Category Archive: Ritual
Jun 01
Special Celebration
Thursday June 4 is Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day, when we celebrate Buddha’s giving his first teaching in this world. It is a very important day in the Buddhist calendar when all our actions are thousands of times more powerful. This auspicious day is also the day on which Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche …
Sep 18
Powa Practice
Powa is used not only to help us at the moment of our death but also to benefit others who are dying or who have died recently. There are many powa practices but the one that we are going to perform is the powa of Avalokisteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion. “Our ability to use …
May 17
Wishfulfilling Jewel Tsog Puja
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, …
Apr 22
Wishfulfilling Jewel Puja
There will be a Wishfulfilling Jewel Puja on April 27, Sunday, at 5:45pm. The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, …
Feb 28
Wishfulfilling Jewel Tsog Puja
Wishfulfilling Jewel Puja The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon …
Nov 20
Powa Ceremony
There will a be Powa Ceremony* on November 24, Sunday, at 3pm, at PCCI for those who perished during the “Yolanda” Super Typhoon in the Visayas. The ceremony will be preceded by a short teaching on “What Does Our Death Mean?” Powa is held not only to help a practitioner at the moment of his/her …