LAMA THUBTEN NAMDROL DORJE’S PRIVATE OFFICE
As part of our efforts to make Buddha’s teachings available to all, the Thekchen Choling
Management committee has requested Lama Thubten Namdrol Dorje to set up a private
office, and Lama has kindly agreed. The main purposes of the private office will be to
- Make the teachings of the Buddha easily available in English and
Mandarin, in a manner that is easily understood and highly applicable to
daily life, and to
- Share Dharma texts such as sutras and teachings in a variety of media so
as to make it widely accessible, in accordance with the aims specified in
our statement of spiritual objectives.
While the current temple management committee will continue to assist Lama organize
temple activities in Singapore, it is our wish that the private office will enable Lama
Thubten Namdrol Dorje to expand his width of activities to propagate the Buddhadharma.
At the moment this focuses on the two purposes above with the ultimate intent to set up
more dharma centres and locations to teach the Buddhadharma.
The first set of projects listed below includes those already completed. The second set
includes those that are currently in progress and for which we request donations in order
to cover the costs of translation and publishing. The names of all sponsors will be
included in the text. If you would like to make a donation or discuss the possibility of
sponsoring all or part of the projects listed, please contact Richard Pang at tcclexedir@gmail.com or call (65) 9431 2682 .
COMPLETED PROJECTS
- 慈悲與個人BY His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama We received permission to
translate and distribute at no charge thirteen books by His Holiness from
traditional to simplified Mandarin. This project is underway and 1000 copies of
the first book--慈悲與個人‐‐have been printed for free distribution in Singapore.
- Ksitigarbha Sutra, 大乘大集地藏十轮经 the translation from traditional to
simplified Mandarin will enable more practitioners to chant this sutra in Mandarin.
Each sutra is a set of 5 books of several hundred pages each. The sutra will be
presented to anyone making an offering of $60. This is to cover costs as we do not
sell dharma texts.
- Direct Expressions: 1000 copies of Lama Thubten Namdrol Dorje’s first book in
English have been printed for free distribution.
- Sanghata Sutra: practice copies have been produced that will allow practitioners
to write out the entire sutra; they will continue to be distributed at no cost.
- Sanghata Sutra in English and Mandarin (including Hanyu Pinyin) printed in
traditional Tibetan pecha page format to be given as offerings generally for
placement on altars.
- We have produced and distributed prayer cards that contain sacred images, mantras,
and basic practices. So far the temple has produced cards representing Shakyamuni
Buddha, the Heart Sutra, Green Tara and the 21 Praises to 21 Tara, Medicine
Buddha, Guru Rinpoche, Buddha Amitayus, and White Dzambhala. A large
number of these cards were distributed to Tibetans (both within Tibet and
Dharamsala) and to pilgrims at the four holy sites in India.
PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
Lama Thubten Namdrol Dorje’s Teachings (Simplified Mandarin)
- Topics addressed in this booklet include the three principle aspects of the
path (renunciation, bodhichitta and right view).
- 80 pgs, excluding cover. This will take 4-5 months to complete and will be
distributed in Singapore and Malaysia.
Seminar Series: “Surviving Samsara”
- This is a four-part seminar in English about how to apply Buddha’s teachings
through the phases of life (eg., childhood, relationships and marriage, work
and maturity, and then old age and death).
- The seminars texts will be collected, edited, and revised so as to form Lama’s
second book, also to be called Surviving Samsara. This book will present
Buddha’s teachings in a manner tailored to the understanding of a non -
Buddhist readership.
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama 供養朵杰雄登[護法神的得失
- A pamphlet entitled Regarding the Dorje Shuden Practices has been produced
to educate Singapoeans about this issue, and it is also dedicated to His
Holiness’ long life.
- The text will be 170 pgs, excluding cover. It will take 4-5 months to complete,
and the project will require 1) conversion to simplified Chinese, vetting and
layout of drafts, and distribution within Singapore and Malaysia.
Naga Sutra
- 佛说龙王经About 500- 600pages.
- 4-5 mths to complete include hanyu pin yin, layout , design and vetting
Thekchen Choling Prayer Book
- This book will include the Lama Chopa practice in Mandarin and the following
prayers in English and Mandarin:
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