Tara (Bahasa Indonesia)

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Rupa Tara Putih sebagai figur utama. Klik pada gambar untuk memperbesar.

(Oleh Tsem Rinpoche)

Tahun 1983, ketika saya berusia 18 tahun, saya mendapatkan kehormatan untuk melayani Yang Suci Kyabje Zong Dorje Chang selama lebih dari 6 bulan di wihara Thubten Dhargye Ling, Los Angeles. Yang Mulia Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen adalah pembimbing spiritual di wihara ini pada saat itu, dan beliau mengundang Yang Suci Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, yang merupakan guru utamanya, ke wihara kami. Karenanya kami bisa menerima banyak ajaran dari Kyabje Zong Rinpoche selama kunjungannya. Banyak orang yang mengerti betapa berharganya kehadiran Zong Rinpoche dan menggunakan kesempatan ini untuk mengunjungi beliau setiap hari untuk meminta divinasi, bertanya, memohon berkat dan banyak lagi alasan lainnya.

Diantara orang yang mengikuti Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, ada seorang pria Tibet bernama Kelsang yang tinggal di Kalifornia. Dia datang untuk bertemu dengan Zong Rinpoche dan, kadang-kadang, membantu memasak. Pada suatu kesempatan, Kelsang membawa sebuah tsa tsa Tara kepada Kyabje Zong Rinpoche dan meminta beliau untuk memberkati tsa tsa ini – jadi Kelsang berencana membawa kembali rupang tersebut setelah disucikan. Kebetulan saya berada di ruangan dan menyaksikan bagaimana Zong Rinpoche menolak memberkati tsa tsa tersebut. Menurut Zong Rinpoche rupa Tara tidak perlu diberkati. Akan tetapi, Kelsang la memaksa. Jadi untuk membuat Kelsang senang, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche memberkati tsa tsa Tara tersebut.

Kemudian saya bertanya mengapa Zong Rinpoche awalnya menolak permintaan Kelsang la, Zong Rinpoche menjelaskan bahwa rupa Tara sangatlah sakral, sangat suci dan sangat bermanfaat sehingga tubuh, perkataan, pikiran dan segala hal yang berhubungan dengan Tara – sangatlah sakral dan pemberkatan tambahan tidak lagi diperlukan. Semua rupa Tara sudah terberkati secara otomatis dan tidak perlu disucikan lagi.

Yang Suci Zong Rinpoche sangatlah menghormati Buddha Tara. Beliau melakukan puja Tara setiap bulannya dan melafalkan doanya setiap hari. Hal ini membuat saya menyadari bahwa Tara sangatlah luar biasa. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche memiliki tempat khusus di hatinya untuk Buddha yang luar biasa ini … Dewi yang kita kenal dengan Tara yang berarti Penyelamat. Saya selalu ingat cerita ini. Walaupun saya sendiri selalu menyukai Tara dan memiliki keyakinan besar kepada beliau … apa yang dikatakan dan dilakukan Zong Rinpoche meningkatkan keyakinan saya kepada Buddha Tara secara signifikan.

Tara Putih (di tengah), penampilannya damai, dengan satu wajah dan dua tangan. Beliau dikelilingi oleh delapan Tara dan delapan vinyet yang mengilustrasikan delapan ketakutan. Klik pada gambar untuk memperbesar.

Pada jaman Buddha terdahulu, Tara adalah seorang putri raja bernama Dawa Lhamo atau Dewi Bulan. Ayahnya sangat kaya dan pada kehidupan tersebut, Dawa Lhamo memiliki keyakinan besar, sangat mengabdi dan setia kepada sangha dan sang Buddha. Dawa Lhamo tidak ingin menikah atau menikmati “gaya hidup putri raja”. Beliau sangat sederhana, sangat cantik, sangat baik hati dan mengabdi pada sang Buddha. Dawa Lhamo sering menghadiri sesi ajaran yang diberikan sang Buddha. Dawa Lhamo selalu menggunakan sumber daya dan kekayaannya untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sangha, biksu dan biksuni yang sudah ditahbiskan. Dawa Lhamo sangatlah murah hati kepada sangha. Beliau memberikan tempat berlindung pada musim hujan, makanan, jubah, dan obat-obatan … apapun yang diperlukan pada saat itu. Dawa Lhamo melakukan hal ini dengan restu ayahnya, sang raja.

