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PRACTICES AND REQUIREMENTS AT SAKYA MONASTERY OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Please
consult the monthly calendar to confirm the meditation schedule.
MEDITATIONS AT THE MONASTERY ~
| Shitro Practice ~ Requires Shitro Empowerment Prayers for the deceased. |
Sunday 7:00 am |
| Sixteen Arhat Puja ~ Open to the Public For H. H. J. D. Sakya’s long life. |
Sunday 8:00 am |
| Chenrezi Meditations ~ Open to the Public Practice for cultivating compassion. |
Sunday 10:00 am; Thursday 8:00 pm |
| Calm Abiding Meditation ~ Open to the Public Good for beginners and for developing concentration. |
Friday 7:00 pm |
| Medicine Buddha Practice ~ Requires Medicine Buddha Empowerment To alleviate suffering, sickness and injury. |
New Moon |
| Padmasambhava Tso Kor ~ Requires having taken Refuge A tantric feast honoring the tantric master who made Tibet safe for Buddhism. |
10th Lunar Day |
| Green Tara Practice ~ Open to the Public For the bestowal of numerous Blessings. |
Full Moon |
| White Tara Practice ~ Requires White Tara Empowerment For long life, health, protection, etc. |
New Moon |
| Vajrayogini Practice ~ Requires a major mandala empowerment A highest yoga Tantra, with tantric feast. |
25th Lunar Day |
| Mahakala Practice ~ Requires the Sakya Mahakala Empowerment For the Dharma Protectors. |
29th Lunar Day |
HOLY DAYS ~
For the memorial of Lamas, the celebration of Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment
and first teachings, please see the monthly calendar for dates, or visit our
website calendar at www.sakya.org. These Holy Day Observances are open to the
public.
TAKING REFUGE ~
When you decide to follow the Buddhist path, it is appropriate to take refuge.
Refuge is taken in the Buddha (the Perfect Teacher), the Dharma (His Teaching),
and the Sangha (the Accomplished Followers of the Perfect Teaching). There is
a formal refuge ceremony in which you receive a Dharma (religious) name. Refuge
is offered periodically upon request. If you are interested or have questions,
see Adrienne Chan (she is the one who makes the announcements following the meditations).
EMPOWERMENTS ~
In general, when you decide to do a tantric practice (a tantric practice is one
in which meditational deities are visualized), you must receive an empowerment
for that practice. The empowerment permits you to do the practice at home and
at the Monastery. Some practices have special restrictions, which are explained
during the initiations. Receiving an empowerment from a lama creates a special
bond and commitment. For information on requesting or sponsoring an empowerment,
see Adrienne Chan.
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