Buddha Amitabha’s Pure Land

We are happy to announce that H.E. Choje Ayang Rinpoche will give his Phowa Course in San Jose, California September 1-11, 2015. For the daily teaching and practice schedule, please see the Revised San Jose 2015 Schedule. Rinpoche strongly advises participants to attend the full course. Additional activities with Rinpoche, including a fundraiser to support earthquake relief efforts and repair of the Amitabha Retreat Center in Nepal, are being planned for September 12 and 13. For more information and to register, please contact Silvie Quach at 408-923-8888 or silviequach@sbcglobal.net. We wanted to give everyone as much notice as possible so they can plan their vacation and travel schedules, but please be advised that we are still waiting for Ayang Rinpoche’s USA visa to be renewed. Because of Rinpoche’s tight schedule and health, San Jose is the only place he will teach in the USA in 2015.

He will also teach in Canada:

Toronto August 8-12, Amitabha 10-Levels; August 13-15, Introduction to True Nature of Mind interviews and teaching; and August 16, Achi empowerment. Please contact Ivy Zhu at www.termafoundation.org for details and to register. Download the 2015 Toronto Schedule and 2015 Toronto Guidelines.

Vancouver August 22-26, Vajrasattva Outer, Inner and Secret Teachings. Please contact Amitabha Foundation Vancouver at 604-726-5106 or amitabhafoundation.vancouver@gmail.com to register. Click here for the detailed schedule.

DAILY SCHEDULE OF PHOWA COURSE BY H.E “CHOEJE” AYANG RINPOCHE

IN BODHGAYA, BIHAR, INDIA FROM JAN 8 – 17, 2015

Download the Full Schedule:  2015 DAILY SCHEDULE OF PHOWA COURSE

Jan 8/2015 Thur

9.00 am Short Introductory teaching on Phowa *

2.00 pm Buddha Amitabha Empowerment *

Jan 9/2015 Fri

7.00 am Full Day-Detailed Phowa Teaching

Jan 10/2015 Sat

7.00 am Nyingma Phowa Oral Transmission Blessing *

1.00 pm Nyingma Phowa Practice

4.30 pm Vajrasattva Teaching

Jan 11/2015 Sun

7.00 am Nyingma Phowa Practice

1.00 pm Drikung Phowa Teaching

4.30 pm Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *+

Jan 12/2015 Mon

7.00 am Drikung Phowa Oral Transmission Blessing with Practice

1.00 pm Three Excellences Teaching *

4.30 pm Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *+

Jan 13/2015 Tue

7.00 am Buddha Amitabha Meditation Teaching *

1.00 pm Drikung Phowa Practice

4.30 pm Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *+

Jan 14/2015 Wed

7.00 am Drikung Phowa Practice

1.00 pm Jetsun Milarepa Guru Yoga Tsog Offering Prayer *

4.30 pm Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *+

Jan 15/2015 Thur

7.00 am Short Drikung Phowa Practice and Short Amitabha Sadhana Practice

1.00 pm Teaching on doing phowa for others at the moment of death

4.30 pm Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *+

Jan 16/2015 Fri

7.00 am Teaching on doing phowa for oneself at the moment of death and instruction on how to practice Phowa after the course

1.00 pm Short Nyingma Phowa Practice

4.30 pm Pureland Long Aspiration Prayer under the Bodhi Tree and Circumambulation *+

Jan 17/2015 Sat

8.00 am Buddha Amitabha Tsog Offering Prayer *+

*Indicates- Open to Public

+ Rinpoche prefers all students to go to the Bodhi Tree and circumambulate every evening. He also prefers students to stay until the end of Buddha Amitabha Tsog, which ends about 10:30 pm.

AFTER THE COURSE: Rinpoche recommends all students practice Phowa daily for two weeks after the course, whether or not they have received a Phowa sign during the course. Daily Phowa practice sessions are offered every morning at the Phowa site for two weeks following the course. They are several hours long, and end before lunch.

Teachings will be given in English and translated into Vietnamese. For full brochure and contact information: Sydney Teachings 2014

For Contacts during his European tour: 2014 Europe contacts