Suatu hari, ketika Dawa Lhamo sedang berjalan, beliau bertemu dengan seorang biksu yang sudah berumur. Biksu tersebut tidak terlalu terpelajar tetapi ia sangat tulus dan murni. Biksu ini kemudian berkata pada Dawa Lhamo: “Dedikasikanlah kebajikanmu dalam memenuhi kebutuhan sangha, Putri yang baik, untuk terlahir kembali sebagai seorang lelaki. Anda akan bisa mempraktikkan Dharma sebagai seorang lelaki karena, sebagai wanita, tubuhmu tidaklah murni dan tidak bisa mencapai pencerahan tertinggi”.

Biksu tersebut tidak mengatakan hal ini dengan maksud merendahkan wanita. Biksu tersebut benar-benar meyakini hal tersebut karena memang itu adalah pendapat dan norma mengenai wanita pada saat itu. Wanita dipandang sebagai makhluk inferior dan bukan superior atau setara dengan lelaki. Karena wanita dianggap inferior, tubuh mereka juga diyakini inferior dan merupakan penghalang bagi tercapainya pencerahan. Hari ini, kita tahu bahwa ini adalah pandangan yang salah. Kita tahu bahwa hal ini tidak benar, tetapi memang itulah anggapan yang beredar di masa lalu.

Setelah mendengar pernyataan ini, sang Dewi Bulan, yang akan menjadi Tara, mengatupkan kedua tangannya dengan hormat kepada biksu tua tersebut dan berkata: “Biksu yang mulia, apa yang anda katakan tidaklah benar karena Buddha yang sempurna, Tathagata, sang pertapa, dan Beliau yang telah menyeberangi samsara mengajarkan bahwa lelaki dan wanita sederajat dan potensi mereka sama. Wanita mungkin menghadapi lebih banyak halangan dengan tubuh fisiknya di masyarakat yang menekankan pada superioritas lelaki, tetapi bukan berarti wanita adalah makhluk inferior”. Jadi di hadapan para sangha yang suci dan biksu tua tersebut, sang putri bersumpah untuk menjadi Buddha tercerahkan pada kehidupan tersebut dalam tubuh wanita, dan setelah tercerahkan, manifestasinya sebagian besar akan dalam rupa wanita untuk memberikan manfaat bagi semua makhluk. Pada kehidupan itu juga, Dawa Lhamo memenuhi sumpahnya. Beliau mencapai tingkat meditasi yang sangat tinggi dan mendapatkan pencapaian penuh pada kehidupan tersebut.

Setelahnya, Dawa Lhamo dikenal sebagai Tara atau Penyelamat – Dia yang menyelamatkan manusia dari berbagai mara bahaya. Pada akhirnya, Tara menyelamatkan dari delapan rasa takut yang bisa dikategorikan sebagai internal dan eksternal tergantung pada sumbernya sebagai berikut

