Saga Dawa Duchen And The Vesak Day

" I am the chief of the world,

  Eldest am I in the world,

  Foremost am I in the world,

 This is the last birth,

 There is now no more coming to be."

Afterbirth, the Buddha began walk on the 7 lotus steps, He stopped with his noble voice shouted.

"Profound peace, natural simplicity, uncompounded luminosity, I have found a nectar-like Dharma"

The enlightenment of the Buddha at the age of thirty-five in Bodhgaya.

"It is in the nature of all things that take form to dissolve again. Strive with your whole being to attain perfection"

The passing of the Buddha's Paranirvana in the forest grove in Kusinagara, India. 

May 10, 2017 Wednesday is a day that fill with many special events:-

1) Shakyamuni Buddha Purnima/Visakha.

2) Full Moon Day of Vesak / Saga Dawa Duchen

3) Amithabha Buddha Prayer Day

4) Sojong Practices ( Eight Mahayana Precepts Practice)

According to Vajrayana practice, on this day, the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied by 10,000,000 times if one committed.

The Buddhas Vesak Day / Saga Dawa Duchen 2017 in the following Asia countries:

1. South Korea Buddhas Birthday -  May 3rd
2. Macau              Buddha's Birthday -  May 3rd
3. Taiwan             Buddha's Birthday  - May 3rd
4. India                 Buddha Purnima    - May 10th
5. Bangladesh     Buddha Purnima     - May 10th
6. Thailand          Visakha Bucha Day - May 10th
7. Malaysia          Wesak Day                - May 10th
8. Singapore        Vesak Day                 -  May 10th
9. Cambodia        Visak Bochea Day   -  May 10th
10. Sri Lanka         Vesak Poya               -  May 10th
11. Myanmar         Kasong                      -  May 10th
12. Indonesia         Waisak Day              -  May 11th
13. Bhutan              Saga Dawa Duchen - June 09th
14. Tibet                  Saga Dawa Duchen - June 09th

Although Buddhists regard every full moon as sacred, the moon of the month of Vaisakh has special significance because on this day the Buddha was born, attained enlightenment (nirvana), and attained parinirvana (nirvana-after-death of the body) when he died.

Shakyamuni Buddha, the historical founder of Buddhism, was born in India 3,000 years ago. There are various opinions concerning the exact dates of his birth and death, but according to Buddhist tradition, he is said to have been born April 8, 1029 BC and died on February 15, 949 BC, although other Buddhist scholars place his birth five hundred years later.

Come this Wednesday, May 10 its known as the Vesak day in many Asian countries. In Tibet it is known as the “Saga Dawa Duchen” and this festival is usually held at the 4th month of the Buddhist Calendar and this year it fall on the June 09, 2017.  

Saga Dawa is called the "month of merits" for Tibetan Buddhists. Dawa means "month" in Tibetan, and "Saga" is the star prominent in the sky during the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar when Saga Dawa is observed. Duchen means "great occasion." Saga Dawa Duchen usually begins in May and ends in June.

The Vesak Day or Saga Dawa Duchen day is the single most holy day of Tibetan Buddhism. Like the Theravada observance of Vesak. Saga Dawa Duchen commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of our  historical Lord Shakyamuni Buddha.

This is a month especially dedicated to "making merit." Merit is understood in many ways in Buddhism. We can think of it as the fruits of good karma, especially when this brings us closer to enlightenment.

In early Buddhist teachings, the three grounds of meritorious action are generosity (dana), morality (sila), and mental culture or meditation (bhavana), although there are many ways to make merit.

Amithabha Buddha Prayer Day
"If you wish to come and be born in my realm, you must always recite my sacred mantra again and again, you must always keep this thought in mind without letting up, and thus you will succeed in coming to be born in my realm. 
If my 48 Great Vows do not come to pass, may I not attain my enlightenment".
Amitabha Buddha 48 Great Vows
The Tibetan word of "Dewachen" literally means the celestial mandala or the Amithabha Buddha pure land, and in Sanskrit name is Sukhavati and in Chinese is 西方極樂淨土. The Sacred Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha was delivered by Shakyamuni Buddha at the Vulture Peak in Rajagriha, India.

