Phowa Course In Nepal Mar 16th – 22nd, 2023

Temple Construction: In order to accommodate all of the monks in residence, the monastery is constructing a new temple. Here are photos of the construction stages over the years.

Every day monks, nuns, lamas, and tulkus perform prayers for the benefit of all sentient beings, for those who are sick and dying, and for those who are experiencing obstacles in their lives.

Approximately 10 times per year, the monastery holds special Drupchens (Great Accomplishment ceremonies) or Pujas (prayer rituals). Sangha members worldwide are encouraged to participate by chanting prayers at home and by supporting the monastery activities financially. This includes sponsoring tea, meals and money offerings for the monks; tsok; butter lamps; and ritual substances, such as tormas.

Annual Puja Expenses:

Wealth Deity, Dzambhala, at Amitabha Retreat Center in Nepal

Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery in India will hold its annual Yangdrup, or Wealth Deity Puja December 10-14, 2019.

Yangdrup, is an extensive ritual to generate “Yang”, the powerful magnetizing properties associated with fortune and luck. This in turn creates all opportunities to ensure accomplishment in spiritual practice, as well as an abundance of wealth, prosperity, success, good fortune, luck, long life and wisdom in a person’s personal, business and family life.

Lamas, monks and nuns at the monastery will also do Guru Rinpoche offering prayers during the Yangdrup.

Puja sponsor

108 Butterlamps $21.00 USD Money offering for monks $52.00 USD Tsok $108.00 USD Tea and meals for monks $221.00 USD General sponsor $7.00 USD

Names for prayers:

Dorje Phagmo (Vajravarahi / Vajrayogini)

A 5-day Puja (Prayer Ceremony) for Dorje Phagmo is being held September 9-13, 2019 at Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery in Bylakuppe. Dorje Phagmo (Skt. Vajravarahi) is a form of Vajrayogini. Vajrayogini is one of the main deities for self-visualization in Ngöndro (preliminary practices) and other generation stage meditations practiced by all the lineages in Vajrayana Buddhism.

The main guardian deity of the Drikung Kagyu lineage, Achi Chökyi Drolma, is an emanation of Vajrayogini.

Ayang Rinpoche said about Vajrayogini: “Among all the wisdom dakinis, Vajrayogini is the highest. She represents the True Nature of Mind, Prajnaparamita, the mother of all the Buddhas of the three times and ten directions.” (Sydney, March 2018)

Those who would like to make an auspicious connection with the Dorje Phagmo Puja may send their donations to the Drikung Charitable Society account. For a tax deductible donation in the U.S., please send your check to the Amitabha Foundation, P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001, or donate online below. You may send names for dedication to info@amitabhafoundation.us until September 10 at 5 PM Pacific time. Donations are welcome at any time.

Shakyamuni Statue at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya

Monday, June 17th, is Saga Dawa Duchen, the holiest day in the Buddhist calendar, marking the days when the Buddha attained enlightenment and passed into parinirvana.

This is an especially auspicious day to practice and to make offerings to generate wisdom and merit. It is said that the effects of positive deeds are multiplied one million times.  If you are interested in supporting any of Ayang Rinpoche’s cultural and humanitarian projects at this time, you may make a US tax-deductible offering online below or by sending a check to Amitabha Foundation, P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, CA 95001, or by donating to your local Amitabha Foundation organization.

Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery, Dechen Chokhor Ling, in the Mundgod Tibetan Settlement, South India

4-Arm Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara), Buddha of Compassion

The annual Drubchen will be held April 19 to May 4 at Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery, Dechen Chokhor Ling, in the Mundgod Tibetan Settlement, South India. The Drubchen this year focuses on Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion.  All the monks, nuns, khenpos and rinpoches will be accumulating 100 million Chenrezig mantras.

Ayang Rinpoche requests that all Buddhist practitioners and others associated with the Amitabha Foundation worldwide contribute to this practice and send their recitations of the Chenrezig mantra to accumulate the 100 million total. Mantras may be accumulated and the totals sent in daily between April 19 and May 2.  Send your mantra totals to the Amitabha Foundation in your own country, or to the Drikung Charitable Society.

Click here to listen to Ayang Rinpoche chant the Chenrezig mantra OM MANI PADME HUNG HRI.

The total expense of the Drubchen is approximately $25,000, including meals and tea for monks and lamas, as well as butterlamps, tsok and other ritual offerings. People who wish to sponsor or donate towards the Drubchen may send in their contributions directly to the monastery’s account (see the information below). US tax-deductible donations may also be made through the Amitabha Foundation US by clicking the button below or sending a check to Amitabha Foundation, P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, CA 95001.

Donations may be dedicated to any family members, friends, pets or loved ones, whether living or deceased, but names must be received by 5 PM (Pacific) May 2, 2019, although donations are welcome at any time.

To send donations directly to the Drikung Charitable Society:

Bank Name: Syndicate Bank
Bank Address: BM Road, Bylakuppe, Mysore District, Karnataka 571104, India
Branch: Bylakuppe
Account Name: Drikung Charitable Society
Account Number: 17082200011214
Beneficiary Address: Kagyudpa Monastic Institute, T.D.L. Bylakuppe 571104, Mysore District Karnataka, India

Wire Transfer Codes (updated November 2018):

IFSC CODE        SYNB0001708

SWIFT CODE    SYNBINBB087

Phowa Course with His Eminence Chöje Ayang Rinpoche

September 5-15, 2019

Indianapolis, Indiana

During the course Rinpoche will bestow:

Buddha Amitabha Empowerment
Buddha Amitabha Meditation Teaching and Practice
Nyingma and Drikung Phowa Oral Transmission, Teaching and Practice
Vajrasattva and Three Excellences Teachings
Milarepa and Amitabha Tsog Offering Ceremonies
Liberation Prayer for the deceased

Sponsored by An Lac Temple

Venue
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5249 E. 30th Street – Indianapolis, IN 46218
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2019 Indianapolis Phowa Course Information Sheet
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2019 Indianapolis Phowa Course Daily Schedule
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There is no fee to attend the Phowa Course, but registration is strongly recommended to reserve your space.

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For further information and registration support, please contact:
Ven. Thien Huong (+1) 260-416-4199
Pema Zangmo (+1) 408-421-0330
Email phowa@anlactemple.org

For information in Vietnamese, please see here.

For more information, and opportunities to sponsor and make offerings, please visit An Lac Temple website.

January 13-22, 2020

Details to Follow

Mandala of the 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities

From February 13-19, Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery in Bylakuppe, South India will hold the annual Shitro (100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities) Puja to celebrate the first fifteen days of the new year, when the Buddha displayed miracles for his disciples to increase their devotion. During this time, it is believed that the effects of positive actions are multiplied ten million times.

Ayang Rinpoche said about the 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities practice:

“It is the essence of the 6,400,000 Dzogchen tantras, and merely hearing this teaching cuts through birth in the lower realms; merely understanding it causes one to travel to the ground of great bliss (mahasukha); bringing its meaning to mind causes one to accomplish the irreversible state of the spontaneously arisen awareness holder.  For everyone who connects with this teaching there will be great purpose and meaning.” (H.E. Ayang Rinpoche, 2009, Trans. Tyler Dewar).

You may also send your donation directly to the monastery’s bank account using the information below (this will not be tax-deductible).

Click here to see a list of all the annual pujas at Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery, with the lunar calendar dates. The Western calendar dates will be posted as soon as they are announced.