Body of a courtesan in nine stages

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(By Tsem Rinpoche)

Dear friends around the world,

I found this to be interesting. Obviously people have had attachments to the body which causes us to take up actions that bind us for a lifetime pulling us away sometimes from higher spiritual attainments. We think we can do something for a while, but it just leads us deeper and deeper till we are stuck. The Buddhist practice of meditating on the body decomposing is not something to be morbid or fantasy or something that is whimsical. The decomposition of our body will happen one day. So when we fast forward and meditate on this eventual truth, it helps us to bring our lives into true perspectives immediately. A courtesan is a thing of beauty, refinement, art and pleasures. To meditate on a courtesan’s ‘truth’ body of eventuality is powerful to bring the eventuality home. The irony of this thing of extreme beauty ‘designed’ for sensory pleasure having the ability to decay into something putrid, horrid and unrecognizable is a reality of all our bodies. In fact everything in existence’s nature is this truth which is decay, decomposition and it’s final. So this makes it an object ‘perfect’ for meditation. Of course this can be substituted for anything we have attachments for. The female body is no worse than the male’s. But previous patriarchal societies tend to focus the female as more an object of pleasure be it right or wrong.

Actually if we think about it carefully, we have 9 actual obvious orifices on our bodies besides the thousands of pores. The substances that come out of these orifices are putrid, smelly, toxic, dirty and filled with germs. Whether it is ear wax, snots, eye mucus, saliva, urine, feces or just sweat from all of our pores, these are dirty and not clean in nature. If our body is left to its ‘natural’ state unmanaged, only impurities are produced from it. Why are we attracted to these foul discharges? Why are we attracted to the foul body that produces these discharges is the point of this illustration. This goes for male and female. So when a person meditates on these qualities of the body, it is to create a distance and space by using the truth of the nature of the body to focus on more higher purposes of the body than just eating, copulating, sleeping, dressing, indulgences of the senses. We get lost on the daily maintenance and pleasuring of the body. Our lives are spent in this way and just passes us by quickly. As a result of realizing this true nature of the body, one sees the body as an actual and perfect vehicle to pursue one’s spiritual aspirations and gain spiritual results that is related to the temporary body but not a permanent component of the body. The body is therefore used as a vehicle to house the mind to gain spiritual attainments. One’s pursuits and aims become spiritual and not maintenance based for the body. With all the maintenance we give the body, in the end it just abandons us and dies and decomposes. No amount of maintenance can prevent this truth.  This meditation results in a person not being overly attached to the body and uses it for a higher purpose that goes beyond self indulgences.

The amount of work in exercise, medication, food, sustenance, sleep, cleaning, hygiene necessary to the body’s intact and well-being  is already daily and time consuming. Never ending in fact.  Why add to that? We end up spending all of our time to just maintaining the body and in the end we just discard it like we leave a hotel room. So the purpose of this meditation is to focus on the transitory nature of our bodies, and all the work we put into maintaining and pleasuring will end up just in a pile of bloating decomposition makes us think how we can spend our time better. We should use our temporary body for something more and better. Something that is useful in this life for ourselves, those around us and our future lives. We should maintain our bodies, keep it healthy and clean but for the express purpose of spiritual gains and not simply for the sake of maintenance and pleasure. We don’t over focus and get caught up with cleaning, fixing, decorating a hotel room which we are just borrowing. Why waste so much time on something temporary?

Tsem Rinpoche

 

Body of a courtesan in nine stages: A 19th century study of decomposition

BY STRANGEREMAINS on JUNE 24, 2014 


Painting, handscroll. Body of a courtesan in nine stages of decomposition. Ink and colour on silk. Image credit: The British Museum

 

“Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages” was painted on handscroll by Japanese artist Kobayashi Eitaku in the 1870’s. It’s not unusual for artists to study corpses and body parts because of their need to learn about the human form, and because of the historical connection between the science of anatomy and artistic illustration. What makes this style unique is that it’s part of a Japanese artistic tradition devoted specifically to the study of human postmortem changes that stretches back hundreds of years.

“Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages” is an example of kusozu, the illustration of a decomposing corpse, that was popular in Japanese art from about the 13th to 19th centuries. Kusozu was inspired by Buddhist beliefs that urged followers to meditate on the temporary nature of life and the physical world by contemplating postmortem changes. The below panels illustrate nine stages of death that include: (1) dying; (2) newly deceased or fresh; (3) skin discoloration and bloat during early decomposition; (4) leakage of blood in early decomposition; (5) skin slippage, marbling, and leakage of purge fluid during early decomposition; (6) caving of abdominal cavity and exposure of internal organs during advanced decomposition; (7) animal scavenging during advanced decomposition; (8) skeletonization; and (9) extreme decomposition.

Though the painting maybe religious and/or scientific in nature, according to the British Museum it also has erotic themes. Because the subject matter is a courtesan, the curator notes for this piece at the British Museum say that this handscroll also falls into the genre of erotic art, or shunga. The word shunga means picture of spring in Japanese. The word “spring” is a common synonym for sex.

Below are all 9 panels. All images come from The British Museum.

 


 


 


 


 




 

 

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  1. Irene Lim on Jun 9, 2021 at 1:59 pm

    The scrolls are indeed presentation of morbid female anatomy. But is an excellent meditation piece which can awaken the reality and the undeniable truth on impermance.

  2. Sharon Ong on Jun 9, 2021 at 2:01 am

    This is such an excellent teaching on understanding the reality of human bodies and to overcome our attachment to our own body and to curb our lust (attachment to other’s bodies)

    It’s a good reminder of what we should be using our bodies for. Instead of using our bodies for pleasure, beauty & glory, we should be using it for a good cause and to benefit others. After all, at the time of death, our body will betray us. It won’t matter if we have the most beautiful, well-groomed body because at the time of death, the only thing that can help us is the Dharma and all the virtuous deeds we did when we were alive.

  3. Jacinta Goh on Sep 18, 2020 at 12:55 am

    These pictures reminded me of Kawang, https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/kawang-a-dorje-shugden-confessional-practice.html

    This wrathful Confessional practice is extremely powerful when done correctly.

  4. Yee Yin on Sep 7, 2019 at 7:23 pm

    For people who don’t believe in karma and reincarnation, they will think they only have one lifetime so they have to enjoy it to the maximum. That is why people chase after money, wealth, fame and comfort. People tend to think for themselves before anything else.

