This is a FREE event and will be available both In-person and Online.
Dolpopa is one of the greatest masters of Vajrayana Buddhism. Often referred to by all lineages as the Buddha from Dolpo or the second Buddha, he was the expounder of the Dzokden Dharma, the completion Dharma, that is our namesake. In celebration of this great master, Khentrul Rinpoche will teach various forms of tantra along with prayers of auspiciousness related to the great Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen. Join us online or in person at the Rime Institute.
Schedule by Timezone
New South Wales, Australia – SATURDAY December 7, 2024 / 7:00 PM
Melbourne, Australia – SATURDAY December 7, 2024 / 7:00 PM
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – SATURDAY December 7, 2024 / 4:00 PM
Central Europe and South Africa – SATURDAY December 7, 2024 / 9:00 AM
Sao Paulo, Brazil – SATURDAY December 7, 2024 / 5:00 AM
East Coast USA, Toronto – SATURDAY December 7, 2024 / 3:00 AM
West Coast USA – SATURDAY December 7, 2024 / 12:00 AM
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87317118098?pwd=Z2lIcXVYVTY3QlJuK1BRYkcvZFRDQT09
Webinar ID: 873 1711 8098 Passcode: 108108
Learn about Dolpopa
Read Dolpopa’s Classic text
Mountain Dharma: The Ocean of Definitive Meaning by Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
https://store.dzokden.org/collections/books/products/the-mountain-doctrine
It is said that teaching the Buddhadharma that the sons are more skilled than the fathers and that even the Buddha got better with practice. The early teachings say very little about the realized experience, and the Buddha remained silent on many points. The subsequent Perfection of Wisdom teachings says a little more but shy from saying too much about nonconceptual wisdom for fear of polluting it. Later in life, the Buddha was ready to talk about such things, and students were ready to hear them. After a thousand years, tantric masters learned the trick of making such insights about the fruition of the heart of the path. Here, you can read how Dolpopa presents these final teachings in all their glory, without invalidating any of those that came before.
One of the most important texts in all of Jonang Dharma is Dolpopa Sherab Gylatsen Mountain Dharma, commonly known as the Mountain Doctrine. Rime Lodrö (Ives Waldo) translated the book from Tibetan to English to ensure that the Zhentong view was properly translated.
QUESTIONS?
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This event is FREE and available both Online and In-person.
In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Guru is the Buddha, the Guru is the Dharma, and the Guru is the Sangha. The whole path is contained in the practice of devotion to the Guru, who, while ultimately our enlightened nature, is also a human being who reflects that nature to us. The most powerful Guru is your root guru, the one who points out the nature of reality to you and you transform your mind.
The light that shows the way on our Kalachakra path is Khentrul Rinpoche. And the one who had the most profound impact on his mind, is his root Guru, Lama Lobsang Trinle. Lama Lobsang Trinley (Lama Lutrin) is one of the most respected Jonang Kalachakra masters of our time. He was well known for his incredible healing powers as he had healed himself from Leprosy and then those around him with his spontaneous medicine wisdom. While showing no signs of sickness, he stated he would pass away and then did so in a meditative state on the precious day of Saka Dawa, the day that we celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and death of Shakyamuni Buddha.
Join us in the profound practice of the Jonang Guru Puja in honor of the pari-nirvana of Lama Lobsang Trinley. All practices done at this time are incredibly powerful as the merit is multiplied by 100 million times.
Learn about the Greatness of Lama Lutrin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIMOS7vXFHg
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – TUESDAY May 21, 2024 / 7:00 PM
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – TUESDAY May 21, 2024 / 5:00 PM
Central Europe and South Africa – TUESDAY May 21, 2024 / 11:00 AM
Sao Paulo, Brazil – TUESDAY May 21, 2024 / 6:00 AM
East Coast USA, Toronto – TUESDAY May 21, 2024 / 5:00 AM
West Coast USA – TUESDAY May 21, 2024 / 2:00 AM
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83491347744?pwd=c094VVFYSzAwWWpHVzZoYkZlUXJXdz09
Webinar ID: 834 9134 7744 Passcode: 108108
QUESTIONS?
Please email [email protected]
This event is FREE and available both Online and In-person.
In celebration of the Birth, Death, and Enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha, we recite praises recounting the accomplishments of his incredible life. Connecting and learning from his example, we, too, can take steps to learn and practice in stages to reveal our own enlightened nature. The first step to changing the world to a more peaceful, harmonious place is to change ourselves. It is with each of the karmas we make, each cause and condition, that we plant the seeds to change ourselves and then, through our transformation, the world around us. Shakyamuni spent years of diligent practice and effort to understand the nature of reality and reveal his own nature before he was able to teach others. Once he transformed himself, his enlightened speech and activity had the power to transform our world and continue to through this day.
