Special Events

1.Zilkar Rinpoche’s Birthday Celebration

On Friday, February 24th, Lamrim Center will be hosting a “Long-Life Puja” to celeberate Zilkar Rinpoche’s birthday. This event is an opportunity for us to show our deepest gratitude to our most kind and precious teacher Venerable Zilkar Rinpoche, who with his compassion, wisdom, and patience, continues to tirelessly guide us through the ocean of samsara.

●Date: Friday, February 24.

●Time: 10:00am ~ 12:00pm Guru Puja ; 12:00 Potluck lunch

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2. Lama Tsong Khapa and The Great Prayer Festival

As we finish celebrating the Chinese New Year, the Tibetan New Year approaches. A special festival named The Great Prayer Festival takes place during this period of time.

The Great Prayer Festival was established by the Great Saint Lama Tsong in 1409. When the first Great Prayer Festival was held in Lhasa. He invited all the people of Tibet to a two-week-long festival of prayer, auspicious rituals, teachings, and celebrations, from the first new moon until the full moon of the lunar Tibetan New Year.

That time of the year was chosen because Lama Tsong Khapa firmly believed in the life story of the founder Guru Shakyamuni Buddha told in the Indian Buddhist Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish called “Overcoming the Six Teachers: “Buddha was challenged by six rival teachers to a contest of miraculous performances. For many years, Buddha evaded their challenges, letting people believe that he was afraid of their magical powers, losing his royal patrons, and causing doubts and worries to grow among the people.

Finally, in the city of Shravasti, Buddha accepted the challenge and stood before a huge assembly of people from the entire central north Indian area. He proceeded to perform miracle after miracle during the first fortnight of the lunar New Year. The rival teachers were eclipsed almost immediately, as Buddha produced spectacular manifestations. He threw down a toothpick and grew a giant wish-granting gem tree. He rinsed his mouth with scented water, and celestial lakes with divine ducks and jewel lotuses appeared. He concentrated and emitted rays of light, and hosts of Buddhas, bodhisattvas and gods filled the skies.

The purpose of the Great Prayer Festival is to pray for the long life of all the holy Gurus of all traditions, for the survival and spreading of the Dharma in the minds of all sentient beings, and for world peace.

It has been said that during that first Great Prayer Festival in 1409, people who gathered in Lhasa had visions of Buddhas and divine beings filling the sky. Everyone spent the whole time as if on a spiritual retreat, praying, studying, making offerings, learning, and debating meaningful philosophical topics. The noble tradition is preserved and is practiced in the same way to this day in most of the Gelug monasteries.

Just like in the old days, we can do the same now by utilizing this precious time period to contemplate on the great deeds of Lama Tsongkhapa, make great aspirations, recite scriptures, and make offerings to accumulate great merits.

The above information was referenced from http://kopanmonastery.com/downloads/monlamchenmo2005.pdf

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3. Yamantaka Initiation

Yamantaka is the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom,

the practice of which is a strong antidote to the removal of ignorance, the root

cause of all delusions. An initiation is sometimes called an empowerment and is the is the gateway to the practice of Tantra, also known as Mantra or Vajrayana. Yamantaka belongs to the class of Highest Yoga Tantra.

We are pleased to announce that His Holiness Dalai Lama will confer the Yamantaka Initiation in Long Beach on April 21-22, 2012.

Please go to http://tdling.org/hhdl2012 for more information about the event. To register for the Yamantaka Initation, please go to https://www.gashartdling.com/ (NOTE: We may be able to gather everyone in the same seating section if you enter “Alternate Phone” on the registration form as 626-462-9918. )

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Special announcements

1.   Sunday, February 26: Purification and Practice event starts at 8:00 am.

2.  The weekly discussion on Collected Topics will be concluding. Starting on February 14, the discussion on “Awareness and Knowledge,” will begin.

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February Classes taught by Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche :

《《Classes through V2 conference》》

●WED. 5:30pm ~ 7:30pm 《Kamalashila’s The First(Primary) States of Meditation》

●THR.  6:00pm ~ 8:00pm 《Special Insight” (Vipassana) section of the “Great Treatise 》

●FRI.   5:30pm ~ 7:00pm 《Lamrim Chemo 》

●FRI.   7:30pm ~ 9:00pm 《Entering the Middle Way.》

《《Classes Through Ustream》》

●SAT. 10:00am ~ 3:30pm 《Lamrim Chemo “Calm-Abiding” 》

●SUN.10:00am ~ 3:30pm 《Eight Categories and Seventy topics (Ornament of Clear Realizations)》

Discussion Classes :

●TUE. 10:00am ~ 12:00pm 【Collected Topics 】/【Awareness and Knowledge】Discussion.