    When we learn Dharma, we understand that we will take rebirth again and again and be stuck in this cycle. If we have the merits and karma, we will take rebirth in a human form and continue to practice Dharma. But if our negative karma is too strong, we will take rebirth in the three lower realms and we have to suffer for a very long time until our karma exhausted.

    However, accepting rebirth and karma is one thing, to realise it and do something for our future life is another thing. In order to push ourselves to practice, death meditation if done correctly, will help us to transform our mind and optimise our precious human life. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this with us.

  5. Samfoonheei on Nov 19, 2018 at 10:38 am

    All attachment is the roots of sufferings. Letting go of it , do more meaningful things in life to benefit others before times up. A profound teachings and reminder of how impermanence of our body are which sooner or later eventually will leave and decomposed . Practising death meditation will helps us to realise the importance of this human life and to do more virtuous acts. Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

  6. Lin Mun on Feb 21, 2018 at 9:34 pm

    Thank you Rinpoche for this teaching and reminder. We always think we have so much time and concentrate so much in making our body look good and using it to generate wealth which in the end didn’t bring us anything happiness that can last long. We should in fact use our temporary body to work on bringing benefit on others and to generate more merits that can help ourselves and others. Hence we should do more dharma and not waste our time on unnecessary things that will attract us into more worldly actions.

  7. Jess on Sep 24, 2017 at 5:12 pm

    Thank you Rinpoche for this article. Recently I’ve been thinking about death a lot but now I realise there is no point in me thinking about it, my body will eventually decompose but this doesn’t mean I should waste my life. Thank you for this awakening I should now focus on practicing the Dhamma and helping others. Although I’ve been going through a tough time this has inspired me. I wish you a life free from suffering, and may we all attain Nibbana one day.

  8. TekLee on Sep 5, 2016 at 7:47 pm

    Thank you Rinpoche for the wonderful artile. Realising that we should not attach to our body so much, it is because in the end, it will decompose and back to the nature. However, we need to remain healthy so that we can use this body to conribute more in Dharma, it is because we are very fortunate to be born in human form this life, with complete body and wisdom to think and make decision. Thus, we should use this body to do more Dharma.
    Thank you again Rinpoche for the article.

    Best regards,
    TekLee

  9. Carmen Koo on Sep 5, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    Dear Rinpoche,

    Thank you for this article, and a stark reminder to something that we take for granted. We treasure our bodies tremendously, we fit it in the best clothes, the best jewellery, the most expensive bags and shoes, we take it to travel the world, and give it the best foods (sometimes at the expense of the lives of other animals!), but yet, everything that comes out from our body is putrid – from sweat, to blood, to mucus, phlegm, wax, faeces etc, no matter how much resources we spend on our bodies. We spend so much money, time, energy and effort, to take care of our body, which is decaying to something that would be indistinguishable from one another eventually. From the moment we are born, we are closer to death. When we are able to realise that, it wakes us up to ‘using’ our bodies for a bigger purpose – to help and benefit others more than ourselves through our actions, deeds, thoughts, speech. Most of us are given a golden opportunity with our body’s faculties fully intact, our senses, and a precious life, so what do we do with it? We can spend our whole lives acquiring and obtaining, and beautifying the body which will result in not much, or we can maintain our bodies, as we need to, but use it to collect merit, like an offering to the Buddhas, by doing Dharma, or even beneficial works for others. Our choice makes the difference and our realisation of our eventual decaying body propels us to that.

    Carmen

  10. justin cheah on Sep 5, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this teaching. What strike me the most is that it is very rare that we take rebirth as a human form in our samsara cycle. It is precious for us to seize this rare chance of collecting merits and continuing my spiritual practice because after death, my karma follows me like my shadow and i will not have any control to it.

    Whatever we did to our body during the life time will have no value and will not help us in our karma (in fact it will only create more negative karma for us because of over indulgence on our body). Our body will just rot away and all the effort and money we invested on this ‘vehicle’ this life will not matter anymore. What matters is that what we did with our body form to benefit others, as a vehicle to collect merits and develop our spiritual paths.

    As the chance of taking rebirth as a human is rare, we must make use of this chance to develop our spiritual path and not to waste this opportunity. Thank you Rinpoche for keep reminding us about this, showing us the reality and serve us this beautifully honest wake up call.

  11. Carsden on Sep 5, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    隨著時代的變遷,人在短暫的年華裡,把大部分精力都投注在外在而非內在,結果演變成人心的空蕩。追求美麗的事物是正常的,但絕不應過度。如今,『華而不實』已成普遍,理所當然,而沒有人察覺其實身體正在出賣自己。當你“裝飾”她,她給你外在的美麗,但身體裏頭卻悄悄地腐蝕,包括身理與心理。

    仁波切利用『飯店』來比喻人類的身體,真是恰當,將謹記於心。

    Thank you Rinpoche!

  12. KarenC on Sep 5, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    I remembered Rinpoche spoke about how we are so attached to our body using the examples of the substances that come out of the 9 orifices. Imagine we have an empty pail in front of us, and slowly we put in the smelly, toxic and dirty substances i.e urine, saliva, feces and sweat produced by our body, and now the pail is full.

    Then we carry this pile of substances everywhere with us, to travel, work, bedroom, restaurants, clubs etc. It may sound gruesome to some, however Rinpoche said before it’s exactly how we spent so much time maintaining our body on daily basis. We go for facial, hair salon, plastic surgery just to look good. Then we go travel/eat/play/work and make sure we fulfil our desire and be happy about it.

    When one is overly-obsessed by the beauty of our body, the above analogy is a great reminder for us to refrain from wasting time/effort/money on unnecessary indulgence/desire/attachment that is contrary to the core teaching of Buddhism.

  13. Sock Wan on Sep 5, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    We will age, this is a natural process. We cannot stop the aging process, our body, our appearance do not stay the same, spending so much time and effort to hold on to something impermanent is a waste. It is better to cultivate our mind, our good qualities because these are something we bring along with us when we die. Our lives are short, it is better to spend the limited time cultivating a positive mind and attitude than to find ways to maintain the look or the body that eventually will betray us.

  14. Vivian Ong on Sep 5, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    Thank you Rinpoche for the informative article. This article teaches us not to be attached so much with our body and also with the worldly things. This is because one day this body will degenerate and won’t last. We will die and we will leave this body. So, might as well we use this body to do something good and meritorious that we can bring to our future lives. Thank you _/\_

    Regards,
    Vivian

  15. jerry_sito on Sep 5, 2016 at 6:45 pm

    感谢仁波切的教诲与开示,

    人生,我们需要注重我们的仪容与身体,那是因为我们必须互相尊重与出于礼貌,但是我们却不能这样却物极必反,如果过了头,那么就会变成是一份执着,而这份执着将只会带来“痛苦”…..

