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May 29 虚云法师衣钵 与 唐朝珍贵观音石雕 展览佛教艺术博物馆展出 虚云法师衣钵与观音石雕 潘星华 采访 载自：联合早报 http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp070528_520.html
为了庆祝卫塞节和纪念虚云法师，本地第一所佛教艺术博物馆内学堂从虚云法师的弟子，现居香港的一照法师借来虚云法师的百衲衣和钵盂，在卫塞节期间展出。 百衲衣和钵盂象征衣钵传人。展览会同时将展出虚云法师的一封书信、本地多元艺术家陈瑞献为虚云法师绘画的彩墨像，还有8件罕见的唐代不同坐姿和手势的观音石雕。 展览名为“虚云法师衣钵与唐朝珍贵观音石雕展览”，从今天至6月14日举行，学生集体入场免费。 内学堂堂主云惟庆说，每逢卫塞节，世界各地成千上万的佛教徒都会举行庆典，纪念佛陀的诞生、成道及涅槃。佛陀引导人们去执着、发善心、行善举、弃私己，以便免除没完没了的伤痛和苦痛，过着快乐、爱和怜悯的日子。 他说，在这个特殊的节日，佛教徒会记起一位近代佛陀伟大的追随者—虚云法师。他生于1840年8月26日，于1959年10月13日圆寂。在世120年，他苦行求道，激励着佛教徒信受奉行。 云惟庆说：“观音慈悲为怀，参观这8件石雕，能感染观音的慈悲心，同时欣赏佛教艺术的高雅和美妙。” 为了鼓励新加坡学校组织学生参观，学生免费集体入场，星期六和星期天来参观，还能由云惟庆亲自以英语讲解。请先预约。 内学堂地址是广东民路235号，电话：63720189。开放时间是每天上午10时至下午5时。入场券成人5元，少年3元（8岁以下孩童谢绝参观）。
May 25 Dro-phenling programmesA series of Saka Dawa auspicious events at Drophenling from 26 May till 20 June, including the teachings of H.H. Dagyab Kyabgoen Rinpoche.
渡悲林：5月26日至6月20日，一系列的吉祥消灾活动，包括尊贵的差雅仁波切的灌顶和佛法开示，6月20日将有两个小时的佛学问答，为您解答一切佛法疑问！
Details pls check the link below 详情请浏览以下网站：
May 17 Saga Dawa Month for May 2007/ 5月份的几个吉祥日Saga Dawa month - Special Buddha days for practice
Saga Dawa
Effect of actions x 100,000 times during the whole month (from May 17th until June 15th, 2007)
Effect of actions x 10 million times on Vesak Day, 31 May.
There are four major Special Buddha days or "Festivals" (düchen) in a year which relate to the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. During these days, it is said that the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied 10 million times (some said 100 million times), so practice is strongly advised.
Saga Dawa extends from May 17th until June 15th, 2007, in the current Female Fire Pig Year 2134 of the Tibetan Calendar. Tibetan months begin one day after a new moon, and end with the following new moon. 2007年佛陀四大殊勝節日 ◎ 5月 20 日 星期日 文殊師利菩薩聖誕日(顯教記載) 、 注意： 佛誕日 (藏傳記載：釋迦牟尼佛誕日，此日若行廣大善業、功德無量) 5月 23 日 星期三 藏傳釋迦牟尼佛佛誕日 (此日若行廣大善業、功德無量) 5月 24 日 星期四 顯教釋迦牟尼佛聖誕日、藥師佛薈供日、釋迦牟尼佛吉祥日、煙供火供吉祥日 5月 25 日 星期五 護法會集日 5月 26 日 星期六 蓮花生大士薈供日、供養龍王日 5月 28 日 星期一 薩迦派─金剛持丹巴仁波切圓寂日 5月 29 日 星期二 飛幡日(此日不可掛放天馬) 5月 30 日 星期三 密勒日巴薈供日、十一面千手千眼觀音吉祥日、布薩誦戒日、供龍王日 5月 31 日 星期四 釋迦文佛成道日( 顯教記載)、釋迦牟尼佛出生 -成佛-涅槃日 (藏傳記載此三日為同一天，此日若行廣大善業 、功德無量)、 噶陀傳承開山初祖-噶當巴德協圓寂日、阿彌陀佛 薈供日、釋迦牟尼佛吉祥日、煙供火 供吉祥日
May 12 Last minute changes: Palyul Nyingma puja on 12 MayCHOD PUJA
(12 May 2007)
Venue: Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Association
Time : 7.30 pm, Saturday
** Please be advised that Dakini Puja, which falls on 12/05/2007 has been replaced by Chod Puja on the same day. Please take note of the changes. **
This is a powerful ceremony in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and is intended to dispel negative forces whose presence are indicated by incurable dieases, cancers, mental illness, depression, sickness and other personal problems as well as removing visible and invisible obstacles. The Chod rites aimed at first invoking through wrath then liberating through compassion all negativities that causes diseases, accidents and all non-conducive conditions. The ritual is a great benefit to both the living and deceased.
