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DREPUNG GOMANG MONASTERY'S ANNUAL PRAYER SERVICE, EVENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES. 

 

Buddhist Prayer is a ceremony in which prayers are offered to the Gurus, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas to request blessings or invoke their help. Prayers/pujas are performed to avert and clear worldly, inner and secret obstacles, and conditions that prevent us from achieving our worldly and spiritual goals. Worldly obstacles affect day to day life involving relationships, business, and etc. Inner obstacles affect health or mental states. Secret obstacles obstruct the attainment of innate wisdom. 
Prayer/pujas are also performed for the dying to help pacify their mind, and for the deceased to bless and guide their mind to a higher state of rebirth, liberation, and enlightenment.
Six armed Mahakala, Gonpo Chakdug (picture at right)
The protector deity of Drepung Gomang Monastery.
There are numerous prayers/pujas for a specific purpose, below are only some of them. You can contact us for any specific purpose or pujas which the monastery will be happy to perform after receiving your prayer offerings by personal cheque/check or bank draft in favor of 'Drepung Gomang Monastery'. The receipt will be issued for every prayer offering, donation and sponsorship.
 
NAME OF THE PRAYER/PUJA
BRIEF EXPLANATION ON PRAYER
SUGGESTED MINIMUM DONATION/OFFERING
DOLMA (Tara Puja)

Tara is known as "mother of all the Buddhas" for she is the wisdom of reality from which all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are born. The Tara puja includes offering and requests to Mother Tara to help us overcome the many inner and outer obstacles to our practice and to achieve successful Dharma realization in our mental continuum.

Any amount, names will be included in the morning or evening prayer session.
 LAMA CHOEPA :GURU PUJA (offering to spiritual guide)

 Guru Puja is an important practice to please and thank our gurus whose kindness and guidance help us to progress on our path to Buddhahood. Participation in a Guru Puja helps one not only to purify one's negative karma but also to accumulate immeasurable merits. Guru Puja is held twice a month in the Centre.

 
 MIKTSEMA RECITATION

 A special prayer, paying homage to Je Tsong Khapa. The founder of Yellow sect (Gelug Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism. Je Tsong Khapa is seen as an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Vajrapani. Monks will chant verses from Lama Tsong Khapa Guru Yoga. 

 ANY AMOUNT, NAMES WILL BE INCLUDED IN MORNING OR EVENING PRAYER SESSION.

 NYURZEMA RECITATION

PRAISE OF THE SIX ARM DHARMAP PROTECTOR MAHAKALA

 A special prayer, paying homage to six armed Mahakala (Gonpo), the great black one. Though fierce in his trampling upon the evil spirits of delusion and greed, he is actually considered to be the agent of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig, the angelic Bodhisattva of great compassion. Mahakala is frightening in appearance because his responsibility is to protect all beings from evil. This verse was composed by a great Indian yogi Drubchen Shawari who had a vision of Mahakala while meditating and was inspired to compose these verses of praise during a vision of Mahakala that appeared to him gradually from the feet upwards. This prayer request Mahakala to protect the Dharma and to remove all obstacles of all sentient beings. 

ANY AMOUNT, NAMES WILL BE INCLUDED IN MORNING OR EVENING PRAYER SESSION.
 HEART SUTRA PUJA -Shernying Dudog

This ritual is for pacifying and exterminating negative and destructive forces involves chanting and meditation on the teachings contained in the Heart Sutra (Ch. 般若心經). On the contrary to externalized performative rituals, this Heart Sutra ritual involves internalized chanting, meditation, and visualization.

 US$50/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: AFTERNOON
 DOLCHOG (The four mandala Tara rite)

For the well-being, prosperity, and peace of individuals, the center or the country.

The Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara is a ritual to celebrate the meditational deity Tara. On the 8th day of the month of the lunar calendar, we make offerings to Tara and request that she come to our swift aid to remove obstacles from our lives and to protect us from fear. These offerings usually consist of bounties of fruit, vegetables, candies, and cakes, and water, which represent the hospitality given to a guest upon entering an Indian home. Traditionally, four mandalas are given, which symbolize offering the entire universe to the meditational deity. In this particular manifestation, we praise the Jewel (or Treasure) Mind of Tara, Cittamani.

You can dedicate the puja to friends, relatives, the sick, or the success of particular projects.

