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Latest Event at Gyuto Vajrayana Center - Updated 2 June 2006GYUTO VAJRAYANA CENTERJune Calendar 2006 Tara Puja for Long Life Sunday June 4 7 pm - 8 pm Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) Tuesday June 6 7 pm - 8 pm Saka Dawa (Buddha's Birth) 8 Mahayana Precepts (8 Mahayana Vows) Sunday June 11 5.30 am - 6 am Six-Armed Mahakala Puja Thursday June 15 9 am - 12 pm Vajrasattva Practice Saturday June 17 9 am - 5 pm Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) Wednesday June 21 7 pm - 8 pm Guide to Bodhisattva's Way of Life Sunday June 25 7 pm - 9 pm Medicine Buddha Puja for Healing Thursday June 29 7 pm - 8 pm PROGRAM DESCRIPTION SAKA DAWA (The Holy Month of Buddha's Birth) 15 Days of Water Bowl Offerings: Monday May 29th - June 12th 2006 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm The Buddhist holy month of Saka Dawa is the best time to accumulate millions of merits within a very short period of time. Therefore we will be offering thousands of water bowls and candle lights to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. We will be doing this practice everyday for fifteen days at 6 pm and all members are invited to join these offerings. It is taught that the merit of any activity done at this time is multiply hundreds and thousands of times, so the community is encouraged to practice Dharma as much as we can in this holy month. Participants can bring filtered pure water, candles, fresh flowers and fruits for offerings. 8 Eight Mahayana Precepts: Sunday June 11th 2006 5.30 am – 6:00 am The month of Saka Dawa is the time of Lord Buddha's enlightenment, the anniversary of his passing into Maha Parinirvana and the commemoration of his birth. The full moon of Saka Dawa is the most important day according to the lunar calendar. It is the day that all the positive deeds will multiply hundreds and thousands of times. On this day Buddha Shakyamuni himself prayed for all sentient beings to achieve enlightenment. Therefore, if we practice Dharma or make positive effort on this day for the benefit of others we will accumulate millions of merits within a single day. Therefore, we begin with taking the 8 Mahayana precepts before sunrise (5:30 am). The 8 precepts are: refraining from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, taking all intoxicants, eating no more than one meal a day, not sitting on a high seat with pride or wearing jewelry, perfume or makeup. Keeping the 8 Mahayana precepts for one day protects our mind from disturbing negative thoughts and becomes a contribution to peace for all sentient beings. Everyone is welcome to take the 8 Mahayana precepts and keep the vows for 24 hours. No prerequisites are required. Vajrasattva Practice: The Vajrasattva practice is the most powerful purification practice in daily life. Vajrasattva is the deity that embodies the purification powers of all the Buddhas. If one practices sincerely with the correct motivation, all the negativities we have accumulated in this life and previous lives can be removed. We will be reciting and chanting the Vajrasattva mantra. Everyone is welcome to join the practice; please bring your mala. A vegetarian lunch will be provided and we request $30.00 donation per person for hosting the retreat. SPECIAL ANNONCEMENT BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE TO INDIA IN NOVEMBER 2006 The Gyuto Vajrayana Center is organizing a pilgrimage to India in which we will visit all the holy sites of the Buddha, such as Buddha Gaya, Varanasi, Rajgir, Nalanda, Kushi Nagar, Lumbini and finally a visit to the Taj Mahal which is one of the eight wonders of the world. The duration of the pilgrimage will be 18 days. We will also visit Dharamsala for a possible audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, or with His Holiness 17th Karmapa at the Gyuto Monastery. The pilgrimage will be led by Ven. Thupten Donyo and Venerable Lobsang Dorjee Rinpoche who was the resident teacher of Gyuto Center 2002-2003. Rinpoche has kindly agreed to join us and lead the prayers and give teachings at the sacred sites of the Buddha. Registration If you wish to join the pilgrimage, please contact Ven. Donyo as soon as possible at (408) 926-9430 or email: info@gyutocenter.org and register. There is $500 non-refundable deposit and without a deposit the registration will not be confirmed. There will be limited people accepted for the pilgrimage. Registration will end on July 30th 2006. Please log on to our website www.gyutocenter.org for detail information about the pilgrimage. www.gyutocenter.org Please make your reservations as early as possible. We look forward to you joining us for this very special pilgrimage. Thank you Ven. Donyo, Director ********************************************************* May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes. May all sentient beings be free from suffering and its causes. May all sentient beings never be separated from sorrowless bliss. May all sentient beings abide in equanimity free of bias, attachment and anger. Gyuto Vajrayana Center 1439 Old Piedmont Rd. San Jose, CA 95132 Tel: (408) 926 9430 Fax: (408) 272 1275 Email: gyutovc@aol.com Website: http://www.gyutocenter.org For all past events, please Click Here to read them. ********************************************************* Note: All the above events are published are for information basis. It is not in any way related or affiliated with our website. If you are interested in attending or finding out more, please contact the above website or email to the above email address. |
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