Dear Fellow
Dharma Frens,
This coming
Sunday on 19 Aug ,Hari Raya Pusa's holiday, you are invited to join
us to pray to the 100 peaceful and wratful deities and also to
receive blessings for long life empowerment conducted by our
invited Tara Rinpoche & lamas from
Namdroling.
Chang Chog 100 Deities
Prayer 9:30AM -
12:00PM
The
Origin
The
Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful
Deities (Tib. ཞི་ཁྲོ་རིགས་བརྒྱ་, Wyl. zhi khro
rigs brgya) include
the forty-two peaceful
deities and fifty-eight wrathful
deities. They feature in several practices and
cycles of teachings, most notably the Tibetan Book of the
Dead and the Guhyagarbha
Tantra, which is the primary source describing
this mandala.
It is stated in
the Tantric legend that a king once executed his spiritual master.
Due to this heavy sin, he passed away immediately and was born in
the hell. He experienced the sufferings of all the six realms at
the same time. Lord Buddha saw the great suffering of this being
and He instructed him on the teaching and practice of the hundred
deities. By just listening to this teaching and mantras of the
hundred deities, this suffering being was liberated and reborn in
heaven.
At one time, there was an evil minister called Shata in Tibet. He
had killed many innocent people and also caused a lot of obstacles
to prevent the consort of Padmasambhawa, Yeshe Tsogyal, from
practicing the Dharma. After his death, he was born in hell. Guru
Padmasambhawa, and his consort saw with their wisdom eyes that the
former evil minister was experiencing unbearable suffering. His
consort tried to save him by using various methods but she did not
succeed. Guru Padmasambhawa then used the hundred deities Mandala
with Jang Chog to help the evil minister and many beings in the
hells. All of them were liberated. Later Guru Padmasambhawa
transmitted the teaching of the hundred deities to his twenty-five
renowned disciples.
The hundred deities are the attributes and activities of the five
Buddhas and their female counterparts. They are the manifestations
from the pure nature of our minds, and remain within us in the form
of five faculties, five elements and twelve sources of perception
and so on. By relying on the practice of the
hundred deities or even by just hearing the mantra and seeing the
mandala and picture of the hundred deities, one may either
instantly or gradually realizes that the nature of one’s mind is
inseparable from the perfect wisdom of the hundred
deities.
The Puja and Its Benefits 
During the performance of Jang Chog puja, the hundred deities are
invoked and the various types of offerings are made to them. The
merits accumulated from these offerings are dedicated to the
deceased to help them in their purification and liberation. The
prayer itself is also an offering of assistance to those in the
intermediate or Bardo state to show them the path to
liberation.
At the end of
puja, the paper tablets of the deceased are burnt away. The fire
used in the burning symbolizes the wisdom of the hundred deities;
the burning of the tablets symbolizes the cutting of the attachment
of the deceased to a “self” which is the cause of his or her
suffering. Through the prayer and the ritual performed, the
consciousness of the deceased are merged and become inseparable
from the wisdom of the hundred deities. Thus they are
liberated.
It is good that
we can make good connection with the 100 Deities just by
participating in this puja.
LONG LIFE EMPOWERMENT
2:00 -5:00 PM 
Amitayus is the Buddha of long
life, good fortune, and wisdom. During this special blessing,
Rinpoche will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha Amitayus,
inspiring our mind with positive energy to strengthen our own and
others' life-span, increase our good fortune, and enrich our lives
with a transforming wisdom. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
What is
an Empowerment?
At an
empowerment we receive special blessings that heal our mental
continuum and awaken our Buddha nature. Once we have received an
empowerment, if we rely sincerely upon that Buddha with strong
faith, we will directly receive their protection, blessings and
care in this life and in life after life.
If you are
interested to know more about the program, please call
98139462.
ALL ARE WELCOME
! !