His Holiness the Sakya Trizin Rinpoche offers the Two-Day Chakrasamvara Empowerment
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19, 2018
August 18: Empowerment is from 5-8pm, and registrants can meditate quietly in the room from 2 to 4 pm while His Holiness prepares.
August 19: Empowerment is from 2-8pm, and registrants can meditate quietly in the room from 10 am to noon while His Holiness prepares.
You must attend both days to receive the empowerment
*** Online registration is now closed. However, seats are still available, so you can register at the door on Saturday. ***
Location: Nordic Museum, 2655 NW Market St, Seattle, WA
Fee:
Sponsors: $500*
Sakya Monastery members: $200
Non-Members: $300
Ordained Sangha: Complimentary (please register)
*Sponsors will have priority seating, a complimentary lunch with His Holiness the Sakya Trichen Rinpoche (with a group photo), and an opportunity to participate in a mandala offering.
Please register at: http://conta.cc/2IlmMwm
The Chakrasamvara empowerment, of the Ghantapada tradition, has five deities within the mandala. To emphasize the importance of this particular practice, His Holiness the Sakya Trichen commented:
“Unlike other mandala such as Hevajra or Kalachakra, the Chakrasamvara mandala is still fully manifested and active in the twenty-four holy places in India. For this reason, Chakrasamvara and his consort, Vajrayogini, are considered one of the most effective deities of our time.”
The prerequisite for taking this empowerment is Refuge. There are no commitments. This empowerment fullfils the prerequisite for a Vajrayogini empowerment by a Sakya Lama.
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen Rinpoche is the forty-first head of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism. He is a peerless and world-renowned master of the Dharma in general and the Vajrayana in particular. His compassion and wisdom are an inspiration to all those who have the fortune to meet him.