    每一个人,无论您是什么样的身份地位,也无论你在生前多么的美丽与俊俏,即使我今天是一位贵妇抑或是一位妓女,当死亡来临的那一个,其实大家所面对的过程,其实是一样与没有分别的,每一个人都必须经历生老病死的过程,我们听的多,我非常感兴趣的读到这篇贴子关于死亡后所面对的整个过程其实大家都是一样的…

    即使今生我们因着不同的因果而受生不同的身份地位,我们也因着不同的因果而对与不同的人事物“执着”而沉沦与痛苦,其实到生命结束的那一刻,大家是一样的,我们善待彼此吧….

    谢谢
    Jerry

  16. Su Ming on Sep 5, 2016 at 6:36 pm

    The depiction by this artist of the courtesan is very interesting. Is true that our body once we are born will just continue to degenerate as we age. And that cannot be stopped even if we have all the money in the world to do any from of surgery. It will just degenerate until we die.

    We see this all around, from our own parents to ourselves that nothing we can do to stop death or aging. Therefore, Rinpoche often teaches us to contemplate on death, not because we are morbid but because by accepting death, we will let go of our attachments, the very reasons that brought us down in this life.

    “Age gracefully” is not how you look, but what you are doing and have done that makes a person beautiful and that cannot be erase with age.

  17. Wylfred Ng on Sep 5, 2016 at 5:49 pm

    谢谢仁波切的分享

    仁波切也曾经多次在不同场合给予关于我们身体本质的法教。

    我们身体就是我们最大的“叛徒”。 无论我们如何照顾、保清洁我们的身体或外表, 我们还是一样会变老、皮肤失去光泽、皱纹细纹等等都会出现在我们脸上。 姑且不说这些长期的老化现象, 就算是我们今天早上已经洗澡, 把身体洗刷一番, 出门之前还喷香水, 一天结束过后我们的身体还是一样会肮脏, 发出臭味。 这就是我们身体的本质, 所有排出我们身体的汗、尿等等都是肮脏的。

    所以我们应该好好利用我们有限的身体利益别人, 修行佛法。 我们的身体总有一天会坏, 唯有我们所做的功德会随着我们死后决定我们的下一世。

    谢谢

  18. William Chua on Sep 5, 2016 at 5:30 pm

    It is true that there is a lot of work needed to maintain our body and all it does is to deteriorate as the days goes by. If we do not take care of it, then it will degenerate faster. So, all that we do and spend in taking care of our body, to beautify it will end up in a decomposed pile when we die. Hence, we will need to meditate on death so that we will not be so attached to our body that we lose focus on what is important.

    The fact that we have a human body is the most fortunate thing we could have this life because it allows us to study and practice Dharma to gain enlightenment. It is the most conducive of the six realms. And we will not know when we will have this opportunity again.

  19. Wan Wai Meng on Dec 15, 2015 at 2:10 am

    This is an interesting way to meditate on death. As how Rinpoche explained it, the body of a courtesan is defined as an object of sense pleasure, and by seeing how a courtesan’s body decaying, it acts to help us to see what are the truly essential things we need to do.

  20. Sock Wan on Sep 3, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    Asian culture is greatly influenced by Buddhism. This art piece clearly depicted no matter how beautiful we are, we will die one day. We cannot escape the process of decomposition which our beautiful face and body will rot and smell, eventually what remains is a pile of white bones.

    Realising it, it is important to prepare for our death while less obsessed in making ourselves look beautiful all the time.

    Buddhism in Japan used to be very popular and widely practised. It is a pity that not many young people in Japan are practising Buddhism now.

  21. Joy Kam on Aug 21, 2015 at 1:47 am

    Thank you Rinpoche for this enlightening post on IMPERMANENCE and a great reminder of what we are made off. To remind us that we should be less attached, not just our temporary shell (our body and beauty), but to also the desires of the senses.

    The artist have beautifully illustrated this singular powerful truth of our state and by using the courtesan as the object representing “desire” is very clever. A courtesan is trained from young to be an artist of pleasure in all aspects of art and intellect, she is admired, desired, and sort after by many. However she is merely an illusion, moulded to enhance attachments. Truth is even something as beautiful as a courtesan will one day wither, die, decompose, smell, rot and be eaten my maggots.

    The illustration of the process of how she decays highlights the ultimate truth of our human body. This meditation helps us not only to appreciate life, it also helps us cut our desires and attachments and on top of that remind us how we should use it… that is with purpose and not of the samsaric kind. To be wise and not be fooled by the courtesan (samsara), for it is all but a temporary illusion. Samsara uses and plays with our desires to latch us on to creating more negative karma, more vicious cycle to be stuck in samsara.

    The courtesan reminds us of our immortality so we can choose the right path to take. The only path where we can rely on, the one true path that is permanent – the Dharma.

  22. Beatrix Ooi on Jul 8, 2015 at 5:09 am

    Some people may find the illustrations slightly gruesome, I must say that I was pretty shocked when I first saw these pictures. It’s normal to feel disgusted or shocked but I think that we also need to realise that this is the nature of our bodies, what comes out from our bodies are either smelly or dirty. We all will have to come to this point when we are dead, what’s important is that all the things we did when we were alive was not a waste of time.

    This is just my personal views and I am not judging anyone, I am really sorry if it disturbs your mind. People party, drink and have all the fun they want, they definitely have the rights to do all these. But if we were to think about it carefully, are these activities beneficial? What’s important is that does it benefit us and others? When we go out have fun and drink all we want, we make our parents and friends worry, this is definitely not benefiting them nor us.

    So why spend our whole life doing all these when we can actually use our time to help others instead? When we have done something beneficial, we will realise that the happiness we get from benefiting others very rewarding and encouraging, it inspires us and others to do more and benefit more people. I think that this is what happiness is all about, it is not something we feel great about for a moment and then nothing happens.

