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LUNAR NEW YEAR | Qing Ming Festival | Vesak Day | Ullambana Festival | Healing Festival
MESSAGE FROM LAMA ZODIAC SIGNS 2010 -> Animal Signs with Weak Lucky Stars | Animal Signs in Conflict with Scheming Characters EVENTS -> Fire Puja | Lo Hei | Recitation of Sutra "The Names of the 3000 Buddhas" | Sakradevaraja's (Indra) & Brahma's Birthday | Animal Liberation | Dzambala Day | OFFERINGS -> Relics Hall Incense / Good Condition Incense | Lucky Abundance | SPECIAL CNY ITEMS -> Auspicious Door Banner | Wish-Fulfilling Jewel of Yellow Dzambala | Prosperity Lanterns DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM HERE
Dear friends, The dawn of a new year brings new beginnings and hope for a brighter future. Best of all, we can seize new opportunities to fully utilise our precious human life to benefit others. In this new year, I pray that you will be invigorated with the inspiration and energy to practice Dharma and to develop compassion and wisom. Then share the joy you receive from the Dharma by reaching out and connecting with those around you. May this Year of Tiger bring you roaring success and a wealth of happiness, good health and prosperity to you and your loved ones. With Love, Lama ZODIAC SIGNS 2010 ANIMAL SIGNS WITH WEAK LUCKY STAR Through out the year, offer prayer flags, butter lamps and do good deeds to request for blessing and protection. ANIMAL SIGNS IN CONFLICT WITH SCHEMING CHARACTERS
For auspiciousness, make offerings before Guru Rinpoche from 6th March, 12.50am to 7th March 10.59pm. Pre-registration and offerings are available at the temple.
FIRE PUJA
Join us for this Fire Puja and purge yourself of illness, bad luck and economic crisis of Year 2009 and to gather all auspicious conditions for a prosperous, happy and healthy 2010! $10 / per participant
RECITATION OF SUTRA "THE NAMES OF THE 3000 BUDDHAS"
Let us all come together and connect our hearts and minds with the Buddhas and all beings by reciting in unison this profound and powerful sutra! It was taught by the Buddha that reciting this sutra blesses one with unbelivable benefits. Part 1: 20th February (Sat) 3pm SAKYADEVARAJA'S (INDRA) & BRAHMA'S BIRTHDAY
Sakradevaraja and Brahma were the deities who requested Buddha Shakyamuni to turn the Wheel of Dharma and teach beings the path to enlightenment. They also promised the Buddha to be protectors of the Dharma. We can show our gratitude to them with thanksgiving offerings on their birthday on 22nd February 2010 and request them to bless us with good fortune. Prepacked set of offerings are available in the temple. ANIMAL LIBERATION
$20 / per individual or family DZAMBALA DAY - BUDDHA OF WEALTH
On the eve of this special day at 11pm, come receive blessings of wealth from the wealth deities of the five directions! Come, pray and receive blessed red packets from a special treasure chest blessed by all the wealth deities! Note: Offer your thanksgiving to the wealth deities in appreciation of their blessings before 22nd Dec (Winter Solstice) AUSPICIOUS BLESSING CEREMONY BESTOW BY LAMA
"GE TAI" ROADSHOW
LION & DRAGON DANCE PERFORMANCE
13th February (Sat) 12am RELICS HALL INCENSE/ GOOD CONDITION INCENSE
$10 / per set Offering of incense creates the cause for good interpersonal relationship. Start the new year right by offering incense. Register now.
$38 / per set Create the cause for abundance, good health and success with this auspicious offering to the Buddhas! Get your Lucky Abundance on Chinese New Year Eve and enjoy abundance throughout the whole year. Kindly bring your payment receipt for collection on New Year Eve at 11.30pm. Send in your orders now. Welcome THE BUDDHA OF WEALTH! to your home or company!
Cost of Offering: $1088 Bring abundant wealth into your life! Invite a larger than life-size statue of Yellow Dzambala, the Buddha of Wealth, to your home or company! We have specially arranged to transport our Yellow Dzambala statue to your home or company to bless you with financial success and auspiciousness! Prayers will be offered and dedicated to you upon Yellow Dzambala's arrival. Those who sign up for this event will recieve a special and auspicious gift. As there are limited spaces available, please register early. Closing date of registration: 17th February (Wed) LIGHT OF ENLIGHTENMENT $120 per individual / family LIGHT ATTRACTING AUSPICIOUSNESS $50 per individual / family
Request Buddha, Bodhisattvas and Lord Dzambala for an auspicous year ahead and blessed with prosperity after 2009 economic crisis! Brighten up your life in the year ahead with wealth and health by offering these special lanterns! FOOD OFFERINGS TO BUDDHAS & SANGHA $380 / per set (individual/ family/ company)
Enhance the quality of your life further by increasing your stores of merit. $78 / per lantern (individual/ family/ company)
Just as flowers bloom, create the cause for auspicious conditions to make your wishes come true by making this offering in the temple's main hall. $98 / per light offering (individual/ family/ company)
Offer a light to illuminate your life with happiness, abundance and fulfillment. $128 / set (Individual/ family/ company)
Offering incense creates the causes for having morality and harmonious interpersonal relationships. Make this offering to gather auspiciousness and accumulate great merit for yourself, your family and company.
Personally commissioned, designed and blessed by our Lama, these auspicious banners are to be hung above the main door of your house or company to bring good fortune to you, your family and companies as well.