US$50-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: MORNING
 MENLHA DOLCHOG (The Medicine Buddha Rite)

 Medicine Buddha is the Healing Buddha who promised to help all those who are sick and who are dying. He is depicted in holding a bowl containing fine kinds of medicines. The puja is often performed to help clear obstacles to health, to have a successful surgery, and to help those who have already passed away. Especially meant for the sick and ailing and said to bring quick recovery because of the repetition of the blessed names of the 8 Tathagathas and their aspiration to heal others. This can be also considered as a 'Healing rite"

US$50/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: afternoon
 KANGSO RITES (Renewing the bonds with protectors)

 A rite of invocation, propitiation, and entreatment to protectors to remember their prayers and vows to protect Dharma and its practitioners. Also a renewal of the vows and pledges one should keep to receive their protection. 

 
 KURIM NAMSUM (prajna paramita, The white umbrella goddess and Singhmukha dakini)

 This prayer is liturgies of three short texts performed in all Gelugpa monasteries, especially in the debate courtyard as preliminary prayers before the debates and also during congregational ceremonies of Drepung Gomang monastery.  And said to be very effective because of its contents, it removes obstacles, hindrances to life, property and health also in averting harms coming from humans or non-humans. A common practice among Tibetans is having these liturgies printed on "prayer flags"  or scrolls. While these are hung amongst the high passes, mountain tops, roof of the house or any high place, the later is made into amulets for protection either hung over doors or even worn around the neck.

 
LONG LIFE NAMGYALMA - Namgyal Tshe Chog 

This puja is performed to remove all obstacles for one's long life.

Namgyalma is one of the three Long-life Deities (white Tara, Amitayus, Namgyalma) Making requests to these deities helps to remove obstacles to one's lifespan (for example accidents, possibly fatal illness, as well as improve the quality of one's life. During this puja extensive offerings are made to accumulate merit and to purify all the hindrances to one's long life.

 US$50/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: morning
NYEDEN CHAKCHOE

Prayers are performed to avert and clear the three types of obstacles, conditions that prevent us from achieving our worldly and spiritual goals

US$50/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: MORNING
NAMGYAL TONGCHOE

Namgyal ma, the buddha of Longevity, 1000 offerings are made to the Triple Gem; The main purpose of this Puja is to generate long-life, healing, purification and the generation of compassion for all the sentient beings, as well as for the removal of obstacles.

US$100/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: MORNING
DOLCHOK (extensive Tara prayer)

Purpose: Removal of obstacles in one’s life and health.

US$50/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: MORNING
DOLKAR TSEDUP

Dolkar Tsedup (White Tara recitation) for long life (longevity prayer). 

 US$50-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: afternoon
SANGCHOE CHILLU

Prayer for the success of an auspicious task and for the task to benefit the donor and as well as all sentient beings.

US$50-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: afternoon
DOLMA YUDOG

It will help one escape from the many kinds of harms caused by nagas. It will help one develop authority, power and prosperity. The environment will become auspicious, peaceful and favorable. It will help eliminate many kinds of epidemics and long-lasting deceases. It will liberate humans and cattle from any sickness. It will help one appease insanity, psychosis, savage behavior, mental illness and the like. It is also said that this rite is best for the person who has committed five heinous crimes or severe actions. Similarly, those who have deteriorated their spiritual commitments, vows, pledges and promises, should participate in this Repelling Rite.

US$100/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: full day
GYABSHI

Gyashi  / Gyab-zhi is one of the most widely practiced ceremonies in Tibetan Buddhism. The ritual involves four sets of 100 offerings: 100 butter lamps to eradicate delusion; 100 ritual cakes (tor-ma) to overcome desires; 100 human effigies (made of dough) to subdue the demon of death; and 100 tsa-tsa (stamped clay votive images) to overcome tainted aggregates. The intention of the Four Hundred Offerings is to aid in overcoming inauspiciousness, disease, untimely death, and challenging supernatural forces.

 US$50/- TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: afternoon
MARMAE DUKHANG

Butter lamps are part of traditional daily Tibetan puja and serve a variety of purposes, including: Aiding focus and meditation, providing a symbolic flame to light the path towards liberation, and facilitating the cultivation of merit for those who sponsor the lamps’ fuel (usually butter or oil). Your sponsorship of this offering will provide fuel for 100 butter lamps.

 US$50/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: MORNING
SHER NYING DU DUK

Sher Nying du dok/She-Nying Du-Dok . This puja involves the continuous chanting of the Heart Sutra. Purpose: Assist in the removal of harmful forces and in removing the karmic obstacles.