Internal Eksternal
Takut akan api (kemarahan): Api kemarahan dibesarkan oleh angin perbuatan salah, yang disebabkan oleh kebodohan. Takut akan penjara (ketamakan): Kekikiran dianggap sebagai sesuatu yang negatif yang mengikat sehingga kita tidak dapat berbuat positif. Hal ini membuat kita terperangkap dalam samsara.
Takut akan singa (kesombongan): Sebagai raja hutan, singa merendahkan hewan lain dan tidak mendengarkan siapapun. Kesombongan akan mengisolasi kita dari bantuan dan membuat kita terperangkap dalam kendali kebodohan. Takut akan banjir (keterikatan): Keterikatan berfungsi seperti arus sungai yang deras dan membuat kita terperangkap dalam ombak samsara, membawa kita semakin jauh dari pantai kebebasan.
Takut akan gajah (kemurkaan): Kebodohan bisa disamakan dengan gajah liar yang mabuk. Gajah ini tidak akan sungkan menginjak siapapun yang ada di hadapannya. Takut akan setan (keraguan): Setan sering dihubungkan dengan kegelapan. Seperti itu juga, keraguan aktif dalam kebodohan yang gelap. Ia membuat kita takut, bingung dan mencegah kita untuk maju menuju kejernihan dan kebijaksanaan.
Takut akan ular (iri hati): Laksana seekor ular, iri hati bersembunyi dalam kebodohan yang gelap. Iri hati menyebabkan kita meracuni “kebaikan” orang lain. Takut akan perampok (pandangan yang salah): Laksana perampok yang mencuri hak milik kita yang berharga, seperti itu juga, pandangan yang salah mencuri kesempatan kita untuk maju dalam jalan spiritual.

Delapan Ketakutan Utama bisa diartikan dari beberapa tingkat mulai dari makna luar, sesuai deskripsi harafiah dan berwujud dan dapat dirasakan secara fisik dan materi. Pada tingkat yang lebih dalam, maknanya berhubungan dengan gairah, ego dan emosi. Pada tingkat terdalam, ketakutan ini berhubungan dengan teknik tantra dan filosofi yang, bila teratasi, dapat membawa pada kesadaran dan pencerahan.

Klik pada gambar untuk memperbesar

Contohnya, perlindungan dari api dalam tingkat luar berarti bila anda berdoa dan memohon kepada Tara, anda akan aman dari api atau bahaya yang terkait dengan api atau terbakar api. Anda mungkin berpikir: “Apa gunanya karena jaman sekarang kita puja alarm pendeteksi asap”, tetapi tidak begitu halnya di desa-desa jaman dahulu dimana: ketika ada kebakaran, anda akan benar-benar terbakar. Jadi, perlindungan dari api sangatlah penting. Ketika anda bermeditasi pada Tara dengan tingkat yang lebih dalam, beliau membantu menghancurkan kualitas amarah. Api dalam hal ini disamakan dengan kemarahan dalam diri. Jadi, dari sisi luar, anda dilindungi dari bahaya api sementara dari dalam, anda dilindungi dari amarah dan dari melakukan tindakan yang terkait dengan amarah. Karenanya berdoa pada Tara sangatlah lengkap karena beliau melindungi dari kesulitan luar, dalam dan rahasia.

 

Ikonografi Tara

Bila anda mengamati ikonografi Tara, anda akan melihat bahwa ada 21 bentuk utama, tetapi pada kenyataannya emanasi Tara tidaklah terhingga banyaknya. Dari 21 rupa, anda akan melihat berbagai bentuk Tara. Rupa Tara yang diberikan Kensur Rinpoche kepada saya adalah Tara Putih. Bentuk Tara Putih memiliki tujuh mata: dua di telapak kanan, dua di telapak kaki dan tiga di wajah. Tujuh mata melambangkan bahwa beliau bisa melihat enam alam dan realita yang sebenarnya, yaitu kekosongan. Setiap matanya bisa melihat satu alam samsara dimana beliau menyelamatkan, memberi manfaat, membantu dan beremanasi demi makhluk-makhluk di alam tersebut. Mata ketiga yang ada di keningnya adalah lambang bahwa beliau telah menembus realita samsara, yang artinya Tara telah mencapai sunyata… beliau adalah Buddha yang tercerahkan sepenuhnya dan maha tahu. Tubuhnya yang putih mewakili kemurnian pencerahan, yang tidak tercela oleh noda samsara. Tara duduk dalam postur meditasi dengan kaki bersila penuh, yang artinya dengan meditasi dan praktik beliau telah mencapai pencerahan penuh. Jadi dengan postur ini, beliau menganjurkan kita untuk bermeditasi. Kemudian, payudaranya yang terekspos mewakili kebahagiaan yang didapat dari pencerahan. Payudara juga berarti memberi asupan, merawat, membantu dan mengasuh. Jadi payudara Tara yang terekspos melambangkan beliau akan mengasuh dan menjagamu, “memberikan asupan” dan merawat seperti seorang ibu merawat anak tunggalnya sampai anda kuat, tumbuh besar dan mandiri. Ini adalah simbol bahwa Tara akan merawatmu sampai pencerahan, dimana anda bisa bangkit dan bebas dari samsara bila anda mengandalkan Tara sepenuhnya.

