Hello to all my friends,
At this start of the Earth Dog Year,
I wish you Good Luck and Happy New Year.
That your life will be successful and meaningful,
And that you will bring benefit for all beings,
I will pray for you.
-H.E. Choje Ayang Rinpoche
Liberation Prayers (Nedren) in Bodhgaya
December 30, 2017 by
Ayang Rinpoche performs the Nedren Ceremony of Liberating Dead Beings
At the conclusion of this year’s Phowa Course in Bodhgaya, Ayang Rinpoche will carry out a Liberation for Dead Beings prayer ceremony (Nedren).
This is a ceremony to help sentient beings who have died and are wandering in the bardo. Through symbols, seed syllables and traditional rituals, the dead being’s consciousness is drawn in and transferred to Buddha Amitabha’s Pure Land. This ceremony is not only effective for beings who have recently died but can even be done many years after one’s passing.
You may make an offering on behalf of loved ones or pets, or any other beings, no matter how long ago they have passed. All names must be submitted by Wednesday, January 10 at 5 PM Pacific Standard Time. Donations for the Liberation Prayers are tax-deductible in the USA, and support Ayang Rinpoche’s Annual Phowa Course in Bodhgaya.
Annual Bodhgaya Phowa Course–Revised Daily Schedule
December 25, 2017 by
Rinpoche and Phowa participants circumambulating the Mahabodhi stupa
Chöje Ayang Rinpoche offers his 10-day Annual Phowa Course in Bodhgaya, India, January 5-14, 2018. For those of you who are attending and don’t understand Tibetan, please bring an AM/FM radio with ear buds or head phones to listen to simultaneous translation of English and other languages.
Download the Revised Daily Schedule, or click here for more information about logistics related to Bodhgaya and the Phowa course.
Rinpoche gives the teachings in Bodhgaya every year free of charge. Make a year-end US tax-deductible donation to help ensure that these teachings continue for years to come.
Annual Wealth Deity Puja in Bylakuppe
December 3, 2017 by
Namsey, also known as Vaishravana, a form of the wealth deity Dzambhala
In this tenth lunar month, as 2017 and the year of the Fire Rooster is drawing to a close, Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery in India will hold its annual Wealth Deity Puja December 3-9, 2017.
A wealth deity puja, or 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.
This year the annual Yangdrup will focus on Namsey, also known in Sanskrit as Vaishravana, a powerful god of wealth and fortune similar to the well-known Dzambhala. Lamas, monks and nuns at the monastery will also do Guru Rinpoche offering prayers during the Yangdrup.
The total cost of the Yangdrup is approximately $22,000. People who wish to dedicate prayers for their loved ones, including pets, living or dead, and would like to sponsor or donate towards tormas, butter lamps, tsog, tea, meals, offerings for monks and nuns, or management and travel expenses, may send in their contributions through Amitabha Foundation in their own country or directly to the monastery’s account (see the information below). For a US-tax-deductible donation you may also send a check in USD to Amitabha Foundation USA, P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001, or use the PayPal button below. Dedications must be received by December 7 at 5 PM Pacific Time to be sent to the monastery in time.