PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

In the month of September and October, our centre has in line a series of programs for all devotees to participate with us. With the continuous requests from devotees, our centre will be conducting the Longchen Nyingthig Mahakala Puja from 25th to 27th September. This is to help them to clear obstacles that are facing in their jobs, careers and etc. In October, we will be conducting the Riwo Sang Chöt on 4th October and Twenty One Dzambhala Puja on 24th & 25th October. These two pujas help devotees to accumulate merits, blessing and wealth not only for financial but also spiritual wealth.

Do join us in these pujas together with your family and friends.

Date	Programs
05/09, 12/09 & 19/09	Chod Puja
25/09 to 27/09	Longchen Nyingthig Mahakala Puja
04/10	Riwo Sang Chöt
24/10 & 25/10	Twenty One Dzambhala Puja

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.

** There'll be a short explanation on "Chod" on 05/09 (Sat,8pm) translated in Chinese, follow by the puja. **

There will be Chod Puja on 5th, 12th & 19th September (Saturday, 8pm) in our centre, which will be conducted by Tara Rinpoche together with our lamas. Tara Rinpoche has been practicing Chod for more than 30 years. He is well-versed in this practice and has fully completed it. It is indeed very fortunate for us to be able to participate in the Chod Puja leads by him.

Chod means to severe or cut through one's ego.  The main practice is to recognize the defilement of ego clinging, attachment to self and phenomena, which obstruct the Path to Enlightenment. This method is used to rid the root of defilement, that is the ego clinging, and all the subsequent defilements such as hatred, desire, and ignorance that arise from it.

Chod rites aimed at first invoking through wrath then liberating through compassion all negativities that causes diseases, accidents and all non-conducive conditions. At the puja, one visualizes making an offering of one’s physical body, being severed and transformed into nectars as offerings to Triple-Gems, Three-Root, demons, six-realm beings and karmic debtors. This is effective for purification of sickness, incurable diseases, cancers, mental illness, depression, personal problems, removing visible and invisible obstacles and especially for those who have disturbance caused by evil spirit. It also benefits us in our daily needs such as prosperity, health, and longevity.

Devotees are welcome to sit in during the practice to receive the blessing. Participants may make lamp offering at $5 each or make a voluntary donation for the purchase of offerings required for this practice.

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Brief Biography of Tara Pempa Tashi

Tara Pempa Tashi Rinpoche became monk at the age of 7 years old. Thereafter he received the full ordination vow (Bikshu) from H.H. Penor Rinpoche.

Tara Rinpoche has received many teachings from various high lamas of Nyingma sects such as H.H. Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche, H.H. Zongnong Rinpoche, H.H. Dodrup Rinpoche and H.H. Penor Rinpoche. He has received the full Ngondro, Tsa Lung and Dzogchen according to the Nam Chö cycle, Rinchen Terzod, Nyingthig Yabshi, Kama, Nam Cho, Ratna Lingpa's treasure teachings, Kalachakra, and so on. After receiving the complete spiritual instruction of Dzogchen and its empowerment, oral transmission and explanation of three roots including preliminary practice from H.H. Penor Rinpoche, he took nine years retreat at the retreat centre.

He has been teaching the Buddha Dharma to 700 monks of our Monastery for several years and has taught young Tulkus in chanting the prayer texts. He has been the Chanting Master of our Namdroling Monastery in South India, where he leads the whole assembly of monks and nuns in the prayers during major Pujas presided by H.H. Penor Rinpoche. Whenever H.H. Penor Rinpoche travelled to Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, USA and etc for major Pujas, he will followed along as the chanting master for these events. He is capable of teaching all the Buddha Dharma and it will be very beneficial to the students who wish to learn and practice Dharma.

Tara Rinpoche has been practicing the Chod Practice for more than 30 years. He is very well-versed in this practice and has fully complete the practice. It is indeed very fortunate of us to be able to participate in the Chod Puja leads by him.

With the continuous requests from devotees to help remove obstacles that they are facing with their jobs, careers, personal problems and etc., our centre will be conducting a 3 days Longchen Nyingthig Mahakala Puja from 25th to 27th September. This puja will be lead by Tara Rinpoche together with our resident lamas.

Mahakala, a protector of the Buddhist teachings, is also known as the chief dharmapala.  Dharmapalas are basically Buddhas who undertake the role of removing obstacles on the path of practitioners.

The objective of Mahakala is to assist practitioners in removing anything that impedes their practice, as well as to encourage exertion and devotion and at the same time purify obscurations and wrongdoings.  Blessings will be bestowed and obstacles will be removed if one prays earnestly to Mahakala.

