Practice Sessions

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 11:13 Thursday, 03 September 2009 20:31

Pratices

- The Centre offers two daily practice sessions, open to all :

• 7 a. m. Tara practice
• 6 p. m.Chenrezig and Mahakala practices

- Other practices are carried out at auspicious times during the month, according to the Tibetan lunar calendar (each Tibetan month starts with the new moon):

8th lunar day :	Sangye Menla, the Medicine Buddha’s day Sangye Menla practice with lamp offerings.
10th lunar day :	Guru Padmasambhava’s day Yangtig Tsok practice.
15th lunar day :	full moon, Buddha Amitabha’s day Amitabha or Chenrezig Tsok practices.
25th lunar day :	Dakinis’ day Vajrayogini Tsok practice or Sengey Tsewa
30th lunar day :	new moon, Buddha Shakyamuni’s day Amitabha or Chenrezig Tsok practices

- It is possible to request prayers for people who have just died or for people in great difficulties. These prayers take place during the 6 p. m. practice and are accompanied by lamp offerings.

Other Important Dates

The Centre celebrates the important events of the Tibetan calendar by practices accompanied by Tsok and lamp offerings.

- Losar : the Tibetan New Year, 5th of March 2011 (Year of the Hare Iron – 2138) will be celebrated at the centre by an open day from 2 p.m. (conference at 3 p.m., Tibetan biscuits and tea).

- Düchen mark the major events of Buddha Shakyamuni’s life and bear a distinctive blessing:

• Chotrul Düchen , 28th of February 2010, commemorates the first 15 days of the year during which Lord Buddha performed a miracle each day to arouse devotion and increase the merits of the non-disciples.
• Düekhor Düchen, 28th of April 2010, anniversary of the day when Buddha Shakyamuni gave the teaching on Kalachakra (Time wheel).
• Tampei Düchen, 20th of May 2010, anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni’s birth.
• Sangye & Nyangde Düchen, 27th of May 2010, anniversary of the Buddha’s Enlightenement and Mahaparinirvana.
• Choëkhor Düchen, 15th of July 2010, anniversary of the day when the Buddha turned the Dharma Wheel for the first time.
• Lhumsu Zhugpei Düchen, 25th of July 2010, anniversary of the day when the Buddha miraculously entered the womb of his mother, queen Mayadevi.
• Lhabab Düchen, 29th of October 2010, anniversary of the day when the Buddha came back from the world of the gods, after teaching there.

- The anniversaries of the Parinirvanas of the lineage’s main Masters.
- His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa birthday will be celebrated on the 15th of March 2011.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday on July 6th 2010.