We are thrilled to welcome special guest Geshe Samdup to perform and teach on the Medicine Buddha Puja, a powerful healing ritual. Please join us!
Monday, August 31, 6:00 - 8:00 pm PT.
Join us in person:
Nevada City Insight Center
710 Zion St
Nevada City, CA 95959
Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128
Suggested donation: $20 - $40; no one turned away for lack of funds. Geshe Samdup Dana (Donation)
Schedule:
6:00-8:00pm - ish
Introduction
Medicine Buddha Mantra Transmission
Medicine Buddha Puja
Teaching on the Medicine Buddha
Q&A
For those of you who are interested, this is the text Geshe Samdup will be using. We will not be providing printed copies; if you would like to follow along please bring one with you. Feel free to view the text on your phone or tablet - so long as they are on silent. Please do not bring a laptop, there will not be space for them. If you bring a printed copy, please be mindful to not set it directly on the floor.
The puja will be chanted in Tibetan. Geshe Samdup will mostly speak in Tibetan, my dear friend Nyima will be translating for him.
We suggest you arrive early to reserve your seat, we will likely have a full house. Please leave your water bottles, bags, and belongings in the kitchen, library or foyer. Wallets and keys are ok, but please leave bulkier items elsewhere.
If you would like to dedicate the puja to loved ones who could use some extra support and healing, please add them to the prayer list. It is on the shelf under the bulletin boards in the foyer.
If you would like to offer a khata (white Tibetan scarf) and dana directly to Geshe La, we may or may not have time for this at the end. Come prepared, without expectations. :) I will have some extras around, but won't have enough for everyone.
** If possible, try to avoid eating meat, eggs, garlic, onions, and radishes during the day on Monday. These foods are traditionally avoided before engaging in certain types of Vajrayana practices and rituals.**
To read more about the Medicine Buddhas and the Puja, please go here
During the Medicine Buddha puja you can listen, meditate, send metta and/or silently recite the medicine buddha mantra: TAYATA OM BHEKANDZYE BHEKANDZYE MAHA BHEKANDZYE [BHEKANDZYE] RADZA SAMUDGATE SOHA.
Geshe Gedun Samdup was born in Sikkim, India in 1965 to parents who had escaped Tibet in 1959. Early in life, he excelled in academics while attending the Central School for Tibetans in Orissa.
Drawn to a life of contemplation when very young, at the age of 10 he met and became a disciple of revered Kyabje Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche. Kyabje Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche (the first) was a renowned master and a debate partner to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Under the direct personal care and guidance of Kyabje Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche, he took monastic ordination and subsequently he entered Ganden Jangtse Monastery in Mungod, South India. At Ganden Jangtse, he studied the extensive curriculum of Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Epistemology, Buddhist Metaphysics and Buddhist Psychology. In 1994, he was awarded the highest academic degree of Geshe Lharampa (equivalent to a doctorate). For the next few years, Geshe Samdup served the monastery, including designing and supervising the construction of a new Prayer Hall. In 1999, Geshe Samdup moved to the United States. From 2001 to 2005 he taught introductory Buddhist courses to diverse Western students at the Land of Compassion Buddha Center in Los Angeles. He has been teaching at Sravasti Abbey and he is an advisory board member of Sravasti Abbey.
Geshe Samdup actively serves Serkong Rinpoche (the second) and is the Administrator of Serkong Labrang in Dharamsala, India. He is well known for his ability to give inspiring teachings regarding classical Buddhist insights relevant to modern hectic life.