Wealth Deity Ritual Prayers December 9-15, 2016

In this tenth lunar month, as 2016 and the Fire Monkey year are drawing to a close, Ayang Rinpoche's monastery in India will hold a wealth deity puja December 9-15, 2016. Ayang Rinpoche will be present in Bylakuppe for the Yangdrup and preside as Dorje Lopon over the ritual prayers.

A wealth deity puja, or Yangdrup, is an extensive ritual to generate "Yang", the powerful magnetizing properties associated with fortune and luck, which in turn creates all opportunities to ensure an abundance of wealth, prosperity and success in a person's personal, business and family life, as well as accomplishment in spiritual practice.

This year the annual Yangdrup will focus on Namsey, also known in Sanskrit as Vaishravana, a powerful god of wealth and fortune similar to the well-known Dzambhala. Lamas, monks and nuns at the monastery will also do Guru Rinpoche offering prayers during the Yangdrup.

The total cost of the Yangdrup is approximately $22,000. People who wish to dedicate prayers for their loved ones, including pets, living or dead, and would like to sponsor or donate towards tormas, butter lamps, tsog,  tea, meals, offerings for monks and nuns, or management and travel expenses, may send in their contributions through Amitabha Foundation in their own country or directly to the monastery's account (see the information below). For a US-tax-deductible donation you may also send a check in USD to Amitabha Foundation USA, P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001, or make offerings online. Dedications must be received by December 13 at 5 PM Pacific Time to be sent to the monastery in time.

MAKE OFFERINGS AND SUBMIT NAMES FOR PRAYER LIST

Dorje Phurba Drupchen November 2-8, 2016

Dear Jon,

At Ayang Rinpoche's monastery in South India they will hold their annual Vajrakilaya Drupchen (Great Accomplishment puja), November 2-8, 2016. Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba) is one of the most effective yidam practices, which are the root of spiritual accomplishment. It is known in the Tibetan Buddhist world as the most powerful means of destroying the forces counteracting compassion and of purifying obscurations and negativity.  The phurba, or wisdom dagger, is a symbol of our unchangeable true nature of mind. Gen Tsewang Tharchin, Ayang Rinpoche's brother and abbot of the monastery, says, "Vajrakilaya is the best practice to clear away any kind of obstacles."

All the monastery's lamas, monks, nuns and associated lay people in the community will do elaborate offering prayers and chant the Vajrakilaya mantra for seven full days. There will be no official count of the mantras, but everyone is encouraged to participate by chanting the mantra at home.

OM BENZA KILI KILIYA SARWA BIGHANEN BAM HUNG PHAT

The total cost of the Drubchen is approximately $22,000. People who wish to dedicate prayers for their loved ones living or dead and would like to sponsor or donate towards meals, butter lamp, Tsog,  tea, alter, offerings for monks and nuns, management and travel expenses, may send in their contributions through Amitabha Foundation in their own country or directly to the monastery's account (see the information below). For a US-tax-deductible donation you may also send a check in USD to Amitabha Foundation USA, P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001, or donate online. Dedications must be received by November 6 at 5 PM Pacific Time to be sent to the monastery in time.

May all beings benefit!

Becky Loy

For the Amitabha Foundation USA

Ayany Rinpoche's Worldwide Teaching Schedule 

November 1-6, 2016  Hong Kong

True Nature of Mind Teachings, Milarepa Empowerment, Achi Chokyi Drolma Empowerment and Teachings

More information

November 18-27, 2016  Tokyo, Japan

Phowa Course

http://tibet-tcc.sakura.ne.jp

Schedule

January 17-26, 2017 Bodhgaya, India

XXIII Annual Phowa Course

Dear all:

We are sorry to announce that Shitro Empowerment and teaching in Dec 2016 at Taipei Amitabha foundation was postponed; due to schedule will be overlap with HH Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang in Taiwan trip.

We still waiting for His Eminence Ayang Rinpoche for further instruction and we are sorry for late announcement it may cause you any inconvenient.

Please kindly up date your offical web site for the new information

Best Regrads

Amitabha foundation Taipei

I want to remind our sangha that many parts of Ayang Rinpoche's San Jose Phowa Course are open to the public:

Nyingma Oral Transmission Blessing (Lung) - September 12, 9 AM

Vajrasattva meditation and teaching - September 12, 2 PM

Drikung Oral Transmission Blessing (Lung) - September 14, 9 AM

Three Excellences teaching - September 14, 2 PM

Buddha Amitabha meditation and teaching - September 15, 9 AM

Milarepa tsok offering prayer ceremony - September 16, 2 PM

Buddha Amitabha tsok offering and Liberation for Dead Beings prayer ceremony - September 18, 9 AM. 

Download the corrected Phowa Course schedule here.