In addition to the praises to the Buddha of our time, we will chant the powerful 1000 Buddha Puja to connect with all the 1000 Buddhas of this fortunate eon. Connecting with 1000 Buddhas and sharing their names creates powerful conditions for all who hear this to be reborn in a higher realm and to come into contact with the Dharma. All practices done at this time are incredibly powerful as the merit is multiplied by 100 million times.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – THURSDAY May 23, 2024 / 7:00 PM
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – THURSDAY May 23, 2024 / 5:00 PM
Central Europe and South Africa – THURSDAY May 23, 2024 / 11:00 AM
Sao Paulo, Brazil – THURSDAY May 23, 2024 / 6:00 AM
East Coast USA, Toronto – THURSDAY May 23, 2024 / 5:00 AM
West Coast USA – THURSDAY May 23, 2024 / 2:00 AM
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84957144983?pwd=N1VJcVMzV1NwQUtHemI0aExmODY4dz09
Webinar ID: 849 5714 4983 Passcode: 108108
QUESTIONS?
Please email [email protected]
This event is available both Online and In-person.
Khentrul Rinpoche has agreed to bestow the empowerment Kstigarbha and perform a Puja at the request of the Chinese language group.
Kṣitigarbha is one of the four principal bodhisattvas in East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, alongside Samantabhadra, Manjusri, and Avalokiteśvara. His name translates to “Earth Treasury”. Kṣitigarbha is renowned for his vow to instruct all beings in the six worlds between Gautama Buddha’s death and Maitreya’s rise. He also vowed not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied. As a result, he is often seen as the bodhisattva of hell-beings, as well as the guardian of children and the patron deity of deceased children and aborted fetuses in Japanese culture.
BENEFITS OF THE PRACTICE
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra outlines the merits of practicing with Kṣitigarbha. The sutra suggests that those who follow its teachings will attain inconceivable merits and benefits. This practice can also aid in dissolving immeasurable negative karma.
Protected by the Naga Kings. Merits increase daily.
Gather the causes of the saints. Bodhi does not degenerate.
Clothing and food are abundant. Diseases do not approach.
Away from water and fire disasters. No thieves and misfortunes.
Being respected. Gods and ghosts assist and help.
Rebirth into men. Become powerful and influential princess.
With upright and good looks. Often born in heaven.
Become an emperor. Innate wisdom.
All requests are granted. Relatives and family are joyful.
All obstacles are eliminated. Escape from the karmic world.
All places are accessible. Dreams at night are peaceful.
The deceased are free from suffering. Receive blessings in future lives.
All saints praise. Intelligent and sharp-witted.
Full of compassionate and loving kindness. Ultimately attain Buddhahood.
Kṣitigarbha Puja during Qingming Festival
Kṣitigarbha is a highly revered manifestation of the Buddha among the Chinese due to his significant vows to protect those in the lower realms. This is particularly important to the Chinese, who are concerned about their ancestors who may have been reborn in the lower realms. During the Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day (and sometimes referred to as Chinese Memorial Day or Ancestors’ Day), which is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese across Asia, Kṣitigarbha Puja is a common practice and holds significant relevance for Chinese Buddhists.
WHO CAN ATTEND
There are no formal prerequisites.
SPONSOR THE PUJAS
Many people enjoy watching various Pujas online performed by Lamas believing they are receiving a huge benefit. It is also common in the West for people to ask a lama to pray for them without making any offering or having a personal connection. While, as one of all sentient beings, you are connected to the results of the Puja made for the benefit of all sentient beings, the karmic connection is incredibly weak, and therefore so is the result. Normally during certain times in one’s life when a Puja or prayers are required to clear various karmic debts, obstacles, or karmically-based illness, it is customary to make financial offerings to the Lama for prayers and Pujas. This creates a stronger Karmic connection to the Puja, which creates a stronger karmic result.
Kstigarbha Blessing Empowerment and Puja Sponsorship and Offer Candles for Loved Ones
SCHEDULE BY TIMEZONE
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan
SATURDAY April 6, 2024
1:00 PM – Teaching Empowerment
4:00 PM – Puja and Teaching
HOW DO THE ONLINE EMPOWERMENTS WORK
1) Register for each attendee who will be receiving the empowerment. You will receive a confirmation email. All of our online events use the Dzokden Learning Center. If you are not already enrolled in it, you will be invited to learn.dzokden.org
2) You will receive access to Zoom for each of the sessions. We do not offer pre-recorded empowerments. Khentrul Rinpoche asks that you receive the blessing in real-time. We do not put up any video recordings of Jenang (blessing), Wang (empowerment) or oral transmissions. Any teachings or puja will be recorded and shared.
OFFERING OF DANA AND SPONSORSHIP
It’s customary for students to make an offering of Dana to the guru at the end of empowerment. As this is an online event, you can make the offering of Dana to Rinpoche here
QUESTIONS?