You are welcome to sit in during the prayers by Khenpos and Lamas to receive the blessing. Contribution for this puja is available at S$10 per person or S$30 per family. Due to last minutes changes in program, for those who wish to register for this puja, please come down to our centre to make your cash payment to avoid delay in receiving your contribution.
Thank you. Best Regards,
Shiyun
Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Association
721 Geylang Road, Singapore 389 632
Website : www.palyulsg.org
Tel : (+65) 6742 9261 International Buddhist Film FestivalInternational Buddhist Film Festival screening in Singapore official site: http://www.asianbuddhistfilmfest.org/
The following 11 movies & documentaries to screen at Lido cinema from 17 -20 May 2007,
check the schedule here http://www.asianbuddhistfilmfest.org/program-3.php
1) Showers
2) The Cup
3) Travellers and Magicians
4) King of the Hill
5) Words of My Perfect Teacher
6) The Simpsons
7) Compassion in Exile: The Life of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama (documentary tiltle listed in their flyer)
8) Buddha's Lost Children
9) Enlightenment Guaranteed
10) How to Cook Your Life
11) Talk by Ajahn Brahm May 03 HHDL essay to Newsweek"........the circle of people who can grasp and practise the whole corpus of the Buddha's teachings is limited even in the Land of Snows, which today is in a state of crisis......
the brunt of the responsibility therefore is on the ecumenical ( "Ri-May" ) religious centers and their subsidiary colleges in exile...... "
-- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Path to Enlightenment
With the right attitude, any journey to a sacred place becomes a pilgrimage,
writes the Dalai Lama in an exclusive essay for NEWSWEEK.
Web-Exclusive Commentary
By The Dalai Lama
Newsweek
April 21, 2007 -
Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, has long been a major object
of pilgrimage. Even today, people from the farthest reaches of Tibet try to
pay a visit at least once in their lives. Often they undertake the journey
on foot, even barefoot. Some especially hardy pilgrims prostrate themselves,
pressing their body full-length upon the ground along the entire length of
their route. Once they reach the city, they often do not even stop to have a
cup of tea until they have been to the Jokhang, the main cathedral, to pay
their respects before the image of the Buddha, the Jowo Rinpoche.
Pilgrimages are a part of nearly every religion. The faithful set out in
hopes of finding virtue and gaining merit. Among Buddhists, they visit
places where a spiritual master once spent time meditating. His presence
makes the place seem somehow blessed or charged, as if there is some kind of
electricity around it. Pilgrims come to feel these mysterious vibrations.
They try to share in the visions of the master. Along their road, they
undertake hardship with no thought of material reward. Their every step,
every movement, becomes filled with a sense of spiritual progress. Many
intensify the sense of hardship along the way by going barefoot, or reciting
prayers or mantras, and so increase the spiritual merit they gain.
We Buddhists believe that merit is accumulated when you take part in
something religious, with discipline and faith, because in doing so you
shape a proper attitude within. With the right attitude, any journey to a
sacred place becomes a pilgrimage. In our tradition, the Buddha advised that
in times to come people interested in his teachings should be told about the
places associated with the major events of his life. His purpose was not to
ensure the aggrandizement of the person of the Buddha, but rather the
welfare of his followers. We believe that expressing respect and admiration
for the qualities of the Buddha-by making offerings or undertaking a
pilgrimage-contribu tes to our own spiritual progress.
There is a strong nomadic strain in the Tibetans, which lends itself to the
rigors of pilgrimage. Our land itself is a source of spiritual inspiration,
not only because of the profusion of temples and monasteries, but because we
regard even the physical features of the land as sacred. Mount Kailash in
western Tibet is especially famous. Buddhists revere it as the sacred
location of the meditational deity Chakrasamvara. For Hindus, it is the
abode of the deities Shiva and Parvati. Jains and Sikhs have their own
special associations with it. Even for those without a specific faith, the
mountain's physical form and color make it a natural symbol of purity.
For Tibetans, India is also a holy land. It was the birthplace of the
founder of Buddhist culture and the source of the wisdom brought to our
mountains hundreds of years ago by Indian saints and seers. My first
opportunity to pay my respects there came in 1956, when I was invited to
attend celebrations of the 2,500th anniversary of the Buddha's birth. I was
overjoyed. I was to have a chance to visit Bodhgaya, the place that, like
every Buddhist, I associated with the highest achievements of the spiritual
path, the Buddha's attainment of perfect enlightenment.
