By Jamyang Gyatso Sakyapa
Sunday, September 8, 2019, Time: 1:30pm
Location: Sakya Monastery Cultural Hall
Suggestion Donation: $15 Members, $20 Non-Members
Taking refuge is the gateway to all Buddhist vows and practices, being the first step taken on the path to enlightenment. In this comprehensive teaching, we will discuss the essential aspects of taking refuge in the Three Jewels and what it all means according to the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Lhasang Smoke Offering Ceremony and Chenrezi Tsa-Sur
Tsa-sur (pungent aroma ritual) teaching and loong (reading transmission) of “An Ocean of Compassion.”
By H.E. Dagmo Kusho Sakya and Sakya Monastery Ordained
Saturday, September 7, 2019, 10:30am to 3:30pm
Location: Earth Sanctuary Tara Meditation Center
Lhasang Ceremony: Practicing the Lhasang smoke offering ceremony to the Three Jewels and local deities regularly and diligently will gather the accumulations, purify the obscurations, improve the environment, protect against natural disasters, and, in particular, will pacify any obstacles and factors that prevent the accomplishment of the Dharma.
By H.E. Dagmo Kusho Sakya and Sakya Monastery Ordained
Saturday, September 7, 2019, 10:30am to 3:30pm
Location: Earth Sanctuary Tara Meditation Center
Lhasang Ceremony: Practicing the Lhasang smoke offering ceremony to the Three Jewels and local deities regularly and diligently will gather the accumulations, purify the obscurations, improve the environment, protect against natural disasters, and, in particular, will pacify any obstacles and factors that prevent the accomplishment of the Dharma.
Kunrik Empowerment & Teaching
Bestowed by Khenpo Jampa Rinpoche
Translator: Rigdzin Tingkhye
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Time: 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested donation: Members: $35 Non-Members $50
Prerequisite: Must be vegetarian the entire day of the empowerment.
Kunrik is the main deity in the Elimination of Bad Rebirths (past, present, and future). There will be an introduction, explanation, and empowerment (wang) of the Kunrik (Sarvavid-Vairocana) practice. This empowerment helps to prepare oneself for the time of death.
Translator: Rigdzin Tingkhye
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Time: 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested donation: Members: $35 Non-Members $50
Prerequisite: Must be vegetarian the entire day of the empowerment.
Kunrik is the main deity in the Elimination of Bad Rebirths (past, present, and future). There will be an introduction, explanation, and empowerment (wang) of the Kunrik (Sarvavid-Vairocana) practice. This empowerment helps to prepare oneself for the time of death.