Sebagian rambut Tara diikat di atas kepala dengan tiga simpul. Simpul tertinggi melambangkan pencapaian Nirwana yang sepenuhnya dan beliau tidak bisa jatuh ke dalam samsara lagi. Sisa rambutnya tergerai di pundak dan punggungnya, lurus dan berwarna hitam kebiruan. Rambutnya yang tergerai melambangkan bahwa walaupun Tara sudah tercerahkan sepenuhnya, beliau masih beremanasi dan aktif dalam samsara. Waktu dan jodoh Tara dengan makhluk hidup belumlah habis, sehingga beliau masih bisa membantu makhluk di alam samsara. Karenanya, makna dari sebagian rambutnya yang tergerai adalah beliau masih beremanasi dalam samsara, sementara sebagian rambut yang terikat di atas kepalanya melambangkan bahwa Tara telah bebas dari samsara. Tara mengenakan lima perhiasan di tubuhnya, yaitu mahkota, kalung, ikatan lengan dan gelang kaki. Tubuhnya sangatlah indah seperti bukan makhluk duniawi. Tidak ada wanita di planet ini atau di samsara yang kecantikannya sebanding dengan Tara. Bahkan, kecantikan tubuh Tara konon sangatlah luar biasa sehingga tubuhnya melambangkan perhiasan keenam. Karenanya, lima perhiasan yang dikenakannya dan tubuhnya melambangkan bahwa Tara telah menyempurnakan seluruh praktik enam paramita.

Lukisan Tara Putih yang cantik bergaya Nathang (thangka hitam). Klik pada gambar untuk memperbesar

Paramita adalah kesempurnaan atau puncak dari kebajikan yang ditumbuhkembangkan dengan cara memurnikan karma dan mengumpulkan pahala untuk membantu mereka yang bertujuan mencapai pencerahan. Enam paramita termasuk kemurahan hati, disiplin moral, kesabaran, usaha, renungan dan kebijaksanaan.

Dengan mempraktikkan, mengandalkan dan berdoa kepada Tara, seseorang bisa mencapai enam paramita karena, kita secara langsung memenuhi keenam paramita. Contohnya, ketika kita memberikan persembahan kepada Tara, ini adalah paramita kemurahan hati; ketika kita bermeditasi dengan berfokus pada Tara, ini adalah paramita konsentrasi dll. Jadi dengan melakukan praktik Tara, kita memenuhi enam paramita. Tara bersifat universal dan tidak terikat sekte, tradisi Buddhisme dan label. Tara adalah Buddha yang tercerahkan sepenuhnya. Siapapun yang mengandalkan Tara akan terberkati, bebas dari Delapan Ketakutan Utama baik dari tingkat luar maupun dalam. Selain itu, anda akan bisa mendapatkan pencapaian rendah dan tinggi. Pencapaian rendah termasuk kemampuan meramal, berjalan cepat, kemampuan menyembuhkan dan membuat obat-obatan, kendali dan lainnya. Pencapaian tinggi termasuk mencapai mahamudra siddhi atau mencapai pencerahan penuh.