So long as one attends the prayer sessions and continually makes prayers and offerings to Mahakala, the protections of Mahakala and His retinue will not depart from oneself until perfect awakening is experienced. Mahakala prayers also foster peacefulness in a country, harmony at home and better career prospects.

** Sunday Puja will ends at 5.00pm instead of 9.30pm as indicated on the hardcopy newsletter **

Date	Time	Program
25/09 & 26/09 Fri & Sat	10am - 12pm	Longchen Nyingthig Mahakala Puja
	2pm - 5pm
	8pm - 9.30pm
27/09 Sun	10am - 12pm	Longchen Nyingthig Mahakala Puja
	2pm - 5pm

Participants may register for the following:

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Other Sponsorship

1. Sponsoring of Mahakala Tormas (Tormas represent deities)
The lamas will be molding 16 Mahakala Tormas for the puja. The Tormas are available for sponsor at $300 each. Those interested in sponsoring the Tormas are advised to register early in the centre.

2. Sponsoring of Sangha Meals.
Devotees may make voluntary donation towards the sponsoring of sangha meals during the 3 days puja.
 

TWENTY ONE DZAMBHALAS PUJA (Deities of Wealth Wish Fulfilling Gem) 

Dzambhala is the god of wealth. Though it still is a worldly god, it is said that He is close to achieving enlightenment. The 21 Dzambhalas practice enables us to attract not only financial but also spiritual wealth, thus enabling practitioners to accomplish virtuous goals. Without being distracted by financial worries, it is easier for the mind to cultivate compassion and to develop an attitude of unselfishness towards others. With financial stability, we can also diligently pursue our spiritual practices thus attaining the ultimate goal of Buddhahood.

Our centre will be holding a 2 days Twenty One Dzambala Puja on 24th & 25th October. Devotees may also bring your wealth vase for blessing during the 2 days puja.

Conditions for the Treasure Vase Blessing Ceremony:

Blessing ceremony of treasure vases requires special prayers. Thus, please adhere to the following conditions:
- Only treasure vases that are acquired from our centre are allowed
- Treasure vase must have name tag and receipt numbers, and to be collected on the same day after the blessing.
- Registration fee for each vase is S$10.00

There are also Dzambhala Fortune Vases available in the centre. These fortune vases were consecrated under the guidance of the Late Khenpo Wangchuk Sonam Rinpoche, who is one of the prominent disciples of our Late His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and also one of the most revered and distinguished senior abbot and professors of Namdroling monastery. Khen Rinpoche was highly skilful in the vase making techniques and was responsible for the vase preparations in Namdroling monastery. The fortune vases have been blessed by our Late His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, during his last visit here with a 4 days puja from 30/11/2006 to 03/12/2006.

Below are the list of sacred items that are consecrated in the fortune vase.

Mandala Items
1)     The sealed core Instruction Mandala of Zambala.
2)     The Bare Relics Mandala of Vaisravana.
3)     The Life -Spirit (force) Mandala of Black Zambala.
4)     The Mandala of Wealthy Red Zambala.
5)     The Mandala of Female Deity of Wealth Stability.
6)     The Mandala of Generating Fortune Power.
7)     The Mandala of Four Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind).
8)     The Mandala of Male and Female Yakshas.
9)     The Mandala of Eight Auspicious Symbols. (Parasol, Golden Fishes, Wish-fulfilling Treasure Vase, Attractive Lotus, The Right Spiral Conch Shell, The Glorious Endless Knots, Victory Banner & Golden Wheel.)

Sacred & Precious Items
- Highly sacred condensed pill prepared out of more than 350 samaya substances.
- Unique pill prepared from Fortune substances.
- The pill of thirteen variety of grains.
- The pill of a variety of earth and water gathered from various sacred and prominent sites.
- Precious Gems Powder, Turquoise, Red Coral Tree, Pearl, Gold, Silver, Copper & Iron

Besides the above sacred & precious items, the Fortune Vase also contains the consecrated pictures of Wealth Deity of Odiyanna, the Female Deity of Wealth Stability and the Five Families of Dzambalas.

These fortune vases are considered to be very rare now and will not be available once it has been fully taken up. Devotees who wish to offer the fortune vase may do so at our centre. The fortune vase is available at $288 per vase. You may click here for more information on the Dzambhala Fortune Vase.

The program is as follows;

Devotees may also make the following offering on this special day.

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