Lama Gaun Tashi Rabten Ling Monastery

WHY WE PERFORM THESE SERVICES?

Prayers and pujas are done daily at Lama Gaun Tashi Rabten Ling Monastery for the welfare of individuals and their loved ones. The monastery and its monks take seriously the power of prayers and rituals as requested by many people. We, at Lama Gaun, feel it is our joyous duty to secure the happiness of others especially during times of stress, need and welfare.

WHAT ARE PRAYERS AND PUJAS?

The act of heartful praying is a skillful method developed at Lama Gaun for effectively interacting, on the behalf of oneself and others, to enhance communication between the requester and highly realized beings, such as buddhas, bodhisattvas and other enlightened ones. It involves strong and proper determination, an intense dedication to serve others thereby achieving an increase in positive energy and the accumulation of merit. Through this process, blessings of physical, mental and spiritual “healings” are strengthened and “divine” intervention is achieved for those in need.

Pujas are spiritual practices involving pragmatic meditations, prayers, offerings and recitations of sadhanas and mantras. These practices have developed over many centuries and have been codified through the insights and practices of highly developed beings. Pujas are done in order to reduce or completely remove obstacles or hindrances to living a fully joyous life, mundanely and spiritually. Ultimately, the effect of pujas, as an intervention for individuals and their love ones, is to create the conditions for complete peace in life.

Prayers and pujas are done by the sangha, the community of monks, at Lama Gaun for the welfare of the petitioners and their loved ones. What makes the prayers and pujas especially powerful is the combined strength of unity, that is, the spiritual intention of the entire sangha: its vows, dedication to moral values and practices of meditation. This combination of causes forms the bases of “healing,” energizing requests into acts of well-being for the benefits of all who request help.

PUJAS CAN BE REQUESTED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES

• To help oneself and others improve the quality of their lives, relationships, work, finances and business
• To help oneself and others effectively deal with physical and mental sicknesses and treatments
• To help oneself and others to live and die peacefully
• To help oneself and others received the great blessings from holy beings in order to achieve favorable circumstances of dying and a spiritual rebirth to continue the path towards enlightenment
• To help oneself and others by removing hindrances to spiritual practice, making the inner journey to awakening smooth and quick
• To help oneself and others fulfill any fruitful (beneficial) aspirations that are conducive to wellbeing, on the mundane and spiritual levels

THE GIFT OF PRAYERS

Lama Gaun’s spiritual sangha offers the following prayers and pujas for your benefit and the benefit of those whom you are concerned for.

SICKNESS AND DEATH

• King of Prayers – US$40.00
• 4 Mandala Cittamani Tara Puja including praises to 21 Taras – US$150.00
• Chanting the Names of Manjushri – US$50.00
• Lama Chopa – Guru Puja – US$150.00
• Medicine Buddha Puja – US$100.00
• Ransom Ritual for the sick – US$40.00

HEALTH, WEALTH, BUSINESS AND PERSONAL

• Four Mandala Cittamani Tara Puja including praises to 21 Taras – US$150.00
• Lama Chopa – Guru Puja – US$150.00
• Heart Sutra – US$70.00
• Tse Do Long Life Sutra Recitation – US$50.00
• Mahakala Puja – US$50.00
• Trusol (Bathing the Buddhas Ritual) – US$50.00
• Wealth Pujas – US$50.00

REMOVAL OF OBSTACLES

• Four Mandala Cittamani Tara Puja including praises to 21 Taras – US$150.00
• Heart Sutra – US$70.00
• Sixteen Arhat Long Life Puja – US$50.00
• Mahakala Puja – US$50.00
• Trusol (Bathing the Buddhas Ritual) – US$50.00

GENERAL

• Mantra recitation of your request – US$40.00
• Heart Sutra – US$70.00
• Tea offering – US$25.00
• Sur offering – US$25.00
• Mitrugpa Ruchok ritual – US$60.00

RITUAL FOR A JOYOUS TRANSITION

In addition to interventional prayers and pujas, the Lama Gaun sangha also conducts comprehensive services for the deceased over a seven-week (49 day) period. This intense practice, on behalf of the deceased, is to ensure they obtained a swift and favorable rebirth through amassing great merit on their behalf.

First Week

Confession to the Thirty-Five Buddhas Samantabhadra Prayer
Prayer of Arya Maitreya
Dedication from Bodhisattva’s Way of life

Second Week
Purification Puja (Jangwa) Bardo prayer

Third Week
Prayer for Beginning, Middle, and End Prayer to be reborn in Sukhavati Prayer for a Statue of Maitreya
Prayer for Spontaneous Bliss

Fourth Week
Sutra of Medicine Buddha ritual and Diamond Cutter Sutra

Fifth Week
Mantra recitations
Until Buddhahood prayer
Prayer for the Future of the Dharma

Sixth Week
Vajrasattva purification practice Phowa prayers

Seventh Week
Guru Puja
Sutra of Fortunate Aeon