Mani Project - 2009
Our Annual event.
Ven. Lama Trultrim Lopden Rinpoche -
15 Dec 2009 - 03 Jan 2010
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Tashi Delek! Time really flies and the year 2009 is coming to a close. We trust 2009 has been a fruitful year for you and your family As you know, the Grand Mani Project is one of KKDSKL¿s yearly events. Ending the year with such an auspicious event, coupled with the enthusiastic and sincere chanting by members and devotees, will no doubt bring forth immeasurable blessings to one and all. We sincerely pray that this auspiciousness and the good tidings of 2009 will continue through to the New Year 2010.
We are very happy to inform you that Venerable Tsultrim Rinpoche and his entourage, together with our Resident Lama Zotpa, will be conducting this Grand Mani Project from 15th December to lst January 2010. Rinpoche was here for Wesak 2008, hence need no introduction.
BENEFITS OF CHANTING THE 6-SYLLABLE MANTRA
The benefits of chanting the 6-syllable OM MANI PADME HUNG are well known to you all. By now, we feel sure you are very familiar with this chanting. In a nutshell, it is said that "the 6-syllable mantra is the speech manifestation and the wisdom energy of all the Buddhas. It purifies our impure perception of sound. It is also a means to protect our mind from its deluded thoughts. It cuts off one¿s ignorance and opens up one¿s wisdom. It augments immeasurable blessings and peacefulness can be obtained. It can save and alleviate beings from hundreds and thousands of sufferings and difficulties." This is only a brief introduction with regard to the benefits of chanting this mantra. One can go into the Chenrezig texts to obtain volumes of its benefits.
EMPOWERMENTS
Besides chanting, we have added in a few empowerments for the benefits of new and old members and devotees and these are listed below:-
- 4-Arm Chenrezig.
- White Umbrella.
- Vajrapani, Hayagriva and Garuda.
- Green Tara
- Zambhala; SPECIAL BLESSING SERVICE on 1 Jan 2010 and GRAND ZAMBHALA PUJA on 2 - 3 Jan 2010
There will be a special blessing service on New Year day, 1st Jan 2010, and we hope you can bring your family and friends to our center to join us to celebrate this happy occasion. We will be ushering in a 2-day Grand Zambhala Puja for the New Year with the hope of bringing peace and prosperity to the country and its people.
Auspicious Zambhala vases had been prepared for sponsorships and you may like to bring home one for reverence and well being. It is not often that we prepare these vases, hence it is considered a ¿treasure¿ to have one.
BLOOD DONATION on SUNDAY, 27 Dec 2009 at KKDS KL from 9.am - 3.00 pm
This is one of our yearly charitable events with the purpose of helping society and the needies. A worthy cause deserving your kind attention, and please encourage your family members and friends to come and donate their precious blood to help save a life.
A medical team from the Pusat Darah Negara (Nationnal Blood Center) K.L. will be in attendance so you are in safe hands. Their blood bank is running low and there is a real need for this appeal. This act of kindness and compassion will be manifested in a tangible form by the strong response we hope to receive from you personally on 27 Dec 2009. Not to worry, you will be tested first to determine whether or not you can donate - so why not give it a try?
PAGODA LAMP - YEARLY RENEWAL
This is just a reminder to all devotees who have lighted this lamp at our center so kindly renew their subscription at RM100.00 per year i.e. from 1 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2010. New participants are also welcome to do so, as it is said that ¿Light dispel darkness¿.
A BIG THANK YOU to each and every one of you for your kind support in cash or kind for our center all these years. May we take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year, good health, happiness and prosperity. May all your aspirations be fulfilled to the fullest and a very strong and fruitful 2010 ¿Year of the Tiger!
Yours truly,
Chong Ching Chee
President
PS:- A token of appreciation will be given to all participants who submit their Mani counting sheets ¿ latest by 10.00 pm on 31.12.2009. Thank you. BE HAPPY.
Biography of Lama Tsultrim Topden Rinpoche
Lama Tsultrim Topden Rinpoche was born in 1963 near Demchok Lhari Karpo, Jhangthang, India. At 3, Rinpoche took refuge under His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje when HH visited the Jhangthang region of Ladakh and was given the name Karma Tsultrim Topden. He became a monk at 6 in Karma Drubgyud Choeling Monastery, Choglamsar and completed his monastic education under the guidance of the late Ven. Chmey Rinpoche.
