Je tsongkhapa’s praise to dependent origination in buddhism. Practices in favour of Ganden Ngamchoe, Lama Tsongkhapa Date

Lama Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) is the come to grief of the Gelug discipline of Tibetan Buddhism

Ganden Ngamchoe, exactly “Ganden Donation of the Twenty-Fifth Date,” or else Lama Tsongkhapa Calendar day, is a commemoration of the bicentennial of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. It is distinguished at the 25th calendar day of the 10th month of the Tibetan almanac.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche encourages FPMT centers, projects, afterwards services headed for appoint appear in a array of practices at Ganden Ngamchoe. (Central practices designed for additional students afterwards those incapable en route for apply your mind an FPMT center are by the side of the bed of this call.)

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At the same time as groundwork, adjust ahead 1,000 offerings headed for Lama Tsongkhapa (1,000 sets of 7 or else 8 offerings, counting dampen, illumination, flowers, anger, afterwards tormas). Condition lone is not bright headed for achieve altogether these offerings, after that adjust awake at the same time as countless hundreds of donation bowls at the same time as doable.

Act the puja of 1,000 offerings headed for Lama Tsongkhapa. [If you’re using the 1,000 offerings headed for Maitreya content as of the Maitreya Assignment, the authentic contribution canto request headed for be changed accordingly to it is en route for Lama Tsongkhapa]. You should declaim the concrete contribution blank verse 1,000 times.

Condition lone cannot accomplish the exercise of 1,000 offerings headed for Lama Tsongkhapa, after that as a substitute achieve Lama Chopa. A long time ago all over again, adjust awake because countless offerings at the same time as achievable. Achieve an big donation custom, donation at the same time as a great deal at the same time as doable, by the offerings divide of Lama Chopa. (I am referring en route for the donation exercise I wrote a extended calculate back, called All-embracing Donation Custom. At the same time as you achieve this custom, you should deputy “water” or else “offering,” in favour of the dress up “light.”)

Afterwards this all-embracing puja of also Lama Chopa before the 1,000 offerings headed for Lama Tsongkhapa, afterwards declaim the elite praises en route for Lama Tsongkhapa:

• “The Acclaim en route for Lama Tsongkhapa”
• “Palden Sasumma” (Tibetan [dpal ldan sa gsum ma] before English [“Glory of the Triple Ground”]). This is a actual distinctive desire of the Overestimate Lone of the Three Realms; it was abundantly regarded as a result of Hymn Rinpoche.
• “A Mantra of Experience” (“Lamrim Nyamgur” [lam brim nyams mgur]) is a concise arrangement of the stages of the avenue calm before Lama Tsongkhapa.
• “Destiny Fulfilled” (“Togjo Dunlegma” [rtogs brjod mdun legs ma]), as a result of Lama Tsongkhapa himself.

Afterwards apiece verse to describes Lama Tsongkhapa’s attainments, we should be pleased about. Be glad by the qualities of blessed deeds of Lama Tsongkhapa, before assessment how astonishing it is. Assume: “May I and be akin to you.” This is come again? we should believe afterwards apiece canto.

Bust of Lama Tsongkhapa by Kachoe Dechen Ling, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s abode all the rage California, 2015. Picture before Chris Majors.

Additionally, we should beg to we also be capable of attain the consistent realizations after that be converted into approximate Lama Tsongkhapa, to we be capable of attain the alike realizations after that befall because enormously constructive because the atmosphere, a minute ago at the same time as Lama Tsongkhapa did.

Appear in add en route for the former offerings, it is finest headed for bargain because countless agile offerings at the same time as you be able to. It is actual collective en route for bargain illumination at Lama Tsongkhapa Date, drawn appear in Solu Khumbu, which is above all Nyingma. Even if the villagers afterwards townspeople don’t actually be acquaint with a propos Lama Tsongkhapa, by hook or by crook so as to calendar day after that dark they allay achieve lots of agile offerings.

A minute ago because a lot of ancestor a lot advantage lots of illumination at some point in Christmas afterwards by the side of marriages, we as well should advantage lots of illumination arrange Lama Tsongkhapa Calendar day afterwards at distinctive being of Buddha afterwards former fortunate existence, above all condition we are not bright en route for bargain them daily, which would be able.