US$50/- TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: afternoon
TRUSOL

So Soel/tru sul   Trusol  (Extensive Ritual Bathing Offering to all of the Lineage Gurus). Purpose: Purification of obstacles and the creation of great merit.

US$30/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: evening
DRUPSEL

Prayer offering to one's protector for the continuous blessing for the success on work related to the buddha, dharma, and sangha, and for all sentient beings. A prayer invoking the protector to facilitate help and support towards the achievement of one's goal and success.

US$35/- TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: MORNING
DRUCHU - MA

Pujas include Drug-chu-ma, a sixty-fold ritual cake offering that requires invocation and propitiation of one of the most compassionate and powerful deities—Lord Vajrabhairava (Jigjey). This ritual is dedicated to the fifteen directional protector deities and minion guardians in the Pure Land of Vajrabhairva, who are called upon to help in our eradication of all evil forces and influences. A special puja of Goddess Shridevi (Palden Lhamo) will also be conducted, wherein the goddess and all other Dharma protectors and guardian deities will be invoked through a brief meditation. These pujas are intended to eliminate negative forces, bad energy, ill omens, and obstacles and to usher well being, happiness and success for the coming year.

US$50/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: afternoon
Drugchuma Gachar

More elaborate and longer form of dugchu ma

-US$80(afternoon)
 SHAG THOR

 Shag thor   - Cake (torma) ritual and offering to deities asking for clemency, forgiveness on sins committed knowingly or unknowingly, for the continuous blessing to achieve success, good health and prosperity.

US$30-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: afternoon
Shag Thor Gachar    -

Elaborate offering of Shagthor

US$80 (afternoon)
LHAMO SHAG THOR

Lhamo Shagthor -Cake (torma) ritual and offering to Palden Lhamo deity asking for clemency, forgiveness on sins committed knowingly or unknowingly, for the continuous blessing to achieve success, good health and prosperity.

 US$50/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: afternoon
CHAK - SUM

Chak-sum is an offering of three ritual cakes (tor-ma): One to the protectors of the Buddha Dharma, another to local spirits, and a third to the suffering beings of the “Hungry Ghost Realm.” These offerings are intended to aid in the purification of negativities.

US$20/-  TENTATIVE PRAYER TIMING: AFTERNOON

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MONLAM: Prayer for the deceased

As soon as a person passes away from this world, he or she goes through various unfamiliar and mysterious stages on the way to the next world. Similarly to someone who requires guidance and helps when the deceased goes to a new place, the deceased also need a lot of assistance, the guidance of positive energy and the blessings of enlightened beings to be able to smoothly and peacefully cross the bridge to the other end. By performing specific pujas and proper dedication that we offer for the deceased will help the deceased, especially while they are in a period of transition from this world to other. (name of deceased is requested while praying this prayer)
In order to meet the requisite of helping the person who has departed, the Tibetans observe forty-nine days of funeral rites for each deceased. During this period, the Assembly of Buddhas is invoked and worshipped. The merits accumulated from this practice are dedicated for the benefit of the particular deceased person and of all who have passed away. 
 

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Food offering/Sponsoring one-time meal of 2000 monks or whole day meal

Food for the monks is served from the community/common kitchen, you can be the sponsor or donor of the one-time meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) or whole day Meals of this monastery. If you wish to sponsor any meal, then kindly contact us. Meals can be sponsored with prayer offerings, prayer ceremony will be conducted at the prayer hall temple where meals will be served during the prayer session. You can sponsor only breakfast, lunch, or dinner or sponsor a whole day meal. 

Breakfast for monks
Approximately Rs.27520 for best bf with jam/butter- Rs.18994/-for normal bf
Lunch for monks
Approximately Rs.69788/-for best lunch with fruit, water etc--- Rs.45662/-for normal lunch
Dinner for monks
Approximately best dinner with fruit etc. Rs.55,000/- and Rs.40,000/-normal

 

Butter Lamp offering (100 nos)
Rs.700/-
Butter Lamp Offering (1000 nos)
Rs.4000/-

 

 HOW TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR PRAYER OFFERINGS/DONATIONS:

You can make payment for offering by visiting the below link and kindly send us a PayPal confirmation page so that we can go ahead with the requested prayer.

https://www.drepunggomang.org/donate/106-bank-account-detail