His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Presides over the 2019 Great Indiscriminate Amitabha Puja for Transferring Consciousness of the Drikung Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan to Perfect Completion
On August 11th, 2019, His Eminence Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, Abbot-Guru of the Glorious Jewel Buddhist Center, presided over the auspicious Great Indiscriminate Amitabha Puja for Transferring Consciousness at Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei.
There were twenty-thousand attendees in a collective performance of the Dharma. The sight of so many people praying for their deceased loved ones to be liberated was extremely moving! Under the protection and blessings of the Buddhas, the Bodhisattvas, Lord Jigten Sumgon, the Lineage Gurus, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chungtsang, and Dharma Protector Achi, the puja came to a perfect completion, providing merits for vast numbers of sentient beings.
Preceded by an entourage of prayer flags, incense, musical instruments, the eight offering girls, and a jeweled parasol, H.E. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche riding an electric car into the venue along a white carpet of Eight Auspicious Symbols strewn with rose petals.
Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche making respectful prostrations before the guru, the Buddhas, and the Bodhisattvas.
Rinpoche presenting khatas before the wish-granting jeweled Dharma thrones of His Holinesses the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang and the Drikung Kyabgon Chungtsang.
Rinpoche lighting lamps as an offering to the Buddha.
This year’s participants included Khenpo, Lamas, and Anis from the Drikung Kagyu Order, as well as monastics of Exoteric Buddhism, showing the all-inclusive participation of the fourfold assembly from both Exoteric and Esoteric Buddhism.
Khenpo Namdol leading the monastics and five believers who had been chosen by ballot in offering the mandala and imploring the Dharma from H.E. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche on behalf of all sentient beings.
Believers lighting lamps as an offering to the Buddha.
Rinpoche bestowing teachings.
Rinpoche performing the rituals.
The Tea-Offering Ritual.
The Rice-Offering Ritual.
The eight offering girls singing the Dakinis’ Song.
The attendees each received a share of food offerings that had been blessed by Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, as well as the rare and auspicious causal condition to dine with the yidam and the guru during the puja.
Rinpoche performing the Dharma to liberate the deceased.
A monastic holding the deceaseds’ memorial tablets on behalf of the attendees, and imploring H.E. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche to liberate the deceased.
While H.E. Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche liberating the deceased, all attendees stood up respectfully with palms clasped, praying for their ancestors to leave suffering and obtain happiness.
Rinpoche descending the Dharma throne to sprinkle nectar water on all attendees.
Holding kusha grass that had been soaked in nectar water, Rinpoche continued around the venue, sprinkling it upon all the attendees for a full half hour, chanting mantras all the while.
After finishing sprinkling the nectar water, Rinpoche again ascended the mandala to speak more.
Upon the perfect completion of the puja, all of the attendees rose to their feet to pay reverent homage to the guru. Rinpoche smiled and waved at the audience, all the while blessing each person with his compassionate gaze.
Everyone present felt grateful and touched.
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Updated on October 6, 2019