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JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2010 ISSUE |
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TEACHING BY KHENPO TSEWANG GYATSO RINPOCHE (KHENPO GURU)
Date:
16th January 2010 (Saturday)
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!
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
First of
all let us wish you a Sparkling & Happy 2010 New Year!
Come
February, we're going to welcome the Chinese Lunar New
Year & Tibetan New Year, which coincides with each
other. To welcome the year of Tiger, our centre has
lined up a series of programs for all devotees and
students to participate with us.
Below is
a quick glance of the program. You may find out more
information on all these programs in the newsletter. Do
join us on the dates below to accumulate merits and
receive blessing together!
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Date |
Programs |
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01/01 |
Riwo Sang Chot |
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30/01 |
Chenrezig Chang Chog & Smoke Offering |
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10/02 - 12/02 |
Vajrakilaya Gutor |
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13/02 |
Amitayus Long
Life & Lüd Tangwa |
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13/02 |
Sakyamuni Puja &
Khatag offerings (10.30pm) |
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14/02 |
21 Dzambala Puja
& Treasure Vases
Blessing Ceremony |
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21/02 |
Gya Nag Kag Dok
(Clearing of Obstacles for the new year.) |
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14/02 - 28/02 |
Accumulation of
H.H. Penor Rinpoche Swift Rebirth Prayer & Lamp
Offering |
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.
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RIWO SANG CHÖT
Riwo
Sang Chöt,
“The Mountain of Burnt
Offering”, is a
form of smoke offering made to all the Buddhas, Deities,
Dharma Protectors and Dakinis. It was a terma
teaching concealed by Guru Rinpoche in order to benefit
the future generations. He gave explicit prophecies
regarding the future manifestation of this sacred
teaching, and accordingly, it was revealed by Terton
Lhatsun Namkha Jigme.
This
powerful puja enables participants to accumulate merits
and blessings. It facilitates the purification of our
bad karma, sicknesses and obstacles, paying off the
karmic debts of our previous lives, as well as
increasing wealth and life spans for our present and
future lives.
Our
centre will conduct the puja on
1st January between 10am to 12pm.
Participants may register for the puja at $10 per
person. The registration included offering items
like biscuits, fruits, butter, milk and etc.
LUNGTA (WIND HORSE) PRAYER FLAGS
Lungta, usually in the form of colorful paper
or flags, have block-printed prayers, mantras, animals and
other auspicious symbols imprinted on them. "Lung" means
wind or space signifying universal foundation and omni
pervasiveness. "Ta" refers to the greatest speed at which
the horse can travel. Together, Lungta connotes the swift
delivery of messages and blessings to all sentient beings
with the incredible strength of the horse and force of the
wind.
The flag as a whole is also a representation
of the body, speech and mind of the Buddha. The flag itself
as the Buddha body, the mantras/ prayers printed as the
Buddha speech and the meaning of the prayers as the Buddha
mind.
The practice of releasing lungta began with
an Indian King who caught a mysterious disease. He consulted
several doctors but none of them were able to cure him.
Finally, he approached Buddha for his advice. Buddha saw
that the king's condition was a result of the obstacles
given to him by other sentient beings (as differentiated
from obstacles that one acquires because of one's own
negative actions). Buddha advised that the only cure was for
the king to go to the top of a mountain and with full faith,
release 100,000 lungtas. There are sentient beings who do
not encounter the Dharma (Buddha's teachings) because they
do not have the karma (fate/destiny) to hear or read the
Dharma. So in releasing these prayer lungta, one creates the
karma for others to know and be in the Dharma. The merits
accumulated from this positive action is attributed to the
person who released the lungtas.
The benefits of releasing lungta include the
following:
·
get rid of curses put upon us by others
·
protection from a lawsuit
·
eradicate bad dreams, bad thoughts, bad
actions
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good health
·
wealth
·
peace within
·
luck and longevity
·
success and fulfillment of all aspirations
·
purify our bad karma
Before releasing the lungta, a smoke puja/ritual
is done in the morning to invite mountain, land spirits,
local gods, nagas. After the smoke puja, the lungta is
dispersed from the top of a mountain, sea or any clean high
place with wind blowing so that the prayer flaglets could
fly high and spread wide. As the lungta is scattered by the
winds, blessings upon blessings are shared with all sentient
beings.
As a part of
welcoming the auspicious New Year as well as raising fund
for building maintenance needs, we encourage devotees to
write their names on the Lungta. The Lungta is available at
$20 per set. Devotees may choose to hang the
Lungta in their homes or to request the centre to send it to
hang at the mountain areas in South India.
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CHENREZIG CHANG CHOG &
SMOKE OFFERING PUJA
Lead By: Tara Rinpoche
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).
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Date |
Time |
Program |
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30/01
(Sat) |
2pm -
5pm |
Chenrezig Chang Chog Puja
& Smoke Offering |
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7pm -
9pm |
Registration is needed for the prayer.
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Puja
Registration |
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Per
Deceased Name |
S$5 per
name |
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Per
Ancestors |
S$10 per
surname |
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Smoke
Offering |
S$5 each |
Click to download
registration form.