●TUE.  7:00pm ~ 9:00pm   【Online Lamrim Discussion 】Discussion.

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Please refer to Calendar行事曆for updates.

現將有關課程及活動列述如下

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1.為仁波切祝壽

2月24日星期五，中心 舉行【上師薈供】 祈願師長常久住世，常轉法輪。

●時間     2月24日星期五10:00am ~ 12:00pm 【上師薈供】 。12:00pm ~  午齋 (Potluck)

●地點      道次第佛學會。

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2. 憶念 宗喀巴大師重興供養祈願大法會

依據【賢愚經】降六師品說,  釋迦牟尼佛，昔日從正月初初一到十五元宵, 於舍衛國較試場大顯神通，降伏六種邪魔外道師，及其迷冥之徒,摧毀魔旌，建樹正法幢。世尊化身遍滿梵天、四天王天、色究竟天，乃至三千大千世界。佛身個個威嚴高顯，放大光明，與大眾圍繞說法。由於如來的善巧神變，因而拔濟無量眾生，遠離滋生罪惡之不善地。未具善根的人，讓他們種下善根；已具善根的人，讓他們倍加增長；善根未成熟的人，讓他們儘快成熟；善根已成熟的人，全令他們得到解脫。更有眾生，因而發大菩提心，得不退轉地；有的眾生，因而證得羅漢果。這就是所謂的<如來現大神變之法會>。

過去印度諸大法王， 每遇此勝期，都廣設無量上妙供品，供養三寶，誦經發願，福施眾生。後來佛法初傳西藏時，西藏諸大善知識仍能仿照 印度，如法興大供養。如今正值末世，佛法陵夷， 供養法會已經慢慢隱沒了。聖宗喀巴大師為酬宿願，上爲聖教永住，法輪常轉，下令眾生集福，獲澤無盡，因而發廣大心，籌畫重興大神變之供養法會。 值此殊勝期間，當憶念 世尊與 宗大師之功德及恩德， 願同修們一同發願，更加努力精進。

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3. 登記參加 大威德金剛灌頂法會

大威德金剛是忿怒相文殊菩薩. 一般而言, 至尊文殊菩薩被認為是諸佛之父, 諸佛之母,同時也是 諸佛之子.文殊菩薩之所以現大威德金剛忿怒相,是因為修行者在修行的初期階段,他的慧根,福德資糧,精進等因素,都還十分薄弱,處於最不利和最不順心狀態,才現忿怒相以協助修行者度過難關. 置身此階段的修行者,只要碰到一點點阻礙,就能造成莫大傷害.修忿怒相大威德金剛法的特別意義,在於提升智慧以通達空相,避免遭受內在與外在的修行障礙. 因此,修大威德金剛法很重要。

達賴喇嘛尊者於2012年 4 月20日(星期五)至2012年 4 月21日(星期六) 在The terrace Theater, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA  擧行Yamantaka Initiation 大威德金剛灌頂法會. 欲參加灌頂法會者,可上網登記,  https://www.gashartdling.com/ 。(請注意: 如果在註冊單最後一項Alternate Phone 填寫中心的電話626-462-9918主辦單位也許可以集中我們的座位)。

( Ex: Alternate Phone

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注 意  事  項

1.      2/26  週日共修時間改在 8:00am 開始。

2.    週二   的【攝類學】研討即將結束. 從 2/14 始將開始研討【心類學】 。__________________________________________________________

雪歌仁波切二月份課程 :

《《經由V2 視訊系统連線》》

●週三        5:30pm ~ 7:30pm 《修次初篇》。

●週四        6:00pm ~ 8:00pm 《廣論毗婆舍那》。

●週五        5:30pm ~ 7:00pm 《廣論》。

●週五        7:30pm ~ 9:00pm 《入中論》。

《《經由 Ustream 連線》》

●週六  10:00am ~ 3:30pm 《廣論奢摩他》。

●週日  10:00am ~ 3:30pm 《八事七十義》。

常態研討班 :

●週二              10:00am ~ 12:00pm 【攝類學】/ 【心類學】 研討 。

●週二                7:00pm ~ 9:00pm   【廣論綫上】 研討 。

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請隨時參考Calendar行事曆。

Due to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings and the Kalachakra event in Bodh Gaya, India in January, several classes this month will be canceled. Two special events will take place this month. Please see below for details.

