As part of his short visit to America this July, our Head Lama H.E. Khöndung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will visit Sakya Monastery in Seattle to bestow a precious day of empowerments and teachings called Dharma for Life and Death. This will introduce us to a rare practice for enhancing our life in Dharma called Chagdongma, and support Sakya Monastery’s regular Shitro practice dedicated to those who have passed away.
Chagdongma Long Life Empowerment
Sunday, July 22, 2018 from 10:30am-12:00pm
Among the sacred termas (hidden treasure teachings) of Guru Rinpoche revealed in the Northern Treasures that are a specialty of the Sakya lineage’s Phuntsok Phodrang, the Chagdongma is a profound empowerment for enhancing spiritual practice, lifespan and healing based on Buddha Amitabha and the Thousand Buddhas of the Fortunate Aeon.
H.E. Khöndung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will bestow the rare Chagdongma empowerment with explanation of how its practice can bring about extraordinary benefits for a life in Dharma.
No registration required. No charge for entry. Seating is first-come, first-served. Overflow seating available with live closed circuit video.
Shitro Empowerment
Sunday, July 22, 2018 from 2:30-4:00pm
To support the Shitro practice for the deceased established by H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Dorje Chang at Sakya Monastery, H.E. Khöndung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will bestow the empowerment of the ‘hundred peaceful and wrathful deities’ known as Shitro. This practice relates to the teachings found in the classic Bardo Thodrol or ‘Tibetan Book of the Dead’, purifying the body-mind continuum of the practitioner and those they dedicate the practice for in order to benefit the deceased and utilize death for awakening. It is considered that just to receive the blessings of the empowerment can aid practitioners at the point of death.
No registration required. No charge for entry. Seating is first-come, first-served. Overflow seating available with live closed circuit video.
Refuge Ceremony
For those who wish participate in a Refuge Ceremony with His Eminence prior to the initiations, it will take place 9:00-9:30 am on July 22, 2018. You can contact the office at monastery@sakya.org to sign up for Refuge.
Marici Fellowship
In addition, on Saturday, July 21 (the day before the initiations) H.E. Avikrita Rinpoche will be leading the inaugural Marici Fellowship event. We will spend the entire day helping those in need. All are welcome to join us! To learn more please visit: www.sakya.org/marici-fellowship/event-july21/