    We may not be able to do much for now, but if we start off with doing small things or making tiny little changes, we create the cause for us to do more in the future and more people will be inspired to do the same. Do you know why? Because they see the positive transformation in us, and IT IS inspiring. 🙂

  23. Julia Tan on Jul 3, 2015 at 12:17 am

    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing the paintings. Having a human body is so rare and so precious because this body enable us to have the desire to liberate ourselves from samsara and attain Buddhahood. Unfortunately, we misused our body for more samsaric activities such as making money, enjoying the body, cheating others, killing each other and etc instead of using it to practice Dharma. We turned it into a vehicle that create more negative karma and we forgot about impermanence. We wasted the beautiful body that we received due to our effort and practice that we have done, the positive and merits that we accumulated from our pass lives.

  24. Edwin Tan on Jun 24, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    The art work is so beautifully drawn.

    What is amazing is that what Rinpoche teaches on impermanence and non-attachment to our bodies because it is temporary.. is also being illustrated hundreds of years ago in the 19th century.

    Whether it is in Malaysia, Sinagpore, India, Tibet or Japan, the essence of Dharma teachings are same.

    How true it is to depict our body as hotel rooms, and we are only “using” or “borrowing” it temporary to achieve higher and better useful means for ourselves and others in this lifetime and future.

    The 9 stages of the drawings are indeed mind opening.

  25. Datuk May on Jun 23, 2015 at 11:40 pm

    What an impact on my mind about the excretion from our major orifices and the thousands of pores are substances that are most unclean and contaminated.
    Yet in our ignorance we hold onto the body which will age and create issues for us if we hold on to it.

    The illustrations from these paintings are so profound that it makes us silly to even be bothered to be attached to our physical form of the body. It will fail us, unlike the care of our mind which well nurtured will bring great benefit to us.

    We take nothing with us when our body fails and decay on death but only our Karma and the mind.

    Protect not the physical form but the mind and karma.

  26. Vinnie Tan on Jun 23, 2015 at 11:18 pm

    Our body is indeed just a temporary vehicle that we reside in for this lifetime. It constantly betrays us despite the constant care and love that we shower it with. Betraying us through illnesses, and other things that it does that will consume our time just to maintain and make it pleasant.

    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing with us these illustrations. It very obviously shows us what happens after death. No matter how much effort we put into making it look good or even caring for it, the body still betrays us. There is nothing that we are able to do when that happens.

    Through the illustrations it shows us very clearly why we should not constantly be so hung over about making it look good. We should be focusing on the things that will benefit us in the long run and not something that is so temporary that changes and betrays us constantly.

    The illustrations have made it even clearer to me that we came with nothing and will definitely leave with nothing. What will happen to us is that the body decomposes and then we will be back to ashes that will only go to the ground. People forgetting who we are as time passes.

  27. Pastor David Lai on Jun 19, 2015 at 4:02 pm

    Incredible teaching on the impermanence of our bodies. The incredible thing is that we know this intellectually but our attachment to the pleasures of the senses blinds us. We don’t realize the futility of many of our actions of just pleasuring this body and using it to create more negative karma. Such rare art forms goes against mainstream culture of only seeking pleasure. Thank you rinpoche for an incredible experience of reminding ourselves of our mortality before it is too late.

  28. Kevin W on Jun 17, 2015 at 1:38 am

    Thank you Rinpoche for reminding that

    everything is ephemereal and is simply vibrating at a level which we see & perceived as real

    but there’s actually nothing there, but energy.

    Just Emptiness.

    With folded hands.

  29. sandra on Jun 16, 2015 at 11:47 pm

    How deceiving and how sad but how liberating. Thank you Rinpoche.

  30. Stella on Jun 16, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    Thank You Rinpoche for sharing the Kusozu by Japanese artist Kobayashi Eitaku. The images of a decomposing body is a vivid interpretation of impermanence. I agree with Sharon that this is a very good reminder to ourselves that our body is nothing but an empty shell after our death. We should make good use of it now before it is too late.

    With folded palms, sincerely and humbly,
    Stella

  31. Loh Ann Leong (Penang) on Jun 16, 2015 at 4:34 am

    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing. This had reminds me how impermanence of our body are which eventually will leave and decomposed at its will.

  32. Steve Setera on Jun 16, 2015 at 2:02 am

    Tashi Delek, Tulku

    this is a wonderful reminder of this bag of bones we work so hard to make look good. When i lived in Malaysia i had attended Ven Mahinda’s contemplation of the body meditations… powerful.

  33. Sharon Ong on Jun 16, 2015 at 1:42 am

    Dear Rinpoche,

    The graphic images are a good reminder of how our bodies are just an empty shell after we die. It is a good note to myself to use this temporary vessel meaningfully to the best of my abilities in this short time that I have left.

    With folded hands, thank you for this post.

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  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 10. 2024 02:52 PM
    Venerable Ajahn Chah was a Thai Buddhist monk, an influential teacher of the Buddhadhamma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition. Been a man of great wisdom was respected and loved in his own country Thailand. He was also instrumental in establishing Theravada Buddhism in the West and a revered monk whose life and teachings continue to this day. He was undoubtedly one of the most revered Buddhist teachers in the modern era. His teachings were rooted in direct experience and presented in simple language. He was an exemplary teacher who inspired deep confidence and enthusiasm amongst his followers who came from around the world. Ajahn Chah remained bedridden until his death at the age of 73. Interesting biography of a great teacher.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this interesting sharing