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Special Events

Lunar New Year is on January 23 this year. To bring in the New Year, Lamrim Center will hold two special ceremonies on Sunday, January 22. This is an opportunity for purification and accumulation of merits.

1) Heart Sutra: Purification Ceremony.

The Heart Sutra is a presentation of profound wisdom on the nature of emptiness and selflessness. Understanding of emptiness leads to a view of reality and to a deep and compassionate understanding. Let us start the New Year off by purifying our negativities from the past year.

Everyone is welcome to bring offering items. Please make sure you take them with you at the end of the ceremony. If you wish to make dedications for the living or deceased family and friends, please notify us through email lrcenter2009@gmail.com before January 22^nd .

● Location: Lamrim Center

● Date/ Time: Sunday, January 22 from 9:30am ~ 11:30pm

● Attachment: Heart Sutra Purification Ceremony Registration Form

2) Green Tara Sadhana

Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Each of the Twenty-one Taras is a manifestation of the principal Tara, Green Tara. When we are young, we turn to our worldly mother for help. She protects us from dangers, provides us with our worldly needs, and guides us in our learning and personal development. In the same way, during our spiritual growth we turn to our Holy Mother, Tara, for refuge. She protects us from all internal and external dangers, she provides us with all the necessary conditions for our spiritual training, and she guides us and inspires us with her blessings as we progress along the spiritual path. In the past, the great Indian masters such as Nagarjuna, Atisha and more have practiced the Green Tara and received great blessings and made great accomplishments in their Dharma  practice.

If we recite 21 Tara Praises and the Green Tara Mantra, we’ll receive inconceivable benefits. These praises are very powerful because they are Sutra, the actual words of Buddha. We will also take this time to give our sincere New Year Greeting to our teacher.

● Location: Lamrim Center

● Date/ Time: Sunday, January 22 from 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm

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Class Announcement:

No class for the following schedules:

WED. 【Kamalashila’s The First(Primary) States of Meditation】       1/4、1/11、1/18、1/25
THR. 【”Special Insight” (Vipassana) section of the “Great Treatise”】   1/5、1/12、1/19、1/26
FRI. 【Lamrim Chemo】   1/6、1/13、1/20
FRI. 【Entering the Middle Way】1/6、1/13、1/20

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Special Notice

Sunday, January 29: Purification and Practice event will be cancelled, but the class on “Eight Categories and Seventy topics” (Ornament of Clear Realizations) will continue.

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January Classes taught by Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche :

《《Classes through V2 conference》》

●WED.       5:30pm ~ 7:30pm 《Kamalashila’s The First(Primary) States of Meditation》
●THR.       6:00pm ~ 8:00pm 《”Special Insight” (Vipassana) section of the “Great Treatise”》
●FRI.       5:30pm ~ 7:00pm 《Lamrim Chemo》
●FRI.       7:30pm ~ 9:00pm 《Entering the Middle Way》

《《Classes Through Ustream》》

●SAT.   10:00am ~   3:30pm《Lamrim Chemo “Calm-Abiding”》
●SUN.   10:00am ~ 3:30pm 《Eight Categories and Seventy topics (Ornament of Clear Realizations)》

Discussion Classes :

●TUE        9:30am ~ 12:00pm 《Collected Topics 》Discussion
●TUE        7:00pm ~ 9:00pm   《Online Lamrim 》Discussion

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Please refer to Calendar行事曆 for class details

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特 別 活 動

一月二＋二日週日正值農曆新春前夕，於此新舊交替之際，中心舉辦<心經除障法會> 及<綠度母法會> 除舊佈新,願同修們能淨治業障除逆緣, 積集能生道之順緣資糧，生生增上乃至究竟成佛道。

＜一＞【心經除障法會】 以空性理破除自心執著所造成的煩惱障礙…去除過去一年的違障，期望新年順緣增長。(請攜帶供品 , 法會完畢請自行攜回。) 如需為親人祈福，病者迴向，祖先超薦者 請於一月二十二日前e-mail (lrcenter2009@gmail.com) 通知中心, 以利作業。謝謝 !

