Event : 1 Million Guru Mantra Prayer Gathering
Date : July 11 to 20
Venue : Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Assosiation,
Address : 721 Geylang Road, Singapore 389 632
(directly opposite Lorong 42 Geylang)
Map :
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_3012/travel_site_50798/
In conjunction with Chokhor Duchen (merits multiplying day) and
the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambahava, our centre will
conduct the 1.2 Million Vajra Guru Mantra Accumulation from 11th to
20th July 2010, lead by Samten Phuntchok Rinpoche together with our
resident lamas.
Chokhor Duchen (on 15th July) is known as the Anniversary of
Lord Buddha’s Turning of the Dharma Wheel for the first time. It is
one of the four great Duchens of the year during which the effects
of positive or negative actions are multiplied by 10 million times.
Devotees are strongly encouraged to engage in this wholesome
activity with us!
The general objectives of this program are to pray for:
a Buddha Dharma to be ever-flourishing even during this
degenerate age,
b Peace, happiness and harmony to prevail in this world,
c Warfare, famines and sicknesses to be eliminated.
The core objectives of this program are:
a To pray for the longevity of all the great masters of
Buddhism.
The tenth day of the sixth Tibetan month, which falls on 20th
July 2010, is the anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava’s birth from a
lotus at Dhanakhosha Lake amid wondrous signs. Also known as
Guru Rinpoche and the second Buddha, he was the emanation of Buddha
Amitabha, and whose coming was prophesised by Lord Buddha in the
Sutras and Tantras. It is said that the more delusions and
difficulties there are, the swifter and more powerful he is.
When the Tibetans need blessings or protection, their natural
reflex is to invoke Guru Rinpoche, and when great masters face
crises, even they call out to him as their ultimate source of
refuge.In conjunction with the birth anniversary, our centre will
conduct the 1.2 Million Vajra Guru Mantra Accumulation lead by
Samten Phuntchok Rinpoche.
In the month of July, we celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru
Padmasambhava, where we will conduct the 1.2 Million Vajra Guru
Mantra Accumulation from 11th to 20th July and Guru Rinpoche
Empowerment on 11th July. On 15th July is Chokhur Duchen, is merits
multiplying day, where all positive and negative actions are
mulitplied by 10 million times. Thus we will like to encourage all
devotees to join us in Vajra Guru Mantra accumulation and at the
same time accumulate virtuous merits during this period.
July 11
10.00am - 12.00pm Guru Rinpoche Empowerment
2.00pm - 5.00pm Guru Rinpoche Tsok Offering
Puja
& Mahakala Puja
July 12-17,19
8.00pm - 9.30pm Guru Rinpoche Tsok Offering Puja & Group
Practice
July 18
10.00am - 12.00pm Guru Rinpoche Tsok Offering Puja &
Group Practice
2.00pm - 5.00pm Guru Rinpoche Tsok Offering Puja & Mahakala
Puja
JUly 20
2.00pm - 5.00pm Guru Rinpoche Tsok Offering Puja, Group Practice
& Mahakala Puja
8.00pm - 9.30pm Marme Monlam & Dedication of Merits
Samten Phuntchok Rinpoche is the resident spiritual teacher of our
Palyul Center located in Philippines. He is well versed for his
vast knowledge on dharma and the ritual ceremonies of Palyul
tradition.
In 1961, Samten Rinpoche travelled all the way to Mysore to
sought sanctuary at the Namdroling Monastery, which was under the
guidance of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche. He received Getsul
(novice) and Gelong/ Bhiksu (full ordination) vows from H.H. Penor
Rinpoche and underwent a 3-year, 3-month, 3-day intensive retreat
and meditation at the monastery. He contributed to Namdroling
Monastery by teaching young aspiring monks in elementary school on
basic reading and writing in Tibetan, monastic duties and Buddhist
teachings for four years. He also received various teachings,
empowerments and oral transmissions from prominent spiritual
masters such as H.H. Penor Rinpoche, H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche,
Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche Jamyang Dorje, Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche,
Khenpo Jigmey Phuntsok Rinpoche and many more.
Samten Rinpoche has also completed the nine-year course in the
monastery prestigious Ngagyur Nyingma Institute (NNI), where he
studied in-depth Buddhist Philosophy as well as the traditional
practices of Sutrayana and Tantrayana. After his graduation, he
shared this precious knowledge with other monks by teaching at NNI
for 5 years. He was also in-charge of the discipline of the monks
at the institute for 15 years.