Karenanya, ketika kita ingin melakukan praktik Tara, anda tidak memerlukan inisiasi. Anda bisa berdoa kepada Tara dengan menggunakan teks dari Dalai Lama pertama, yang merupakan favorit saya.

 

Sebuah Permata untuk Memperpanjang Usia dan Meningkatkan Kebijaksanaan

Sebuah Pujian kepada Tara Putih oleh Gyalwa Gendun Drub,
Dalai Lama Pertama

Sembah sujud kepada Buddha Wanita yang cantik dan muda
Yang duduk di atas Teratai Putih dan rembulan
Menyebarkan dengan kasih pengetahuan tak tercela
Yang mengandung kecemerlangan laksana salju pegunungan

Sembah sujud kepada beliau yang bernampilan muda dengan payudara laksana bunga bertunas,
Yang memiliki satu wajah dan dua lengan, duduk dalam postur vajra,
Dengan keberanian yang anggun dan tenang, menyandarkan punggungnya pada bulan purnama
Dan dipenuhi dengan kebahagiaan besar.

Sembah sujud kepada Kemurahan Hati Sempurna yang tangan kanannya,
Menunjukan mudra Pemberian Tertinggi
Dengan mudahnya membebaskan karma damai, meningkat, pengaruh dan murka
Delapan siddhi dan pencerahan tertinggi

Sembah sujud kepada Ibu Spiritual yang melahirkan para Buddha
Dahulu, kini dan mendatang; yang tangan kirinya
Menyokong setangkai teratai biru, memberikan perlindungan
Dari singa, gajah, api dan semua delapan ketakutan.

Sembah sujud kepada sang Pelindung Dunia, yang matanya
Di telapak tangan dan kaki melirik pada empat pintu kebebasan
Dan membimbing makhluk semua
Menuju pulau kebebasan dan kebahagiaan.

Sembah sujud kepada beliau yang wajahnya menyatukan
Laksana sejuta bulan di musim gugur kecantikannya,
Yang melirik dengan kasih mata lebarnya
Yang mulutnya tersenyum bahagia kepada semua sama rata.

Sembah sujud kepada beliau yang kepalanya dihiasi Amitayus, hidup tak terhingga,
Hanya dengan mengingatmu yang menganugrahkan hidup dan kebijaksanaan,
Yang tangannya, dalam mudra renungan,
Memegang sebuah vas berisi nektar kekekalan.

Sembah sujud kepada Beliau yang cantik yang mahkotanya
Mencuri cahaya matahari dan bulan,
Yang setengah rambut safirnya bersimpul di atas
Dan setengahnya lagi tergerai bebas di pundaknya.

Sembah sujud kepada Beliau yang Agung dengan perhiasan membara,
Yang mahkota, anting, kalung, ikatan lengan,
Gelang, gelang kaki dan ikat pinggangnya dikenakan dengan elegan
Melebihi perhiasan manusia dan para dewa.

Sembah sujud kepada beliau yang mengenakan pakaian angkasa,
Yang rok dan ikatan pundaknya
Memeluk tubuh laksana
pelangi memeluk pegunungan kristal.

Sembah sujud di hadapan dewi yang di kaki teratainya
Vishnu, Indra, Shiva, Brahma dan antidewa, arwah,
Manusia, setengah manusia dan semua makhluk di dunia
menaklukan diri dengan penuh pengabdian.

Hanya dengan melafalkan mantranya,
Mereka yang memberikan persembahan di kaki terataimu
Mendapatkan kekekalan, kebijaksanaan dan pahala
Dan mencapai semua siddhi yang diinginkan; kepadamu, kubersujud.

Pengetahuan, kasih dan tindakan sempurna semua Buddha
terkandung dalam wujud dewi nan cantik
Saya berlindung kepadamu dan mempersembahkan doa;
Kumohon hilangkan semua kesulitanku dan tujuanku dipenuhi.