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VAJRAKILAYA GUTOR
The
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: -
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Date |
Time |
Program |
10/02 & 11/02
Wed & Thu |
10am -
12pm |
Vajrakilaya Gutor |
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2pm - 5pm |
Vajrakilaya Gutor
&
Mahakala Puja |
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8pm -
10pm |
Vajrakilaya Puja |
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12/02
Fri |
10am -
12pm |
Vajrakilaya Gutor |
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2pm - 5pm |
Vajrakilaya Gutor
& Burning of Torma |
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AMITAYUS LONG LIFE PRAYERS
& LÜD TANGWA
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Date |
Time |
13/02
Sat |
10.00am -
12.00pm |
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1.00pm - 3.30pm |
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.
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REGISTRATION FOR
VAJRAKILAYA GUTOR & LÜD TANGWA
Participants who are interested to join the
Vajrakilaya Gutor and Lüd Tangwa are required to register
and contribute as follows: -
Click to download
registration form.
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Category |
Individual |
Family |
Company |
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Lamp Offering
(for 4 days) |
S$40 |
S$80 |
S$138 |
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Clearing of Obstacles
(for 4 days) |
S$30 |
S$60 |
S$128 |
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Flowers offering |
S$10 each |
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Tsog Offering |
S$10 each |
Please do not miss this opportunity to embark
on a promising New Year!
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SAKYAMUNI PUJA & KHATAG OFFERINGS TO H.H. PENOR RINPOCHE
This in the
year of Tiger, the Chinese Lunar New Year coincides with the
Tibetan New Year. On the eve of the Chinese Lunar & 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).
There will be
a countdown session before the Khatag offering to welcome
the year of Tiger. Devotees may bring along their mandarin
oranges to pay respect to the Sanghas. Come and join us in
this once a year event to receive the blessings and to
welcome the Chinese Lunar & Tibetan New Year together!
On this day,
devotees are welcome to light a lamp at $5 per lamp.
Click to download
registration form.
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TWENTY ONE DZAMBALA PUJA
& TREASURE VASE BLESSING CEREMONY
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.
Lamp offering is available at
$5 per lamp.
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 & da dhar that are acquired from our centre
are allowed
- Treasure
vase & da dhar must have name tag and receipt numbers, and
to be collected on the same day after the blessing.
- Registration
fee for treasure vase or dhar da is at S$10.00
each.
Click to download
registration form.
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GYA NAG KAG DOK
Our centre
will conduct this prayer on 21st February 2010 from
10am - 12pm. Registration for this prayer is at
$10 per name. Devotees may also offer a lamp
at $5 per name.
This prayer 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.
Click to download
registration form.
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NEW YEAR VEGETARIAN
LUNCH GATHERING
Our centre is
delightful to have all devotees to gather together during
the New Year for a POT LUCK vegetarian lunch on on
21st February 2010 @ 12pm. If you wish to contribute
your specialty dishes or dessert on this joyous event,
please register with Shiyun at 9877 0726 (hp).
We will have
vegetarian Yu Sheng for everyone to “LOU HEI” together.
Don’t miss this chance to welcome an auspicious new year
together!
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ACCUMULATION OF H.H. PENOR
RINPOCHE'S SWIFT REBIRTH PRAYER & LAMP OFFERING
We'll like to urge all
international Palyul students to join us in the accumulation
of H.H. Penor Rinpoche Swift Rebirth Prayer (short version)
from 14th to 28th Feb 2010.
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.
The program
is as follows:
** Please note that the
below program has been changed to a full day program.
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Date |
Time |
Program |
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28/02
(Sun) |
10.00am -
11.30pm |
Vajrasattva Puja
(Minling Dor Sem Prayer) |
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2.00pm -
4.00pm |
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7.00am -
9.00pm |
Marme Monlam
(Wish Fulfilling Lamp Offering Prayer) &
Dedication Prayer |
We'll be
collecting the total numbers of swift rebirth prayer
accumulated by all students for the Dedication Prayer on
28th Feb at 7.00pm.
Submission can be
done by in the following ways.
1)
In centre
by completing the Accumulation Form
The form is available in centre for collection.
2) Via email to
"
accumulation@palyulsg.org "
in the
following format
Participant Name:
Nationality:
Total nos of prayers accumulated:
Submission of Accumulation Cut off Date & Time: 28th
Feb 2010 (Sunday) @ 6.00pm (Spore Time)
** Kindly email your accumulation to us by above stated
date and time. **
Lamp Offering
During
these 15 days, we'll be lighting at least 100
tealight candles everyday in the centre. Devotees
are welcome to light a lamp to request the swift rebirth
of H.H. Penor Rinpoche at S$2 per tealight candle per
day. On 28th February 2010, there'll be 7 large
candles available for sponsorship at $50 per
piece. Do encourage all your family and friends to
light as many candles as possible during the merits
multiplying period.
Click to download
registration form.
We'll
be accumulating the below prayer during the 15days
period.
SHORT PRAYER FOR THE SWIFT REBIRTH OF H.H. PENOR
RINPOCHE
NGA
GYI TSUG GYEN PAN CHEN VIMALA
You are the crown jewel
of five hundred scholars,
LAR YANG SID PA ZUNG WAI TSUL TEN CHAN
The great scholar
Vimalamitra, who has taken birth once again;
NYING POI TEN PA PEL LA DA DRAL WA
You who has no rivals in
spreading the heart essence of the teachings;
PADMA NORBUI ZHAB LA SOL WA DEB
I pray to Drubwang Padma
Norbu;
GANG GI YANG SRID CHOG GI TRUL PAI KU
Hold us with your
compassion
NYUR WA NYI DU JON PAR THUG JE ZUNG
Through the
swift rebirth of your reincarnated supreme emanation!
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