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Naga Puja - 9 August 2006
Due to the fervent wishes of our devotees to
eliminate obstacles and obscurations, Khenpo Jurme has
decided to conduct a Naga Puja to bless them and their loved
ones. The
benefits of participating in the Naga Puja are listed as
follows:
1) Obstacles
and sicknesses will be eliminated and one will have good
health and wealth
2) One
will always encounter good friends and spiritual masters
3) Good
harvest of the five grains (generic term for all grains or
specifically, wheat, rice, beans, and two types of millet)
4) Accomplish one’s Dharma practice without
obstacles
5) Bring happiness, peace and harmony to
one’s family and home county
Offering : S$10.00 per set
(include lungtas, milk, flowers)
Date : 9 Aug
(Wednesday, Public Holiday)
Meeting Point : Our Centre
Meeting Time : 8.45am
Boat Fee : S$30.00 per person
*
The boat fee
includes bus trip as well as ferryboat trip to and fro Pasir
Panjang Jetty. *
As
seats
are limited for the
Naga Puja,
do register early before 6 Aug to avoid
disappointment! Interested participants have to come
personally to the centre to make the necessary payment in
exchange for their ticket/s. It is compulsory to bring
along the ticket/s on the actual day as a proof of payment.
Please note that reservation of seats is not allowed, as
seats are limited. Your kind understanding is greatly
appreciated.
Participants have to commit to the following requirements as
stated
Ø To
commit to a vegetarian diet for at least two days prior to
the Naga Puja and on the actual day of the puja, as this is
considered a precept of the event.
Ø Participants
are advised to be modestly dressed, and no animal products
(e.g. leather belts or wallets etc) should be worn or
carried on board.
Nagas are a kind of long-lived
serpentlike beings with miraculous powers. They mostly live
in the depths of water and are supposed to control the
weather, especially rain. Khenpo Jurme has specially
selected this date as it was deemed an auspicious and
suitable day of the year for performing the Naga Puja, and
also because the Nagas are expected to be very active on
this particular day.
Khenpo Jurme and the lamas will first conduct
a ritual on board the ferryboat, and subsequently all
participants will make their offerings to the Nagas in the
sea.
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