Aug 2019 Mailer: Sakya Tenphel Ling presents Ullambana Festival Event Visiting Event: Conducted by H.E. Ngor Khangsar Joint Program with Ewan Buddhist Institute Rinpoche and Ewan Buddhist Manali Himachal Pradesh (7 Aug – 27 Aug 2019) Institute Manali Himachal Pradesh 7th Aug Wed Arrival of HE Ngor Khangsar Rinpoche and Entourage from India Airport 8th Aug Thu Chime Phagme Nyingtik Empowerment 7pm-9.30pm (The Heart Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality) and Explanation. (Receiving the Blessing of long life) This Teaching was revealed by the great 19th Century master Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, is a particularly profound Main Hall ‘treasure’teaching . In English it’s is called “The Heart Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality:” (No Pre-requisite, Not Necessary to be Vegetarian) 9th Aug Fri The Three Wrathful Deity Initiation National Day (A Blessing of Hayagriva, Vajrapani and Garuda) Pre-requisite: must have received any Wangchen 9.30am to (Receiving the Blessing of long life) 11.30am Note: All Buddhas are one in the expanse of Wisdom, but that single essence manifests in various aspects. The Wisdom Garuda is an emanation of Buddha’s enlightened body. Hayagriva is the emanation of Buddha’s enlightened speech. Vajrapani is an emanation of Buddha’s enlightened mind. Main Hall These three deities embody the power of all Buddhas, and protect beings from Nagas and local spirits that create disease, disharmony and obstacles. 2 - 5pm Lenchag Torma: Hundred Torma Offering Ritual (Torma Gyatsa) - paying back karmic debts Hungry Ghost: We satisfy their hunger and Thirst Karmic debtors from past acts of killings, beatings and stealing; make offerings to repay debts and appease them, and averting future harms etc. 1 7pm The Uncommon Green Tara Empowerment of SURYA GUPTA Upper hall Tradition with explanation of the Sadhana. Pre-requisite: Taken 2-day Annutara yoga Wang Chen. No need Vegetarian Commitment to mantra chanting. Temporal/Ultimate benefit: Protection and wish fulfilling/Attend Buddhahood for others’ benefit 10th Aug Sat Teaching: 10am Loong and Explanation of the Heart Sutra 1 (All are Welcome) Main Hall The Initiation of the 21 Tara of ATISHA Tradition with the 2 – 4pm Chanting of the 21 Praises of Tara Must be Vegetarian Benefit: Protection, overcoming obstacles and wish fulfilling. Nurturing bodhicitta to help others actively. Empowers takers to chant the 21 Praises of Tara in our weekly Tara Puja. (All are welcome) LHA-SANG Ritual: Cleansing and Purification through 11th Aug Sun Smoke Offering. 2 - 5pm The purpose of performing Lha-Sang Smoke Puja is to accumulate merits and to purify your inner pollutions (negative emotions, blockages in your channels and imbalances in your energy). When we pray to the Deities and invoke their blessing, offer sang and engage in practices that cause the flourishing of Luck Main Hall (Lungta) and accumulating merits, which is extremely important to realize the reality of our mind. Hence, performing a Lha-Sang practice in our daily life is the best method to accumulate merits and to purify our obscuration in an easy way. 2 12th Aug Mon Teaching: (PH) Explanation of the Heart Sutra 2. 10 am 1,000 armed Avalokiteshavara Initiation 2pm Pre-requisite: have received any Wangchen before. Main Hall Empowers to recite the Dharani of the deity during the weekly Chenrezig meditation session. Short explanation on the meditation of Mahamudra Main Event : Conducted by His Eminence and Lama Maha Vairocana Event of Ewan Buddhist Institute Manali Himachal Pradesh Maha Vairocana Drupchod (12th - 18th Aug) 12th Aug Mon Maha Vairocana Sand Mandala Setup Main Hall 3am 13th Aug Tue Maha Vairocana Sand Mandala Setup Main Hall 14th Aug Wed 9.30-11.30am Maha Vairocana Drupchod Day 1 Main Hall 2 - 5pm 15th Aug Thu 9.30-11.30am Maha Vairocana Drupchod Day 2 Main Hall 2 - 5pm 16th Aug Fri 9.30-11.30am Maha Vairocana Drupchod Day 3 Main Hall 2 - 5pm 17th Aug Sat Maha Vairocana Drupchod Day 4 & Songchog 9.30-11.30am 4.00pm Prostrations 2 - 5pm 4.30pm Burning of Mingjiang Teaching: 7 - 9.30 pm Practising successfully the Buddha Dharma in one’s Main Hall lifetime: 1) Being a good human being in this life, the pre-requisite to a successful lifetime practitioner 2) Being mindful living is dying: Preparing oneself for Death at any time, dying without regret at death bed. 3 18th Aug Sun Maha Vairocana Drupchod Day 5 & Jangchog 9.30-11.30am 4.00pm Prostrations 2 - 5pm 4.30pm Burning of Mingjiang Dissolution of Mandala Main Hall Thanksgiving 20th Aug Tue Departure of His Eminence Khangsar Rinpoche Airport Cakrasamvara Drupchod and Mahavairocana Fire Puja (22nd Aug – 25th Aug) 22nd Aug Thu 9.30-11.30am Cakrasamvara Drupchod Day 1 Main Hall 2 - 5pm 23rd Aug Fri 9.30-11.30am Cakrasamvara Drupchod Day 2 Main Hall 2 - 5pm 24th Aug Sat 9.30-11.30am Cakrasamvara Drupchod Day 3 Main Hall 2 - 5pm 25th Aug Sun Temple (Fire Day) Mahavairocana Fire Puja Ground 2 - 6pm 27th Aug Tue Departure of Ewan Buddhist Institute Entourage Airport Note: Program is subjected to last minute changes according to the advice of Visiting Rinpoche. 4 .