Segera tunjukkan tindakan damaimu yang sempurna,
Menenangkan semua gangguan praktikku menuju pencerahan;
Gangguan seperti delapan bencana,
Penyakit, setan dan agen berbahaya baik dalam dan luar.

Segera tunjukkan tindakan meningkat sempurna yang mengali
Semua kualitas baik, seperti hidup, pahala, kasih yang sulit dipahami,
Kebijaksanaan tak tercela dari belajar, merenung dan meditasi,
Dan tiga latihan tingkat tinggi.

Segera tunjukkan tindakan pengaruh yang sempurna,
Yang membuat dewa, manusia dan arwah
Dengan rendah hati bersujud dihadapan anda
Dan memenuhi semua harapan dalam pikiran.

Segera tunjukkan tindakan murka yang sempurna,
Yang memberi hukuman sesuai bagi kejahatan
Menghancurkan setan, gangguan dan halangan
Kebencian yang melawan Buddhadharma dan pengikutnya.

Kumohon, anugrahkan pencapaian siddhi cepat dan mudah
Seperti pedang gaib, obat mata mistis, jalan-cepat,
tablet makanan dan vas berharga
Dan bahkan siddhi tertinggi, mahamudra.

Singkatnya, mulai sekarang sampai tercerahkan
Dengan hormat di kaki terataimu kuberikan persembahan
Saya tidak perlu mencari lain perlindungan
Dengan kasih, liriklah diriku dan anugrahkan perlindungan.

Dengan energi praktik ini yang penuh pahala
Semoga yang tercerahkan, Tara sempurna
Melihatku selamanya dengan suka cita
Dan tidak pernah meninggalkanku, walau sebentar.

Semoga semua makhluk terlahir kembali setelah meninggal
Di hadapan Amitayus di Sukavati, Tanah penuh Suka Cita,
Semoga mereka hidup sesuai jalan para Bodhisattva
Dan menjadi setara dengan Tuan Pengasih, Avalokiteshvara.

Semoga kumenyadari samudera Sutra dan Tantra
Agar dapat memberikan kepada makhluk lainnya;
Dan sampai samsara kosong semoga kuberusaha
Menegakkan panji kemenangan dengan mempraktikkan sesuai yang diajarkan.

 
Setelah melafalkan pujian kepada Tara di atas, anda dapat melafalkan mantra singkatnya:

OM TARE TUTARE TUREE SOHA

 
Mantra Tara singkat tetapi sangat ampuh dan setiap suku katanya memiliki makna:

  • “OM” melambangkan tubuh, perkataan dan pikiran Tara yang tercerahkan.
  • “TARE” berarti beliau yang membebaskan dari penderitaan.
  • “TUTTARE” berarti beliau yang membebaskan dari delapan ketakutan.
  • “TURE” berarti beliau yang membebaskan dari kebodohan dengan kebijaksanaan yang membawa akhir sebenarnya dari penderitaan.
  • “SOHA” berarti semoga makna mantra ini berakar dalam pikiranku.

 
Anda juga bisa melafalkan mantra Tara Putih yang lebih panjang:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA AYU PUNYE JANA PUTIM KURUYE SOHA

 

Anda bisa melafalkan mantra ini setiap hari. Anda bisa memilih versi singkat atau yang lebih panjang. Praktik ini bisa dilakukan di mana saja, tetapi bila anda melakukannya di hadapan rupa Tara, maka akan sangat baik. Praktik Tara akan membantu meningkatkan hidupmu, membebaskan kita dari rasa takut, dan bila kita ingin suatu kesulitan teratasi, praktik Tara sangatlah cocok. Di biara besar seperti Gaden, Sera dan Drepung, doa Tara dilafalkan setiap hari sebelum sesi debat. Puja Tara juga dilakukan oleh seluruh anggota sangha lengkap dengan Torma yang dipersembahkan kepada beliau dalam ritual bernama Drolchok setiap bulannya. Karenanya, praktik Tara sangatlah lazim dilakukan di biara karena Tara sangat efektif, cepat, terberkati dan Tara memiliki karma khusus untuk memberi manfaat bagi kita.

