To celebrate Tara Buddhist Centre’s 10^th Anniversary in 2008, we are embarking on a membership drive to enrol new members who are keen to develop their understanding and enhance their practice of the Dharma. New members are most welcome to assist in organising the various Dharma propagation activities planned by the Centre. If you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Ms Tan at 97578333.

 

Details: http://www.tarabc.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=24&Itemid=94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TORMA MAKING & CHODPON COURSE
Course Commencement Date : 1st December 2007
Course Fees : S$50 for non members  &  S$40 for members
(including the purchase of materials for torma making.)
 
The course date will be as follows:
01/12/07, Sat, 8pm - 9.30pm
05/12/07, Wed, 8pm - 9.30pm
12/12/07, Wed, 8pm - 9.30pm
15/12/07, Sat, 8pm - 9.30pm
22/12/07, Sat, 8pm - 9.30pm
26/12/07, Wed, 8pm - 9.30pm
 
Tormas (Sanskrit: bali(ng), meaning sacrifice) are sacred ritual offering cakes that can be used as food offering at the shrine or used during pujas to represent deities. During pujas, it is common to see the Chodpon bringing tormas out of shrine halls to leave in an area for offering or on special occasion the torma is broken up and distributed among the participants of the pujas to eat during tsog offering.
 
Materials used in tormas are not fixed; shapes, sizes and color also varies, depending on the deity the torma represents and the use of the torma in pujas.
 
Chodpon are those who are in charge of the offering during a puja. They ensure that all the necessary offerings needed for the puja are prepared. During the puja, they have to know when to bring the necessary items needed to the vajra master or to bring the tormas out of the shrine.
 
The Torma Making & Chodpon course duration is 1 month.

======================================================================================================

 

14-12-2007 7.30pm-9.30pm Commentary by Chandrakirti:
Friday “Entering the Middle Way”

15-12-2007 2.30pm-5.30pm Commentary by Chandrakirti:
Saturday 7.30pm-9.30pm “Entering the Middle Way”

16-12-2007 2.00pm-6.00pm Commentary by Chandrakirti:
Sunday “Entering the Middle Way”

20-12-2007 2.00pm-6.00pm Commentary by Chandrakirti:
Thursday “Entering the Middle Way”

21-12-2007 7.30pm-9.30pm Commentary by Chandrakirti:
Friday “Entering the Middle Way”

22-12-2007 2.30pm-5.30pm Commentary by Chandrakirti:
Saturday 7.30pm-9.30pm “Entering the Middle Way”

23-12-2007 2.00pm-6.00pm Commentary by Chandrakirti:
Sunday “Entering the Middle Way”

Please also refer to http://www.kckl. org/event. html

*All are welcome*
------------ --------- --------- --------- -------

Karma Choying Kunkyab Ling

Yeo's Building
2 Telok Blangah Street 31, Singapore
Tel: 62747800 Fax: 62719736

Website: www.karmachoying. org
Email: dharma@karmachoying .org

Asian Civilisations Museum:

Buddhist Exhibition and screening

 

Screenings Consuming Buddha II 16 Nov 2007 Friday |  7.00 pm - 9.30 pm |  @ Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Place Guided Gallery Tour | The Face of Buddha | 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm By Dr Gauri Krishnan, Senior Curator, South Asia, Asian Civilisations Museum Join Dr Krishnan, curator of our special exhibition On the Nalanda Trail, as she takes us through the museum’s rich Buddhist collection. Discover the history of this ancient religion as you glean insights into the beautiful and mysterious artefacts that have fuelled the fascination and desire of collectors and devotees all over the world. $12 per participant. Price includes entry to the galleries. Limited to 15 participants. Registration is required. Please assemble at the museum’s front desk at least 10 minutes before 7.00pm. Documentary | Dharma River: Journey of a Thousand Buddhas | 8.00 pm – 9.20 pm 2003. 81 min. USA. Dir: John Bush Dharma River is a timeless journey through legendary rivers to the great Buddhist temples and mystical sites of Laos, Thailand and Burma. It offers a direct experience of lost civilisations, sacred spaces and ancient wisdom traditions. The Buddha image appears repeatedly in countless temples, caves and shrines but it is never exactly the same. The documentary explores the different cultural representations of this universal icon of inner peace and its contemporary relevance. Free screening. Registration is not required. Sessions  Start Date  End Date  16 Nov 2007 7:00PM  16 Nov 2007 8:00PM Booking Details  Single Adult   (S$) 12.00

Details at:

 

The Centre will be organizing a Grand Medicine Buddha Lamp Offering and Puja from 2nd Nov to 11th Nov 2007. A Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala will be displayed together with a well-decorated Medicine Buddha Shrine. The Puja will be conducted by qualified Lamas from Nepal together with our Centre members. H.H Sakya Trizin will grace the occasion on 11th November.

We cordially invite your participation and attendance.

Viewing of the Medicine Buddha Mandala and Shrine

All are welcome to view and circumambulate the Medicine Buddha Mandala.
A senior lama will be giving the Medicine Buddha blessing before the viewing and circumambulation. Please dedicate whatever merit gain from this action by offering dana of monies in any amount to the donation box.

Lamp Offerings

Thousands of lamp offerings to The Medicine Buddha will be lighted for 7 days continuously from 4th November to 11th November.
Fees for the whole 7 days lamp offerings session are as follow:-

A) Individual Lamp $20
B) Family Lamp $50
C) Lamp offerings for the sick and for quick recovery

Individual $30

D) Sponsor Lamp $200

Fees for daily lamp offering are :

A) Individual Lamp $10 per day
B) Family Lamp $20 per day.

The Medicine Buddha Puja

Apart from the lamp offerings, this year Medicine Buddha Puja will be a 9-day grand affair. Performed by the members of the sangha with lay participation, it will have a very special impact on the participants during the 9 days of ritual. Their names will be visualized and blessed by the Medicine Buddha everyday during the Puja. So we encourage all to join in for maintaining our health and especially beneficial for those with physical or mental ailments.

The fees for the 9 days Grand Medicine Buddha Puja are as follows:

A) Individual $50
B) Family $70
C) Sponsor $500

Kindly register your name and contact the Office for participation in the Lamp Offering and the Puja ( please download Registration Form, follow the link above or bottom )

Note: After defraying the cost needed to organize this Event, all proceeds collected from this project will be set aside for the renewal of lease and upkeep of the Centre.

---

Performing the act of giving; meeting His Holiness

We encourage and appeal to all well-wishers and devotees to donate and sponsor generously to this Medicine Buddha event without any stain of miserliness. Perfecting the act of giving will accumulate enormous merit. Please inform and encourage your friends and acquaintances to attend this Grand event especially on the 11th November 07 Sunday which will be graced by His Holiness The Sakya Trizin. This day will be very auspicious, in which His Holiness is invited specially for the ending of the occasion. There will be a free vegetarian lunch for all, and a special long life ritual dedicated to him. We take this opportunity to welcome everyone, members or non members to meet together this day in the presence of His Holiness for a joyous closing ceremony of this grand Medicine Buddha Celebration.

Making lamp offering

We encourage all those who present on this day (i.e. 11 Nov Sun) to make a one day lamp offering for this auspicious occasion with His Holiness.

Group chanting with the lamas

Members of the Centre and the Public are invited to participate in the Medicine Buddha Puja. Group chanting with the Lamas conducted during the 9-days Puja session. A tentative program is attached for your easy reference.