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Dharma Kit-Bag NOTES A4 The Dharma Kit-bag Introduction – Why Make Offerings? What you will learn at this course 1. Recall the meaning and symbology of the ritual (symbology of mandalas, why make offerings, why pay prostrate and homage). 2. Identify the appropriate way to behave (gompa etiquette, relating to monks and nuns, requesting a lama, following the umze). 3. Practice hands-on skills incorporating the ritual and symbology of Tibetan Buddhism (how to do short and long prostrations, altar set-up, short and long mandala offerings, and water bowl offerings). How this course came about The majority of the instruction in this course comes from Geshe Tashi Tsering. He attended the Sera Je college and Gyume tantric college (great Gelug-pa monasteries). There are many ways to do things, and each college does things differently. Please remember, we are doing them Geshe-la’s way, but if others do differently, they are not wrong! HH the Dalai Lama has said that there us no problem taking teachings from many different lineages, but when it comes to practice, don’t mix – is like putting soup with ice-cream. So we should try to be consistent in our practice. Students at Langri Tangpa Centre requested advice on how to do pujas and the long mandala. Ven. Tshering, Geshe-la’s attendant, had many lengthy consultations with Geshe- la himself, collated his advice, and gave the first kit-bag course at LTC in 1999. Since then, the course has been held at least once a year, the first few times with Ven. Tshering and Ven. Yangdzom, and more recently with Miffi Maxmillion. She has led the course at LTC, Chenrezig Institute and Chag-tong Chen-tong in Tasmania. Why make offerings? The cause of a human rebirth is the practice of morality, or ethics, but the cause of a perfect human rebirth is generosity, as well as morality. Increase our luck. We need it! Making offerings puts in place the seeds/potential/causes for fortunate circumstances in the future (merit). Many Asian traditions have generosity as main practice, Vietnamese etc. Breaks down our resistance to giving. As we get used to making offerings and giving things away, then at death we will be able to naturally give it all away and let go. Making offerings, and thus accumulating merit, is essential for success in all other practices. Without merit we will never develop Bodhicitta or wisdom. No matter how hard we study, we will not be able to progress in our learning. 1 Langri Tangpa Centre Inc. Study Notes Some thoughts about generosity… Is generosity the substance or the intention? Do we lose anything when we imagine giving it away? In fact, there is even a saying “The only things we can take with us when we die are what we have given away.” We want to practice huge generosity – so should poverty stop us? Only the mind can set limits – we can make our offering as huge and perfect as we like. The most important aspect of generosity is the intention, not the substance. Making offerings combines body, speech and mind into a powerful method for accumulating merit. The most important element in practising generosity is the mind. There are two things to remember when we offer, if we don’t, then it becomes an empty practice. (a) What is the benefit, the goal? (b) Who are we making the offering to? The 3 purities Motivation – because the offerings are mostly mentally emanated, our motivation is very important. It is important to be careful about motive. It must be pure and free of pride, so that our offering will bring good results. The best motivation is bodhicitta. Field – who we offer to. There are 3 fields – of enlightenment, merit, and mercy (the Triple Gem, our mother and father, and the sick. Basis – the physical object that we offer should not be obtained through deceit or force. We should try to offer the best we have, in an amount we will not regret later. The 8 auspicious symbols The umbrella symbolises the protection we receive from the Dharma; the golden fish, the great luck of being rescued from the ocean of samsara; the treasure vase, spiritual and material success; the lotus, purity and renunciation; the conch, the teachings of the Buddha, especially the wisdom of emptiness; the endless knot, harmony, love; the banner of victory the conquering of the causes of suffering; and the wheel the law of the Dharma. Umbrella Golden Treasure Flowers Conch Endless Banner of Dharma Fishes Vase Knot Victory Wheel Categories of offerings