Even if you aren't able to attend any part of the Phowa Course, you may connect with the activities by making a donation or sending in names to be included in the Liberation for Dead Beings prayer ceremony (Neydren). You may make an offering on behalf of all sentient beings, loved ones or pets, no matter how long ago they have passed. All names must be submitted by Friday, September 16 at 5 PM Pacific Standard Time. Donations for the Liberation Prayers will support our Safe Childbirth in Tibet project. Donate online (add names when you check out) or send a check to our address below (reply to this email to add your names).

There is no charge to attend the Phowa Course or any of the teachings, empowerment or prayer ceremonies.

May all beings share in the merit of our activities,

Becky Loy

for the Amitabha Foundation USA

 

 

September 9-18, 2016  San Jose, California, USA

Phowa Course

 

November 1-6, 2016  Hong Kong

True Nature of Mind Teachings, Milarepa Empowerment, Achi Chokyi Drolma Empowerment and Teachings

More information

December 12-18, 2016  Taipei

Karma Lingpa Shitro (100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities) Empowerment

amitabhafoundationtw@gmail.com

January 17-26, 2017 Bodhgaya, India

XXIII Annual Phowa Course

 

True Nature of Mind teaching

San Jose Phowa Course venue update and daily schedule

Please note that the venue for Ayang Rinpoche's upcoming Phowa Course in San Jose has been changed.  The course will begin the evening of September 9 with a public talk, "Short Introduction to Phowa (Transference of Consciousness at the moment of death)".  This talk will be held at the San Jose Scottish Rite Center, 2455 Masonic Drive, San Jose, CA 95125. The remainder of the Phowa Course (September 10-18) will be held next door at the San Jose Masonic Center, 2500 Masonic Drive, San Jose, CA 95125, beginning with the Amitabha Empowerment at 6 PM September 10. Rinpoche urges everyone to attend the full course, including the tsok offering on the last day, Sunday, September 18. Download the daily schedule here.

Please note that there are many sessions that are open to the public, and we encourage all of you in the area to attend the Amitabha Empowerment, the Oral Transmission Blessings for Nyingma and Drikung Phowas, Milarepa tsok offering prayer, and the Vajrasattva and Amitabha meditation teachings during the week, if you cannot attend the full Phowa Course.

Teachings will be in English with Vietnamese translation. To register, or for more information, please email event.ca.usa@gmail.com.

I hope many of you can join us,

Becky Loy

For the Amitabha Foundation USA

and the Phowa Course organizer

Ayang Rinpoche's Worldwide Teaching Schedule

August 16-26, 2016  Toronto, Canada

Phowa Course

September 2-4, 2016  Vancouver, Canada

Milarepa Empowerment and Guru Dragpo Empowerment

September 9-18, 2016  San Jose, California, USA

Phowa Course

November 1-6, 2016  Hong Kong

True Nature of Mind Teachings, Milarepa Empowerment, Achi Chokyi Drolma Empowerment and Teachings

More information

December 12-18, 2016  Taipei

Karma Lingpa Shitro (100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities) Empowerment

amitabhafoundationtw@gmail.com

January 17-26, 2017 Bodhgaya, India

XXIII Annual Phowa Course

Annual Drubchens

We have annual Drubchens at the monasteries at Dechen Choekhor Ling in Mundgod and Thupten Shedrub Jangchub Ling in Bylakuppe.  The Annual Drubchen at Bylakuppe this year is Amitabha Buddha and will  begin from August 6 and last between 11-14 days depending on when the total count of 1 billion Buddha Amitabha mantra is accumulated.  The Drubchen will be presided by Khenpo Konchog Tashi. All the  Rinpoches, Khenpos, Monks, Nuns and Lay people will be chanting Buddha Amitabha mantras to accumulate the1 billion total during the Drubchen.

Ayang Rinpoche requests that all Buddhist practitioners and others associated with the Amitabha Foundation worldwide contribute to this practice and send their recitations of the Buddha Amitabha Mantra to accumulate the 1 billion total. Mantras may be accumulated and the totals sent in daily between August 6 to August 16. Send your mantra totals through the Amitabha Foundation in your own country, or directly to amitabhafoundation@yahoo.co.in or drikungcharitablesociety@yahoo.com.

The Buddha Amitabha mantra is OM AMI DEWA HRI.

The total expenses of the Drubchen is approximately $30,000. People who wish to dedicate prayers for their loved ones living or dead and like to sponsor or donate towards meals, butter lamp, Tsog,  tea, alter, offerings for monks and nuns, management and travel expenses,  may kindly send in their contributions through Amitabha Foundation in your own country or directly to the monastery’s account (see the information below).

Thank you.

