Vaishravana Jüngter Ritual and Ceremony
This ritual of Jüngter (meaning “Treasury of Natural Resources”) is an elaborate ritual for preparation and blessing of treasure vases or pouches and releasing them in rivers, lakes, and oceans. The preliminary part includes pujas and preparation of the vases with pure and sacred substances, such as precious stones, grains, medicinal herbs, natural fragrances, blessed nectars, etc. This ritual requires meditative visualisation of Vaishravana, making offerings, conducting consecration, chanting prayers and supplication, and blessing of the treasure vases or pouches.
During the ceremony, members uninitiated and untrained in the ritual can join and recite the Vaishravana mantra—oṃ vaiśravaṇaye svāhā—for as many times as possible. The ceremony ends with prayers of auspiciousness to bring happiness and well being, which is then followed by releasing of the treasure vases or pouches into the waters or placing them at sacred sites.
By releasing the treasure vases or pouches into the waters, they are believed to purify the water bodies and bless the numberless aquatic beings including the Nagas, who not only have the power to grant wealth but also have the power to cause illnesses and diseases. Similarly, by placing them in clean places on land is believed to bless the area and its inhabitants including the Yakshas, who are also the guardians of wealth and riches. In the early Himalayan cultures, this ritual was performed to bring wealth and prosperity, success in business, agriculture, animal husbandry, and for the wellness of body and mind.
Event Details
Date: 16 September 2018 (Sunday)
Time: 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Meeting place: Changi Village Ferry Terminal
Offerings: Vaishravana treasure pouch @ $88 each, Prayer flags @ $8 per roll and Smoke puja ingredients @ $8.
Registration: If you wish to attend this event, please contact one of the following persons below. Please note that we will be collecting an additional boat fee of $12/pax for attendees.
- Katherine @ 9766 9088 (Maha Tare Buddhist Centre @ 658A Geylang Road, Singapore 389588)
- Kelvin @ 9681 1326 (Dzambhala @ My Place #02-07 Fortune Centre, Singapore 188979)
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