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PRACTICES AND REQUIREMENTS AT SAKYA MONASTERY OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM

Please consult the monthly calendar to confirm the meditation schedule.

MEDITATIONS AT THE MONASTERY ~ Ngondro Practice ~ Requires having taken Formal Refuge or Refuge from a Deity Initiation Removes our obscurations of body, speech, and mind to accumulate merit and wisdom...............Mon-Fri 7:00 am

Calm Abiding Meditation ~ Open to the Public Good for beginners and for developing concentration. ..................................................................... Friday 7:00 pm

Shitro Practice ~ Requires Shitro Initiation Prayers for the deceased. ...................................................................................................................Sunday 7:00 am

Sixteen Arhat Puja ~ Open to the Public For H. H. J. D. Sakya’s long life. ......................................................................................................Sunday 8:00 am

Chenrezi Mantra Chant ~ Open to the Public Recitation of Om Mani Padme Hung generating loving-kindness and compassion...................... Thursday 7:15 pm

Chenrezi Meditations ~ Open to the Public Practice for cultivating compassion. ............................................................... Sunday 10:00 am; Thursday 8:00 pm

Medicine Buddha Practice ~ Requires Medicine Buddha Initiation To alleviate suffering, sickness and injury. .............................................................................................. New Moon

White Tara Practice ~ Requires White Tara Initiation For long life, health, protection, etc. ........................................................................................................ New Moon

White Mahakala Practice ~ Requires White Mahakala Initiation Removes material and spiritual poverty and bestows wealth............................................................... 8th Lunar Day

Padmasambhava Tso Kor ~ Requires having taken Refuge A tantric feast honoring the tantric master Padmasambhava who made Tibet safe for Buddhism. It’s appropriate to bring a food offering (fruit, meat, etc)................................................ 10th Lunar Day

Green Tara Practice ~ Open to the Public For the bestowal of numerous Blessings. ..................................................................................................Full Moon

Vajrayogini Practice ~ Requires a major mandala empowerment or Vajrayogini Initiation A highest yoga Tantra, with tantric feast. .......................................................................................... 25th

Lunar Day

Mahakala Practice ~ Requires the Sakya Mahakala Initiation For the Dharma Protectors. ................................................................................................................ 29th

Lunar Day HOLY DAYS ~ For the memorial of Lamas, the celebration of Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and first teachings, please see the monthly calendar for dates, or visit our website calendar at www.sakya.org. These Holy Day Observances are open to the public. TAKING REFUGE ~ When you decide to follow the Buddhist path, it is appropriate to take refuge. Refuge is taken in the Buddha (the Perfect Teacher), the Dharma (His Teaching), and the Sangha (the Accomplished Followers of the Perfect Teaching). There is a formal refuge ceremony in which you receive a Dharma (religious) name. Refuge is offered periodically upon request. If you are interested or have questions, email monastery@sakya.org. INITIATIONS ~ In general, when you decide to do a tantric practice (a tantric practice is one in which meditational deities are visualized), you must receive an initiation for that practice. The initiation permits you to do the practice at home and at the Monastery. Some practices have special restrictions, which are explained during the initiations. Receiving an initiation from a lama creates a special bond and commitment. For information on requesting or sponsoring an initiation, see Adrienne Chan.

Updated 5/31/2010

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