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FAQ : PUJAS
What is a puja?
A puja consists of meditations, visualisations and prayers, including
taking refuge and generating bodhicitta, followed by an elaborate
version of the seven limb practice: making prostrations and offerings,
confessing one’s negativities, rejoicing in the good deeds of
oneself and others, requesting the Buddhas to remain in samsara and
teach, and dedicating the merits (positive energy) thus
created. Mantras, praises and requests are also usually
recited.
The purpose of a puja is to purify one’s negative energy thus
clearing away obstacles in life and spiritual practice for oneself and
others. One also creates new positive energy and this is
dedicated for the fulfillment of one’s own wishes and the
wishes of others, including the most profound and expansive wish of
all: to become a fully enlightened Buddha for the benefit of all beings.
Everyone is welcome to join the pujas at Tushita and you may
participate at whatever level you feel comfortable: simply observing or
reciting along with the group. The pujas are usually
conducted in English or Tibetan (phonetics provided) or a combination
of both.
What pujas are there at Tushita and can I join them?
Tushita offers following pujas:
• Guru Puja (Lama Choepa) in
slow Tibetan (10th & 25th of Tibetan month)
• Medicine Buddha Puja in
English (8th of Tibetan month)
• Tara Puja in Tibetan (8th of
Tibetan month)
• 16 Arhats Puja in Tibetan (4th
of Tibetan month)
• Palden Lhamo Puja in Tibetan
(12th of the Tibetan month)
• Shakyamuni Buddha Puja in
English (on first 15 days of the new Tibetan year and on wheel turning
days)
• Protector prayers in English
& Tibetan (performed most evenings by Tushita Monastics)
• Sutra Readings (on full
& new moon days and on other special days)
Tushita's monthly pujas are scheduled according to Tibetan dates of the
lunar calendar. Please note that the Tibetan calendar is very different
from the standard Western dating system, and that a date in a Tibetan
month will not match a ‘normal’ calendar. For
Western dates of each of these pujas, please see the Calendar of Events
in Program section of this website.
Everyone is welcome to join the pujas at Tushita and you may
participate at whatever level you feel comfortable: simply observing or
reciting along with the group. Just come and see! Most of our pujas are
in the late afternoon or evening and are 1 - 2 hours long.
Please contact the Tushita office for more information & exact
times and if you would like to make a donation & dedication for
the puja (not required!).
MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY!
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