Amithabha  Buddha 南無阿彌陀佛 he is represents the Padma Lotus family. Amitābha means "Infinite Light" so Amitābha is also called "The Buddha of Immeasurable Life and Light".

He is the Buddha of the West direction.
His Mantra is " OM AMI DEVA HRIH " 
His Mantra in Chinese is " 南無阿彌陀佛 " 
His syllable is "Hrih" 
His color is in red.
His element is signifies or represents fire 
His symbolism is the Lotus.
His wisdom is signifies as Inquisitive and the wisdom of observation.
His hands mudras are signify as Meditation.
He is symbolizes or associated with summer season.
His consort is Pandara.

Sojong Practices ( Eight Mahayana Precepts Practice)

Sojong and its definition (Practice of Confession) by the second Buddha of Oddiyana.

"So" means to replenish, virtue and purify.
"Jong" means harmful deeds as the Tathagata has taught the practice of Sojong. 

Sojong is the Tibetan language and it's also known as the 八關齋戒 or the Eight precepts by the Mahayana practitioners. 
The observance of the Eight Precepts or Sojong Practices:-
1-To refrain from killing.
2-To refrain from stealing.
3-To refrain from sexual misconduct.
4-To refrain from lying and intoxication.
5-To refrain from taking a high or luxurious seat.
6-To refrain from singing and dancing.
7-To refrain from wearing ornaments.
8-To refrain from eating after midday.

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Aspiration For Bodhichitta
For those in whom the precious Bodhichitta has not arisen
May it arise and not decrease
But increase further and further.

Dedication of Merit
By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.
Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.
May we liberate migratory from the ocean of existence.
With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

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Tibetan Buddhist Chant

A Buddhist chant is a form of musical verse or incantation, in some ways comparable or similar  to other faiths recitations. They exist in just about every part of the Buddhist world, from the in Thailand to the Tibetan Buddhist temples in India and Tibet. 

When you go to any Buddhist temple you may encounter people chanting. All schools of Buddhism have some kind of chanted liturgy, although the content of the chants varies widely.

What is a Liturgy 

Liturgy is a rite or a system of rites prescribed for public worship in any religion. A Buddhist liturgy is a formalized service of veneration and worship performed within a Buddhist Sangha community in nearly every traditional denomination and sect in the Buddhist world. It is often done one or more times a day and can vary amongst the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana sects.

The liturgy mainly consists of chanting or reciting a sutra or passages from a sutra, a mantra (especially in Vajrayana), and several Gathas. Depending on what practice the practitioner wishes to undertake, it can be done in a temple or at home. The liturgy is almost always performed in front of an object or objects of veneration and accompanied by offerings of light, incense, water and/or food.

Almost every Buddhist school has some tradition of chanting associated with it, regardless of being Theravada or Mahayana. In Buddhism, chanting is the traditional means of preparing the mind for meditation, especially as part of formal practice (in either a lay or monastic context). Some forms of Buddhism also use chanting for ritualistic purposes.

Vajrayana chants

In the Vajrayana tradition, chanting is also used as an invocation of a ritual in order to set one's mind on a deity, Tantric ceremony, mandala, or particular concept one wishes to further in themselves.

For Vajrayana practitioners, the chant Om Mani Padme Hum is very popular around the world as both a praise of peace and the primary mantra of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Other popular chants include those of Tara, Medicine Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha.

Tibetan monks are noted for their skill at throat-singing, a specialized form of chanting in which, by amplifying the voice's upper partials, the chanter can produce multiple distinct pitches simultaneously. Japanese esoteric practitioners also practice a form of chanting called shomyo.

