Saturday, November 4, 2023 Lhabab Duchen is a Buddhist festival celebrated to observe the Buddha's descent from the Trāyastriṃśa heaven down to earth, one of The Eight Great Events in the Life of Buddha. Light a candle to celebrate the light that came into our world as Gautama Buddha, the Enlightened One....
Thursday, November 2 2023 Guan Yin’s Renunciation Day on the 19th day of the 9th lunar month Guanshiyin Bodhisattva's Renunciation Day! For a feature on Guanyin's three sacred days, and how to celebrate, see>> One sacred practice, good for any day, but especially meritorious on Renunciation Day, is to chant the Great...
Thursday, September 14, 2023 7th lunar month 30th Day Learn more about Ksitigarbha 地藏 Dizang Jizo Bodhisattva>> About Ksitigarbha, with a Guided Meditation and his beautiful mantra chanted by Hrishikesh Sonar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sLdXvJSO90
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Lunar 30th Day New moon is auspicious for all practices. Very auspicious and high merit. This is especially a good day for Sutra readings, Sadhanas, and Pujas of your own Yidam, or any (or all) of the Three Great Bodhisattvas, and most of the great Enlightened Ones, such...
Monday, July 3, 2023 Full moon is meritorious for most practices, especially Amitabha, Medicine Buddha, and Tara. Also good for Naga Puja. Celebrate Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Life and Life with his powerful and life-empowering long Dharania (from Sutra): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOc5YcTnYJY&t=1184s Another important Amitabha Practice is his Name Mantra, as chanted...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Celebrate with offerings and mantras! Guru Rinpoche's mantra chanted beautifully by Buddha Weekly (available on soon-to-release "Mantra Collection 2" on Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube Music, Amazon Music, and many more!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PvrVGmdBQ All about Guru Rinpoche (full feature, video documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZDln4kJNSQ&t=659s 7 Line Dharani Praise to Padmasambhava chanted (sung)...
"Green Tara is especially swift in granting the wishes of sentient beings. Tara is also known as the “Mother of all Buddhas” because she embodies wisdom – all buddhas are born from this wisdom." —Lama Zopa Rinpoche [3] Tara day — when we celebrate the wisdom activity of all the Buddhas in...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Lunar 10th Day — recurs monthly. This is also a Tsog Offering date for those with Highest Yoga Tantra commitments. It is also considered “Daka Tsog” or “Heruka Tsog” honoring the great Herukas such as Hayagriva, Chakrasamvara and Yamantaka. Learn more Padmasambhava Day Tsog 1 Buddha Weekly's popular...
Vajrasattva — like all Buddhist deities — defies the notion of ego. Therefore, there is no "who" and there is no "what." It can be said that Vajrasattva, in ultimate reality is no different from any other Buddha. It can be said, in relative reality, that Vajrasattva can purify all our defilements,...
An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism Mahayana means ‘the great way’, which aims to benefit all people and all forms of life. This word comes from one of the ways a person can practice Buddhism. The motivation for their meditation, prayers, ritual, and mantra can be not just for their own sake, but...
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