Saturday, December 2, 2018
Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Tibetan clothing, prayer flags, handicrafts, jewelry, art, and more!

Come see the cultural hall and library transformed into a marketplace of vendors at Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. Items offered for sale include: blankets, jewelry, statues, prayer flags, incense, clothing, art prints, books, CDs, and Himalayan art calendars. Many of these items make wonderful holiday gifts! Additionally, many baked items are available for sale, including gluten-free.

At 12:00 pm enjoy a free tour of the Shrine Room with its traditional Tibetan murals, sculptures, mandalas, and triple-sized golden Buddha statue. Tibetan tea will be served.

By Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
Date: Sunday, December 9, 2018
Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: $30 Public, $20 Members
Prerequisite: None

All ordinary beings must go through death, the bardo, and rebirth. But most of us have no idea or education about these three steps. In this teaching we will study and visualize the three levels with the three Buddha bodies which are visualized together during these experiences: death – dharmakaya; the bardo – samboghakaya; birth – nirmanakaya. If you can understand and visualize these three processes along with the three kayas, then you have the chance to be liberated when you are dying, in the bardo, or before rebirth.

Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche is a Dzogchen master and the reincarnation of Dzogchen Gyaltsab Thodo Rinpoche. He was recognized by H.H. Dalai Lama’s Nyingmapa teacher Kyabje Trulshig Rinpoche. He received teachings from twenty-five masters representing all five schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He has been teaching Buddhism and Tibetan culture to thousands of followers all over the world and has set up many Dharma centers, including the Heruka Dharma Center. Tulku Yeshi has published over thirteen books including biographies of Lama Yongzin and H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya. His written works also include literature and poetry. Currently, he is working with the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives to publish his autobiography, Journal of a Thousand Days, which numbers over 1,000 pages.

By H.E. Dagmo Kusho Sakya
Sunday, November 4
Time: 11:15 – 11:45 am
Location: Shrine Room
All are welcome

Her Eminence Dagmo Kusho (Dagmola) Sakya has had many roles throughout her lifetime:  wife of the founding Lama of Sakya Monastery in Seattle, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Dorje Chang, mother and grandmother of the Khon lineage, and as one of the few female Buddhist teachers, she is considered a spiritual mother by students in many parts of the world. Through the special insight of this amazing spiritual teacher, we have a rare opportunity to hear about the teachings of the Lord Buddha, stories of faraway places, Tibetan culture, spiritual masters and much, much more.

Join us from 11:15 – 11:45am directly after Chenrezi practice for the continuation of Sharing the Dharma. These teachings will also be live-streamed at our website, http://dagmokusho.sakya.org

Lecture topic: Trip to Vajrakilaya Puja in Darjeeling
Dagmola will discuss her trip to Darjeeling, India, where she attended an annual Vajrakilaya Puja led by His Eminence Asanga Vajra Rinpoche at Ghoom Monastery. Vajrakilaya is the yidam deity who embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas and whose practice is famous for being powerful for blessings, protection and removing obstacles.

Her Eminence Dagyum Kusho Sakya, also known as H.E. Dagmo Kusho, was born in Kham, Eastern Tibet. As the niece of one of the most highly realized Sakya Masters of the twentieth century, H.E. Dezhung Rinpoche III, her training in Buddhist practice began at an early age. She has received extensive teachings and empowerments from many great lamas of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism throughout her lifetime. She is currently the Acting Head Lama of the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle, WA. Dagyum Kusho specializes in Tara empowerments, practices, and teachings, and has many students throughout the world.

Bestowed by H.E. Dagmo Kusho
Translator: Rigdzin Tingkhye
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: $35 Non-Members, $25 Members, $15 Children 12 & Under
Prerequisites: One must not eat any meat, eggs, garlic, or consume alcohol on the day of the initiation. One must also be celibate for that day.

White Tara, Cintamani Cakra, is a refuge for all sentient beings and can guide everyone to the island of blissful liberation. She is well known as the Giver of Life. The practice of White Tara brings long life, subdues illness, evil spirits, and negative karma, and clears away mental obscurations and obstacles in one’s life.

Her Eminence Dagyum Kusho Sakya, also known as H.E. Dagmo Kusho, was born in Kham, Eastern Tibet. As the niece of one of the most highly realized Sakya Masters of the twentieth century, H.E. Dezhung Rinpoche III, her training in Buddhist practice began at an early age. She has received extensive teachings and empowerments from many great lamas of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism throughout her lifetime. Dagyum Kusho is the wife of H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Dorje Chang of the Khön lineage, a Head Lama of the Sakya order of Tibetan Buddhism. She is currently the Acting Head Lama of the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle, Washingon. Dagyum Kusho specializes in Tara empowerments, practices, and teachings, and has many students throughout the world.

By H.E. Dagmo Kusho
Translator: Rigdzin Tingkhye
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: $35 Non-Members, $25 Members, $15 Children 12 & Under

Sincere practitioners who have received the White Tara initiation are invited to hear H.E. Dagmo Kusho teach the White Tara sadhana and can go through the meditation practice with her.

Her Eminence Dagyum Kusho Sakya, also known as H.E. Dagmo Kusho, was born in Kham, Eastern Tibet. As the niece of one of the most highly realized Sakya Masters of the twentieth century, H.E. Dezhung Rinpoche III, her training in Buddhist practice began at an early age. She has received extensive teachings and empowerments from many great lamas of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism throughout her lifetime. Dagyum Kusho is the wife of H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Dorje Chang of the Khön lineage, a Head Lama of the Sakya order of Tibetan Buddhism. She is currently the Acting Head Lama of the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle, Washingon. Dagyum Kusho specializes in Tara empowerments, practices, and teachings, and has many students throughout the world.