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/venerable-ajahn-chah-the-forest-monk.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 10. 2024 02:50 PM
    DUKKAR (SITATAPATRA) or White Parasol is known for her powers to protect against sorcery, spirit harm, evil spells,malicious intents and so forth. She is white in colour because the principal means by which she accomplishes protection is the enlightened energy of pacification. She is a form of Tara and is well recognized throughout Tibet, India ,Nepal and the Himalayan region. Whoever practices her mantra will gain protection against supernatural danger and witchcraft.
    All thanks to the kindness of the monks from Gaden Monastery Kecharians from Puja team have conducted a Dukkar Puja and learned the various traditional pujas as well.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this wonderful sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/dukkar-sitatapatra.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 10. 2024 02:45 PM
    The possibility of extraterrestrial life has always fascinated humans and we’ve been searching for alien life for some time now.No extraterrestrial life has yet been conclusively detected. We always wondered if there is life beyond Earth in space. With all of the countless billions of stars and possible planets and moons in space, we do think that under the right conditions, life can exist elsewhere in space. However, there is no evidence for this. Extraterrestrial life has never been discovered, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I do believe of their existence. Only a small fraction of our galaxy has been studied and the question of whether aliens exist is something scientists have been trying to understand, explore and figure out for a long time. Despite decades of peering at and listening to planets around other stars, scientist still don’t have a concrete answer to the question of whether we are alone in the universe. Scientists are have been using new methods to reveal that we’re not alone in the universe and that alien life must be out there.
    Reading this interesting blog will definitely opened our eyes as one day we could possible see them , rather than just listening their voice . Since in a few occasion they the aliens have made communication contact with human.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/science-mysteries/ancient-aliens-the-return.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 10. 2024 02:42 PM
    The Karmapa heads the 900 years old Karma Kagyu sect, popularly called the Black Hat sect of the Tibetan Buddhism. The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, is the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, a Buddhist school in Tibet. The Karma Kagyu lineage is the most influential of the Tibetan Buddhist lineages outside Tibet studied and practiced all around the world. The teachings of the Kagyu lineage have been passed down for nearly a thousand years within Tibet. As one of Tibetan Buddhism’s four main lineages, the Kagyu School is especially known for its profound meditative practices, its tradition of strict retreat, and the countless awakened individuals it has produced. The teachings of the Kagyu lineage stretch back to ancient India, having a long history behind it.
    H E Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche, a Karma Kagyu Lama, recently sent an open letter to HH Dalai Lama on behalf of the thousands or millions of Kagyu practitioners. This letter mentioned various points of aggressive pressure and assaults, threatening, and discrimination attributed to supporters of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama. Finally one courage Lama speaking up how practitioners have been suffering all these while. He is the only high-ranking Tibetan Lama formally recognised both by Dalai Lama and the Chinese.
    Well it seem that other Tibetan religious groups also experiencing religious discrimination ,having many similarities to the Gelup lineage. Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche has dedicated his life to the preservation of the Karma Kagyu lineage. Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche highlighted the lack of religious freedom among the Tibetan people due to the persistent interference of their Tibetan leadership. Due to the Tibetan leadership the Karma Kagyu split so as in the Gelup lineage sufferings to the practitioners. In time to come hopefully it will resolve the disputes for the sake of Dharma.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this interesting sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/downloads/karma-kagyus-lodreu-rabsel-rinpoche-asks-the-dalai-lama-for-religious-freedom.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 10. 2024 02:37 PM
    Everyone of us have a dream house. Some might go for bigger house while some might choose a simple house far away from city lives and so forth. Living in a green mountainous place doing practices, mantras, prostrations, offerings and reading the holy dharma was a dream of our Guru Tsem Rinpoche . That’s a great idea , what a beautiful place to live without much disturbance of traffics and activities . Kechara Forest Retreat is one special place one might go for. Having a house, quiet and green environment place is definitely everyone wish. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. Green and clean, that’s everyone dream.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/me/i-belong-in-the-mountains.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 3. 2024 01:23 PM
    We have to understand that we own nothing. Everything that surrounds us is temporary. Life is like a flowing river in which nothing stays not even our relationships, fame, riches, poverty, happiness, sorrow, disease, objects, people, troubles, problems, etc. We have to accept the true facts all things will change with time, nothing stays permanent. Let us make our future now, and let us make our time in this world meaningful doing what we have to do. Learning, practicing Dharma is a good choice to make before its too late. Do something useful for others in our life .We are all going to die, it’s just a matter of when no one knows. We can’t take along anything we have as we come into this world with nothing, we goes with nothing too.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing as a reminder for us all of the precious nature of life.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/inspiration-worthy-words/we-own-nothing.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 3. 2024 01:22 PM
    It’s wondrous . There is so much we don’t know about the workings of our beautiful planet. Imaging a world where we could better in farming as to nature. But making Kechara Forest Retreat a spiritual sanctuary for all is amazing as mother Nature brings a sense of calmness and brings a greater sense of appreciation for life. All thanks to our Guru Tsem Rinpoche and many faithful students goes all the way up to where its today. Pastor Chia, Ms Julia Tan and Ms Li Kheng were the few who have done a fantastic job increasing yields and providing more healthy food.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/some-go-all-the-way.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 3. 2024 01:17 PM
    Thank you Li Kheng for highlighting the problems, sufferings under the unethical Dorje Shugden ban.
    Dorje Shugden is one of the important protector deities worshipped by many throughout the Tibetan Buddhism . And even many high Lamas since the time of the 5th Dalai Lama and in monasteries have had propitiated Dorje Shugden. Tibetan leadership has been exploiting their people all these years with the Dorje Shugden ban. Many families are torn apart by this ban instituted by the Tibetan Leadership.
    Living in Malaysia a multi-country is a privilege , we allowed to pray what we want , having religious freedom. But not for those Tibetans living in India, Nepal and so forth who propitiate Dorje Shugden. Current days many news has created increased exposure and awareness of the plight of Dorje Shugden practitioners in the world. And it is slowly going down to history , as many Tibetans are standing up and speaking up on the unfairness and discrimination to be heard.
    Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding…..quoted.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/guest-contributors/united-colors-of-spirituality.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Saturday, Aug 3. 2024 01:13 PM
    We should respect all religions and just believe in peace, kindness and harmony. Everyone has the right to choose and practise a religion. We should never judge, mistreat or hurt others just because they practice a different religion than ours. The first way we can begin to respect different forms of spirituality is to learn about them. Promoting tolerance and understanding is an important part of our life. Respecting people of other faiths allows us to foster an environment of tolerance and understanding. It helps us recognize that there are diverse perspectives and beliefs in the world. Everyone has the right to choose and practise a religion. The deep frustration felt by the Tibetan people who lack religious freedom to practice how and what they want, is beginning to surface with more and more people speaking up against the behaviour of the Tibetan leadership. Dorje Shugden practitioners face restrictions on freedom of belief, speech, assembly, and cultural identity. Every aspect of Tibetan life is under siege but until recently they could speak out about what they are facing, the more is spoken out, the more others will be aware of the issue. Reading what H E Tsem Rinpoche had said why he had to keep silent about his Protector practice of Shugden until now. Its all about guru devotion and faith in his guru. Tsem Rinpoche had explained clearly the reasons behind it. Well hopefully more and more people understand after reading this blog. Having peaceful dialogue through communication and solve the controversy issue for the sake in the preservation of the Dharma, has to be achieved.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/i-can-speak-up-now.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Jul 28. 2024 03:37 PM
    Tibetan sky burial is a mysterious funeral practice that fascinates and sometimes intimidates people from a different cultural background. Tibetans see it as a last gift to the universe — a way to show the insignificance and the impermanence of our earthly lives. In reality sky burial, holds much greater significance. The practice demonstrates fundamental values and beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism such as reincarnation, impermanence, compassion, and non-attachment. Although it might seem brutal for some at first, yet this tradition demonstrates deep love and compassion towards all living beings and genuine concern about the earth. It’s the last act of merits and they consider them a spiritual practice that’s all about giving back to the world.
    Sky burials is a funeral practice are where human corpse is placed on a mountaintop to decompose to be eaten by scavenging animals such as carrion birds.
    Looking at those pictures though scary yet will remind us to train our mind and every single time in life is important spent it wisely. Nothing stays forever, its better to accept it and prepare our next life as what Tsem Rinpoche had advised us to meditate on death.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/art-architecture/sky-burial-of-tibet-warning-viewer-discretion-is-advised.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Jul 28. 2024 03:36 PM
    The historic first Kalachakra initiation by the young Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu held publicly in Tibet,China. Awesome over hundred thousand attended the self-initiation of the Kalachakra deity and teachings. Among them thousand monks and nuns and hundred incarnated lamas and teachers in attendance were HE the 20th Denma Gonsa Rinpoche, HE Nyitrul Rinpoche, Venerable Lama Jampa Ngodrub Rinpoche and many other High Lamas. On the first day auspicious sign appeared with shower of rain. With over thousands of people attended this initiation , it proven that the influence of the young Panchen Lama is growing and will continue to grow even more and stronger. This also proves that he is indeed the unmistaken incarnation. This definitely have a positive impact on the acceptance of Dorje Shugden’s practice. Historically, one of the main Protectors of the Panchen Lamas is Dorje Shugden and he is also the Protector of Tashi Lhunpo, the monastic seat of the Panchen Lamas.
    Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor David for this great sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/historic-first-kalachakra-initiation-by-the-11th-panchen-lama.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Jul 28. 2024 03:35 PM
    Revisit this post again and fortunate given the opportunity to attend the initiation recently with my Dharma brothers and sisters. About thousands of people took the initiation of Avalokiteshvara, or in Tibetan Chenrezig Ngesung Kundrol recently at Kechara Forest Retreat. We are indeed very fortunate to receive the blessing from Venerable Chojila .The very first initiation of Chenrezig Ngesung Kundrol been held here. Its such an auspicious powerful event attended by many people from around Malaysia and overseas.
    Thank you Rinpoche with folded hands.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/chenrezig-ngesung-kundrol.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Jul 28. 2024 03:34 PM
    More than 350 years, highly attained Lamas have relied on the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden to clear obstacles and create conducive conditions for their spiritual path. Buddhist masters from the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism as such Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug . Over a period of time, the practice entered into Mongolian culture, since than Mongolia had adopted Tibetan Buddhism many hundreds of years ago. Mongolia has a long history and connection with Dorje Shugden. Even the State Oracle of Mongolia, Choijin Lama Luvsankhaidav, regarded highly of Dorje Shugden and had a special thangka commissioned for worship. Lama Luvsankhaidav even took trance of Dorje Shugden painted the importance the Mongolian people once placed on the protector.
    Interesting read,
    thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/one-minute-story/mongolian-state-oracle-paints-dorje-shugden
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Jul 28. 2024 03:33 PM
    The historic Choijin Lama Temple located in the center of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia. The Choijin Lama Temple is an architectural masterpiece of the 19th and 20th centuries at the order of the spiritual leader of Mongolian Buddhism the eighth Javzandamba Khutagt. The complex was dedicated to his younger brother, the sitting Choijin Lama, who had served as the official state oracle of Mongolia until his death. The historic temple of the Choijin Lama is an important example of Chinese-style religious architecture where the Choijin Lama would go into a trance. This temple been one of Mongolian Buddhism’s surviving links with the past with unique collection of copper and brass sculptures, scroll paintings, diverse artworks, masks engravings, and instruments used for religious ceremonies. This temple is considered one of the most beautiful temple in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia and is now a museum preserving the elaborately decorated interiors and containing a rich collection of other Mongolian Buddhist sculpture and painting.
    Thank you Rinpoche and Choong for this interesting write up