●地點 : 道次第佛學會

●時間：1/22(日) 9:30am ~ 11:30pm。

●附件：心經除障法會報名表。

＜二＞【綠度母法會】 密續上記載 綠度母在凡夫的階段是女性，發菩提心三大阿僧祇劫修行的菩薩階段乃至於成佛都是以女身成就的。她在因地之時，於救度眾生方面特別發心，因此名為度母，故知 綠度母是多麼的具有慈悲心，多麼的照顧眾生。綠度母是一切佛事業總集的化身, 二十一度母、白度母等一切度母也都是綠度母的化身。對於一切佛各種事業的功德有欲求的修行者，總是修持綠度母法門，祈求 綠度母的 助緣。過去印度的大成就者如 龍樹菩薩、無著菩薩、阿底峽尊者等，幾乎所有的祖師，都無不修持綠度母法。我們唸 二十一度母讚 和 綠度母的咒語就等於唸經一樣, 有非常殊勝的功德。藉此與師長共賀新春。

●地點 : 道次第佛學會

●時間：1/22(日) 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm。

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停 課 通 知

週三 【修次初篇】       1/4、1/11、1/18、1/25

週四 【廣論毗婆舍那】   1/5、1/12、1/19、1/26

週五 【廣論】           1/6、1/13、1/20

週五 【入中論】 1/6、1/13、1/20

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注 意 事 項

1/29週日共修暫停一次，但要上《八事七十義》(10:00am ~ 3:30pm)。

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雪歌仁波切一月份課程 :

《《經由V2 視訊系统連線》》

●週三       5:30pm ~ 7:30pm 《修次初篇》。

●週四       6:00pm ~ 8:00pm 《廣論毗婆舍那》。

●週五       5:30pm ~ 7:00pm 《廣論》。

●週五       7:30pm ~ 9:00pm 《入中論》。

《《經由 Ustream 連線》》

●週六 (10:00am ~   3:30pm)《廣論奢摩他》。

●週日 (10:00am ~ 3:30pm) 《八事七十義》。

常態研討班 :

●週二        9:30am ~ 12:00pm 《攝類學》 研討 。

●週二        7:00pm ~ 9:00pm   《廣論綫上》 研討 。

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請隨時參考Calendar行事曆。

New Class ＜1＞ 【Calm-Abiding (Samatha) and Meditation】

Rinpoche will be teaching Calm Abiding from Lamrim Chemo (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment) and guiding us in meditation practices.

●Time: Every Saturday, starting on December 3 from 10:00am~3:30pm

●Location: 30 Briarglen, Irvine CA 92614

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New Class ＜2＞【Kamalashila’s The First(Primary) States of Meditation】

Kamalashila was the main disciple of the great abbot Shantarakshita, who helped establish Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th century. Kamalashila defeated the Chinese master Heshang in the great debate at Samye, which took place around 846 AD, thereby ensuring that the Tibetans followed the Indian tradition of Madhyamika which had flourished at the great Nalanda Monastery. His most famous compositions are the three texts entitled Stages of Meditation on which H.H. the Dalai Lama has taught several times. They are the fundamental texts for the study and practice of Shamatha and Vipashyana in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

The three texts summarize and build upon aspects of the Yogācāra tradition of Asanga, particularly as pertaining to aspects of meditation practice.

As a continuation of the teaching on The Middling States of Meditation, in this course on Kamalashila’s The First (Primary) States of Meditation, Rinpoche will give a more in depth teaching on Bodhicitta .

●Time: Every Wednesday, starting on December 7 from 5:30pm~7:30pm.

●Location: V2 Conference system 。

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Special Events

【Lama Tsongkapha Day Celebration】In the Tibetan Calendar, Lama Tsonkapha Day is on October 25 of every year. Lama Tsongkapha was a Buddhist saint and scholar, known for starting the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Several indications before Tsongkhapa’s birth also indicated that he would be a great being. For example, his parents had many auspicious dreams that their child would be an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, and Vajrapani. His future teacher, Chojey Dondrub-rinchen was told by Yamantaka in a vision that he (Yamantaka) would come to Amdo (northeastern Tibet) in a certain year and become his disciple.

