Tibetan Buddhism and Culture

Thursday, March 19, 2015

100 Times Of Positive Or Negative Actions On Shakyamuni Buddha Day- March 20, 2015

Shakyamuni Buddha Holy Statue.
March 20, 2015 is a new moon and also an auspicious Shakyamuni Buddha day according to the Tibetan lunar Calendar.

The Eight Mahayana Precepts or Sojong Practices

To refrain from killing.
To refrain from stealing.
To refrain from sexual misconduct.
To refrain from lying and intoxication.
To refrain from taking a high or luxurious seat.
To refrain from singing and dancing.
To refrain from wearing ornaments.
To refrain from eating after midday.

On this day, the effects of positive or negative actions are said to be multiplied by 100 times according to the Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. If you have committed a positive good action, and you will be blessed with the positive 100 times of positive Karma actions, but if one has committed the negative actions and it will be multiplied by 100 times of bad and negative action. Reader discretion is advised.

Vernal Equinox Day on March 20, 2015, a total solar eclipse, greatest eclipse at 09.47 G.M.T
A partial eclipse will be visible from Iceland, Europe, North Afica and part of North Asia.
A total eclipse will be visible from the North Atlantic, Faeroe Is, Svalbard.
Information is based on the Wood Sheep Year 2142 of the Tibetan Calendar.

Update note*
The upcoming Solar Eclipse on March 20, 2015 whether is total or partial Eclipse will not be visible in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The next partial Solar Eclipse will be visible in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be on March 09, 2016.

The next coming Lunar Eclipse will be partially visible to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 04, 2015 Saturday night local time 20.00pm with the maximum view.

On this day, is the 15th full moon of the lunar month, it is also come with a special Dharma prayers day for the Buddha Amithabha and Dragon puja practices.

** During a lunar Eclipse, the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied by 1,000 times. Therefore practices are emphasized according to the Tibetan lunar calendar of the Wood Sheep year 2142.
Reader discretion is advised.

The March 2015 Equinox takes place at 22.45 G.M.T , which mean the day and night are the same length.

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Monday, March 16, 2015

Dakini Day Prayers Update

An update on the Dakini day prayers on March 15, 2015. At the Buddhist Society center, we had our group prayers on Praises of the 21 Taras and together with the Tsok vegetarian offerings to the enlightened ones.

I offered vegetarian meal and some candies and black tea to the Dakini.

Approximately 2 hours or more for recitation of the heart mantra of the wrathful lion-faced Singhamuka Dakini and long life prayers for His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje and also to my Guru as well for their long life and well-being.

(To complete the one million long life prayers project by May 31, 2015).

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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Three Crucial Moments

Don't make empty promises when in love.

Don't be too decisive when you are emotionally disturbed.

Don't speak harshly and abusively when you are angry.

These are the three crucial moments needed to be constantly reminds us.
(Tashi Delek, please pardon me for the Chinese texts. Thank you)

This inspiration quotes was sharing by one of my Dharma master His Ven Tulku Nuptul Tenpei Nyima Rinpoche.

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A Very Blessed And Fortunate Nation-America (Part 4)

Current updates for His Holiness the 17th Karmapa , Ogyen Trinley Dorje USA tour.

At the Kagyu Thegchen Ling, Honolulu, Hawaii on March 13, 2015.

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Join Me The 1,000,000 Long Life Prayer For His Holiness The 17th Karmapa Part 4

Long Life Prayers For His Holiness The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

MI CHÉ TAK PA RANG JUNG CHÖ KYI KU
Naturally arising Dharmakaya, unchanging and ever-present,

GYU TRUL ZUK KYI KUR ZHENG KAR MA PAY

Karmapa, you appear as the form kayas' magical illusions.

SANG SUM DORJÉ KAM SU RAB TEN CHING

May your three secret vajras remain stable in the realms

TA YÉ TRIN LÉ LHUN DRUB PAL BAR SHOK

And your infinite spontaneous activity blaze in glory.

Your Full Name	Birthdate	No. of Prayer Completed	Country	Email Contact
Thubten Choeyang		* 16,200 (April 14, 2015)	Malaysia

* Update note:- 16,200 Long Life Prayer completed on April 14, 2015. 23.30 pm GMT

16,200-1,000,000=983,800 the remaining no of counts to be achieved on May 31, 2015.

This is an uneasy task to be completed by myself and three other participants * (An eleventh grades Junior + her mother and aunt) but we are trying our best to achieve whatever numbers that we could.

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Saturday, March 14, 2015

What Would You Do If You Are A Buddhist?

Many readers and friends actually asked me why? This is a religion related blog and why spent time on sharing some health and related articles here? Some even had suggested, if I were you, I would rather writing or doing more research on Buddhism.

First and foremost, Buddhism is not only limited to itself on rituals, prayers, chanting alone to attain inner peace and wisdom. Dharma doesn't mean or confined itself to specific areas, Dharma itself can be so varieties and develops into different aspects of our life.

Interestingly, there are many Buddhist's centers in today's world are mainly focusing on humanitarian works only, their aims are to help other sentient beings who are desperately in needs of support and love and care, regardless of their ethnicity, faiths, lifestyle, professions, status and etc.

With a different mission and philosophy, but ultimately the same common goals or achievements in principals will be reunited with the supreme Buddha's teachings and what Bodhisattva's vows on unconditional love, compassion, Buddhichitta and to save sentient beings.
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

A Very Blessed And Fortunate Nation- New York America (Part 3)

When the iron bird flies.

And horses run on wheels.

The Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the world.

And the Dharma will come to the land of the Red Man

Prophesied by Padmasambhava, Guru Rinpoche.

On March 17, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, will begin a limited US tour that will see him visiting at six universities: Stanford, University of Redlands, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. He will also visit Mount Laurel, New Jersey; New York City; Kingston, New York; and Seattle, Washington. This will be His Holiness’s third visit to the States.

Wednesday, March 11, 2:56pm

A press released from the Karmapa stated that he will receive a Chubb Fellowship—one of Yale’s highest honors for visiting lecturers, previously held by Aung San Suu Kyi, Morgan Freeman, and George H. W. Bush. The Karmapa will also receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from University of Redlands

Karmapa Khenno, Karmapa Khenno Karmapa Khenno

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