Actually arranged (physical) are (a) owned (what is on the altar, and our mandala set) and (b) unowned (trees, the lands, our continent and the other ones). Mentally emanated are (a) of 12 types: bath, cleansing, clothes, ornaments, perfume, flowers, incense, food, light, ground, residence, parasol, and (b) unexcelled (made by Bodhisattvas, such as wish-granting trees). Try to have a physical representation of what we mentally offer, so in the future we will have resources and physical things to make offerings with. 2 The Dharma Kit-bag Beginning a Daily Practice Beginner’s morning routine When we get up in the morning we have a cup of tea, clean our teeth, tidy the room, and get ready for work. Similarly, as part of our morning practice routine we clean the altar, fill the offering bowls and set our motivation before going to work for the benefit of all sentient beings. Ven. Robina said “How can you have a cup of tea before you offer one to Buddha?” Clean the room and around your seat, set up altar and fill offering bowls. Make three prostrations with the prayer, and then sit comfortably on your cushion. Recite the preliminary prayers Briefly review the major points of the Lam Rim up to the topic you are studying, then concentrate on your topic, and then complete the review of Lam Rim. Recite the dedication prayers to finish the session. Preliminary Prayers Ecstatic Prostration OM NAMO MANJUSHRIYE NAMAH OM Homage to the Glorious Lovely One, SUSHRIYE NAMA UTTAMA SHRIYE Homage to the Very Glorious, Homage to the SVAHA (3x) Most Glorious, SVAHA! Refuge la.ma sang.gyä la.ma.chö The guru is Buddha, the guru is Dharma; the de.zhin la.ma ge.dün.te guru is Sangha also. The guru is the creator kün.gyi je.po la.ma.yin of all happiness; to all gurus, I go for refuge. la.ma nam.la kyab.su.chhi (3x) Generating Bodhicitta dag.dang zhän.don drub.lä.du To accomplish my own and others’ aims dag.gi jan.chub sem.kye.do (3x) I generate the mind seeking enlightenment. Refuge and Bodhicitta Sang.gyä chö.dang tsog.kyi cho.nam.la I go for refuge until I am enlightened, to the Jang.chub bar.du dag.ni kyab.su.chi Buddha, the Dharma and the Supreme Dag.gi jin.sok gyi.pe so.nam.kyi Assembly. By my practice of giving and other Dro.la pan.chir sang.gye drub.par.shog (3x) perfections, may I become a buddha to benefit all sentient beings. 3 Langri Tangpa Centre Inc. Study Notes Seven-limb Prayer go.sum gü.päi go.nä chag.tshäl.lo Reverently I prostrate with my body, speech ngo.sham yi.trül chö.trin ma.lü.bül and mind. I present clouds of every type of tog.may nä.sak dig.tung tam.chä.shag offering, actual and imagined. I declare all my kye.pa ge.wa nam.la je.yi.rang negative actions accumulated since beginingless kor.wa ma.tong bar.du leg.zhug.nay time, and rejoice in the virtues of all holy and dro.la chö.kyi kor.lo kor.wa.dang ordinary beings. Please remain until the end of dag.zhän ge.nam jang.chub chen.por.ngo cyclic existence, and turn the wheel of Dharma for living beings. I dedicate my own merits and those of all others to the great enlightenment. Long Mandala Offering (to Shakyamuni Buddha) OM vajra bhumi AH HUM ma.mo.pa.yi lo.tog ma.tsang.wa me.pa Wang.chen ser.gyi sa.zhi kor.lo rin.po.che tzang.zhing yi.du OM vajra rekhe AH HUM nor.bu rin.po.che ong.wa di.dag chi chag.ri kor.yug.gi / tsun.mo rin.po.che dring.chen tsa.wa / kor.wai u.su lön.po rin.po.che dang.gyur.par ri gyäl.po ri.rab lang.po rin.po.che che.pay päl.den la.ma ta.chog rin.po.che dam.pa nam.dang shar lu.pag.po mag.pön rin.po.che kyä.par du.yang lho dzam.bu.ling ter.chen.pö.yi bum.pa nub ba.lang.chö nyam.me shak.yai jang dra.mi.nyen geg.ma / treng.wa.ma gyal.po / lha.tsog lu.ma / gar.ma kor.dang chä.pa nam.la lu.dang / lu.pag me.tog.ma / dug.po.ma nga.yab.dang / nang.säl.ma / dri.chab.ma zhing.kam ul.war gyio nga.yab zhen tug.je dro.we dön.du yo.dang dang.lam chog.dro nyi.ma / da.wa zhe.su söl dra.mi.nyan.dang / rin.po.che dug zhe.ne dag.sog dro.wa dra.mi.nyan gyi.da chog.la nam.par mar.gyur nam.ke gyäl.wa gyal.tsen ta.dang nyam.pe rin.po.che ri.wo / sem.chan tam.che.la pag sam.gyi shing u.su lha.dang mi.yi tug.tse.wa chen.pö do.jö ba / päl.jor pun.sum tsog.pa go.ne jin.gyi lab.tu söl Short Mandala Offering sa.zhi pö.kyi j’uk.shing me.tok tram This ground, anointed with perfume, strewn ri.rap ling.zhi nyi.dä gyän.pa di with flowers, adorned with Mount Meru, the sang.gyä zhing.d’u mik.te ül.war gyi four continents, the sun and the moon.
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