Completed—-EMPOWERMENT OF BLUE JACKET VAJRAPANI (Chagna Dorje) on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Ewam Choden
October 6, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment and give an explanation of the Blue Jacket Vajrapani. Vajrapani (Tibetan: chag na dor je. English: the Vajra Holder) is the wrathful bodhisattva, representing the power of all Buddhas.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm. Please arrive early to register at the door. There is a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing. There is no requirement or pre-registration.
The Blue-jacketed Vajrapani is an uncommon practice in the Sakya tradition said to reverse negative forces and obstacles that are beyond the control of the practitioner, such as bad spells, curses, and ill wishes. This practice also helps to stop naga diseases, such as infectious blood diseases.
Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF VAJRA VIDHARANA (Dorje Namjom) on SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020 at Ewam Choden
October 6, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the empowerment of Vajra Vidharana (Dorje Namjom, (Skt. Vajravidāraṇa; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་རྣམ་པར་འཇོམས་པ་ on Sunday, January 26, 2020.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm. Please arrive early to register at the door. There is a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
An explanation and sadhana practice paper will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing. There is no requirement or pre-registration.
Vajra Vidharana, the Vajra Conquerer, a form of Vajrapani, is especially for purifying and healing negativity and contamination
COMPLETED—VAJRAKILAYA TORMA EMPOWERMENT with HIS EMINENCE GYANA VAJRA RINPOCHE on SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2019
April 1, 2019 by admin
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His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the following empowerment.
Vajrakilaya Torma Empowerment on Sunday, April 21, 2019. There is no prerequisite. This event is open to everyone. The requested donation is $55.
TIME: 2:00 pm. Arrive earlier to check in. LOCATION: Gyuto Foundation, 6401 Bernhard Ave, Richmond, CA 94805 Please don’t contact Gyuto about this event !
See the post above under Special Events for information about His Eminence Gyana Vajra.
COMPLETED—VAJRAPANI BHUTADAMARA EMPOWERMENT with HIS EMINENCE GYANA VAJRA RINPOCHE on MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2019, 7:00 pm at EWAM CHODEN
April 1, 2019 by admin
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His Eminence Gyana Vajra Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the following empowerment.
Vajrapani Bhutadamara Empowerment on Monday, April 22, 2019, 7:00 pm at Ewam Choden. This event is open to everyone. The requested donation is $35.
There is no pre-registration for this empowerment. Please register at the door.
See the post above under Special Events (above) for information about His Eminence Gyana Vajra.
EMPOWERMENT OF BLACK DZAMBHALA (Zambhala) at EWAM CHODEN on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
February 5, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the Empowerment of Black Dzambhaha on Sunday, September 22, 2019.
More information on this empowerment will be posted very soon.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm and has a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing.
There is no prerequisite requirement or pre-registration. This empowerment is open to everyone who has taken refuge and follows the Buddhist path.
Please arrive early to register at the door.
COMPLETED- EMPOWERMENT OF VAJRAYOGINI FEBRUARY 24, 2019
February 5, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the Blessing of Vajrayogini, (the Naro Kachod), at Ewam Choden on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
This event has a strict prerequisite.
In order to receive this empowerment, you must have already received a two-day empowerment of Hevajra or Cakrasamvara or Vajra Nairatmya, preferably from a Sakya lama but this is not required. Ask us, if you’re not sure about this.
The requested donation for the Empowerment is $ 75.00. Dana (offerings) to the Lama is separate.
Participants will receive the practice sadhana booklet. This empowerment may be received as a blessing without a practice commitment.
The location is the Ewam Choden Center. Please arrive early to sign in, and to state how you fulfill the prerequisite.
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Lama Kunga Rinpoche has asked that you register in advance of this event.
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COMPLETED– EMPOWERMENTS of the 21 TARAS in the Surya Gupta Tradition at Ewam Choden on March 22, 23, 24, 25, 2019
February 4, 2019 by admin
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VEN. LAMA KUNGA RINPOCHE WILL KINDLY BESTOW THE ENTIRE EMPOWERMENT CYCLE OF THE 21 TARAS in the Surya Gupta (Nyima Baypa) lineage.
The schedule is the following:
FRIDAY, March 22—Start at 7:00 pm
SATURDAY, March 23—Start at 9:00 am. Break for lunch at 12 noon. Resume at 1:30 pm. Finish at about 4:30 (or 5:00) pm
SUNDAY, March 24—Similar to Saturday.
MONDAY, March 25—Start at 7:00 pm.
Participants should plan on attending the entire series. Individual Tara empowerments may not be taken.
Everyone is welcome. There is no prerequisite. Practice sadhana papers will be given for each Tara. The empowerments may be received as blessings.
The donation amount for the 21 Tara Empowerments is $ 400. Dana (offering to the lama) is separate.
ONLINE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
NOTE: PARTICIPANTS SHOULD FOLLOW A VEGETARIAN DIET WITHOUT GARLIC OR ONION ON THE DAYS OF THE EMPOWERMENTS.
TARA is a BODHISATTVA (Sanskrit: तारा, tārā; Tibetan སྒྲོལ་མ = Drolma) also known as Ārya Tārā, or Jetsun Dolma.
Each of her 21 emanations has her own mantra and enlightened quality including protection, pacification, purification, rescue, healing, and varieties of assistance to practitioners on many levels. Tara is sometimes called the mother of the Buddhas. She is associated with Chenrezig and with Amitabha Buddha. There is a 21 verse prayer of praises to each Tara emanation, describing her qualities, which is recited in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
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CANCELLED—EMPOWERMENT OF SIMHAMUKHA Five Families at Ewam Choden
February 3, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
THIS EMPOWERMENT MAY BE RE-SCHEDULED AT SOME FUTURE TIME.
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the Empowerment of Simhamukha, Five Families.
More information on this empowerment will be posted soon.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm and has a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing.
There is no prerequisite requirement or pre-registration. This empowerment is open to everyone who has taken refuge and follows the Buddhist path.
Please arrive early to register at the door.
Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF MARICHI (LHAMO OSER CHENMA) at Ewam Choden on SUNDAY, AUGUST 25th, 2019
January 31, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Venerable Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment and practice teachings of Marichi (Lhamo Ozer Chenma).
Lhamo Ozer Chenma, the Queen of Light, drives a cart pulled by seven swine. The embodiment of the first rays of dawn, she is invoked by travelers for protection from all hazards of the road.
Her ability to dispel the fears of the night helps us to confront our fears and violent tendencies.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm. Please arrive early to register at the door.
There is a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing. There is no prerequisite requirement or pre-registration.
This empowerment is open to everyone who has taken refuge and follows the Buddhist path.
Completed–EMPOWERMENT OF GYALTSEN TSEMO PUNG GYEN at Ewam Choden on Sunday, JULY 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 by bhockman
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Ven. Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the EMPOWERMENT of GYALTSEN TSEMO PUNG GYEN on Sunday, July 24, 2019.
Gyalsten Tsemo Pung Gyen རྒྱལ་མཚན་རྩེ་མོའི་དཔུང་རྒྱན is a goddess associated with the Victory Banner (“gyaltsen”) as the ornament on the top. Her practice brings protections from fears and from harms, and victories over obstacles, demons, and enemies. She helps with travel, marriage, and relatioship obstacles, and more.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm. Please arrive early to register. There is a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing. There is no prerequisite requirement or pre-registration.
This empowerment is open to everyone who has taken refuge and follows the Buddhist path.
