The King Of Prayers-Seven Line Prayer To Guru Rinpoche

The King of Prayers-Seven Line Prayers To Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava.The Seven Line Prayer: Supplication to Guru Rinpoche. Invoking the Guru with Unwavering Devotion

Hung Orgyen yulgyi nubjang tsam

Hung On the northwest border of the country of Uddiyana,

Pema gesar dongpo la

On the anthers of a lotus flower,

Yamtsen chok gi ngodrub nye

You attained the marvelous supreme siddhi,

Pema jungney shesu drag

Renowned as the Lotus Born.

Khordu khandro mangpo kor

Surrounded by a retinue of many dakinis,

Kyekyi jesu dagdrub kyi

Following you, I will reach accomplishment.

Jingyi labchir shegsu sol

Please come and bestow your blessings.

Guru Padma Siddhi Hung

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In Tibet, the prayer is recited three times before doing any meditation, reciting any other prayers, or performing any ceremony. Guru Rinpoche has a rainbow body and will come to your aid if you recite the Seven-Line Prayer with faiths and devotion.

In one of the treasure teaching revelations of Guru Chowang, one of the five Terton Kings, it is said that when supplicating Guru Rinpoche with the Seven Line Prayer:

Pray in this way over and over again.

Create a feeling of yearning and longing

So intense that tears spring from your eyes.

If the rapture of devotion overwhelms you,

Breathe out strongly, and then leave everything as it is.

Clear and awake, focused and undistracted, look within.

Where did this prayer come from? In India in the past, some non-Buddhist teachers, who despised the Buddha Dharma, once challenged the Buddhist scholars at Nalanda University to a scholarly debate. The Buddhist scholars, however, were unable to defeat these non-Buddhist teachers, and so in desperation, they supplicated the Vajra dakas and dakinis. That night, the Dakini Supreme Peace (Zhiwa Chog) appeared in their dreams and said. 

You will not be able to defeat these non-Buddhists. If you do not invite my elder brother Dorje Totreng Tsal (Vajra Skull-Garland Power, Guru Rinpoche), who lives at the Dark Cemetery—the Buddhadharma will be destroyed.”

She then instructed them to arrange an elaborate feast offering on the roof of the monastery and taught them the Seven Line Prayer. When the scholars recited it, Guru Rinpoche immediately appeared miraculously from the sky. He then presided over the Buddhist scholars’ debate and so they were able to defeat the non-Buddhists. Later on in the 8th century, when Guru Rinpoche came to Tibet, he taught the prayer to his close disciples and also concealed it in many treasure teachings for the benefit of future disciples.

The Seven Line Prayer refers to the outer guru, who is symbolized or represented by the manifestation of Guru Rinpoche in a physical form. However, when we talk about the ‘guru’, there are actually different levels of meaning, such as outer, inner, and secret. In terms of the inner and the secret meaning of the seven-line prayer, emptiness and co-emergent wisdom respectively are manifested.

The Seven-Line prayer to Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava, is one of the most ubiquitous and important prayers, performed across lineages and in particular the Nyingma tradition who commence nearly every practice with it.  What follows is a brief introduction and Reader’s Guide to this short but extremely profound verse. If you really recite this prayer from your heart, then there's no way that you can avoid bringing Guru Rinpoche forth and invoking him. 

So it's extremely powerful. And you should practice it at all times continually. If you really focus on the Seven-Line Prayer, then it is certain that the blessings will come. The blessings of Guru Rinpoche will spring out and be born in your mind stream.

In the Nyingma tradition, this is the King of Prayers. In Tibet. Many practitioners recite its hundreds of thousands of times, reciting it (mentally or aloud) during all their waking hours, making this prayer as their main prayer, life, breathing, and contemplation. 

”If one can concentrate on practicing the prayer in this life, when you die you will completely dissolve into the mind of Padmasambhava. Guru Rinpoche is the ultimate nature of the embodiment of all Bodhisattvas and Buddhas"

”When a disciple calls upon me with yearning devotion, and with the melodious song of this Buddhist prayer, I shall come straightaway from Zangdokpalri (the pure land where Guru Rinpoche now resides), like a mother who cannot resist the call of her child. ” – Guru Rinpoche, the second living Buddha in our age.

If you seek for wealth, longevity or wish to clear your obstacles, just by praying, all wishes can be fulfilled. Some people think that to practice Guru Rinpoche for wealth is of no use, but this is not correct. Just by relying upon Guru Rinpoche, all wishes can be achieved. 