When I finally stood in the presence of the seat of enlightenment, I was
profoundly moved. Reflecting on Shakyamuni Buddha's great accomplishment in
this place, I also could not fail to remember his overwhelming kindness to
all sentient beings. Not only did he achieve perfection himself, but also he
revealed that each of us has the potential to do so, too. I believed then,
as I do now, that the teachings of the Buddha could lead not only to inner
peace in the lives of individuals, but also to peace between nations. At
Bodhgaya, as at other Buddhist sites, I was also filled with admiration for
the masterpieces of Indian religious art, expressions of creative genius and
profound faith. I was reminded that sectarianism and communal conflict have
in the past harmed this great heritage. Yet ultimately, India's underlying
spirit of tolerance and religious freedom has always restored peace and
calm.
During that first visit to India, I also made a pilgrimage to Rajghat on the
banks of the Yamuna River, where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. It is a calm
and beautiful spot and I felt very grateful to be there, the guest of a
people who, like mine, had endured foreign domination. I was grateful, too,
to be in the country that had adopted Ahimsa, the Mahatma's doctrine of
nonviolence. As I stood praying, I experienced simultaneously great sadness
at not being able to meet Gandhi in person and great joy at the magnificent
example of his life. He was a man who put his belief in altruism and
nonviolence above any personal considerations. I was convinced that his
devotion to the cause of nonviolence was the only way to conduct politics.
Essentially, all religions teach us to discipline and transform ourselves so
that we can achieve inner peace and a kind heart. Yet today, in different
parts of the world, we see the flames of conflict being fanned in the name
of religion. People take up arms in the name of religion only because they
are too narrow-minded to grasp the true meaning of their respective faiths.
I firmly believe we can take steps to help nurture understanding and harmony
among religions, and thus promote peace and security. One of the important
ways of doing this is to encourage contacts among the faiths, perhaps by
visiting others' places of pilgrimage. If possible, they can pray together;
if not, they can just sit in silent meditation. Pilgrimages like this are an
immensely valuable and deep experience. On one occasion, for example, I
visited Lourdes, in southern France, not as a tourist but as a pilgrim. I
drank the holy water, stood in front of Mary's statue and thought that here,
in this place, millions of people find blessing or tranquility on this spot.
As I looked at the statue of Mary, a deep feeling of admiration and
appreciation for Christianity rose within me, simply because it provides so
much benefit to millions of people. Christianity may have a different
philosophy, but the practical value of the help and benefit it offers is
quite clear.
It was in this spirit that, in 1993, I went to Jerusalem, a site holy to
three of the world's great religions. I went to the Wailing Wall with Jewish
friends. I visited Christian places and prayed with Christian friends, and
then I visited the Mount Rock, the holy place of our Muslim friends and
prayed with them. I have also paid visits to various Hindu, Islamic, Jain
and Sikh shrines and places holy to Zoroastrians both in India and abroad.
Sometimes we prayed together and sometimes meditated together in silence.
More recently, I joined Christian and Buddhist leaders in a pilgrimage of
prayers, meditation and dialogue at Bodhgaya. Each morning under the Bodhi
Tree, we all sat together and meditated. Since the Buddha came more than
2,500 years ago, and since Jesus Christ came almost 2,000 years ago, I think
that this was the first time such a meeting had taken place.
There is one place that I have long wished to visit, but my wish has yet to
be fulfilled. The Five Peaked Mountain or Wu T'ai Shan in China is renowned
for its association with Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. My
predecessor, the 13th Dalai Lama, was able to pay his respects there and,
since my first trip to China in 1954, I have cherished the hope that I might
follow in his footsteps. At that time, the Chinese authorities deflected my
request, saying that the roads were impassable. I am sure the route is clear
today.
During the ongoing discussions we have had with Chinese authorities
concerning Tibetan autonomy, my envoys have reiterated my wish to visit.
