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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2007 ISSUE

VAJRAKILAYA PUJA

Date	Time	Program
08/11 Thur	10am - 12pm	Vajrakilaya Puja
08/11 Thur	2pm - 5pm	Vajrakilaya Puja

In conjunction with the public holiday on Thursday, our residential spiritual advisor, Khenpo Tashi Dargye Rinpoche, together with the lamas will conduct a special Vajrakilaya Puja to pray for the long life & good health of H.H. Penor Rinpoche and also for the benefits of all devotees. Devotees are welcome to join us on this prayer.

Devotees may also register for this puja by contributing to the category below.

Category	Individual	Family	Company
Lamp Offering	S$10	S$30	S$50
Clearing of Obstacles	S$10	S$20	S$50
Flowers offering	S$5 each
Tsog Offering	S$5 each

NEW RESIDENT SPIRITUAL ADVISOR

Our centre has been appointed a new residential spiritual advisor by H.H. Penor Rinpoche. The new spiritual advisor, Khenpo Tashi Dhargay Rinpoche, has completed the 9 years Buddhist Philosophy in Ngagyur Nyingma Insitute of Namdroling Monastery, and was also conferred the title of "Khenpo" after his graduation. He has been appointed as a Discipline Teacher and also taught in the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute for 5 years. We hope that all the devotees may continue to support us and our new spiritual advisor by participating in our activities. We look forward to your participation in our monthly pujas to meet up with our new residential spiritual advisor.

Khenpo Jurme Kunzang Rinpoche has also been granted the permission to resign as centre's spiritual advisor from H.H. Penor Rinpoche. We will like to take this opportunity to thank Khenpo Jurme Kunzang Rinpoche for all his dedications in the centre during his term here. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors in the propagation of the Buddha Dharma.

The centre has also arranged for the following programs for devotees to participate in accumulation of merits and to welcome the year 2008.

Date	Program
23/12	Lives Release
29/12 & 30/12	Drolma Yongdüe

You may also accumulate merits in our monthly pujas (e.g. Medicine Buddha Puja, Green Tara Puja & etc.) by making lamp offering to the Buddhas, which is available at S$5 per lamp. Interested participants can fill up the attached form and mail it to us with your payment.

LIVES RELEASE

Date: 23rd December 2007 (Sunday)

Meeting Time & Venue: 9.30am at Changi Ferry Terminal

Saving the lives of animals on the verge of being killed is considered an 'intensified' virtuous activity, resulting in the accumulation of merits which surpasses many others. Sponsors as well as participants of this event will acquire great merits that will help to clear one’s obstacles and enhance one’s life span.

Interested participants are advised to register before 20/12/2007 to avoid disappointment. The cost of boat trip is S$15.00 per person. Voluntary contributions are welcomed for the purchase of sea creatures to be released.

DROLMA YONGDÜE

To welcome the year 2008, our centre be conducting a 2 days Drolma Yongdüe on 29th & 30th December 07 to pray for good health, peace and prosperity for all our devotees.

Drolma Yongdüe is a type of Tara ritual specially performed to eradicate obstacles. During this ritual, participants will place their cut fingernails, hair or clothing (worn and unwashed), together with the len-chag (a type of mold used for rubbing onto unwell body areas) into a receptacle called ‘Düe’.

The eight auspicious signs adorn the pinnacle of the ‘Düe’, which consists of four sections together with the eight offerings, etc. The first section represents the obstacles and negativities of participants, the second section represents sea creatures, the third section represents various animals while the fourth section represents the woods and greeneries.

At the end of this ritual, the ‘Düe’ will be offered to the evil spirits, and subsequently discarded, thus eliminating the causes of obstacles.

NOTE: It is compulsory that the substances placed in the ‘Düe’ must come from participants who have joined at least one session of Drolma Yongdüe.

Date	Time	Program
29/12 Sat	10am - 12pm	Drolma Yongdüe Prayers
	2pm - 5pm	Mahakala Puja
	8pm - 9.30pm	Drolma Yongdüe Prayers
30/12 Sun	10am - 12pm	Drolma Yongdüe Prayers
30/12 Sun	2pm - 5pm	Mahakala Puja

Participants may register for the following category:

Voluntary contributions are also welcome for the program or towards Lamas' meals.

Category	Individual	Family	Company
Lamp Offering (2 days)	S$20	S$60	S$90
Clearing of Obstacles (2 days)	S$10	S$30	S$50
Flowers offering	S$5 each
Mahakala Tsog Offering	S$10 per person

Torma Sponsorship

The availability of the Torma will base on first come first serve basis. Interested sponsor may come down to the centre to register for it.

1) Drolma Yongdüe Torma : S$588

2) Mahakala Torma : S$380 each
There will be 4 Mahakala Tormas which are Ekajati Torma, Rahula Torma, Damchen Torma and Silma Torma.

ADJUSTMENT IN BUDDHA STATUES SPONSORSHIP & MEMBERSHIP EXPIRY DATE

Our centre has decided to adjust the expiry date for both buddha statues sponsorship and centre paid membership. This is to facilitate us in our financial year end closing account and to notify all the statues' sponsors and centre paid membership on the expiring of their respective subscription. The revised expiry date for both will be on 31st January of every calendar year. The adjustment will be of immediate effect. Devotees who have previously sponsored the buddha statues or paid for the centre membership will be pro-rata accordingly on their next renewal.

For any enquiries on the adjustment, you may email us at palyulsg@palyulsg.org .

New Membership / Renewal Subscription

Due to the adjustment of the expiry date, we will like to give special privilege for newly signed up members from 1st November 2007 to 31st January 2008 to pay only $30 for 1 year membership fees, where the membership will expire on 31st January 2009. For existing members whose membership is expiring at this period will also enjoy the special privilege.

Members whose membership is expiring in February to October 2008 will be pro-rata according based on the remaining months.

Renewal Buddha Statues Sponsorship

For existing buddha statues sponsors, where the sponsorship is expiring in November 2007 to January 2008 and will like to renew it, we will pro-rata the remaining months so it will expire on 31st January 2008.

For those expiring in February 2008 to October 2008 and will like to renew it, we will pro-rata the remaining months till 31st January 2009.

We seek your continue support in sponsoring the buddha statues.

E-Newsletter

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Registrations & Payments

For cheque payment, please made payable to Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Association
and mail it to 721 Geylang Road, Singapore 389632.

Please indicate your name(s) and the respective items/events that you are registering for together with contact numbers for our reference. Alternatively, you can come personally to our Centre for registrations and payments.