At 29, Rinpoche went to Rumtek, Sikkim for the traditional 3-year 4- month retreat under the guidance of the late Ven. Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche. After that he returned to the same Monastery in Ladakh and was appointed a Vajra Master of the Monastery by the late Chimey Rinpoche. In 1977, HE Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche assigned Rinpoche as the resident lama of Saraha Buddhist Society Johor Bahru in Malaysia, a position he held for three years.
In 2002, during the Kagyu Monlam Chenmo in Bodhgaya, India, HH the 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje and HE Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche designated Rinpoche as the head of Karma Drubgyud Choeling Monastery and conferred him the title "Rinpoche" and its status.
Mani Project Program 2009
| Date | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec Tuesday |
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
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| 16 Dec Wednesday |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | 4-Arm Chenrezig Empowerment | |
| 17 Dec Thursday |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 18 Dec Friday |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Dugkar White Umbrella Empowerment | |
| 19 Dec Saturday |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 20 Dec Sunday |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 20 Dec Sunday |
*6:30 am - 8:00 pm Sodjong (Observation of 8 Precepts) |
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| 21 - 25 Dec Monday to Friday |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 26 Dec Saturday |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Vajrapani, Hayagriva & Garuda Empowerment | |
| 27 Dec Sunday |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | Blood Donation | |
| 28 - 30 Dec Monday to Wednesday |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 31 Dec Thursday New Year Eve |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Recitation of Six-syllable Mantra | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
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| 1 Jan 2010 Friday Happy New Year 2010 |
8:30 am | Releasing Lives |
| 10:00 am | Green Tara Puja | |
| 11:30 am | Water Blessing Puja (Thru) for Purification | |
| 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Tara Fire Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Green Tara Empowerment | |
| 2 Jan 2010 Saturday |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Grand Zambhala Puja |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Grand Zambhala Puja Continues | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Zambhala Empowerment | |
| 3 Jan 2010 Sunday |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Grand Zambhala Puja Continues |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Grand Zambhala Puja Continues | |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Mahakala Puja | |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Conclusion of Grand Zambhala Puja |
Please note: Light refreshments will be provided for participants nightly.
Information and Benefits of various Empowerments
Dugkar White - Umbrella Goddess
The White Umbrella Goddess, Dugkar, gives special protection against spells, curses, black magic, etc. There are outer, inner and innermost benefits obtained from practicing the Dugkar White Umbrella. The outer benefits is that she averts the obstacles of sickness, attacks from evil spirits or spells, curses, black magic; in short, all the eight and sixteen fears. The inner benefit is that she averts the obstacles in the circulation in the subtle body, Tsalung. The innermost benefit is that she transforms the five poisons into the five wisdoms, and liberates the rudra of ego-clinging.
Vajrapani, Hayagriva and Garuda
The main figure is the Lord of Secrets - Vajrapani, on top of his crown resting the Hayagriva and Garuda. The mantra is well known of its mightiness in removing malicious inflictions, diseases and torments caused by demons and spirits - especially the nagas.
Green Tara
Green Tara is a female deity of Vajrayana which manifested from Amitabha and Avalokiteshvara. She carries many characteristic ornaments of the Samboghakaya and she has very unique and swiftest power to overcome fears and obstacles and she can also accomplish our wishes relating to wealth, progeny and health quickly.
Zambhala
Zambhala is a wealth deity and an emanation of Buddha Ratnasambhava. He has increasing quality and is the essence of generosity. His aspirations are to help the poor and those suffering from ill torture. There are five Zambhala: red, yellow, black, white and green. Zambhala vows to bring wealth, prosperity, success and fortune to sentient beings and to destroy obstacles. He also increases spiritual wealth including luck, long life, and wisdom intelligence.
Lastly
We should respectfully bring Chenrezig to mind and sincerely recite the six-syllable mantra, not only for the benefit of oneself but make dedications to all sentient beings so that they are free from all sufferings as well.
We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your kind and loyal support. May the blessing of the Triple Gem be with you and your family always.
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Email : KKDS,KL
Telephone: +603 9222 1540
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