If one cannot practice other methods, just practicing the seven-lines prayer is the same as a panacea that can cure all kinds of sicknesses. But if one is merely mouthing the prayers, it is not enough, one should have great faith and devotion to Guru Rinpoche and supplicate one-pointedness, then you are sure to receive Guru Rinpoche’s blessings and accomplishments.

A sacred Terma statue of Guru Rinpoche, known as Guru Dewa Chenpo, said to liberate one upon seeing it. This was one of the most precious items kept by Kyabje Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Rinpoche, who would often sit in meditation with it. While he meditated with it, it would shed tears of Amrita.

In the past up till the present, many great masters and practitioners have seen Guru Rinpoche directly. These are the best signs. The middling signs are to have good experiences arising. The lesser signs are to meet Guru Rinpoche in dreams and to receive prophecies and blessings from Guru Rinpoche. Just listening and contemplating the Dharma is not enough to attain liberation. Besides that, one has practiced. 

In this manner, single-mindedly praying to Guru Rinpoche and merge your mind with Guru Rinpoche’s wisdom mind. This way of progressing on the path to liberation has less difficulties and obstacles. With total confidence and faith in Guru Rinpoche, not just with faith and sincerity, but believing that in any moment, Guru Rinpoche will never deceive or let us down. We must have the faith that Guru Rinpoche and our root teacher is inseparable and no different. Rely on this faith to practice.

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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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Ushnishavijaya Dharani in Sanskrit/梵文佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經

The benefits of reciting the Ushnishavijaya Dharani / 梵文佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經,不空譯版

The purpose of this sutra is said to be to help sentient beings in a troubled and tumultuous world. According to this sutra, beings will leave suffering and obtain happiness, increasing in their prosperity and longevity, remove karmic obstacles, eliminate disasters and calamities, remove enmity and hatred, fulfill all wishes, and quickly be led into the Buddha's way.

It is held by some that when the Dharani is heard, it can imbue the Alaya consciousness with pure seeds that will help to lead one to Buddhahood. This mantra is also linked to Green Tara. 

According to the text, major applications of this Dharaṇi include:

1) Destroy calamities and rescue those in difficulties

2) Eliminate offenses and create good deeds

3) Purify all karmic obstructions

4) Increase blessings and lengthen lifespan

5) Attain anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi

6) Relieve beings in the ghost realm

7) Benefit birds, animals and all crawling creatures

8) Increase wisdom

9) Revert the fixed karma

10) Eliminate various illness

11) Ensure the safety of the households, and having children to inherit the family pride

12) Harmonise husbands and wives

13) Be able to reborn in Sukhavati or other pure lands

14) Heal sickness inflicted by pretas

15) Request for rain

16) Destroy hells

If someone hears this Dharani even just for a moment, he will not undergo karmic retribution from evil karma and severe hindrances accumulated from thousands of kalpas ago, that would otherwise cause him to revolve in the cycles of birth and death - in all kinds of life forms in the evil paths. 

Hell, hungry ghost, animal, realm of King Yama, Asuras, ferocious animals, crawling creatures and even ants and other life forms...he will be reborn in the Buddhalands, together with all the Buddhas and Ekajati-pratibadda Bodhisattvas, or in a distinguished Brahmin or Ksatriya family, or in some other wealthy and reputable families.

Ushnishavijaya Dharani in Sanskrit:

Namo bhagavate trailokya prativiśiṣṭaya buddhāya bhagavate.

Tadyathā, om, viśodhaya viśodhaya, samâsama

Samantāvabhāsa-spharaṇa gati gahana svabhāva viśuddhe,

Abhiṣiñcatu mām. sugata vara vacana amṛtâbhiṣekai.

Ahara āhara āyuḥ saṃ-dhāraṇi. śodhaya śodhaya gagana viśuddhe.

Uṣṇīṣa vijaya viśuddhe sahasra-raśmi sam-codite.

Sarva tathāgatâdhiṣṭhānādhiṣṭhita mahā-mudre.

Vajra kāya sam-hatana viśuddhe.

Sarvāvaraṇâpāyanagati pariviśuddhe, prati-nivartaya āyuḥ śuddhe.

Samayâdhiṣṭhite. maṇi maṇi mahāmaṇi.

Tathatā bhūta-koṭi pariśuddhe. visphuṭa buddhi śuddhe.

Jaya jaya, vijaya vijaya. smara smara, sarva buddhâdhiṣṭhita śuddhe,

Vajri vajra garbhe vajram bhavatu mama śarīram.