There are many sacred places in China, a country where Buddhism long
flourished. I would like to visit some of them. And at the same time, while
I am there, I hope to be able to see for myself the changes and developments
that have taken place in the People's Republic of China. Ontrul Rinpoche & Kehpo Tsering Dorje activities1st notice:
Phowa and Mahamudra Retreat - Drikung Ontrul Rinpoche
Date: 25 May 2007 - 1 June 2007 Registration Required. Retreat package available. Details: http://www.casotac.com/
2nd Notice: Khenpo Tsering Dorje of the Palyul Nyingma is giving empowerments & teachings in S'pore from 6 - 16 June 2007 Registration for the teachings IS required. Registration for the empowerments is NOT required. The Programme
Empowerments of the Outer and Inner Guru Padmasambhava
( "Assemblage of Awareness-Holders" )
6 June 2007
7:30 to 10 pm
Empowerment of the Eight Great Herukas and / or the Wrathful Guru Takhyung Barwa
7 June 2007
7:30 pm to 10 pm
Transmission of the complete preliminary practices of the Longchen Nyingthig &
Teaching on the practice of the Wrathful Guru Takhyung Barwa
8 June
7:30 pm to 10 pm 9 June
6 pm to 10 pm
10 June
6 pm to 10 pm
11 June
7:30 pm to 10 pm Teaching on the practice of the Outer and Inner Guru Padmasambhava
( "Assemblage of Awareness-Holders" ) 13 June 2007 7:30 to 10 pm
14 June 2007
7:30 pm to 10 pm
16 June
6 pm to 10 pm The venue to be advised soonest upon confirmation ( !! )
Details: http://www.casotac.com/
May 01 H.E. Garchen Rinpoche's teaching program and initiationsTeaching Program of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche 2007
(English & Chinese Translation provided)
Venue:
Singapore Buddhist Federation
For more info:
5 May (Sat)
3.30pm-5.30pm
Eight Medicine Buddha (Teaching and Puja)
7.30pm-9.30pm
Eight Medicine Buddha Empowerment
Light offering
($5 per light) 6 May (Sun)
3.30pm-5.30pm
Achi Chokyi Drolma
The Great Protector of the Dharma
(Teaching and Puja)
7.30pm-9.30pm
Amitabha Empowerment
Light offering
($5 per light) 8 May (Tue)
7.30pm-9.30pm
Guru Rinpoche
(Teaching and Empowerment)
Venue:
Bay View Hotel,
4th floor Function Room
7 May (Mon)
7.30pm-9.30pm
Teachings on "Songs of Milarepa"
9 May (Wed)
7.30pm-9.30pm
Teachings on "Songs of Milarepa" ***************************
Organizer:
Drigung Phende Ling
For enquiries: 9817 5364 / 9325 8710
Support the Event:
We appeal for your help to contribute to
Rinpoche & Lama's air tickets, lodging, meals,
event venue rental cost, puja offerings etc,
Your generosity in aid to this event would be greatly appreciated. How to get there:
Singapore Buddhist Federation
375 Race Course Road
Walking distance from Farrer Park MRT (NE8)
for bus service pls refer to the attached map
Bay View Hotel
30 Bencoolen Street
Walking distance from Dhoby Ghaut MRT (NS24)
map attached
A Brief Biography of His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche
His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche is a Drikung Kagyu lama who was known in the thirteenth century as the Siddha Gar Chodingpa, a heart disciple of Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon, founder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. In ancient India, he had incarnated as Mahasiddha Aryadeva, the lotus-born disciple of the great Nagarjuna. In the seventh century, he was known as Lonpo Gar, the minister of the Tibetan Dharma King Songsten Gampo. Garchen Rinpoche was recognized and enthroned in eastern Tibet by the former Drikung Kyabgon Zhiwe Lodro. When he was seven, he was brought to Lho Miyal Monastery, which he administered from the age of eleven. Studying and practicing under the direction of the Siddha Chime Dorje, Garchen Rinpoche received vast and profound instructions on the preliminary practices (ng�ndro), the fivefold practice of Mahamudra and the six yogas of Naropa.
In 1957, he was put into prison for labour reform together with many other Rinpoches. During the period of labour reform, there was once a famine. Due to the lack of food, each person was only given a small piece of steamed bread each day. Many people died of starvation. Rinpoche could not bear to witness all this suffering. He gave away all his food to others. He did not eat anything for two or three weeks. During the 20 years of labour reform, he practised diligently, without lying down at night. He survived two near-death experiences, due to the blessings of the Dharma protectors. Although he had gone through such tormenting experiences, he does not have any hatred. Instead, he often says "I am deeply indebted to the Chinese. Without them, without suffering, I would only be a rough person who is full of jealousy and defilements and who does not know how to medi tate or practise the Dharma." Rinpoche's compassion and wisdom are truly great. Drubwang Rinpoche has revealed that Garchen Rinpoche's accomplishment in Mahamudra has gone beyond the level of "One-Taste Yoga". Garchen Rinpoche's teachings are concise and directed at helping us to understand our true nature. Rinpoche is very considerate and humble to all people regardless of position, age or gender. He is extraordinary in this age of degeneration. Garchen Rinpoche is known for his vast realization, as well as for his great kindness.
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