The day after Tsongkhapa’s birth, Chojey Dondrub-rinchen sent his main disciple to the parents with gifts, a statue, and a letter. A sandlewood tree grew from the spot where his umbilical cord fell to the ground. Each leaf had a natural picture of the Buddha Sinhanada (Sangs-rgyas Seng-ge sgra), and was thus called Kumbum (sKu-‘bum), a hundred thousand body images.

As traditionally done on Lama Tsongkapha Day, we will make light offerings and Rinpoche will lead us in a Guru Puja.

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7:00am ~ 8:30am Taking the Mahayana Eight Precepts

9:30am-11:30am Guru Puja and Light offering

● Location: 2406 South 4th Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006

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Special Announcements

＜1＞【The Middling States of Meditation】 - Chinese transcription is now available online.

His Holiness gave a preliminary teaching on Kamalashila’s 《The Middling States of Meditation》back in July this year in Washington D.C. and at the same time, Rinpoche gave clear explanations to His Holiness’s teaching.

＜2＞ Classes are cancelled from December 24 to December 31.

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Purification and Practice Day

December 25: Purification and practice event this month will be cancelled due to the long weekend holiday.

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Classes taught by Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche:

《《Classes through V2 conference》》

●Wednesday      5:30pm ~ 7:30pm 《Kamalashila’s The First(Primary) States of Meditation》。

●Thursday        6:00pm ~ 8:00pm 《Special Insight” (Vipassana) section of the “Great Treatise》。

●Friday        5:30pm ~ 7:00pm 《Lamrim》。

●Friday        7:30pm ~ 9:00pm 《Entering the Middle Way》。

《《Classes through Ustream 》》

●Saturday 10:00am ~   3:30pm《Lamrim Chemo“Calm-Abiding》。

●Sunday 10:00am ~ 3:30pm《Eight Categories and Seventy topics (Ornament of Clear Realizations)》。

Discussion :

●Tuesday         9:30am ~ 12:00pm 《Collected Topics》 Discussion 。

●Tuesday        7:00pm ~ 9:00pm    Online《Lamrim》 Discussion 。

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Please refer to Calendar行事曆 for current update.

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新 課 程 ＜一＞ 【廣論奢摩他和靜坐】

入行論云.「 雖長夜修行, 念誦苦行等, 若心散亂修, 佛說無義利。」又解深密經云, 「慈氏, 若諸聲聞, 若諸菩薩, 若諸如來, 所有世間及出世間一切善法,應知皆是此奢摩他毗婆舍那所得之果。」

仁波切將依 <菩提道次第廣論奢摩他>  教授奢摩他法和實修禪坐。

●時間：12月3日始  每 週六  10:00am~ 3:30pm。

●地點：30 Briarglen, Irvine CA 92614 。

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新 課 程 ＜二＞【修次初篇】

《修次初篇》造者為蓮華戒大師, 在寂護大師二次入藏時，跟隨其師入藏，隨後他返回那爛陀寺繼續修行。受到寂護大師的影響，屬於隨瑜伽行中觀派，揉合了中觀自續派與瑜伽行唯識學派的觀點。他曾經為寂護大師《攝真性頌》作《攝真性難處釋》，註解《中觀莊嚴論》作《中觀光明》、《中觀莊嚴論精釋》。其中，《中觀光明》一書，與智藏大師的《二諦分別論》，寂護論師的《中觀莊嚴論》合稱為中觀自續派三大傑作之一。他也曾經為法稱論師的《正理一滴》作《正理一滴註》，是藏傳佛教因明學的入門必讀經典之一。他曾經為許多佛經作註解，著名的有《般若波羅蜜多心經釋》，他也曾為《稻稈經》作了注疏。受到藏王的請託，蓮華戒大師又作了三篇著作，作為佛教的入門指引，合稱《修次三篇》，簡介了修行者如何由發菩提心開始，次第修行直至解脫成佛的方法，這是藏傳佛教修行道次第論的開端。其中《修次初篇》，宋施護漢譯為《廣釋菩提心論》。繼《修次中篇》之後,  仁波切 爲吾等深入講授菩提心。