Sarva sattvānām ca kāya pariviśuddhe. sarva gati pariśuddhe.

Sarva tathāgata samāśvāsâdhiṣṭhite.

Budhya budhya, bodhaya bodhaya, śuddhe.

Sarva tathāgatâdhiṣṭhānādhiṣṭhita mahā-mudre svāhā.

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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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西藏預防傳染病之藏藥 - 九味黑藥丸

佩戴嗅聞預防傳染病之藏藥一九味黑藥丸可預防各類傳染病,亦可降魔驅邪護身,能夠有效地避免邪魔所造成的障礙。佩戴嗅聞黑藥丸主要是利用藥物的揮發性氣味和藥力,激發 人體的免疫力和調節機制,並在人體外部對傳染病和邪魔病障作預防。

本品是由八蚌寺佛教大學傳統製造工藝處秉承古代傳統藥方,根據西藏古老的 《四部醫典》第四章的內容醫藥實踐方法精心製作而成。 傳染病,即人、畜之間輾轉相傳的流行性瘟毒、疫窩。通常由顯而易 見的感冒症狀開始,迅速發展成為危及生命的惡毒性瘟疫,臨床表現不一。

在西藏的《四部醫典》裏,特別強調預防對於傳染病和邪魔病障造成的病痛 的重要性,更加明確地指出,流行性瘟疫憑藉呼吸、日光、氣味等,由外在 環境入侵體內,因此,提前預防為首要的任务。 預防可透過諸如藥物、咒語、 禪定等外在的方法,相互結合使用,從而起到避免疾病產生的作用。

(邪魔病障指由天龍凶曜及妖魔等非人所致病害,如区曜中風和麻瘋病等。) 使用方法: 1、黑藥丸囊為佩戴使用,密封處請勿打開。在傳染病流行期間,或人群聚 集處,可將黑藥丸置入囊中,佩戴於頸項,亦可將藥囊放入貼身衣袋中,隨身攜帶。 2、必要時可打開藥囊,嗅間黑藥丸氣味;或將黑藥丸搗碎用火點燃然,以鼻孔吸取煙味。 特別注意:嚴禁口服。

此法是由龍樹菩薩所傳出，是以九大本尊(藥師佛、文殊師利菩薩、觀世音菩薩、金剛手菩薩、馬頭明王、甘露漩明王、滿賢藥叉、大自在天王、象王財神)配合相對的九種藥材牛黃，藏青果，黑附子，麝香，菖蒲，紅花，硫石，阿魏及香墨加以修法，加持而成，能夠摧毀一切瘟神病魔之侵擾。因其配製是以香墨為基礎，故稱為「九黑配方」。

此藥丸可對治：各類地神所施放之災病，免除三種龍王所放之毒，防止和消除各種厲妖所施諸毒，去除黑白二種毒疔，免於重天花之傳染，防止和免除痢疾、腸病痛之傳染，免除因冒犯「瑪哈嘎裡」，而由其眷屬發出諸時疫之傳染病毒，免除因膽入經絡所引起之病症，例如：肝炎、黃疸病，另可免於在末法時期所出現空前未見之怪病、新瘟疫及十五種孩童之魔障…等。本九黑配製之藥，集自一切經續法，九藥以生起九本尊，九本尊咒之加持，灑淨、開光，於身佩掛或鼻聞，無疑可護身、除諸病魔。是故具緣佩者，當生起殊勝之信心！

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梵語：納哇嘎喇優尕藏語：納布穀覺西夏哇

牛黃、藏青果、烏頭（黑附子）、麝香、菖蒲、安息香、硫磺、阿魏、漢墨，製成粉末或者藥丸隨意一種，塗抹於身上或者佩帶在身上，此九種組合第一可壓制土地神；第二除三種龍毒；第三除各種兇暴的毒；第四除黑白疔瘡；第五抵禦惡性痘瘡（重天花）；第六抵禦腸痛（痢疾）；第七抵禦時疫（傳說護法女神吉祥天母散播的一種惡性傳染瘟疫）；第八抵禦膽入筋絡（肝膽系統之炎症，瘟病中於膽腑，加以飲食起居不慎，膽汁注入筋絡，面部眼球及皮膚均變黃色）；第九抵禦各種傳染病、十五種兒科邪魔症。其功德不可思議。

