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SUMMARY:1000 Buddhas Puja and Praises to Shakyamuni Buddha on Saka Dawa
DESCRIPTION:A Free Online & In-Person Event\nChanted in English and Sanskrit \nEach year on Saka Dawa, the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar, we come together as a global Dzokden community to recite Praises to Shakyamuni Buddha and chant the 1000 Buddhas Puja.\nKhentrul Rinpoche has personally requested that we perform this practice annually on this day due to its immense spiritual power.\nWhy Saka Dawa Is So Powerful\nSaka Dawa commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha. According to the Vajrayana teachings, any virtuous action performed on this day is multiplied 100 million times.\nThis includes:\n-Recitation of prayers\n-Chanting of mantras\n-Making offerings\n-Acts of generosity\n-Meditation and reflection\n-Ethical and compassionate deeds\n\nPracticing together on Saka Dawa creates conditions for extraordinary purification, vast accumulation of merit, and the strengthening of virtuous karmic imprints that continue to ripen throughout our lives and future lives.\nPraises to Shakyamuni Buddha\nDuring this event, we recite beautiful praises honoring the life and accomplishments of our teacher for this age, Shakyamuni Buddha. As we reflect on his example—his perseverance, compassion, and willingness to uncover his true nature—we are reminded that enlightenment is also possible for us. Transformation begins with our own mind.  When we change ourselves, the world around us begins to change as well.\nThe 1000 Buddhas of the Fortunate Eon\nAccording to the Kalachakra and broader Mahayana teachings, our universe is in a Fortunate Eon (Bhadrakalpa)—a period in which 1,000 fully enlightened Buddhas will appear to teach and liberate beings.  Shakyamuni Buddha is only one among them.\nBy chanting the 1000 Buddhas Puja and reciting their names, we:\n-create incredibly powerful karmic connections with all 1,000 Buddhas,\n-plant seeds to meet their teachings in future lives,\n-generate conditions for higher rebirth,\n-and strengthen our connection to the Dharma for countless lifetimes.\nEven hearing these sacred names—let alone reciting them—creates immeasurable blessings. Because merit multiplies 100 million times today, chanting the names of the Buddhas of the Fortunate Eon magnifies:\n-our aspirations for enlightenment,\n-our karmic purification,\n-our connection to awakened beings,\n-and the positive conditions needed for our own practice.\nGathering as a sangha amplifies this even further. Together, through this collective practice, we honor the Buddha, accumulate boundless merit, and strengthen the causes for the Golden Age of peace and awakening.\nSchedule by Timezone\nSan Francisco, USA – Sun, 31 May 2026 at 7:00 PM PDT\nNew York, USA – Sun, 31 May 2026 at 10:00 PM EDT\nSão Paulo, Brazil – Sun, 31 May 2026 at 11:00 PM BRT\nVienna, Austria – Mon, 1 Jun 2026 at 4:00 AM CEST\nHanoi, Vietnam – Mon, 1 Jun 2026 at 9:00 AM ICT\nHong Kong, Hong Kong – Mon, 1 Jun 2026 at 10:00 AM HKT\nMelbourne, Australia – Mon, 1 Jun 2026 at 12:00 Noon AEST\nZoom Information\nLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9425300750?pwd=qIt4jI6b9HXoo8t8AKDEShq5Qot3Dv.1&omn=83546818795 ( https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9425300750?pwd=qIt4jI6b9HXoo8t8AKDEShq5Qot3Dv.1&omn=83546818795 )\nWebinar ID: 942 530 0750          Passcode: 108108\nADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?\nemail help@dzokden.org ( mailto:help@dzokden.org )\n
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