WHITE UMBRELLA GODDESS OBSTACLE-CLEARING PUJA 2011
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GDUGS KAR OBSTACLE-CLEARING PUJA 2011
With His Eminence 8th ZURI RINPOCHE
(H.E. Zuri Rinpoche will teach in Mandarin, with English translation provided)
White Umbrella Goddess Blessing Initiation*
Date / Time
19 Feb 2011 (Saturday) | 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Note: Be vegetarian on the actual day*
Dharma Teaching On White Umbrella Goddess Sadhana and
the Eight Kinds of Buddhist Guardian Deity’s Practice**
Date / Time
20 Feb 2011 (Sunday) | 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Note: Pre-requisite to attend: Participants must have received White Umbrella Goddess Initiation**
Venue: Guan Chan Buddhist Society
71 A Geylang Road , 2nd Storey, (opp Kallang MRT Station)Organized by: Monlam Charity Fund
For enquiries: please call Mr Lim at 93675298 | Ms Tsui at 83026093 (15/02/11-24/2/11)
or email to [email protected]
No registration is required. Admission is free. All are welcome.
Appeal for sponsorships to support the event:
We appeal for your help to contribute to Rinpoche & lama's air tickets, travel expenses, lodging, puja texts and publication, puja publicity, event venue cost etc.There is none other more virtuous and precious gift than the gift of Dharma. Your compassionate and generous gesture of offering will be a direct assistance towards our Dharma propagation activities, and is highly meritorious as it benefits masses of people. Your generosity in aid to this event would be greatly appreciated.
About White Umbrella Goddess
Asuras (阿修罗) and gods (天人) reside in the region between the God and Demi-God realm (within samsara). There naturally grows a wish-fulfilling tree – whenever the gods run into any difficulty, they would pray to this tree and their wishes will be fulfilled. This has however, incurred the wrath and jealously of the Asuras, and in a fit of hatred, raged attack towards the god realm. Not wanting to suffer defeat, the King of the God realm quickly approached Lord Buddha Shakyamuni to seek His blessings. At that moment, there shone a bright white light from the crown of the Lord Buddha. And it manifested into the intrepid and powerful White Umbrella Tara. With the pure merits of Lord Buddha, the White Umbrella Tara emanates a thousand arms and a thousand eyes, blessing and saving all the harm of the gods.
The White Umbrella Goddess is an intrepid and fearless deity. Practicing the White Umbrella Goddess is effective for purification of disturbances caused by the evil spirits and the influence of any evil magic as well as the attack or harassment of the formless. It also benefits us such as to increase fortune, wisdom, health and longevity. The recitation and visualization on White Umbrella Deity is to drive back all forms of negative aspect in life. The ultimate goal of this prayer is to arrive at Pureland in a swift way.
Benefits derived from the practice of White Umbrella Goddess Sadhana are:
• To neutralize karma brought about by heavy sins of ancestor or parents
• To prevent or to heal serious sickness
• To control depressed people contemplating suicide
• Protection over witchcraft and malicious mischief
• Protection from court cases
• Protection from outside vicious negative forces
ABOUT HIS EMINENCE ZURI RINPOCHE
(To view more about H.E. Zuri Rinpoche, pls visit)
http://monlamcharityfundsg.blogspot.com
The 1st Zuri Rinpoche was the root lama of Chöying Dorje, the 10th Karmapa. The 1st Zuri Rinpoche was originally based in Tsurphu Monastery of the Tibet . Located near Lhasa , it has been the main seat of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and residence of the successive incarnations of the Gyalwang Karmapas. The 1st Zuri Rinpoche later went to Qinghai in his lifetime. Following the Karmapa's wishes and due to karmic connections, he settled there and stayed in Thrangu Monastery until his seventh incarnation.
In each of his past lives, Zuri Rinpoche was renowned for his practice of Vajrakilaya. The 7th Zuri Rinpoche, for example, had attained enlightenment by reciting the Vajrakilaya mantra 1,300 million times in his small retreat hut overhanging the cliff of the Princess WenCheng Temple in Qinghai . This is still recounted by his then disciples and the elderly monks there by this day. The 7th Zuri Rinpoche passed away in Bhutan , thus created the origination of his next incarnation in this Himalayan kingdom.
The present Venerable 8th Zuri Rinpoche was born in Bhutan and was recognized by H.H. 16th Karmapa at two months old. At two, H.E. presided over his enthronement ceremony in Bhutan in the presence of the Karmapa's four heart sons and many renowned Rinpoches. He was bestowed the Dharma name Karma Migyur Tenpel Gyalshen Jigme Gocha.
At a young age, Rinpoche entered Rumtek Monastery, the Karmapa's seat in Sikkim , India , to receive intensive traditional Buddhist education. He studied at the Karma Shri Nalanda Institute and performed brilliantly under the guidance of the Karmapa. He then proceeded to Nepal to further his studies in learning the three yanas, the five major treatises and the four tantras in the Namo Buddha Institute. Also, he studied extensively in India and Bhutan .
He had also received empowerments and teachings of various lineages such as from the Kagyu masters the Very Venerable 9th Thrangu Rinpoche, the 1st Kalu Rinpoche, and the Nyingma master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and among others. Rinpoche started the spreading of dharma in 1993. He traveled to and from Bhutan , India , Nepal , mainland China , Hong Kong , Taiwan and Singapore , in setting up Buddhist centers, giving teachings, conducting pujas, holding retreats and animal protection activities.
The present 8th Zuri Rinpoche is a qualified lineage teacher and a great reincarnated master and is highly commended by H.H. the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The 8th Zuri Rinpoche has carried on the powerful tradition of Vajrakilaya practice and Tsog offerings unceasingly for the benefit of sentient beings.
Public Consultation with H.E. Zuri Rinpoche (16/2/11 - 18/2/11)
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Mr Lim- 93675298 | Ms Tsui- 83026093 (15/02/11-24/2/11)
How to get there 乘车资讯:
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Have an auspicious connection with His Eminence 8th Zuri Rinpoche.
Please feel free to come and participate in both events.
Thank you for your kind attention to the above activity and we look forward to seeing you.
All are invited for the events. No invitation is required.May all merits of this puja be the cause for all sentient beings to attain the ultimate state of Enlightenment.