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VESAK DAY
One of the
most important events in the year for the Buddhist community
is the observance of Vesak. This is where Lord Buddha
Shakyamuni’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana all fall
on the full moon of the lunar month, 9th May 2009.
On this day,
Buddhists take part in the ceremonial bathing of the statue
of baby Prince Siddhartha. A small standing statue of prince
is placed in a basin of perfumed water strewn with flowers.
The Buddhists scoop the perfumed water with a ladle and pour
it over the statue. This act of bathing symbolize the
purification of one unwholesome actions. Besides being a
festival for rejoicing and making offerings to the Triple
Gems, it is also an occasion for reflecting on our personal
spiritual development.
On Vesak Day,
some Buddhists release captive animals such as birds and
turtles. This act of kindness recalls the Buddha teaching of
Universal Compassion. Though not compulsory, many Buddhists
take vegetarian meals on this day.
We have the following events lined up on this
special day as follows:
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Vesak Day
Celebration (9th May 2009, Saturday) |
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Buddha Sakyamuni Puja & Ceremonial Bathing of
Baby Prince Siddhartha |
10.00am -
12.00pm |
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Vegetarian Lunch Gathering |
12.00pm -
1.30pm |
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Mahakala Puja |
2.00pm -
5.00pm |
You are encouraged to accumulate merits on
this special day by contributing to the following:
Click to download
registration form.
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Category |
Individual |
Family |
Company |
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Lamp Offering |
S$10 |
S$20 |
S$50 |
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Flowers offering |
S$5 each |
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Mahakala
Tsog Offering |
S$5 each |
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HIS HOLINESS DRUBWANG PEMA
NORBU RINPOCHE'S MAHAPARINIRVANA
The 11th
Throneholder of the Palyul Lineage of the Nyingma School of
Tibetan Buddhism, His Holiness Drubwang Padma Norbu Rinpoche,
entered the final stage of meditation, Thugdam on 27th March
2009, at the Palyul Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe, South
India. He remained in meditation for 8 days and on 3rd April
2009, His Holiness released from His meditation.
His Holiness
Penor Rinpoche's Holy Body (Kudung) is now at Zangdok Palri
Temple at South India. Daily His Holiness Karma Kuchen
Rinpoche leads the sangha of Tulkus, Khenpos, Lopons, Lamas,
monks and nuns in pujas that include Vajrasattva, Offering
to the Guru and others. The pujas will continue for 49 days
until 22nd May 2009.
Students may
chant "Prayer for the Swift Rebirth for Kyabje Pema Norbu
Rinpoche"., which is available in two versions, the
short prayer or the long prayer. These can be downloaded
from our website
www.palyulsg.org .
H.H. DRUBWANG PEMA NORBU RINPOCHE MAHAPARINIRVANA
49TH DAY PRAYER
As mentioned by Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso
Rinpoche,
"The practices performed during the
Forty-Nine Days are not for His Holiness but for our own
sake. Spending these seven weeks in intensive practice gives
us the opportunity to purify our samaya, receive the lineage
blessings, and so on. And on a relative level, this period
of time gives us the opportunity to be together and to
grieve. Even though we know His Holiness is "only changing
clothes," until we have attained a level of realization we
will continue to experience attachment and feel
sorrow. Through our practice and going through this time
together, I know we have all felt the strengthening our
connection with one another and with the heart essence of
our precious teacher, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche."
Thus on the
49th Day, 22nd May 2009, our centre will conduct
prayer for devotees to participate together with us. The
program is as follow:
**
Amendment of the prayer date. The prayer was initially
planned for 1 day on 22/05. As we're having a visiting
Khenpo in our centre now, Rinchen Lama has decided to make
it into a 3 days prayers, starting from 20/05 to 22/05
(the 49th Day). Do inform your family and friends of the
amendment. **
We are pleased that Khenpo
Karchoe will be leading the 3 days program. You may read
about his
biography below here.
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Date |
Time |
Program |
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20/05 to 22/05
(Wed to Fri) |
10am -
12pm |
Vajrasattva Prayer &
Prayer for the
Swift Rebirth for Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche |
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2pm -
4pm |
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8pm -
9.30pm |
The King
of Aspirations Prayer |
Devotees may light a lamp to offer to His Holiness.
Click
here to download the registration form.
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Category |
Amount |
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Lamp Offering |
Voluntary Amount |
Brief
Biography of Khenpo Karchoe
In 1986,
at the age of 19, Khenpo Karchoe went to Namdroling
Monastery located in Mysore, South India to join the
Sangha community after offering his crown hair to H.H.
Penor Rinpoche.
For 3
years, from 1986 to 1989, he enrolled in the primary
school of the monastery where he underwent basic
religious training, that includes learning tantric rites
and rituals, chanting, vajra dance, playing ritualistic
instruments and so on. At the same time, he received
many profound, vast and esoteric empowerments and
transmitted teachings from many great masters like H.H.
Penor Rinpoche, H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, H.H.
Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, H.H. Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok,
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and others.
Thereafter, from 1989 to 1998, he entered the
prestigious Ngagyur Nyingma Institute (a renowned center
for advanced Buddhist education and research studies
according to the Nyingma Tradition at Namdroling
Monastery) to study Buddhist philosophy as well as the
traditional practices of Sutrayana and Tantrayana.
From 1999
to 2004, as per the direction of H.H. Penor Rinpoche, he
rendered his service by teaching the Buddhist philosophy
and practice in many Nyingma monasteries such as,
Zangdogg Palri in Kalimpong, Shechen Monastery in Nepal,
Mindroling Institute in Northern India, Drigung Kagyud
Institute in Mysore, Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, Nunnery
and Primary School in Namrdoling Monastery.
In 2003
during the Silver Jubilee Celebration of Ngagyur Nyingma
Insitute, he was conferred the Khenpo Degree by His
Holiness Penor Rinpoche.
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