Kexplore: Sometimes Peace Is Better Than Being Right…Be Quiet, Be Silent!

One way to cultivate patience and achieve happiness is constant in pursuit of perseverance. We can stay happy, remove and eliminate suffering, provided we are able to engage in a practice which is in tune with the law of nature and in tune with how things actually exist. Oh No! This is seriously complex in term to understand and go through…

Simply, practice guide to being alive, being calm and happy rather being right always. Be you, be quiet, be silent…Peace out!

The phenomenal formula of happy living is the self-satisfaction. Human is social animal in nature. If he lives in isolation, he will eventually experience a lot of mental frustration, disturbances and distractions. No matter how strong or successful an individual is, we have to live as a human community. In the end, what it all counts is how happy and satisfied an individual is. Do what your mind tells you. Do what your heart guides you in. Learn your environment well and dwell in purity of mind. One way is choosing peace. Explore places where you find inner peace. Take yourself to a place, where you find the complete peace of mind. Take yourself to a deeper exploration rather than a brief account. Here is why…

Explore the unexplored, see the unseen. Go for close up view and deeper exploration. Sharing an exploration of Jamchen Lhakhang Monastery, to help you awaken!

This monastery was established by His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche who is embodied the wisdom, spirit and activities of the Holy Dharma, which has been passed down since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha.

His Eminence had previously built a monastery in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha where he conducted the first three-year retreat based on the Hevajra Tantra. However, due to the extreme hot weather, it was not possible to continue in Lumbini. Thus, His Eminence looked for an appropriate place where the retreats could be continued. At the same time, a devout woman named Gomadevi of Boudhanath area offered her house and land for the use of His Holiness Sakya Trizin, who heads the Sakya Line of Tibetan Buddhism. His Holiness then transferred this offering to His Eminence for the construction of a monastery there.

His Eminence was somehow able to conduct the second three-year retreat in the old house standing on the land. Then in 1983, by the spiritual command of His Eminence, construction of the monastic building was officially started and completed in 1985. The main hall of the monastery has been dominated by a gigantic and artistically very beautiful statue of the Maitreya Buddha (Jampa).

His Eminence had expressed the following statement in relating to the making of this statue:

"The entire living beings of the present world have not been fortunate enough to meet the Lord Shakyamuni Buddha directly and Maitreya Buddha who is the Buddha of the future, I founded the statue of Maitreya Buddha in order to make an auspicious connection with Him so as to be fortunate enough to meet with Him when he appears in this world."

His Eminence invited His Holiness Sakya Trizin and his entourage to perform the consecration ceremony of the main statue and the monastery.

In 1987, His Eminence built a retreat center behind the monastery and the third three-year retreat took place in this center. This was possible through the kind contributions of the disciples from Singapore.

Due to the increasing number of monks and disciples, in 1996, His Eminence again founded monk's living-quarters, a small guesthouse and a staff cottage just behind the monastery. These were possible through the kind contributions of the disciples from Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. When the monastery was first open, there were 20-30 monks, and now 90-100 monks residing in the monastery.

His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche has bestowed many high-level teachings in this monastery including the Kalachakra Empowerment along with its teachings, Collection of Tantra and Lam-Dre teachings and empowerment.

Aim of the Monastery:

In general, the aim of the monastery is to preserve and highlight the Buddha's teachings. In particular its aim is to preserve the Sakya Tradition. Within the Sakya tradition there are three sub-sects: Ngor, Tsar and Dzong. This monastery belongs to the Tsarpa sub-sect. In Tibet there were many monasteries of the Tsarpa line but unfortunately in Nepal and India there are very few. The activity of preserving the special Pith Instruction tradition of this lineage is an important aspect of Sakyapa.

Daily Activities in Monastery:

Every morning all the monks perform Tara Puja in the main shrine hall. Every evening the Mahakala Puja is performed in the Mahakala shrine room. Every eight, fourteenth, twenty-third and twenty-ninth day of the lunar calendar all the monks perform the elaborate Mahakala Puja. Every tenth and twenty-fifth day of the lunar calendar all the monks perform the Vajrayogini Sindhura Ritual and Tsok offering with His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche in his personal assembly room in previously.

A Puja is a ceremony in which prayers are offered to the deities to draw their blessings or invoke their help. Pujas are performed to avert and clear obstacles, conditions which prevent us from achieving our worldly and spiritual goals.

Pujas are also performed for the dying, to help pacify their mind and for the deceased to bless and guide their mind to a higher state of rebirth and liberation.

The type of Puja performed depends on the type of affliction and the individual’s connection to the deity.

Tara the wisdom mother is the deity particular to activity. Tara benefits quickly the mind of those who pray to her. She manifests in twenty one different forms to benefit all beings, and to recite the Praises to the twenty-one Tara is considered to be immeasurably helpful in all adverse circumstances.

Green Tara Puja and twenty-one Tara Praise are most commonly performed to help avert and clear worldly and inner obstacles quickly.

Four-Mandala Offering to twenty-one Tara is performed to clear obstacles to health and wealth, and to attain worldly and ultimate benefit.

The purposes of these Pujas are to bring over happiness, harmonious and fruitful life to all sentient beings.

Monks Activities:

Older monks are always busy with their own practices and the performance of Pujas at the request of different devotees. They perform these Pujas both at the monastery and at the residence of the people who make the request. The young monks are always busy with their study. The main subject of study is the memorization of the ritual scriptures. They also have English and Nepali language lessons and Tibetan literature classes.

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