Lhabab Düchen
November 22 @ 17:30 - 21:30
Join us to practice together on this merit-multiplying day!
WHEN: Friday November 22, 5.30 – 9.30 pm CET
WHERE: Onsite & Online
LEVEL: Open for everyone
DOWNLOADS:
Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels
Praise by Way of Twelve Deeds
Heart Sutra
King of Prayers
Dedication Prayers
Lhabab Duchen celebrates Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to the Earth from the God-Realm of the Thirty-Three after teaching the Dharma for several months to the Gods, including his mother, Mayadevi, who died a week after Buddha’s birth and had been reborn in this realm. Due to Lhabab Duchen being a merit-multiplying day, the karmic results of any actions done on this day are multiplied 100 million times.
This evening we’ll do a Lama Chöpa with Tsog Offering, as recommended by Lama Yeshe.
Lama Chöpa is a practice of guru devotion special to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In Sanskrit, lama is guru, and chöpa is offering, so Lama Chöpa translates into English as ‘offering to the spiritual guide.’ A special practice of Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), the founder of the Gelugpa School, Lama Chöpa was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Panchen Lozang Chokyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662), who was the teacher of the fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682). As indicated by the opening words, ‘Arising within the sphere of great bliss, I manifest as a Guru Yidam,’ it contains the idea of personal transformation through the practitioner merging his or her mind with the guru as the meditational deity. The essence of the practice is to see the guru as an Enlightened Being, a Buddha, and to receive his or her blessings in return.
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- Recitation of Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels
- The Praise to Buddha Shakyamuni by way of the 12 deeds
- Meditation on Buddha Shakyamuni with visualization
- Recitation of the Heart Sutra
- Meditation on emptiness (to connect with the Heart Sutra)
- Recitation of the King of Prayers and other dedications
7.00-7.30 pm: Break
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- Lama Chöpa with Tsog
- Chanting the sacred names of Manjushri
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The practice is offered online via Zoom without registration.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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Language: English
Level: Open for everyone
Downloads:
Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels
Praise by Way of Twelve Deeds
Heart Sutra
King of Prayers
Dedication Prayers