龍樹大師授記：此納布穀覺收集自整個續部經典，九種藥生九位本尊，九位本尊加以九種咒語，開光後佩帶於頸項，可防護病魔的侵害務必堅信。從九種傳承利益之門，彼的實踐竅決為，於星曜辰宿良辰日期，不違犯各自的本性，對藥加以善妙修集，遮止違逆損壞的過失，訶子、牛黃、菖蒲、烏頭、麝香、安息香、阿魏、硫磺、漢墨，依次生起藥師佛、文殊、觀音、金剛手、馬頭、甘露漩明王、滿賢藥叉、大自在天、會供主九位本尊，各個的心咒加以圓滿修持，並作開光祝福等諸事，如上凡諸所願明加伺察。甚深的殊勝口訣，利益眾生的事業，願一切眾生成就佛陀。

Prayer To Lord King Gesar 格薩爾王祈禱文

Prayer To Lord King Gesar / 格薩爾王祈禱文

RIK SUM KUNDU PEMA TOTRENG GI

Embodiment of the three Buddha families

TUKJE OZER DZAMLING PAL DU SHAR

Through the compassionate light rays of Pema Totreng

KYECHOK SENGCHEN NORBU DRADUL LA

Supreme being, Great Lion, Norbu Dradul, to you we pray

SOLWA DEB SO CHOKTUN NGODRUB TSOL

Grant us supreme and ordinary siddhis

OM AH HUNG BENZA MAHA GURU MANI RADZA SARVA SIDDHI PALA HUNG

OM AH HUNG BENZA MAHA GURU MANI RADZA SARVA SIDDHI PALA HUNG

OM AH HUNG BENZA MAHA GURU MANI RADZA SARVA SIDDHI PALA HUNG

OM AH HUNG BENZA MAHA GURU MANI RADZA SARVA SIDDHI PALA HUNG

OM AH HUNG BENZA MAHA GURU MANI RADZA SARVA SIDDHI PALA HUNG

OM AH HUNG BENZA MAHA GURU MANI RADZA SARVA SIDDHI PALA HUNG

OM AH HUNG BENZA MAHA GURU MANI RADZA SARVA SIDDHI PALA HUNG

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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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What Changed Tibet Today

What Changed Tibet Today

A journey to a mysterious Himalaya snow land and its unique Vajrayana Buddhism and the threatening culture. Tibetan culture and identity is inseparably linked to Tibetan Buddhism. 

October 1950 nearly 70 years after the invasion of China, the Chinese government has changed the iron hand, at least in public, with the silk gloves of the economical modernization. The carrot has replaced the bat, as the development could end with the Tibetans accepting the facts valid since 1951. 

The autonomous province, with estimated 3-4 million Tibetans and about four times bigger than France, has changed in the last 15 years. The mighty Potala palace, winter residence of His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama since the 17th century, has remained approximately unchanged. But Lhasa has changed.

These days, large parts of the city of Lhasa has changed rapidly and increasingly like any modern Chinese city, with hundreds of old buildings and villages knocked down to make way for new shopping malls and apartments for immigrants. 

Nowadays, the Tibetans have to adjust and adapt to a new flood of arrivals of domestic and foreign tourists, after China opened a new train route across the high altitude Tibetan Plateau, from  Xining to Lhasa in 2006.

Tibet today

Tourists flying high to ‘the roof of the world'

The Tibet region’s airports received 3.15m visitors last year and the number of tourists has grown by as much as 30 per cent each year

Tibet is rich in tradition and  Tibetans lifestyles that have changed over the generations. It is also a modern country with many urban Tibetans living busy city lives. Communications are very important for Tibetans and the use of mobile phones and the internet is extensive, including in some of the most remote parts of Tibet. 

Lhasa, the capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, is one of 24 famous historical and cultural cities declared by the China State Council. In recent years, Tibet's tourism has expanded rapidly, especially after the completion of Qingzang Railway.

Tourism is the new engine power tool for development in Tibet. Tibet received more than 20 million tourists for the first time in 2015, representing 190-per cent growth from five years ago. Tourism revenue reached 28.19 billion yuan (£3.42 billion) in the same year, equal to 27.5 percent of Tibet's GDP.

By 2020, estimated there will be 240 million tourists coming to Lhasa, generating 29.8 billion yuan in tourism revenue. Besides, Lhasa will become the only one International tourist, cultural city of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.  

