Schedule of Phowa Course in Bodhgaya Jan 2 - Jan 11

DAILY SCHEDULE OF PHOWA COURSE BY H.E “CHOEJE” AYANG RINPOCHE IN BODHGAYA, BIHAR, INDIA FROM JAN 2 – 11, 2013

Jan 2/2013   Wed 9.00 am    Short Introductory teaching on Phowa *

                                      2.00 pm    Buddha Amitabha Empowerment *

Jan 3/2013    Thu 7.00 am    Full Day-Detailed Phowa Teaching 
          

Jan 4/2013    Fri 7.00 am Nyingma Phowa Oral Transmission Blessing *

1.00 pm Nyingma Phowa Practice

4.30 pm Vajrasattva Teaching

Jan 5/2013    Sat 7.00 am     Nyingma Phowa Practice

                                   1.00 pm    Drikung Phowa Teaching

4.30 pm    Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *

Jan 6/2012   Sun 7.00 am    Drikung Phowa Oral Transmission Blessing with  
                                                        Practice

1.00 pm    Three Excellences Teaching *

4.30 pm    Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *

Jan 7/2013    Mon 7.00 am    Buddha Amitabha Meditation Teaching *

1.00 pm    Drikung Phowa Practice

4.30 pm    Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *

Jan 8/2013    Tue 7.00 am    Drikung Phowa Practice

1.00 pm    Jetsun Milarepa Guru Yoga Tsog Offering Prayer *

4.30 pm    Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation * 

Jan 9/2014    Wed 7.00 am    Short Drikung Phowa Practice and Short 
                                                          Amitabha  Sadhana Practice

1.00pm    Teaching on doing phowa for others at the moment  
                     of death

4.30 pm    Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *

Jan 10/2013    Thu 7.00 am    Teaching on doing phowa for oneself at the 
                                                         moment of death and instruction on how to 
                                                          practice Phowa after the course

1.00 pm    Short Nyingma Phowa Practice

4.30 pm    Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *

Jan 11/2013    Fri 8.00 am    Buddha Amitabha Tsog Offering Prayer *

*Indicates- Open to Public

COST ESTIMATE FOR 100 DEITIES STATUE FOR BODHGAYA

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The Garchen Institute: White Tara Mantras and Hurricane Sandy

Rinpoche sent a message this morning requesting the worldwide sangha to please recite White Tara mantras for those in the path of Hurricane Sandy.

Annual Pujas

The annual Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba) Drubchen is currently being held at Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery in South India. It is scheduled each year during the 8th month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. Other pujas and Drubchens (Great Accomplishment ceremonies) are held throughout the year as follows:

First Month – 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities (Shitro) Puja

Second Month – Recitation of Kagyur Text (Tripitaka)

Third Month – Achi Choekyi Drolma Offering Puja

Fourth Month -  Kangwa Chenmo (Dharma Protector Offering)

Fifth Month – Phagmo Drupa Drubchoe

Sixth Month – Gampopa Death Anniversary

Seventh Month – Zambhala Puja

Eighth Month – Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba) Drubchen

Twelfth Month – Guru Drakpo (Wrathful Guru Rinpoche) Puja

If you would like to sponsor any of these prayers, please see the schedule and cost break-down: Annual Pujas in Bylakuppe. Donations to the monastery may be made directly to the Drikung Charitable Society’s account, or through the Amitabha Foundation in the US or in other countries.

Daily Schedule of THREE PHOWA-RELATED EMPOWERMENTS

This is to confirm that the Buddha Amitabha Tsok will be held on 29th November 2012 starting at 8AM.

 

A daily schedule is enclosed for your reference.

