Chokling Rinpoche Puja and Empowerment Sep 4-6

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We are very fortunate to have His Eminence Chokling Rinpoche with us to celebrate the Ullambana Festival (commonly known as the Chinese 7th Month Festival).
These pujas were specially choosen by Rinpoche himself to help us clear obstacles and create the cause for good conditions to arise quickly. It is very rare that Rinpoche visits Singapore during the 7th month. And it is especially auspicious and beneficial to have Rinpoche conduct the very special Korwa Dongtruk Changchok Puja that will benefit both the living and those who has passed on.The program is as follows:

Event : Korwa Dongtruk Changchok Puja
Date Time : Sept 4th @ 10am
Venue : Rangjung Yeshe Oddiyana, 200A, Tanjong Katong Road
Map : http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_1/travel_site_64858/

Event :Eight Manifestation of Guru Rinpoche Empowerment
Date Time : Sept 4th @ 7.30pm

Event :Eight Manifestation of Guru Rinpoche Fire Puja
Date Time : Sept 5th @ 7.30pm

Event :Public teaching : A View of Dzogchen
Date Time : Sept 6th @ 7.30pm

AspenAng SG

The info you provided is incorrect. Pl refer to their website:

http://rangjungyesheoddiyana.org/events.php

-StarDust- SG

What's puja?

Is rinpoche a title for enlightened beings?

An Eternal Now SG

What's puja?

Is rinpoche a title for enlightened beings?

In Buddhism, puja (Sanskrit & Pali: pūjā) are expressions of "honour, worship, devotional attention."^[1] Acts of puja include bowing, making offerings and chanting. These devotional acts are generally performed daily at home (either in the morning or evening or both) as well as during communal festivals and Uposatha days at a temple.^[2]

Rinpoche or Rimpoche (Tibetan: རིན་པོ་ཆེ་; Wylie: rin po che; IPA: [rinˈpotʃe]) is an honorific used in Tibetan Buddhism. It literally means "precious one,"^[1] and is used to address or describe reincarnated Tibetan lamas.

I don't think all rinpoches are necessarily enlightened, but many are.

-StarDust- SG

Thanks.

-StarDust- SG

I don't think all rinpoches are necessarily enlightened, but many are.

So i can say that Rinpoche at least have some degree of awakening like kensho or satori?

If not how are they precious?

An Eternal Now SG

So i can say that Rinpoche at least have some degree of awakening like kensho or satori?

It depends. There are all kinds of rinpoches, I cannot make a generalised judgement. But usually to be recognised by their root gurus or lamas to be able to teach... usually means that person have attained some level of enlightenment.

-StarDust- SG

Then the fa shi in singapore need to have insights or some degree of awakening?

An Eternal Now SG

Then the fa shi in singapore need to have insights or some degree of awakening?

Not necessarily. That is why I said, being rinpoche or fa shi doesn't necessarily mean enlightened. Although originally 'fa shi' is a honorific title for very highly attained venerables... nowadays 'fa shi' is generally used on all monks and nuns. I think 'rinpoche' still retains the honorific entitlement... 'fa shi' not so, it's like every monk are also addressed as 'fa shi'. Just my understanding.

However, if a fa shi is recognised and given certain lineage transmission... like Zen lineage, usually it means that person have some level of enlightenment.

-StarDust- SG

However, if a fa shi is recognised and given certain lineage transmission... like Zen lineage, usually it means that person have some level of enlightenment.

Thks for telling me.