The Year 2021 and the Lunar Year of the Bull has continued to be challenging for everyone. It is therefore with hope that we look towards 2022 and the Lunar Year of the Tiger. With these positive motivations in mind, the Maha Tare Buddhist Centre extends a warm welcome to everyone to participate in the…
Dear Dharma friends, it has been a tradition over the years for our Centre to be available to provide prayers…
Background to Lhabab Düchen The occasion of Lhabab Düchen (Chi: 佛陀天降日) falls on the 22nd day of the 9th Tibetan Month. This year, it will be Wednesday, 27 October 2021 on our Gregorian calendar. On this day, Buddhists in our tradition celebrate the anniversary of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to earth from the Travatimsa Heavens…
As we cross the halfway mark of the 7th Lunar Month with the full moon merit multiplying day of Ullambana last Sunday 22nd Aug 2021, daily prayers continue apace at the Centre. Apart from morning rituals, our Geshe Lama Konchok spends the afternoons reciting the sutras containing the most important of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings,…
Introduction In the year that’s come to pass, in view of the worldwide pandemic, many in our country and around the world have faced not just health, but also social, familial and financial challenges. The Centre therefore hopes that the coming Naga related rituals (see below) will allow us to generate the much needed merits…
The 7th lunar month this year falls between 19 August 2020 and 16 September 2020. Whilst we are unable to carry out our usual large scale Jungwa Ritual outdoors this year due to the COVID-19, the rituals will carry on as usual at the Centre which will involve prayers twice every day for this duration,…
For those who attended His Holiness’ teachings yesterday on the occasion of Saka Dawa, you may have noticed a rupa of Lord Shakyamuni in this form that was displayed behind His Holiness during that teaching. This rupa, or representation of Lord Buddha’s form, was excavated and discovered somewhere in Ghandara, near the modern day Pakistani-Afghan…
Day 2 – 30 May 2020 It was another joyful morning, listening to His Holiness’ teachings on the 2nd day of the Thousand Hand Thousand Eyed Avaloketishvara (Chenresig) Empowerment. It was also a reason for all disciples and attendees to rejoice as His Holiness additionally gave today, the Simhanada Avalokiteshvara Empowerment. Simhanada’s primary activities include removing…
Day 1 – 29 May 2020 It was a cause for rejoicing this morning, being able to listen to His Holiness’ teachings today as part of the 2 day Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) Empowerment. His Holiness began his teaching by reminding everyone of the importance of compassion, a basic human nature, as being a foundation for happiness;…
On 23 May 2020, we entered the 4th Tibetan lunar month, which is the month of Saka Dawa. During this month, we commemorate Lord Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and entry into parinirvana, with the 15th (full moon) day being the most significant. It is a day on which merits from virtuous activities carried out are…