 

H. E. Choje Ayang Rinpoche Phowa Related Empowerments Teachings on Buddha Amitabha Long Sadhana Vancouver, 24 – 29 November, 2012
Date Time Activity
24 Nov Sat 8:00     Vajrasattva Empowerment preparation (not open to public)
                  12:00    Lunch
                  13:00    Registration
                  14:00    Vajrasattva Empowerment
25 Nov Sun 8:00    Vajrayogini Empowerment preparation (not open to public)
                   12:00   Lunch
                   14:00   Vajrayogini Empowerment
26 Nov Mon 8:00   Milarepa Empowerment preparation (not open to public)
                    12:00  Lunch
                    14:00  Milarepa Empowerment
27 Nov Tue  9:00   Buddha Amitabha Long Sadhana teaching
                   12:00  Lunch
                   14:00  Buddha Amitabha Long Sadhana teaching
28 Nov Wed 9:00  Buddha Amitabha Long Sadhana teaching
                    12:00 Lunch
                    14:00 Refuge ordination and Drikung Ngondro Lung
29 Nov Thur 8:00  Amitabha Tsog offering puja
                    12:00 Lunch
                    14:00 Buddha Amitabha Tsog puja continue
30 Nov Fri              Rest and pack luggage
1 Dec Sat               Depart for L.A.

THREE PHOWA-RELATED EMPOWERMENTS VANCOUVER 2012

Please note the following updates for the retreat with Ayang Rinpoche in Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Amitabha Tsok on the final day, Tuesday November 28, will be 8 AM to 1 PM, so that out-of- town participants can attend and still catch flights home the same day. Rinpoche stresses the importance of attending tsok to make the most auspicious conclusion to teachings and retreats, so please do plan accordingly.

The cost of hotel rooms is C$72 plus 12% tax. Ramada Vancouver Exhibition Park, 3475 East Hasting Street, Vancouver, BC. Tel: 1 866 500 4938. (six short blocks west of the venue)

The venue will be at Amitabha Foundation, 4025 Triumph Street, Burnaby, BC

This is a very special opportunity to receive rare and precious teachings and empowerments from Ayang Rinpoche. We hope YOU will register today. See you in November,

Amitabha Foundation, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Ayang Rinpoche Empowerments and Teachings in Vancouver, Canada

THREE PHOWA-RELATED EMPOWERMENTS

For the first time in Canada, Rinpoche will bestow a group of three Phowa-related empowerments: Vajrasattva, Vajrayogini and Milarepa. Together with the empowerments of Amitabha, Amitayus, Chenrezig and Vajrapani, which are included as part of his Phowa Course, these three empowerments will enhance the practice of Phowa. Individuals may also take these empowerments simply for their blessing power, or to deepen their own practices of Vajrasattva, Milarepa or Vajrayogini, as they relate to Ngondro (Preliminary Practice), True Nature of Mind (Dzogchen or Mahamudra), and development and completion stage practices from other Buddhist traditions. The empowerments may be taken separately.

Vajrasattva

November 24 – Vajrasattva Empowerment

The purification practice of Vajrasattva, and the recitation of Vajrasattva’s 100-syllable mantra, are common to all Tibetan Buddhist lineages, and are an

essential component of the preliminary practices (Ngondro) as well as all sadhanas. Ayang Rinpoche has said, “On the ultimate level, the body, speech, wisdom, qualities and activities of the Buddhas of the three times are all included in one mandala in Vajrasattva. The mandalas and mantras of all these Buddhas are also included in Vajrasattva. The one hundred deities from the Tibetan Book of the Dead are included in the Five Buddha Families, and those

Five Buddha Families are included in Vajrasattva.”

This empowerment will be especially beneficial for anyone new to the Buddhist path, and for those who are more experienced and working on their Preliminary Practices (Ngondro).

Vajra Yogini Mandala from Amitabha Temple, Kathmandu

Texts and Practice Materials: If you have your own copies from previous teachings with Ayang Rinpoche, please bring your Opening and Closing Prayers, Raga Asya’s Aspiration Prayer to be Reborn in Dewachen, and A Sadhana Recitation of Maha Sukhavati, A Mind Treasure from the Profound Whispered Lineage of the Space Dharma (long Buddha Amitabha sadhana) texts.

Offerings: It is customary to make a monetary offering to the lama and his attendants at the end of

November 25 – Vajrayogini Empowerment

Visualizing oneself as the dakini (feminine wisdom principle) Vajrayogini clears away dualistic concepts and allows recognition of the true nature as deity, or the primordially pure union of appearance and emptiness. A critical component of Guru Yoga meditation, as well as the dakini component of Three Roots practice, Vajrayogini is also central to the practice of Phowa in both Nyingma and Kagyu traditions. This is an extremely rare and precious opportunity to obtain this inner tantra empowerment from Ayang Rinpoche.

