Event : Amitabha Pureland Grand Puja 2011 with Gharwang Rinpoche
Date : May 27th to 29th 2011
Venue : Venue: Singapore Futsing Assosiation,
Address : 2, Allenby Road Singapore 209973
Website :
http://www.zurmangkagyud.org/dharma/component/content/article/275-by-gharwang-rinpoche.html
Map :
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_2911/travel_site_18673/
Programme :
May 27, 2011 (Friday)
10am to 12pm
Amitabha Puja
12pm to 3pm
Lunch Break
3pm to 5pm
Amitabha Puja
5pm to 7.30pm
Dinner Break
7.30pm to 10pm
Green Tara Fire Puja
May 28, 2011 (Saturday)
10am to 12pm
Amitabha Puja
12pm to 3pm
Lunch Break
3pm to 5pm
Puja
5pm to 7.30pm
Dinner Break
7.30pm to 10pm
Lama Norlha Initiation and Refuge Ceremony
May 29, 2011 (Sunday)
10am to 12pm
Amitabha Chang Chog Prayer
12pm to 2pm
Lunch Break
2pm to 5pm
Amitabha Buddha Empowerment & Marmi Monlam Aspirational Prayers
Benefits of Green Tara Fire Puja:
Removes obstacles so that our life span and wealth will increase and bring improvements to our health.
Benefits of Lama Norlha:
These days, every practitioner needs wealth. There are three kinds of wealth: the external, the internal and the secret. External wealth is material related, like food, clothing, accommodation and comfort in life. Internal wealth belongs to the accumulation of merits, happiness, peaceful mind and being contented. Secret wealth is the growth of primordial wisdom and attaining qualities of enlightenment.
Lama Norlha is the Guru of All Wealth Deities. He is the manifestation of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) in order to benefit sentient beings. He is viewed as the united form of Guru and Yidam, which is very unique and special. Guru Rinpoche said that to practice a deity of the united form of Guru and Yidam yields extraordinary and special benefits and blessings. As the Guru of all wealth deities or yidams, Lama Norlha seats in the centre of the mandala, surrounded by the four kinds of wealth deities, four kinds of great kings and many other deities. Practicing Lama Norlha, the individual's external, internal and secret wealth will grow and flourish.
Bbenefits of Amitabha Pureland Puja
•Increase wealth, health, prosperity & positive energy within this lifetime.
•Increase wisdom, merits and fortune
•Establish karmic connection with Amitabha Pureland
•Purify one’s negative karma of body, speech & mind
•Elevate the consciousness of the deceased to a higher state
•Fulfill all wishes
•Improve one’s understanding of the perfect Buddhahood
In order to take rebirth in the Amitabha Pureland, we must be able to fulfill the following 3 conditions:
1.Faith
Must believe that this Pureland does exist. Must also develop bodhicitta to merit this superior rebirth.
2.Vow
Must strongly wish to be reborn in this Pureland to benefit all sentient beings.
3.Practice
Must diligently recite the Amitabha Mantra Additionally, Buddha also mentioned that to be reborn in Amitabha Pureland, one must cultivate the following virtues:
1.Be filial to one’s parents, respect our teachers & elders, develop a kind heart & abstain from killing.
2.Must take refuge in the Triple Gems
3.Must resolve to become enlightened.