Statistics from Lhasa's tourism Bureau

1. In 2006 -2007 Tibet received 7 million tourists, including 1 million foreigners. Tibet has generated a tourism income of 2.29 billion Chinese yuan.
2. In 2010, Tibet received 6.85 million tourists from home and abroad, generating revenues of 7.14 billion yuan, 14 percent of its total GDP.
3. In 2011 -2012 Tibet received 19 million domestic and foreign tourists.
4. In 2015 Tibet received more than 20 million domestic and foreign tourists.
5. In first half of 2016 Tibet received a record of 6.8 million tourists domestic and foreign tourists. Tourism revenue during the period increased by 32.1 percent year on year to 7 billion yuan ($1.05 billion), according to a statement issued by the regional tourism development commission. 

By 2020, there will be 240 million tourists coming to Lhasa, generating 29.8 billion yuan in tourism revenue. Besides, Lhasa will become the only one International tourist, cultural city of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

China's One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI)

Navigating a world of new opportunities through China's One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI)

Bridging the 'infrastructure gap' in Asia and beyond. The Belt and Road Initiative is expected to bridge the infrastructure gap and thus accelerate and infrastructure-driven economic growth across the Asia Pacific area and Central and Eastern Europe. 

What is Tibet and China’s 'one belt and one road initiative?

In more recent times, China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) policy – China plan to expand the reach of Chinese trade routes to Europe through a land route in Central Asia and a sea route through the Indian Ocean and around the horn of Africa – has taken center stage as a cornerstone of modern Chinese foreign policy. Access to Pakistan and Central Asia are crucial to ensure the success of these trade routes, which incidentally must start or pass through Tibet.

China’s railway expansion in Tibet. China announced plans to extend a railway line linking Tibet with the rest of the country to the borders of India, Nepal and Bhutan by 2020. China opened its 1,142 km railway line from Golmud in its Qinghai province to Tibet’s capital Lhasa in 2006. 

The 253 km Lhasa-Shigatse link, which includes 13 stations with altitudes ranging from 3,600 to 4,000 metres, is the largest investment project in the Tibet Autonomous Region in the 12th Five-Year Plan.

The Economist in June this year, published a report about over 7.5 million passengers rode the railway from Golmud to Lhasa in 2013 alone — more than the entire population of Tibet itself.  China will spend about $17.6 billion for a second rail link to northwestern Xinjiang, Uighur, its major coal production region near Tibet.

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The immovable one - Akshobhya Buddha 阿閦如来

The "Immovable One" - Akshobhya Buddha 阿閦如来

I would like to share with all something of Akshobhya Buddha. 

Yesterday, I attended an Akshobhya Buddha Puja at one of the local Tibetan Buddhist center. 

This was one of my very first and rare opportunity to be part of the activity. 

I am exceptionally blessed to be in the presence of the sacred Holy shrine of Akshobhya Buddha. 

Akshobhya Buddha is one of the five Dhyani Buddhas (wisdom Buddhas), along with Vairocana, Amitabha, Ratnasambhava, and Amoghasiddhi.

Akshobhya is usually depicted in blue color, symbolizing the color of clear water that reflects things as they are. Akshobhya symbolizes a clear mirror-like wisdom, which can transform any anger and clean stiff feelings. 

No reflection in a mirror sticks to it, and none repels it. The mirror always stands imperturbable and immutable, just as we should, whether the circumstances are favorable or unfavorable to us. 

Akshobhya is doing earth-touching gesture (Bhumisparsha mudra) with the fingertips of his right hand. This gesture suggests confidence, deep-rootedness and determination. In his left he holds Dorje on his lap. Buddha Akshobhya may be together with his consort Lochana and usually is accompanied by two elephants. 

As an elephant places its foot upon the earth with unshakeable certainty, so the Buddha Akshobhya mind reflects everything. Akshobhya Buddha symbolizes the overcoming of passions such as anger and hatred towards other beings. 

The Akshobhya Buddha originates from the blue mantra "Hum" and when he became a Buddha and reached enlightenment, his Buddha field is the Eastern paradise of Abhirati. 

In Sanskrit, Eastern paradise of Abhirati , literally means the Buddha fields of the most blissful. It is believed that those who are reborn in this realm can never fall back to lower realms of consciousness and are never to be born again. 

The Buddha Akshobhya mantra is considered an effective remedy for purifying ones negative karma and thus is very beneficial even for non-Vajrayana practitioners.

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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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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.

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.

*Note
I do not own or infringe any copyright of the picture(s).
Picture(s) courtesy and credit to the rightful distributors and or studios.
Picture(s) is/are intended for editorial use only.