A GIFT of PRAYERS – PUJA SPONSORSHIP
In aid of SERA JE DRATI KHANTSEN
What is Puja?
Puja is a religious ceremony in which prayers and many offerings are offered to the holy Gurus and Triple Gem to request their bleesings and request their help.
The main purpose of Pujas are to avert and clear worldly obstacles which affect our day-to-day life, business, finances & relationships, inner obstacles which affect our health or well being, secret obstacles which obstruct the attainment of innate wisdom and everlasting happiness.
Pujas are also performed for the dying to help pacify their mind and for the deceased to bless and guide their mind to a higher state of rebirth, liberation and enlightenment.
By making extensive prayers and offerings with sincere motivation, unfavourable circumstances & problems can be changed. It is said that prayers performed by ordained ones are especially powerful and effective as they are done on the base of pure morality.
Similarly making offering to the assembly sangha during puja collect extensive merit and purifies obstacles.
PUJAS ARE PERFORMED:
- For success – removing dharma & worldly obstacles
- For sickness – removing obstacles to mental & physical health, and for fast recovery from illness
- For the deceased – to purify their minds, guide them to higher rebirth and liberation
- For the dying – help to calm, pacify their mind and decreased fear during the time of death
After a meritorious month long celebration of the marking of Saka Dawa festival, we now have another opportunity to participate to create extraordinary virtues, collect extensive merits and to clear away obstacle for success in ones endavour by sponsoring Pujas in aid of the construction funds for the new Prayer Hall in Sera Je Drati Khantsen.
Now the pujas can be performed in Kuala Lumpur by an entourage of 9 monks from Sera Je Drati Khantsen. With the present of Ven. Tengyur Rinpoche himself, who is the head of Drati Khantsen, 3 others top Geshe Lharampa Degree holders, 3 Geshe Tsogrampas and among them 4 are trantic geshe graduate from Gyudmed Trantic College. All of the monks are not only qualified in the topic of Buddha Dharma but also are very well qualified in all types of rituals, divination (Mo) and astrology. As all the geshes had stayed in the retreat in the past especially in HayagrIva Retreat for many years and with their pure motivation to benefit others, thus it will be very beneficial when the puja is performed.
| No. |
Name of the Pujas |
Description |
Purpose |
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1 |
DOLCHOG MANDAL SHIPA |
A prayer to praise the 21 Tara (DOLMA). Dolmas literal meaning as the liberator from the grip of samsara and effect of this prayer is “nyurma” or immediate. |
Prayer for succsess in dharma activities and business. |
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2 |
lama choepa |
A prayer to praise ones own lineage of gurus. By performing this prayer one accumulates huge merits. “Tsog” or offerings is offered to ones lineage of gurus which is source for the accumulation of huge merits. | |
| 3 |
Neten Chagchoe (prayer for the 16 great pandits ) |
A prayer to praise the 16 great pandits(scholars) | |
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4 |
Tamdin Tsogkong (Hayagriva Ritual) |
Hayagriva(Manifestation of Avaloketeshwara) is the protector deity of sera je monastery.This ritual Is very helpful in these degenerating times. | |
| 5 |
Medicine Buddha Puja |
With the help of this prayer, any kind of ailment can be cured and can have good health. |
Prayers for good health and for curing of ailments and for long life |
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6 |
Soglhu |
The prayer is performed before liberating animals helps to increase the merits manifold. It is a ritual for long life. | |
| 7 |
Dolkar Tsedrub |
There are various Buddhas to pray for long life and one such ritual for health and long life is through White Tara. | |
| 8 |
Namgyal Tsechog |
Recitation of the Namgyal Tsechog has the benefits of washing all the accumulated sins of all sentient beings, helps the people have longer life, helps people ailing from diseases, extinction of the suffering of hell beings from heat and cold, thirst and hunger of ghost and the suffering of re-birth as beast of burden and exploitation for animals. | |
| 9 |
Tsa Surr |
The benefits of the Sur offering are that it helps the whole world in general and the individual in particular against epidemic diseases and starvation. It also has the benefits of long life, Accumulation of wealth, success in all religious and political deeds have powerful influence in society and at the end achieve enlighment. | |
| 10 |
Sangchoe Chilug |
It is a prayer for the chronic sickness through the king of prayers | |
| 11 |
Barche Lamsel & |
A prayer for clearing of unseen obstacles and fulfilling all the wishes. |
Prayers for clearing obstacle and business, home for wealth. |
| 12 |
Dhugkar |
A prayer to clear the secret hindrance in any work through White Umbrella deity. | |
| 13 |
Shinyen Duldok |
A prayer to clear the obstacles for the sick and for any work. | |
| 14 |
Gyapshe |
A prayer to clear the obstacle in business and general work. | |
| 15 |
Hayagriva Trinchol |
It is also a prayer to clear the obstacle through the Hayagriva. | |
| 16 |
Zampala |
A prayer for clearing the obstacle in the accumulation of wealth. | |
| 17 |
Drukchuma |
A prayer to clear the obstacle through the Yamentaka | |
| 18 |
Trusol Rapne |
This is a ritual performed for the new houses, Vehicles and business etc. |
Prayer for inauguration of new houses and business. |
| 19 |
Tashi Tsekpa Sutra |
It is a prayer for inauguration of new houses, buildings etc | |
| 20 |
Jintsek |
A ritual for the deceased as well as for the living through Hayagriva. |
Prayer for deceased |
| 21 |
Jangwa |
A prayer for the deceased to help them in their journey to achieve good human re-birth. |
The puja performed depends on the type of problem and the individual’s karma. Usually a consultation is done for advice on the type of puja to be performed.
If you would like to sponsor any one or more of the Pujas above for yourself or loved one, we suggest the following donation:
“The main thing for success is to practice generosity, making offerings to the guru, Buddha, Dharma & Sangha, and practicing generosity and kindness towards sentient beings”. – Lama Zopa Rinpoche