DCS Administration

Annual Bodhgaya Phowa Course

The finalised dates for the Annual Bodhgaya Phowa Course in Bodhgaya which is from January 17 to 26' 2017

100,000 Tsok Offering dedications due July 11

Tomorrow, Monday, July 11, is the last day to submit names of loved ones to be included on the prayer list for the Guru Rinpoche 100,000 Tsok Offering Puja being held at Ayang Rinpoche's monastery in Bylakuppe, South India on July 13 and 14. This year is the year of the fire monkey, an extremely auspicious time, as fire monkey is the birth year of Guru Rinpoche. Click here for photos from last year's puja.

The practice of offering tsok helps remove obstacles and obscurations; accumulate merit and wisdom; and bring peace, positive circumstances, and liberation, as we dedicate the merit to all beings. To offer tsok, butter lamps, tea or money for the monks and lamas, or just to make an auspicious connection with the 100,000 Guru Rinpoche Tsok Offering Puja, and to dedicate the merit in the name of a loved one, please make a US-tax-deductible offering online using a credit card or PayPal, or send a check in USD to Amitabha Foundation, P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001. If you send a check, please email me your names by Monday, July 11 at 5 PM Pacific time.

Also, please visit our website for updated information on Rinpoche's 2016 teaching schedule.

May all beings benefit!

Becky Loy

For H.E. Chöje Ayang Rinpoche 

and everyone at the Amitabha Foundation USA

 

 

preparation for the annual Guru Rinpoche 100,000 Tsog Offering Prayer Photos

Free Public talk on Death, Dying and events after death.

Death, the final and inescapable event of our life. We know it is inevitable but are we prepared to deal with this event? Most of us would like to carry on with our daily activities and just sweep that morbid subject under the carpet and adopt the ostrich attitude. But when death is staring at us in our face, we will panic and become terribly fearful because of the unknown that we will go through.

Fear of the unknown, together with clinging to our past familiar surroundings and people in the face of imminent death will cause tremendous amount of distress. Because, no one, and nothing will be able to help, delay or stop you from dying. This stressful mental  condition will precisely lead us to the cycle of rebirth, old age, illness and death. Just like downloading driving directions prior to setting off on our road journey, it is better to learn all we can about death and dying during our life so that when death arrives, we will face it with confidence and for some who is well prepared, with joy in anticipation of final liberation.

Joy, because for the successful and dedicated practitioners, death marks the end of suffering and the beginning of ultimate joy. Not only will one have the chance of ultimate enlightenment at the moment of our death, but also when one has the right attitude and outlook of this life, we will not waste our precious human life on frivolous mundane activities but will concentrate on activities that will benefit ourselves and all others.

His Eminence Choeje Ayang Rinpoche, will be giving us a talk on dying, death and Bardo (Intermediate state). He will inform us on the process of death and what will happen to us after death. At the same time he will tell us what can be done during our life so that we will be able to face this inevitable final event fearlessly with confidence.

In the 8^th century Buddha Amitabha transmitted Phowa practice, the transference of consciousness, to Padmasambhava. Since then, this practice had been passed from Guru to

student uninterruptedly to present day.  This “transference of consciousness” is the Tibetan Buddhist method for attaining a better rebirth, liberation or enlightenment at the moment of death or in the after-death Bardo. Sufficiently accomplished practitioners may also use this uncomplicated and powerful method for the benefit of other persons and animals at their moment of death. Phowa can appeal to those who, although ignorant of the vast traditions of Dharma, have a natural concern about their future death. Additionally, some of the signs of accomplishment of Phowa practice are physical and visible and often appear after only a short time of practice. Perhaps no Tibetan lama is more identified with the transmission of Phowa to the West than His Eminence Ayang Rinpoche.

Date:  September 2, 2016 (Friday)

Time: 7pm – 9pm

Venue: Executive Airport Plaza Airport Hotel

            7311 Westminster Highway,

            Richmond B.C.

Milarepa Empowerment

Milarepa is one of the most celebrated spiritual teachers of all time. He was not only an eminent leader of the Kagyu lineage, but also a very important teacher for all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Redeemed from a life of evil, Milarepa became one of the most revered saints of all time. Known for his penetrating insights, wry sense of humour and ability to render any lesson into spontaneous song, Milarepa wandered the rugged terrain of eleventh century Tibet and Nepal guiding countless followers along the Buddhist path through his songs of liberation.

Ayang Rinpoche was one of Milarepa’s close disciples named Repa Shiwa O. Therefore there is a very close connection between his Guru and disciple that extends through nearly 1000 years.

Which makes it all the more poignant when Ayang Rinpoche will bestow Milarepa Empowerment to us in Vancouver. Afterall, how often would we get an opportunity to receive Milarepa Empowerment from his close disciple.

Date: September 3, 2016 (Saturday)

Venue : Amitabha Foundation Center

              4025 Triumph Street

              Burnaby B.C.

