November 15, 2022
Lhabab Düchen, also known as Buddha’s Descent from Tushita, is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar. As a Buddha Multiplying Day, karmic results of actions on this day are multiplied one hundred million times. This amazing result is sourced by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.
This day is considered to be very auspicious for practice. To celebrate this meritorious occasion we will have a special program in person at Tushita or live on zoom – you’re most welcome to join us!
Drop in for either session! No registration needed and by donation.
Schedule:
9:00am – 10:00am Guided Morning Meditation (also on zoom)
10:00am – 11:00am Life of the Buddha – excellent BBC Documentary (in person only)
3:00pm – 4:30pm Teaching with Glen Svensson “How to Cultivate Mental Balance & Well-Being” (also on zoom)
5:00pm – 6:00pm Medicine Buddha Puja (in English) (also on zoom)
7:00pm Light Offering Ceremony (also on zoom)
A unique opportunity to sponsor your own butter lamp offering with your special dedication offered on this meritorious day! Click here to sponsor a butter lamp.
Program on Zoom
For the Guided Meditation please use the usual daily zoom link here.
For the afternoon sessions please use zoom as follows:
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83723599011?pwd=eHVQOEtnanZTdCtFQWREbkVCVkxsQT09
Meeting ID: 837 2359 9011
Passcode: 411964
The times shown above are in Indian Standard Time. You can figure out your local timing using this time zone converter. We recognize that for many outside of India these times may not work. In that case, we recommend accessing the session recordings.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s recommended practices for this special day:
https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/advice/sakadawa/