●時間：12月7日始  每 週三  05:30pm~07:30pm。

●地點：V2 Conference system 。

●教材 :  修次初篇

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特 別 活 動

【圓根燈會】藏曆十月二十五日是 宗喀巴大師的誕辰及圓寂殊勝紀念日。在大師 圓寂一周年紀念日那一天, 空中不斷飄落寶花, 花色如真珠, 晶瑩剔透, 花分六辦, 花梗具全, 數量比以前更多, 形量也更大。花落在地上, 整片雪白, 舉目一望, 猶如十二月瑞雪。(各種顏色的花都有, 其中以白色最多。)   自此以後, 一直到現在, 西藏、蒙古, 以及中國五臺山等地方, 不分宗派錙素, 在每年十月二十五日那天, 都興起燃酥油燈等紀念供養。 西康附近, 剛開始幾年, 因燈盞不敷使用, 遂有人刻圓根(即蔓菁)代替, 以補不足。 這就是<圓根燈會>的由來。中心亦於是日舉辦<圓根燈會>, 以紀念  宗喀巴大師恩德。

●時間：12月20日  7:00am-8:30am 受大乘八關齋戒  / 9:30am-11:30am 上師薈供、供燈。

●地點 :  道次第佛學會。

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特 別 知 會

＜一＞【修次中篇】 中文手抄稿 己經上網了。

《修次中篇》造論者是印度那爛陀佛學院的大祖師蓮花戒大師，它是一部顯、密都很重視的論典。總集了大乘的精要，在西藏，不論那個教派都非常重視這部論典。凡大乘修習者，藉著這部論典，能認識到所有教派、所有傳承的內涵，是同一體性，要修學的也都是一樣的。在西藏佛法衰微時期，顯、密，大、小乘之間彼此有些不同的看法，修與教之主張混淆不清，為了去除這些分歧，蓮花戒大師造這部論與以糾正。

在弘揚佛法上，《修次中篇》是非常有力的論典，它含攝一切精要的內容，能解除修行上的問題；這部論典俱有這樣的作用，是大家所公認的。因此，我們學習它是非常有意義的。

法王 達賴尊者一再的為大家開示此論,  可知它確實非常重要, 同時 仁波切闡釋得非常清楚。     敬請諸位同修多把 握學 習。

＜二＞  ＋二月二＋四日至＋二月三＋一日停課一週。

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共 修 日

12/25週日適值美國長週末假日，為便利同修的時間，故共修暫停一次。

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雪歌仁波切十二月份課程 :

《《經由V2 視訊系统連線》》

●週三       5:30pm ~ 7:30pm 《修次初篇》。

●週四       6:00pm ~ 8:00pm 《廣論毗婆舍那》。

●週五       5:30pm ~ 7:00pm 《廣論》。

●週五       7:30pm ~ 9:00pm 《入中論》。

《《經由 Ustream 連線》》

●週六 (10:00am ~   3:30pm)《廣論奢摩他》。

●週日 (10:00am ~ 3:30pm)《八事七十義》。

常態研討班 :

●週二        9:30am ~ 12:00pm 《攝類學》 研討 。

●週二        7:00pm ~ 9:00pm   《廣論綫上》 研討 。__________________________________________________________

請隨時參考Calendar行事曆。

【Buddha’s Descent from Tushita】

On Thursday, November 17 (September 22 in the Tibetan Calendar) is Lha Bab Duchen or Buddha’s descent from Tushita.  Buddha’s mother, Maya Deva, was reborn in Indra’s heaven after she died. To repay her kindness, to liberate her, and also to benefit the gods in the heaven, Buddha ascended to the heaven where he preached before the divine congregation, including his mother, for three months.

To pay our respect and show our gratitude to Shakyamuni Buddha, Rinpoche has advised students to recite “Jakata Tales”  and “Twelve Deeds of Shakyamuni Buddha ”at home.

Special Class

【How to care for and help the dying】

In November, there will be a seminar on “How to care for and help the dying.”  Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche will explain the concepts of living and dying in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Also, Mr. Wang Yu, a hospice director at National Taiwan University Medical Center, will explain about caring and spiritual counseling for the dying.

●November 11,  from 5:30pm-7:30pm

Topic:  Concepts of Living and Dying in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition – Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche

●November 12,   from 5:30pm-7:30pm

Topic: Caring and Spiritual Counseling for the Dying — Mr. Wang Yu, a hospice director at National Taiwan University Medical Center

●Location: V2 Conference System.

