Hanging of prayer flags and windhorse ritual 2018
On 13th September 2018, Sachen Trust sponsored the hanging of prayer flags and windhorse ritual at the top of Mussoorie mountains.
Vajrakilaya Grand Ritual 2018
The annual Vajrakilaya grand ritual was held from 21st August to 2nd September 2018. This powerful religious practice is to remove both spiritual and secular obstacles in people’s daily lives and enhance the positive forces and goodness for the well-being of all people. Sachen Trust supports this activity by making tsog (food offering) to all devotees who participated in the puja as well as provide lunches and refreshment.
Publication in January 2018
The Commentary on the Practice of Shri Hevajra was published in January 2018. This book, an essential manual for those who practise Hevajra, is offered to students and devotees of Buddhism free of cost.
ISBN: 978-81-935652-2-3
Tara Puja 2017/2018
Tara, the goddess of compassion, is practised by all Tibetan Buddhists for the removal of life’s obstacles and for the accomplishment of one’s wishes. This year (2017/2018), Sachen Trust continues to support and participate in the Tara puja rituals performed at the Sakya nunnery.
Photo: Nun preparing the shrine for Tara puja. Nuns performing Tara puja on 17th January, 2018, the first day of the twelve lunar month.
The Great Sakya Monlam Prayer Festival in Bodhgaya 2017/2018
This year, Sachen Foundation sponsored flower and incense during the great Monlam prayer for world peace held during 26th December 2017 to 4th January 2018.
Monk tending to flower and shrine offering at Bodhgaya during Monlam Dec 2017/
Nuns and monks at Monlam 2017/2018
Buddhist Education 2017/2018
Since August 2017, Sachen Foundation increased the frequency of the sponsorship to monthly basis, for educating young monks in the learning of Buddhist Higher Philosophy.
Photo: Khenpo Thupten Norbu giving class to students in Puruwala at the Sakya Institute in July 2017, the start of a new academic year.
Offering of Light 2017/2018
Sachen Trust offers lamps on auspicious lunar days such as the 1st, 8th, 15th of the Tibetan lunar month, together with special prayers by lay and ordained sangha devotees for the good fortune and positivity for all beings.
Photo: Group of women volunteers helping out with cleaning lamp holders and preparing the lamps for offering during the weekend of 18th September 2017
Vajrakilaya Grand Ritual 2017
During 31st August to 12th September 2017, the Sakya centre lamas performed the Vajrakilaya grand puja—a powerful religious practice of the Vajrakilaya deity for the eradication of spiritual and secular obstacles in people’s daily lives. By this ritual, all positive forces and qualities for the well-being of all people are promoted. On the last day of the Vajrakilaya grand puja, Sachen Trust offered tsog (food offering) to all devotees who participated in the puja.
On 12th September, devotees passing under the Devotees attending the Vajrakilaya Vajrakilaya blessing structure
Devotees attending the Vajrakilaya grand ritual in the main temple
Distribution of tsog on 12th September 2017
Mahavairocana Grand Ritual June 2017
Buddhists believe in the law of Karma, rebirth and interdependent origination. The circle of life and death and suffering continues as life does not end at death, and does not begin only at birth. The Mahavairocana Grand ritual is held to purify the negativities especially for the deceased so that they may gain better rebirth in future, and the eventual liberation from the cycle of suffering of the samsaric world. Sachen Trust sponsored food to lay and ordained sangha during the grand Mahavairocana ritual, held in the first week of June 2017.