Tibetan lamas throat singing 

The throat singing or overtone singing also known as overtone chanting, harmonic singing or throat singing—is a type of singing in which the singer manipulates the resonances (or formants) created as air travels from the lungs, past the vocal folds, and out of the lips to produce a melody. 

You can listen here how the Tibetan Lamas throat singing that is sounded so divinely and spiritually:-

https://m.soundcloud.com/joevr/tibetan-buddhist-monks-om

Tibetan Buddhists believe that chanting the mantra of Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig Bodhisattva or in Sanskrit word is Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva the embodiment of compassion. Viewing the written form of the mantra is said to have the same effect -- it is often carved into stones, like the one pictured above, and placed where people can see them.  

In surrendering to Buddhist ritual, you quiet yourself, abandon your individuality and preconceptions, and let the myriad things to experience themselves. It can be very powerful. The power of the rituals manifests when you engage in them fully and give yourself to them completely, with your entire heart and mind. When you are fully mindful of a ritual, the "I" and "other" disappear and the heart-mind opens.

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Thank you for reading, may you find peace and great bliss. With your support it helps to spread the Buddha’s precious teachings and turning the Dharma wheels in the world.

Aspiration For Bodhichitta

For those in whom the precious Bodhichitta has not arisen

May it arise and not decrease

But increase further and further.

Dedication of Merit

By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.

Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.

May we liberate migratory from the ocean of existence.

With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

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卍佛法是平等，無有高下

卍是法平等，無有高下。一起學習佛陀的智慧和慈悲。

佛法是富貴之法。學佛要學富貴，那富貴是什麼呢？我們現在都求財，其實財只是富貴一個小方面，富貴還包括了心態要富貴，口要富貴，身要富貴。要達到這三種富貴，就要好好求觀音菩薩。

凡夫看人會根據標準來衡量，比如以地位、身份來衡量。這也是正常。這個世俗上每個人福報有區別，好比當官的、大富長者，他們福報就相對比較大。也有他優秀的方面。所以當一個人要求財，還是求事業時，先要心態富貴起來。這裡頭要講一個問題，世間沒有廢人，也沒有廢棄之物。這世間上，每個人都有可用之處。

一般不把人分三六九等。就比方說，像選婚姻，很多人看對方就會評價、對比，結果一對比，就覺得對方配不上自己。這就是我們的嫌棄。太好的人，自己得不到。追自己的，自己又看不上。這就是嫌棄心態。

我經常組團去朝拜，各種各樣的人都有，有些學佛很久的，有些習氣很重，要抽煙喝酒的，或者得了癌症的，通通都有。但無論什麼人，只要能守規矩，我都很歡喜的跟他們結緣。我就覺得人間無廢人。他能來朝拜，一定有他的福報在，也許老太婆不識字。有好幾個人，跟我們去朝拜聖地回來，有癌症變好的。還有個老人家，七十多歲，自己得癌症化療了幾次。但他跟我們去爬山、走路，也不會拉後腿。

古人就說，哪怕福報大到你升天，都沒有去聖地福報大。生天的福報也會墮落，但去聖地遇到佛法，就會得到解脫。上次去東林寺，門口有個乞丐，一邊乞討，一邊念佛。我說，這就是不可思議。他有惡業在，世俗福報小，但他每天在阿彌陀佛眼皮底下，見人就合掌念阿彌陀佛，然後乞討。這個合掌，以及念佛，這功德都不可思議。有多少乞丐能懂得念佛的。

佛為什麼富貴莊嚴，不是他專門選那些高官貴人，而是佛能夠從每個人身上看到神聖莊嚴，就是佛性出來。每個人都有佛性，有優點。只要能做人，就有做人的優點，否則他就沒有福報做人了。這就是佛的富貴所在。不僅沒有沒用的人，而且也沒有沒用的物。任何一個東西，能生產出........

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