November 26 – Milarepa Empowerment

Milarepa, the great Tibetan yogi and saint, is a source of inspiration for practitioners due to his devotion to his guru and subsequent achievement of enlightenment in a single lifetime. The Guru Yoga of Milarepa is central to the Kagyu tradition and a basis for Mahamudra practice. Supplication to Milarepa can bring great blessings and support True Nature of mind practice.

the teachings, although offering only a traditional white scarf (kata) is also suitable. Katas will be available for loan or purchase. Everyone will also have an opportunity to make candle offerings for auspicious rebirth of a friend, relative or pet, or for health and long life for oneself or loved ones.

Samaya (commitment) for taking the teachings: At this time, there are no practice commitments for taking the Vajrasattva, Milarepa or Vajra Yogini empowerments or the teachings on the long Buddha Amitabha sadhana.

Buddha Amitabha from Rubin Museum

BUDDHA AMITABHA LONG SADHANA TEACHINGS

November 27 and 28

Rinpoche will explain A Sadhana Recitation of Maha Sukhavati, A Mind Treasure from the Profound Whispered Lineage of the Space Dharma, by the 17th century treasure revealer Mingyur Dorje. This text is used in most Nyingma and Kagyu lineages as a devotional prayer to accomplish the development and completion stage practices of Buddha Amitabha, the Buddha of Boundless Light. The sadhana encompasses the complete path of Buddhist meditation practice

REFUGE ORDINATION and DRIKUNG KAGYU NGONDRO ORAL TRANSMISSION BLESSING November 28

Rinpoche will give this traditional ceremony, in which new practitioners receive a Dharma name and enter onto the Buddhist path. This is the gateway to receiving higher teachings and empowerments, and involves promising not to harm other beings, as much as one can. For those practitioners who are ready to make a serious commitment to Tibetan Buddhism, this is the initial preparation for beginning the Preliminary Practices (Ngondro).

BUDDHA AMITABHA FEAST OFFERING CELEBRATION (TSOK)

November 29

Tsok is a profound method in the Vajrayana for accumulating merit and wisdom. It is a unique opportunity to practice pure view and to liberate our dualistic concepts, and a joyous occasion make offerings and to come together to repair spiritual commitments, give thanks, and celebrate the teachings. We will use the Buddha Amitabha sadhana explained during the teachings. If you are attending the teachings and empowerments please make every effort to stay for the Tsok.

Payment: The retreat fee is $200.00. When you register, please consider adding an additional donation to help sponsor ordained sangha and others who may not otherwise have the means to attend. Make your cheque payable to Amitabha Foundation and mail it with the Registration Form to:

Amitabha Foundation

4025 Triumph Street, Burnaby, BC Canada, V8C 1Z1

Email: amitabhafoundation.vancouver@gmail.com

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Phowa-Related Empowerments and Buddha Amitabha Long Sadhana Teachings Rochester, New York

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EUROPE TRAVEL SCHEDULE OF H.E AYANG RINPOCHE FOR 2012

October 1’ 2012     Mon                      Arrive Paris (Amitabha France)

October 14’2012    Sun                       Paris to Aachen ( Drikung Sherab Migched Ling)

October 18’2012   Thu                        Aachen to Eifel (Kamalashila Institute)          

October 30’2012   Tue                        Eifel to New Delhi        

New donation account for Amitabha Foundation

Dear Truelha,

Bank has issued a notice that Nepal Rastra Bank (Central bank of Nepal) has recently come out with an additional provision restricting Organizations from opening and maintaining Saving Account.

The Section no. 3 (5) of Nepal Rastra Bank Unified Derective No. 16/066 issued by Nepal Rastra Bank states that Savings Account can only be opened by Natural Person. As per the Directive the accounts which have already been opened in the past in the name of an Organization or Institution must be immediately closed.

 

In order to comply with the above Directive, we have converted the saving accounts maintained into Current accounts.