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/choijin-lama-the-state-oracle-of-mongolia.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Tuesday, Jul 16. 2024 11:02 AM
    That’s wonderful now we have H E Tsem Rinpoche’s short biography in Mongolian. More and more readers got to know of our Guru and Dorje Shugden. May Rinpoche’s teaching spread and reach out to those Monglians.
    Thank you Rinpoche and writers team for this wonderful sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/me/tsem-rinpoches-short-biography-mongolian.html

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One of our adorable Kechara Forest Retreat's doggies, Tara, happy and safe, and enjoying herself in front of Wisdom Hall which has been decorated for Chinese New Year
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Fragrant organic Thai basil harvested from our very own Kechara Forest Retreat farm!
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On behalf of our Puja House team, Pastor Tat Ming receives food and drinks from Rinpoche. Rinpoche wanted to make sure the hardworking Puja House team are always taken care of.
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By the time I heard about Luang Phor Thong, he was already very old, in his late 80s. When I heard about him, I immediately wanted to go and pay my respects to him. - http://bit.ly/LuangPhorThong
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Kechara Forest Retreat is preparing for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations. This is our holy Vajra Yogini stupa which is now surrounded by beautiful lanterns organised by our students.
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One of the most recent harvests from our Kechara Forest Retreat land. It was grown free of chemicals and pesticides, wonderful!
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Third picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal. Height: 33ft (10m)
Second picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
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Second picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal. Height: 33ft (10m)
First picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
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First picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal. Height: 33ft (10m)
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The first title published by Kechara Comics is Karuna Finds A Way. It tells the tale of high-school sweethearts Karuna and Adam who had what some would call the dream life. Everything was going great for them until one day when reality came knocking on their door. Caught in a surprise swindle, this loving family who never harmed anyone found themselves out of luck and down on their fortune. Determined to save her family, Karuna goes all out to find a solution. See what she does- https://bit.ly/2LSKuWo
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At Kechara Forest Retreat land we have nice fresh spinach growing free of chemicals and pesticides. Yes!
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Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha.
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Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha.
Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha. She was his step-mother and aunt. Buddha\'s mother had passed away at his birth so he was raised by Gotami.
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Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha. She was his step-mother and aunt. Buddha's mother had passed away at his birth so he was raised by Gotami.
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Another nun disciple of Lord Buddha's. She had achieved great spiritual abilities and high attainments. She would be a proper object of refuge. This image of the eminent bhikkhuni (nun) disciple of the Buddha, Uppalavanna Theri.
Wandering Ascetic Painting by Nirdesha Munasinghe
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High Sri Lankan monks visit Kechara to bless our land, temple, Buddha and Dorje Shugden images. They were very kind-see pictures- https://bit.ly/2HQie2M
This is pretty amazing!

