Nagarjuna Bodhisattva Revelation of the Buddha sacred doctrines.

The Dragon Puja is derived from the sadhana of Chenresig Singey Dra or the Exalted Lion’s Roar Arya Avalokitesvara ( 獅子怒吼觀世音菩薩化生 ) who Dispels All Disease, an emanation of Chenresig, which pacifies naga harms. This puja is especially effective for those with heavy illnesses, cancer, Alzheimer’s and skin diseases. 

In the near future, do not miss any of this opportunity and to attend the Dragon puja for good reasons as mentioned. I personally had attended twice of this grand Dragons pujas that were performed at the open sea and it was a thrilling experienced in a lifetime. Once again, I am not superstitious but doubted as well. As advised by the Rinpoche, sometimes phenomenon does happen without a scientific and logical explanation.

The first time when I attended the Dragon puja which was performed in the opened sea water and the sea condition was calm, but in the middle of the ritual ceremonies, the sea water began to turn rough and waves strongly and strangely for about 25 minutes. It was one of my scary experienced. 

Tibetan Buddhist Dragon pujas serve many purposes. Buddhists appease Dragon that threaten mankind with diseases by holding rituals and making offerings that appeal to the Dragon'  sensibilities. 

Photo credited to Samye Ling Monastery Scotland 

Photo credited to Samye Ling Monastery Scotland UK

In the Monastery, the monks are offering a fresh  milk to appease to the dragon sensibilities so that the dragons they don't cause any harmful activity of mankind. The ritual ceremonies usually carried out at the open sea, rivers, lakes, streams where the Dragons are residing. Dragons are legendary supernatural creatures integral to both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. They are strong, wise and attractive immortal beings. 

Born into the animal realms, they can also appear as complete serpents or fully human. Dragons can be dangerous, protective or generous with human beings, and can even be potential Buddhas.Tibetan Buddhists believe some nagas are demonic, while others are semi-divine beings who guard material and spiritual treasures, such as sacred texts. 

In Buddhism, legends about nagas go back to the time of the Buddha, who lived from 564 B.C. to 483 B.C. According to one legend, when the Buddha recognized a naga that appeared as a snake, he had such compassion that he gave the creature the Five Precepts so the naga could return in the next life as a human who could become a monk. 

Nagarjuna Bodhisattva himself has been invited by the Dragon Emperor to his Crystal Palace to study some of the sacred texts that the Lord Buddha has once taught the sacred doctrines to the Dragon realm only. Nagarjuna Bodhisattva had bought back large amounts of the scriptures to the human realm. 

Nagarjuna Bodhisattva - 龍樹菩薩 as one of the six great commentators on the Buddha's teaching. He born in South India from 150 CE to 250 CE and is revered by all Buddhist schools. His teachings are the basis of the "Madhyamaka school" of Mahayana Buddhism. He is also credited with developing the Madhyamaka philosophy of the Prajnaparamita sutra(般若波羅蜜多) to the human realm from the Naga world. Madhyamaka school in Chinese is known as the(中觀派) the middle way philosophy of emptiness.
In explaining the philosophy of Madhyamika, Nagarjuna presented four positions he would not take:-

°All things (dharmas) exist; affirmation of   being, negation of nonbeing.
°All things do not exst; affirmation of nonbeing, negation of being.
°All things both exist and do not exist; both affirmation and negation.
°All things neither exist or do not exist; neither affirmation nor negation.

Nagarjuna Bodhisattva he is counted among the 84 great mahasiddhas of India. His famous writings include the "Precious Garden" , "Letter to a friend" and "Commentary on Bodhichitta"

His commentaries were renowned for their ability to convey outer, inner and secret levels of meaning, corresponding to the three turnings of the Wheel of Dharma and his main disciple was Aryadeva.

According to a 4th or 5th-century biography translated by Kumarajiva that Nagarjuna was born in a Brahmin family and later became a Buddhist.

Some sources claim that Nagarjuna lived on themountain of Sriparvata in his later years, near the city that would later be called  Hill of Nagarjuna.Nagarjunako was located in Guntar district of Andhra Pradesh.

Footnote

As a Buddhist , we are only offering to appease to the dragons not to harm us, but we don't take refuge from any worldly unenlightened beings . We only take refuge in the supreme Buddha, Dharma, Shangha and Guru, Yidam, enlightened Dakinis. 

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Nagarjuna's Dedication of Merit:-
So nam di yi tham chay zig pa nyi
Thob nay nye pa'i dra nam pham jay nay 
Kye ga na chi'i ba lab thrug pa yi 
Si pa'i tso lay dro war drol war shog.

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