Thursday, October 29, 2009

Centre's Location



Address: 24 Jalan Shaer, S(769370)

Contact: 83996222 (Lawrence), 91770333 (Nawang Lama), vajrayanabs@yahoo.com

Buses: 167, 856, 859, 980 (AFT JLN KEMUNING,Bus Stop code: 57139)

MRT: Yishun, Sembawang

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Lama Tsongkhapa Naga Puja 2009 (Oct) - Pg 1



















Its a nice cool weather on 4 Oct '09...




The boat for the day. The registration number came out indirectly later that evening in the starters. Some brothers and sisters had received mini fortune. Rejoice!

Lama Tsongkhapa Naga Puja 2009 (Oct) - Pg 2



















Our participants listening attentively to a short dharma teaching about the naga vase puja
























Ganden Rinpoche reciting prayers for the milk offering to the nagas



















Tenzin Rinpoche making milk offerings to the nagas


Participants getting ready for their turn to make milk offering

Lama Tsongkhapa Naga Puja 2009 (Oct) - Pg 3

























Participants queuing up to make milk offering to the nagas



















Participants queuing up to make milk offering to the nagas.



















Our volunteers distributing milk packets to the participants


The Rinpoches and lamas reciting prayers while the participants make milk offering

Lama Tsongkhapa Naga Puja 2009 (Oct) - Pg 4



























The participants gathering infront of the shrine to receive the naga vases for offering


A look at the naga vases. More than 50 vases were made. The vases are blessed to be the cintamani( 如意宝) treasure for the naga.

Lama Tsongkhapa Naga Puja 2009 (Oct) - Pg 5

























Ganden Rinpoche reciting prayers to request the 8 naga kings to depart into the sea. during the duration of the naga vases consecration, the torma is a temporary residence for them. Note that surrounding the main torma, there are 8 smaller torma, which symbolise the 8 naga kings.




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Lama Tsongkhapa Naga Puja 2009 (Oct) - Pg 6
























After concluding the prayers, Ganden Rinpoche send the 8 naga kings back by thowing the torma into the sea.
























Ganden Rinpoche making thanksgiving offering to the 8 naga kings.
























Nawang lama making thanksgiving offering to the 8 naga kings.


Ganden Rinpoche offer the milk offering of the participants all the nagas in the sea.