New Class

【The Seven Points of Mind Training】

The class “The Praise to the World Transcendent” is coming to an end. Afterwards,  Rinpoche will be teaching “The Seven Points of Mind Training”

●Time: Starting on November 9, from 5:30pm-7:30pm

●Location: V2 Conference system

Purification and Practice Day

Purification and practice event this month will be cancelled due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Classes taught by Ven. Zilkar Rinpoche in November

《《Classes through V2 conference》》

●Special class:  How to Care for and Help the Dying.

Friday, November  11,   from 5:30pm ~ 7:30pm

●The Praise to the World Transcendent

Wednesday,  from 5:30pm ~ 7:30pm

(Note: “The Seven Points of Mind Training” starting on November 10)

●“Special Insight” (Vipassana)  section of the “Great Treatise”

Thursday,  from  6:00pm ~ 8:00pm

●Lamrim

Friday,   from  6:30pm ~ 8:00pm

● Entering the Middle Way.

Friday,  from 7:30pm ~ 9:00pm

《《Class through Ustream》》

●Diamond Sutra (Vajra Sutra)

Saturday,  November 5, 12, 19  from  10:00am ~ 3:30pm

●“Eight Categories and Seventy topics” (Ornament of Clear Realizations)

Sunday,  November 6, 13, 20   from  10:00am ~ 3:30

Discussions

●“Collected Topics”  Discussion

Every Tuesday from  9:30am ~ 12:00pm

●Online Lamrim Discussion

Every Tuesday  from  7:00pm ~ 9:00pm

*Download “Jakata Tales” ,“34 Jakata Tales” and The Seven Points of Mind Training through Reference

* Please refer to Calendar行事曆 for updates.

* This is just reminder: The end of daylight Savings Time this year is November 6 (Sunday), so please don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour on November 6. Please  look at our class schedule for any time changes  too.

【佛陀天降日】

藏曆9月22日(陽曆11月17日  星期四) 是佛陀上忉利天為他母親説法後，從忉利天回來的殊勝紀念日。仁波切希望諸位同修當天自行在家唸誦佛陀本生傳及佛陀十二行誼，以感念佛陀恩德。

(註) 可從 Reference 參考教材 下載《菩薩本生鬘論》、《導師本生三四攝頌》

【臨終關懷 特別課程】

十一月份的臨終關懷講座有仁波切特別為我們講解藏傳佛教對生死的概念，並有台大醫院安寧病房 王育護理長為同修講解臨終照護與心理輔導。

●時間：11月11日  5:30pm-7:30pm 「藏傳佛教談生死～雪歌仁波切」 。

●時間：11月12日  5:30pm-7:30pm 「臨終照護與心理輔導～台大醫院安寧病房護理長 王育護理長」

●地點：V2 Conference system 。

【修心七義】

繼《出世間讚》之後，仁波切將接著講授《修心七義》。

●時間：11月9日起   5:30pm-7:30pm 。

●地點：V2 Conference system 。

11/27週日適值美國長週末假日，為便利同修的時間，故共修暫停一次。

《《經由V2 視訊系统連線》》

● 11/11(五)  5:30pm ~ 7:30pm《臨終關懷 特別課程》。

●週三       5:30pm ~ 7:30pm 《出世間讚》；自11月10日起《修心七義》。

●週四       6:00pm ~ 8:00pm 《廣論毗婆舍那》。

●週五       5:30pm ~ 7:00pm 《廣論》。

●週五       7:30pm ~ 9:00pm 《入中論》。

《《經由 Ustream 連線》》

●週六 (11/5、11/12 、11/19   10:00am ~   3:30pm)《金剛經》

●週日 (11/6、11/13、11/20   10:00am ~ 3:30pm)《八事七十義》。

●週二        9:30am ~ 12:00pm 《攝類學》 研討 。

●週二        7:00pm ~ 9:00pm   《廣論綫上》 研討 。

●  Meditation:

Once a year, in Taiwan, Rinpoche leads students in doing Lamrim Meditation.  This year, the event will begin on Friday, October 14th  and end on Sunday, October 16th. (Thursday, October 13th~ Saturday, October 15th U.S. time).  For interested students, please refer to Denpashi Buddhist Center or Atisha Buddhist Center to sign up. The schedule for the three-day event is below.