Please email [email protected]
This event is available both In-person and Online.
This is an incredible opportunity to learn how to practice pujas to generate vast amounts of merit and purification. In Vajrayana there are many types of burnt offering pujas that utilize fire. They can be sorted into 3 main categories, Sur (smell offering), Sang Chö (smoke offering), and Jinsek (fire offering). All of these practices have incredibly profound meaning at their core which creates the conditions for the accumulation of both merit and wisdom simultaneously. While each practice invites the Buddha, Bodhisattvas, dharma protectors, local deities, and beings of the 6 realms amongst all others to the practice, they have different focuses for the karma they are working with.
Khentrul Rinpoche has kindly agreed to teach us about these three types of fire offerings. He has composed and arranged compositions of these pujas that a student can do in an extensive and also a simple form at home after this workshop. On Sunday he will perform the king of Fire Pujas, the peaceful Kalachakra Fire puja written by Bamda Gelek Gyatso and Lama Lutrin. This one is larger and more extensive then what we he will teach us how to perform for ourselves.
The 3 Offering Practices
Sur Dotgu Kuntsol – The Gift of All Needs
The Sur is a smell offering that uses fire to burn a collection of offerings to create a sent offering. The main focus is all the bardo beings, hungry ghosts, whoever has incredible suffering, and whomever we have a karmic debt to. This is commonly used as an offering to purify our own and our ancestor’s karmic debt for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Sang Chodtrun Gyatso – The Ocean of Offerings
While this one invites all the buddha, bodhisattvas and deities the main emphasis is on the local deities and dharma protectors. The sang chö (smoke) offering helps to clear karmic obstacles in our samsaric life in to have a precious human birth to practice dharma.
Jinsek Dropan Gyatso – The Ocean of Benefits
There are many types of Jinsek but they all focus on purification. There is extensive offering with many different substances made into the fire that is each linked to creating different beneficial results. This creates the condition to purify anybody’s negative karma and their body.
Practical Workshop Includes:
-Teaching on the different types of fire Pujas Sur, Sang Chö and Jinsek
-Demonstration of how to do each type of Puja at home in a simple form
-Instructions and prayers so you can practice them yourself
-There will be an opportunity for questions and sharing throughout the two days
-Audios of the chanting of the 3 Fire Pujas
-List of Ingrediants and Supplies You will need to do the Pujas
-Instructions on How to set up a fire for the different types of pujas
Sponsor the Pujas
Many people enjoy watching various Pujas online performed by Lamas believing they are receiving a huge benefit. It is also common in the West for people to ask a lama to pray for them without making any offering or having a personal connection. While, as one of all sentient beings, you are connected to the results of the Puja made for the benefit of all sentient beings, the karmic connection is incredibly weak, and therefore so is the result. Normally during certain times in one’s life when a Puja or prayers are required to clear various karmic debts, obstacles, or karmically-based illness, it is customary to make financial offerings to the Lama for prayers and Pujas. This creates a stronger Karmic connection to the Puja, which creates a stronger karmic result.
Schedule by Timezone
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan
SATURDAY May 18, 2024
7:00 AM – Sur Dotgu Kuntsol – The Gift of All Needs Puja
8:30 AM – Short Commentary on the Sur Dotgu Kuntsol – The Gift of All Needs
11:00 AM – Sang Chodtrun Gyatso – The Ocean of Offerings
12:30 PM – Short commentary on Sang Chodtrun Gyatso – The Ocean of Offerings
SUNDAY May 19, 2024
8:00 AM – Kalachakra King of Fire Pujas Jinsek (more extensive then the Jinsek Dropan Gyatso
11:30 AM – Commentary and instructions on how to do Jinsek Dropan Gyatso – The Ocean of Benefits
How does an Online Course Work?
Pre-recorded Course Materials
You will receive the link to the course in the Dzokden learning center. Before the course starts some videos and information will be there on how to practice in a simple way at home.
Live Course Materials
The course will be held through “Zoom“. In order to access the sessions, you need to download the Zoom App onto the device through which you want to join. We will provide you with the Zoom link (as well as Zoom Meeting-ID and Password) created by Dzokden. You will need this link (or alternatively Zoom Meeting-ID and Password) to access the online sessions.
Zoom Information
Zoom information will be provided at the latest two days before the online event in your email as well as in the Dzokden learning center.
Access to Video Materials Afterwards
The retreat access and all the prayers will be provided for you in Dzokden’s online learning center. We encourage everyone to connect to the live-streamed retreat in real-time but if that is not possible, you can still log in to the learning center after the retreat and access all of the retreat content. This retreat material will be put up in the learning center as soon as possible after each class. Oral transmissions need to be received in real-time. They are never recorded.
Questions?
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