First Sri Lankan Buddhist temple opened in Dubai!!!
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This is pretty amazing! First Sri Lankan Buddhist temple opened in Dubai!!!
My Dharma boy (left) and Oser girl loves to laze around on the veranda in the mornings. They enjoy all the trees, grass and relaxing under the hot sun. Sunbathing is a favorite daily activity. I care about these two doggies of mine very much and I enjoy seeing them happy. They are with me always. Tsem Rinpoche

Always be kind to animals and eat vegetarian- https://bit.ly/2Psp8h2
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My Dharma boy (left) and Oser girl loves to laze around on the veranda in the mornings. They enjoy all the trees, grass and relaxing under the hot sun. Sunbathing is a favorite daily activity. I care about these two doggies of mine very much and I enjoy seeing them happy. They are with me always. Tsem Rinpoche Always be kind to animals and eat vegetarian- https://bit.ly/2Psp8h2
After you left me Mumu, I was alone. I have no family or kin. You were my family. I can\'t stop thinking of you and I can\'t forget you. My bond and connection with you is so strong. I wish you were by my side. Tsem Rinpoche
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After you left me Mumu, I was alone. I have no family or kin. You were my family. I can't stop thinking of you and I can't forget you. My bond and connection with you is so strong. I wish you were by my side. Tsem Rinpoche
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Part 2-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
Part 1-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
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Part 1-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
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The great Protector Manjushri Dorje Shugden depicted in the beautiful Mongolian style. To download a high resolution file: https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
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Beautiful pictures of the huge Buddha in Longkou Nanshan- https://bit.ly/2LsBxVb
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The reason-Very interesting thought- https://bit.ly/2V7VT5r
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DON'T MISS THIS!~How brave Bonnie survived by living with a herd of deer~ https://bit.ly/2Lre2eY
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You can download this beautiful Egyptian style Dorje Shugden Free- https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
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Beautiful high file for print of Lord Manjushri. May you be blessed- https://bit.ly/2V8mwZe
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Thank you Pastor Seng Piow for the dharma sharing and leading today's puja 3rd August 2024. Pic by Siew Hong and uploaded by Jacinta.
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Thank you Pastor Seng Piow for the dharma sharing and leading today's puja 3rd August 2024. Pic by Siew Hong and uploaded by Jacinta.
Puja sponsorships packages of RM100, RM 50 and RM30. Really appreciate the continuous support for our Penang DS Chapel. 28/7/2024 By Jacinta
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Puja sponsorships packages of RM100, RM 50 and RM30. Really appreciate the continuous support for our Penang DS Chapel. 28/7/2024 By Jacinta
Completed weekly puja at Penang DS Chapel. 27th July 2024 by Jacinta.
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Completed weekly puja at Penang DS Chapel. 27th July 2024 by Jacinta.
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For those Penang members who were back in Penang, instead of having a weekend off, they chose to go to Penang DS centre and did a DS puja for the benefits of all beings. 20th July 2024, Saturday. By Jacinta
So proud of Penang Kecharians for attending initiations given by Venerable Chojila at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong on 20th - 21st July 2024. Against all odds, many of us made it there. (Not in the pic Mr. Teo and Sunny) By Jacinta.
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So proud of Penang Kecharians for attending initiations given by Venerable Chojila at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong on 20th - 21st July 2024. Against all odds, many of us made it there. (Not in the pic Mr. Teo and Sunny) By Jacinta.
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Wishing all sponsors' wishes be fulfilled and thanks for supporting our Kechara Penang Puja packages on 13/7/2024. By Jacinta
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#throwback 13th July 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja. We have special guest that day, Paul, a long time senior Kecharian with his friends. By Jacinta
Beautiful offerings arranged by Choong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Beautiful offerings arranged by Choong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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7/7/2024 Kechara Penang weekly puja completed. Kechara Penang Study Girup by Jacinta.
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This week's puja offerings sponsored by a few people and we hope their wishes be fulfilled. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta.
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29th June 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed weekly Dorje Shugden cum Manjushri Namasangiti. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta
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Need a dose of spiritual nourishment or perhaps any spiritual protection? Do take up our Kechara Penang food/candles offering packages. Do not hesitate to contact our member Choong for more info. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Different food offerings offered on Penang Kechara Chapel's altar behalf of the sponsors. May sponsors' wishes be fulfilled. Great effort from Choong Soon Heng, one of our Kechara Penang dedicated members who thought of this way for people to generate merits while clearing obstacles. Uploaded by Jacinta.
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Different food offerings offered on Penang Kechara Chapel's altar behalf of the sponsors. May sponsors' wishes be fulfilled. Great effort from Choong Soon Heng, one of our Kechara Penang dedicated members who thought of this way for people to generate merits while clearing obstacles. Uploaded by Jacinta.
These are some of the offerings offered on behalf of our sponsors. We have different offerings packages which one can choose from or just simply sponsor our weekly puja in dedication to our loved ones. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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These are some of the offerings offered on behalf of our sponsors. We have different offerings packages which one can choose from or just simply sponsor our weekly puja in dedication to our loved ones. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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We hope you enjoyed our pictures, as much as we enjoyed our Wesak Day together in Penang. Let us carry the energy and enthusiasm we experienced so far and inspires many more. Happy Wesak Day! 22/5/2024 KPSG by Jacinta
Puja offering packages. Thanks to those who sponsored the puja. May all your wishes be fulfilled. KPSG by Jacinta
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Puja offering packages. Thanks to those who sponsored the puja. May all your wishes be fulfilled. KPSG by Jacinta
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Colourful altar with plenty of offerings. We had DS puja with Praise to Buddha Shakyamuni as we celebrate this special day of Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana. KPSG by Jacinta