PS: Zilkar Rinpoche will be leading the meditation on line from 2:30pm to 8:20pm PST

The way in which we live our lives and our state of mind at death directly influence our future lives.  At the time of our death, consciousness moves from one life to the next.  By understanding the death and familiarizing ourselves with it, we can remove fear at the time of death and ensure a good rebirth.

Rinpoche will give a teaching on how to face death and what we can do to better prepare for it ourselves as well as how to help and care for others to deal with it.

●Date & Time:  October 5 & 6 from 07:00pm~09:00pm

●Location: V2 Conference system

7:00am ~ 8:30am   Taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts

9:30am ~ 11:30am  Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Buddhas- Purification Practice

●Date: Sunday,  October 30

●Location: Lamrim Center

《《Classes through V2 conference》》

●Wednesday, 10/5 and Thursday, 10/6 07:00pm ~ 09:00pm《Special class:  How to Face Death and Care for the Dying》

●Wednesday, 6:30pm ~ 8:30pm《The Praise to the World Transcendent》

●Thursday, 7:00pm ~ 9:00pm《“Special Insight”( Vipassana)  section of the “Great Treatise” 》

●Friday, 6:30pm ~ 8:00pm 《Lamrim 》

●Friday,  8:30pm ~ 10:00pm《Entering the Middle Way 》

●Saturday, 10/22, 6:00 pm ~8:00 pm 《Meditation on Exchanging Self and Others 》

《《Classes through Ustream》》

●Saturday, 10/8, 10/29, 10:00am ~ 3:30pm; 10/22, 10:00am ~ 3:00pm《Diamond Sutra》 (Vajra Sutra)

●Sunday, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10:00am ~ 3:30pm; 10/30, 2:00pm ~ 3:30pm《Eight Categories and Seventy topics 》(Ornament of Clear Realizations)

●Sunday, 10/30, 07:00am ~ 11:30am《Purification and Practice Day》

● Every Tuesday,  9:30am ~ 12:00pm 《Collected Topics Discussion 》

●Every Tuesday,  7:00pm ~ 9:00pm   《Online Lamrim Discussion》

【道次第觀修活動】

●  一年一度仁波切在台灣舉辦的道次第觀修活動，即將于[台灣時間10/14(五)～16(日)]、[美加州時間是10/13(四) ~ 10/15(六)]舉行。如果有興趣的同修可向台北四諦網站和台中的阿底峽網站報名參加。

(註) 仁波切連線時間是美加州時間 2:30pm ~ 8:20pm。

【臨終關懷 特別課程】

死亡是意識轉換的關鍵時刻，這個時刻有很強大的轉化力量。故而臨終關懷是心靈成長的歷程，吾等皆會經歷。仁波切將教我們怎樣去面對死亡，臨終時我們應如何修行；同時教導我們如何去幫助他人  。

●時間： 10/5(三) 、10/6(四)  07:00pm~09:00pm 。

●地點：V2 Conference system 。

10/30 週日 共修精進日始於早上 7:00am ~ 8:30am 大乘八關齋戒  ;  9:30am ~ 11:30am  三十五佛懺。

●時間： 10/30 週日 7:00am ~ 11:30pm。

●地點：道次第佛學會。

《《經由V2 視訊系统連線》》

● 10/5(三) 、10/6(四)  07:00pm ~ 09:00pm《臨終關懷 特別課程》。

●週三       6:30pm ~ 830pm 《出世間讚》。

●週四       7:00pm ~ 9:00pm 《廣論毗婆舍那》。

●週五       6:30pm ~ 8:00pm 《廣論》。

●週五       8:30pm ~ 10:00pm 《入中論》。

● 10/22(六) 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm 《觀修思惟 – 自他相換》。

《《經由 Ustream 連線》》

●週六 (10/8、10/29  10:00am ~   3:30pm) ； (10/22  10:00am ~  3:00pm)  《金剛經》

●週日 (10/9、10/16、10/23   10:00am ~ 3:30pm) ； (10/30 2:00pm ~ 3:30pm)   《八事七十義》。

●週日10/30   7:00am ~ 11:30am《精進共修日 》。

●週二        9:30am ~ 12:00pm 《攝類學》 研討 。

●週二        7:00pm ~ 9:00pm   《廣論綫上》 研討 。