Time:   10am- 12am                Empowerment

            2pm -  5pm                 Milarepa Tsog

Fee:     $50

Guru Dragpo Empowerment

Guru Dragpo, a wrathful form of Guru Rinpoche, is a fierce protector of the Dharma and a destroyer of obstacles on the path to enlightenment. This practice is especially beneficial for removing obstacles transforming negative conditions into wisdom light.

Date: September 4, 2016 (Sunday)

Venue: Amitabha Foundation Center

            4025 Triumph Street

            Burnaby B.C.

Time:   10am – 12 am            Empowerment

            2pm  -  5pm               Teaching

Fee:     $50

            

Please register for the teachings and the free talk at your earliest convenience by sending email to amitabhafoundation.vancouver@gmail.com

Guru Rinpoche 100,000 Tsok Offering Puja

A Guru Rinpoche 100,000 Tsok Offering Puja will be held at Ayang Rinpoche's monastery in Bylakuppe, South India this July. It will begin on Guru Rinpoche's Birthday, July 13, and continue on July 14, 2016. This year is the year of the fire monkey, an extremely auspicious time, as fire monkey is the birth year of Guru Rinpoche. It will be another 60 years years before this powerful anniversary happens again. Click here for more photos from last year's puja.

The practice of offering tsok helps remove obstacles and obscurations; accumulate merit and wisdom; and bring peace, positive circumstances, and liberation, as we dedicate the merit to all beings.

To offer tsok, butter lamps, tea or money for the monks and lamas, or just to make an auspicious connection with the 100,000 Guru Rinpoche Tsok Offering Puja, and to dedicate the merit in the name of a loved one, please make a US-tax-deductible offering online using a credit card or PayPal, or send a check in USD to Amitabha Foundation, P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001.

May all beings benefit!

Becky Loy

For H.E. Chöje Ayang Rinpoche 

and everyone at the Amitabha Foundation USA

Ayang Rinpoche's Worldwide Teaching Schedule

July 19-26, 2016  Aachen, Germany Guru Dragpo Empowerment and Teachings July 28-31, 2016  Paris, France Kagyu Monlam August 18-27, 2016  Toronto, Canada Phowa Course September 2-4  Vancouver, Canada To be announced September 9-18  San Jose, California, USA Phowa Course November 1-6, 2016  Hong Kong True Nature of Mind Teachings, Milarepa Empowerment, Achi Chokyi Drolma Empowerment and Teachings More information

We will be changing our official email address in July-- Watch for mail from info@amitabhafoundation.us.

H E Ayang Rinpoche Hong Kong Teaching 2016 November

Nov 1, 2016    Milarepa Empowerment

Nov 2, 2016    Achi Chokyi Drolma Empowerment and Teaching

Nov 3, 2016    True Nature of Mind Teaching

Nov 4, 2016    Morning: True Nature of Mind Teaching (Continue)

 Afternoon : Milarepa Tsog Offering Puja

Nov 6, 2016    Life Release at sea (Donation of any amount is welcome)

11月1日       密勒日巴灌頂
11月2日       阿企佛母修法教授及灌頂
11月3日      心性指導
11月4日       (上午) 心性指導(續)
                    (下午) 密勒日巴薈供
11月6日      海上放生（歡迎隨喜）
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Saturday May 28th, 2016 practice cancelled

Please note, practice on Saturday May 28th, 2016 has been cancelled.

New Global Giving Campaign for Safe Home Childbirth In Tibet

In honor of the U.S. holiday of Mother's Day, May 8, 2016, we are kicking off a new fundraising campaign through Global Giving to support our clinic in Tibet. In 2014 we raised $27,165 and in 2015 another $5,025 for our Safe Childbirth in Tibet project through Global Giving. Our success was due to the exceptional generosity of friends of the Amitabha Foundation, and their friends reached through Facebook, Twitter and other online social media. Our goal this year is to raise $30,000, enough to pay health workers' salaries for 1 year, provide training and supplies to reduce infant mortality and purchase a new ambulance for the Rima Village Clinic in Ayang Rinpoche's birthplace area in Eastern Tibet. Read more about our Global Giving project here, or make a donation now. You can pay online or by check. Even if you have very limited financial resources, you can help us raise money for this important cause by creating your own personalized fundraising page for this project. You could set one up to commemorate Mother's Day or Father's Day, your birthday, your wedding, the marathon you're about to run, your new business venture, to remember a loved one, or for any other reason you can think of! Share our project on Twitter or Facebook, so we can reach others who will care about saving mothers' and infants' lives in this remote area on the Tibetan Plateau. Every new person you connect with could make the difference in providing a clean home birth with an educated birth attendant and access to emergency care. Thank you for caring! Becky Loy for Ayang Rinpoche, the Amitabha Foundation and the nomad families in Tibet

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