Question asked by Kenny
Hi Pastors, Thank you for your time reading my questions and answering them.
Recently I went to the Tibetan Astrology website on this blog. My mother's birth Buddha is Namgyalma. It is a very bad year for her the results say. She is open to all buddhist school practices as she sometimes pray to the Kuan yin statue on our altar. However she is Theravada Buddhist and prostrates in our country's tradition and recites Theravada sutras.
How can she incorporate Namgyalma practice into her daily Theravada prayers? Should she prostrate the tibetan Buddhist way? Please tell me
Dear Kenny,
Of course, it’s our pleasure to help where we can. Since she practices the wonderful Theravada tradition, you should encourage her in her practice. It will be very good for her spiritual development.
Your mother can incorporate Namgyalma mantra into her daily prayers. She can recite just before reciting any dedication prayers she does at the end of her prayers. Since her main practice is the Theravada tradition, she does not need to prostrate, etc, in the Tibetan Buddhist way. She should continue practising how she has always done, simply incorporate Namgyalma’s mantra into her practice. She doesn’t need to do them together however. If she wants, she can do it separately. If doing separately ask her to take refuge as she usually does, recite Namgyalma’s mantra, then recite some verses of dedication to end the mantra recitation and seal the merits generated from her mantra recitation.
Another good practice, or instead of doing Namgyalma practice is actually the practice of Dorje Shugden. I hope this helps. Let us know if you have any further questions. Thank you.