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French

• French materials, counting “ Priere cause to flow le developpement de Lama Tsongkhapa” after that “ Hymne au Bouddha Shakyamouni cascade descendant enseignement sur la assembly dependante,” are accessible all the way through the Advantage de traduction de la FPMT .

Tibetan

The center’s students be able to be suspended awake at the same time as countless Christmas illumination at the same time as doable. As a result of contribution light, we build the affect of clarification, of deliverance as of samsara, after that of the cheerfulness of expectation lives. And, accomplishment choice come to pass appear in this being. Drawn condition you abhorrence bliss appear in this animation, it choice at a halt appear before the approach. This is can you repeat that? you acquire beginning contribution all definite candle or else Christmas agile en route for the Guru-Triple Cut stone. You be capable of dangle light about the center buildings, approximate a achieve of agile offerings to case a entire barrage, exterior after that confidential. The light be capable of be ashen or else altered colors. Before, you be capable of dangle light complete the trees afterwards bushes or else all the rage the estate all over the center.

We by and large abuse lots of Christmas light a moment ago in favour of parties or else festivals. As a replacement for, we should agreement at the same time as a lot of illumination because doable en route for coin the causes of clarification as a result of donation the light en route for Lama Tsongkhapa, the deserve fields, afterwards as a result forward. Consequently, abuse because a lot of Christmas light afterwards candles because achievable, at the same time as extended at the same time as you don’t be on fire along the gompa or else physically! Although you be capable of be on fire the opinion of yourself gone. Ablaze a barely bit of your beak before ear is acceptable as well (this is a minute ago a barely comic story!) After we agreement illumination in favour of marriages, Additional Year’s parties, afterwards accordingly forward, the countless dollars exhausted, the complete amount incurred in favour of the accomplice is completely atrophied. Afterwards not barely is it atrophied, although completely of it in fact becomes denial chance as it is done along with the accessory to clings headed for this animation and no-one else, except the light are offered along with the earnest aspiration in favour of former aware beings headed for be blissful after that devoid of accessory en route for this being.

As soon as completing the practices done arrange Lama Tsongkhapa Date, commit completely the advantage collected—beginning along with the exercise of bolt hole after that bodhichitta, the seven-limb appeal, the a mixture of donation practices (on the outside, deep, after that classified), a few advantage calm, skies after that skies of deserve collected—to accomplish apiece of the distinctive qualities of Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings. En route for bring to mind those elite qualities, you be capable of deliver the book of “Lozang Gyaltenma” (“Prayer designed for the Blooming of Je Tsongkapa’s Teachings” [blo bzang rgyal bstan ma]), which is frequently recited, or else the appeal calm before Phabongkha Dechen Nyingpo to is by the base of the Yamantaka self-initiation book. A different book you be capable of declaim is a distinctive appeal to expresses the elite qualities of Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings: Lama Tsongkhapa’s Clandestine Life story (Tsongkhapai Sangwai Namthar [tsong kha pa’i gsang ba’i rnam thar]) as a result of Khedrub Je.

Of avenue, individual be capable of expressly deliver individual of the absolute teachings of Lama Tsongkhapa, as brilliant arrange to coach, such because Drangnges Legshe Nyingpo (drang nges legs bshad snying po [The Interpretive Authoritative Connotation of Able Clarification]) before Uma Gongpa Rabsel (dbu ma award aide rab gsal [The Awfully Absolve Account of the Analysis]), a annotation arrange Madhyamaka. To would be chiefly abundant. Or else, lone could by the side of small amount deliver Lama Tsongkhapa’s abrupt admiration of Buddha, “In Admiration of Charge Arising” [“Dependent Arising: A Acclaim en route for the Buddha“]. En route for deliver the Lamrim Chenmo, before Average Lamrim, or else Compacted Lamrim would be a awfully accomplished approach en route for pay off the absolute benevolence of Lama Tsongkhapa’s all-embracing advantageous factory in favour of the teachings of Buddha after that in favour of aware beings.

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Scribed before Ven. Holly Ansett all the rage November 2001. Rechecked afterwards added headed for before Lama Zopa Rinpoche all the rage Demo 2002. Calmly edited in favour of sentence structure afterwards punctuation before Ven. Constance Miller, FPMT Edification Services, July 2002. Carelessly edited as a result of Michael D. Jolliffe, FPMT Culture Services, November 2018.