one's obstacles in general
and even specific way. It
helps to smooth one's activity, obstacles
get reversed and help to prevent
one's from sickness. Normally things
will be better for oneself during the
year after doing the Gya Nag Kag
Dok Puja.
Pot Luck Vegetarian
Lunch
21st February 2010 @ 12pm
All devotees to gather together during the
New Year for a POT LUCK
vegetarian lunch on on 21st February 2010 @
12pm
Vajrasattva Puja & Dedication Prayer
Requesting the Swift
Rebirth of H.H. Penor Rinpoche
28/02 10.00am - 12.00pm
The first
month of the Tibetan calendar is known as "the multiplying
of the blessings
month." During the life of Shakyamuni, many people
asked him to perform
miracles to prove his enlightenment. He ignored
their requests and moved from
town to town giving teachings. Finally,
when he taught in Shravasti, the
people beseeched the King to order
Shakyamuni to hold a contest of spiritual
or miraculous feats to prove
his greatness. The Buddha agreed and as it so
happened the first day
he began these demonstrations was the first day of
Losar till the last
day, which falls on the full moon.
This auspicious
period is also known as Chotrul Duchen. Whatever good
deeds one performs or
merits one accumulates during this period, those
actions will be multiplied
by 100,000 times.
On this auspicious period, 14th to 28th Feb 2010, we'll
like to
request all devotees to join us in the accumulation of H.H.
Penor
Rinpoche Swift Rebirth Prayer (short version). Devotees may do
the
accumulation in their home from 14th to 27th February and on
28th
February 2010, our centre will conduct a Vajrasattva Puja
together
with dedication prayer requesting the swift rebirth of H.H.
Penor
Rinpoche.