Some of the activities done during the Wesak Day Celebration in Penang. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Some of the activities done during the Wesak Day Celebration in Penang. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Wesak Day Celebration in Penang!Buddha's Bathing Ritual. 22/5/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. After puja, all members helped out clearing the offerings and we shared out the blessed food offerings with our families, friends and even animals. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. After puja, all members helped out clearing the offerings and we shared out the blessed food offerings with our families, friends and even animals. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. Activities during puja. Members chanting Dorje Shugden mantras. We've completed Dorje Shugden puja cum Namasangiti. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. Activities during puja. Members chanting Dorje Shugden mantras. We've completed Dorje Shugden puja cum Namasangiti. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
11/5/2024, Saturday @3pm. Activities : Offerings of khata to Rinpoche, garland of flowers to Dorje Shugden and a new Tibetan butterlamp being offered on the altar. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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11/5/2024, Saturday @3pm. Activities : Offerings of khata to Rinpoche, garland of flowers to Dorje Shugden and a new Tibetan butterlamp being offered on the altar. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Today we have an inaugural cancer free diet talk and info sharing by Mr. Ooi. Mr. Ooi is a Penangite and like any other man, he has a family to provide for. From colon cancer stage 4,he is now known as a cancer-free man. Learn more about his story and his acquaintance with Dorje Shugden here https://youtu.be/x7i-yXJBUwM?si=A-5O0udxjg52iS58
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Today we have an inaugural cancer free diet talk and info sharing by Mr. Ooi. Mr. Ooi is a Penangite and like any other man, he has a family to provide for. From colon cancer stage 4,he is now known as a cancer-free man. Learn more about his story and his acquaintance with Dorje Shugden here https://youtu.be/x7i-yXJBUwM?si=A-5O0udxjg52iS58
Kind-hearted sponsors sponsored these kuih-muih & flowers for today's puja @ 4th May, 2024. Should you wish to contribute these or sponsor our weekly puja, do contact us for more details. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Kind-hearted sponsors sponsored these kuih-muih & flowers for today's puja @ 4th May, 2024. Should you wish to contribute these or sponsor our weekly puja, do contact us for more details. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Pastor Seng Piow guides us on the flow of Dorje Shugden puja, its benefits, significant of Chanting the names of Manjushri and also explaining the dedication for the sponsors and to those in need before we start the puja as we have 2 newcomers today.
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Pastor Seng Piow guides us on the flow of Dorje Shugden puja, its benefits, significant of Chanting the names of Manjushri and also explaining the dedication for the sponsors and to those in need before we start the puja as we have 2 newcomers today.
Two Pastors in da house! Double the merits, double the happiness. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Two Pastors in da house! Double the merits, double the happiness. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Mr. Cheah Fook Wan offered lights and incense to The Three Jewels prior to the puja in Ipoh. (KISG - Kin Hoe)
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Mr. Cheah Fook Wan offered lights and incense to The Three Jewels prior to the puja in Ipoh. (KISG - Kin Hoe)
Kechara Ipoh Study Group has carried out Mother Tara prayer recitations on Sunday afternoon in Ipoh. (KISG- Kin Hoe)
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Kechara Ipoh Study Group has carried out Mother Tara prayer recitations on Sunday afternoon in Ipoh. (KISG- Kin Hoe)
Powerful Dorje Shugden puja @ Jalan Seang Tek, Penang. Every Saturday, 3 pm. Remove obstacles and grant blessings to fulfil wishes. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta. 6th April 2024
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Powerful Dorje Shugden puja @ Jalan Seang Tek, Penang. Every Saturday, 3 pm. Remove obstacles and grant blessings to fulfil wishes. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta. 6th April 2024
Rejoice to the volunteers (also kind sponsors) who cleaned the Gyenze Chapel and made abundant offerings to Gyenze. ~ Alice
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Rejoice to the volunteers (also kind sponsors) who cleaned the Gyenze Chapel and made abundant offerings to Gyenze. ~ Alice
Offered beautiful flowers abundantly to Gyenze. ~ Alice
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Offered beautiful flowers abundantly to Gyenze. ~ Alice
Offered beautiful flowers abundantly to Gyenze. ~ Alice
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Offered beautiful flowers abundantly to Gyenze. ~ Alice
Our weekly Dorje Shugden Puja @ 23/3/2024 . William, as the umze is seen here burning incense powder as we are about to recite the Sangsol Prayer to Dorje Shugden composed by Ganden Serkong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Our weekly Dorje Shugden Puja @ 23/3/2024 . William, as the umze is seen here burning incense powder as we are about to recite the Sangsol Prayer to Dorje Shugden composed by Ganden Serkong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
And here's Mr Wong of KSK Ipoh who dropped by to pray and offered some donation to the Chapel. Kechara Penang Study Group. Pic by Siew Hong & uploaded by Jacinta.
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And here's Mr Wong of KSK Ipoh who dropped by to pray and offered some donation to the Chapel. Kechara Penang Study Group. Pic by Siew Hong & uploaded by Jacinta.
Today's puja (16/3/2024) ended around 420pm, Jacinta was the umze of the day. Pic by Siew Hong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Today's puja (16/3/2024) ended around 420pm, Jacinta was the umze of the day. Pic by Siew Hong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Group photo taken after the last session, sealed with King of Prayers. Come and join us next time! Sayonara - 9-10th March 2024 - Kechara Penang DS Retreat by Jacinta.
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Group photo taken after the last session, sealed with King of Prayers. Come and join us next time! Sayonara - 9-10th March 2024 - Kechara Penang DS Retreat by Jacinta.
Abundance altar! Fruits, flowers, Mee Koo (traditional Penang buns), Bee Hoon, sourdoughs and snacks are some of the offerings to Rinpoche, Buddhas & Bodhisattvas. Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat 9-10th March, 2024 by Jacinta.
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Abundance altar! Fruits, flowers, Mee Koo (traditional Penang buns), Bee Hoon, sourdoughs and snacks are some of the offerings to Rinpoche, Buddhas & Bodhisattvas. Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat 9-10th March, 2024 by Jacinta.
Siew Hong, one of retreatants and an active member of Kechara Penang group proudly presented her torma to be used during the Kalarupa puja. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Siew Hong, one of retreatants and an active member of Kechara Penang group proudly presented her torma to be used during the Kalarupa puja. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Torma making was taught by Pastor Seng Piow and held one day before the retreat. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
5 months ago
Torma making was taught by Pastor Seng Piow and held one day before the retreat. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat cum Puja, 9-10th March 2024 led by Pastor Seng Piow with 12 retreatants. Uploaded by Jacinta
5 months ago
Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat cum Puja, 9-10th March 2024 led by Pastor Seng Piow with 12 retreatants. Uploaded by Jacinta
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