Send in your orders now! WISH-FULFILLING JEWEL OF YELLOW DZAMBALA
$10 / per piece Specially designed and blessed by our Lama, it brings prosperity and good fortune to you and your endeavours. GET NOW! Medium (12 inches) $68
Come get a pair of blessed prosperity lanterns that you can hang outside your home or company and be blessed with an auspicious, prosperous and joyous year ahead!
ABOUT LUNAR NEW YEAR The Lunar New Year heralds the start of one of our major events for the year. This period also marks the Day of Miracles of Buddha Shakyamuni. On this day and during this fifteen day period, merit accumulated is multiplied 1,000,000 times. During this period, we provide fifteen days of light offerings and other prayers for good conditions for academic excellence and wisdom, compassion and wealth of dharma and material. Light Offering In particular the offering of lights has tremendous benefits. It is written in the Tune of Brahma Sutra Clarifying Karma that offering lights brings the following benefits: 10 Benefits of Light Offerings: One becomes like the light of the world It is said in the Sutra of Arya Maitreya that those who offer 1000 lights, or 100 blue upali flowers, or make the pinnacle of a stupa, make the holy form, will be reborn there when Maitreya Buddha shows the deed of gaining enlightenment and will receive his first dharma teaching. Offering lights in particular is a special door of dependent arising to complete the accumulation of merit and receive blessings quickly. It is said in the Second Chapter of the Root Tantra of Chakrasamvara (who is the manifestation of Lord Buddha) , "If you wish for sublime realizations, offer hundreds of lights". People who offered light during this period would have offered an equivalent of 1 million lights per day. The Lunar New Year period also coincides with the Tibetan New Year or Losar and the first fifteen days of the Lunar calendar also represent the fifteen days of miracles when Buddha manifested miracles to benefit those who were doubting him and also for future beings to have confidence in his teachings. The 15th day after Losar is the day of miracles or Chotrul Duchen. Prayers are recited by our Lama and sangha every day with special dedication for everyone who has offered lights and also to benefit all sentient beings. The Days of Miracles When Shakyamuni Buddha was 40 years old, 6 great Hindu teachers , who represented the 6 schools of Hinduism that existed at the time, challenged the Buddha to a competition. It was a common practice at that time that the great kings and noble families sponsored the teachers who could perform feats. Buddha accepted the challenge knowing that many would be benefited and achieve the state of arhatship (liberation) and people of the future would be inspired to practice as a result of his demonstration. First Day - Buddha held a toothpick, put it on the ground and it turned into a wish fulfilling tree. It was decorated with jewels Second Day - Buddha manifested two wish fulfilling jewels. Third Day - The king offered to wash the Buddha's feet. The water from this became a pool with the eight special qualities of water. Whoever drank or touched it was healed of diseases and mental ailments. Fourth Day - Buddha caused a rain which completely filled up the eight great canals. Fifth Day - Buddha emitted golden light from His mouth and people could see the beings of the six realms being liberated. Sixth day - Buddha transformed the energy of the audience and everyone became clairvoyant and knew each others' minds. Seventh day - Buddha manifested as the greatly virtuous Wheel Turning King and many people were converted to Buddhism. Up to that time the Hindu teachers had not shown any feats of any capability Eighth day - Gods from Indra's palace served the Buddha and made offerings to Him. His opponents fled in fear as tornados appeared as did wrathful deities. For the next seven days Buddha showed miracles without competition. Ninth day - Buddha grew His body until the Brahma Realm came under His chin. Tenth day - Buddha's body grew to the top of Akanishta. Eleventh day - Buddha was not visible but the sound of His voice was heard everywhere. Twelfth day- Rays of light from the Buddha's body emanated to and pervaded all of samsara and inspired the generation of loving kindness in all beings' heart. Thirteenth day - Buddha manifested light from the spot between His eyebrows which filled the entire space with millions of Buddhas, all of whom taught the Dharma simultaneously to all beings in the six realms. Fourteenth day - Flowers that were offered to the Buddha by the gods filled all of space and on each flower was a Buddha manifesting the activity of teaching and explaining Dharma. Fifteenth day - Buddha gave the energy so that all beings could see all the six realms. Many people converted to Buddhism after seeing the lower realms with their own eyes. 新年欢庆会 新的一年新的气象，大乘禅寺欢庆农历新年。在这段新年期间，也纪念着释迦牟尼佛所显的奇迹像。从第一天至第十五天里所累计的福德将会增长一百万倍。在这段期间，本寺让公众供灯长达十五天。同时，也举办其它的祈福活动让大家能造下吉祥之因，这包括了：造下智慧，善解和富贵等等之因。 供灯 世尊在《佛为首迦长者说业报差别经》上说：「若有众生奉施灯明，得十种功德：一者、照世如灯；二者、随所生处，肉眼不坏；三者、得于天眼；四者、于善、恶法得智能；五者、除灭大暗；六者、得智能明；七者、流转世间，常不在于黑暗之处；八者、具大福报；九者、命终生天；十者、速证涅盘。」 曾供过一盏灯、一把花的人或天，都将亲见弥勒如来。在《圣弥勒经》上记载，供千盏灯或千朵优婆罗华，造塔顶或佛像的人，到弥勒示现成道时，当生为其眷属，并闻佛初转法仑。即使仅仅供一朵花或随喜他人供养的功德，也都将成就佛果。意思是说，这样的人在释迦世尊的教法中未能成佛，在弥勒的教法下，心一定会成熟、解脱。尤其供灯是一个殊胜的圆满资粮、速得加持的缘起门。《胜乐轮根本续第二品》上说:「欲成胜悉地，应供百盏灯。」
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