 

Amitabha Foundation old account:

Account Name:

Amitabha Foundation:        Saving account: (NPR) 18-1040987-01

Amitabha Foundation:        Saving account (Euro)  05-1040987-76

 

New existing current account:

Account Name:

Amitabha Foundation:       Saving account: (NPR) 01-1040987- 01

Amitabha Foundation:       Saving account (Euro)  01-1040987-76

 

Please forward this information to all our Donors and Affiliation.

 

Regards

Lobsang

Buddha Amitabha Drubchen

     The annual 1 billion Buddha Amitabha Drubchen begins today at our monastery Dechen Chokhor Ling in Mundgod. The Drubchen is led by Khenpo Tenzin of our Bylakuppe Monastery. Kindly post the drubchen on your website so that people can send in their counts to the emails of the Amitabha Foundation in their own countries or to amitabhafoundation@yahoo.co.in or drikungcharitablesociety@yahoo.com.

The total expenses of the Drubchen is approximately USD 30,600. People who wish to sponsor or donate towards the Drubchen may kindly send in their money to the account of the monastery given below:

Account Number
17082200011214

Account Name
Drikung Charitable Society

Bank Name
Syndicate Bank, Bylakuppe -571104 Branch

Bank Address
Kagyudpa Monastic Institute
P.O.Bylakuppe 571104, Mysore District Karnataka State, India

Swift Codes for:
US dollars: SYNBIN BB 118 BKTRUS 33
UK Pound: SYNBIN BB 118 BARCCB 22
Euro: SYNBIN BB 118 DUTCH BANK-953492610
Swiss Franc: SYNBINN BB 118 UBSWCH2H 80A

Warm regards,


Truelha

2012 Travel Schedule of North America

Ayang Rinpoche will be coming to Vancouver to bestow six empowerments and higher Buddha Amitabha teachings. All these activities will be in relationship with Phowa practices.

The six Empowerments will be :

Buddha Amitabha
Buddha Amitayus
Vajrasattva
Vajra Yogini
Chenresig
Milarepa

Detail teachings will be given on the Buddha Amitabha long sadhana.

The dates of Rinpoche's travel arrangement are as follow:

2012 TRAVEL SCHEDULE OF NORTH AMERICA

Nov 13 Delhi to Rochester

Nov 14 Empowerment preparations

Nov 15-20 Rochester Empowerment and teachings

Nov 21 Rest/Packing

Nov 22 Rochester to Vancouver

Nov 23 Empowerment preparations

Nov 24-29 Vancouver Empowerment and Teachings

Nov 30 Rest/Packing

Dec 1 Vancouver to Los Angeles

Dec 2 Empowerment preparations

Dec 3-12 Los Angeles/Orange County Phowa Course

Dec 13 Rest/Packing

Dec 14 Los Angeles to Houston

Dec 15 Empowerment Preparation

Dec 16-21 Houston 10 Levels Amitabha Teaching

Dec 22-23 Rest/Packing

Dec 24 Houston to Delhi

Further details of registration and suggested donation will be made available at a later date.

Yours in Dharma,

2013 Bodhgaya Phowa Course

The dates for Ayang Rinpoche’s XIX Annual Phowa Course in Bodhgaya have been fixed for January 1-10, 2013.

A Losar Greeting for His Eminence Choje Ayany Rinpoche

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Parinirvana of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

His Holiness Kyabje Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, eldest son of former head of the Nyingma lineage His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, passed into parinirvana December 26, 2011.

Ayang Rinpoche has sent an open condolence letter to Thinley Norbu Rinpoche’s family, disciples and sangha, which is available here. He requests that his own students practice Vajrasattva, according to the wishes of Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, until January 16, 2012, in order to receive Dungse Rinpoche’s blessings at this time.

Annual 24 hour Vajrasattva Practice

We will again practice Vajrasattva for 24 hours starting on the last day of the Chinese Luna year which is 22nd January at 8 pm and continue till 8 pm 23rd January 2012.

This is to purify our negative karma for the past year and to prepare ourselves for the New Year.

During this short retreat, recitation of Vajrasattva 100 syllable long mantra will be done outloud for two hours and rest for two hours. No solid food is allowed during the retreat. However one is allowed to drink water, juice or milk.

Other than mantra sound, we will observe no verbal communication.

Not everyone is able to attend the full 24 hours, so we welcome people to drop in and participate at their leisure.