Saya ingin berbagi sedikit penjelasan mengenai Tara. Terkadang, ada makhluk spesial yang melakukan meditasi mereka dengan benar, memegang sumpah dengan teguh dan mereka bisa menjadi biksu dan biksuni yang baik. Biksu dan biksuni yang baik sangatlah terberkati dan semakin lama mereka memegang sumpah mereka, semakin terberkatilah diri mereka. Karena inilah kita sangat menghormati biksu dan biksuni senior dan yang lebih tua. Sungguh merupakan hak istimewa untuk melayani biksu dan biksuni berusia lanjut: membantu mencuci pakaian mereka, mempersembahkan makanan, membersihkan tempat duduk mereka, membawakan tas mereka atau mempersembahkan air atau memenuhi kebutuhan sangha. Memberikan persembahan kepada sangha bukanlah hanya ada dalam budaya Buddhisme Tibet, tetapi tradisi ini dimulai oleh sang Buddha sendiri. Karenanya, sangha adalah perlindungan ketiga karena komunitas biara mempraktikkan, bermeditasi dan berfokus pada Dharma 24 jam sehari selama hidup mereka.

Tanpa adanya sangha, tidak akan ada Dharma. Tanpa Dharma, Buddha tidak bisa bangkit. Jadi Buddha tergantung pada Dharma, dan Dharma tergantung pada sangha. Tanpa sangha, tidak ada Dharma, tanpa Dharma, tidak ada Buddha. Mungkin ada orang yang berkata ada orang awam yang menjadi perkecualian dan mempraktikkan Dharma. Ya, memang ada orang awam yang mempraktikkan Dharma, tetapi mereka tidak membentuk sistem biara dimana suatu aliran diturunkan kepada yang lainnya. Jadi aliran ini bisa hilang… praktik, ajaran dan Dharma bisa hilang. Karenanya komunitas sangha sangatlah penting. Ketika anda bertemu dengan anggota sangha yang spesial yang terpelajar, terlatih dan memegang sumpah mereka dengan baik, bahkan secarik kain dari mereka sangat suci. Bila kita mendapatkan rambut dan kuku dari mereka; rambut dan kuku ini bisa ditempatkan di dalam stupa sebagai obyek kehormatan, keyakinan, dan persembahan. Karenanya, sangha senior adalah makhluk yang sangat terberkati untuk kita layani, bantu, rawat dan, hormati.

Yang Mulia Kensur Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Phende

Di Biara Shar Gaden, ada sangha yang tergolong elite, senior dan berusia lanjut bernama Kensur Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Phende. Beliau adalah seorang cendikiawan, guru meditasi dan seseorang terpelajar dalam bidang sutra dan tantra. Kensur Rinpoche menerima aliran dan praktiknya dari para lama Tibet yang paling agung seperti Yang Mulia Kyabje Zemey Rinpoche, Yang Suci Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Yang Suci Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, Yang Suci Kyabje Ling Rinpoche. Beliau menerima ajaran dari para guru cendikiawan ini, mempraktikkan dan menerapkan ajaran-ajaran tersebut dan mendapatkan hasilnya. Apakah hasilnya? Kensur Rinpoche masih tetap seorang biksu yang menunjukkan bahwa beliau telah melepaskan keterikatan kepada dunia. Kensur Rinpoche mempraktikkan ajaran-ajaran yang diterimanya dan hal ini menunjukan beliau berkomitmen untuk menyebarkan Dharma.

Kensur Rinpoche selalu bahagia, tersenyum, berperangai menyenangkan dan senang bertemu dengan siapapun yang datang untuk menerima berkat darinya atau mengajukan pertanyaan. Hal ini menunjukan beliau tidak memiliki keterikatan terhadap dirinya. Jadi Kensur Rinpoche adalah seorang guru yang agung. Saya telah bersahabat dengan beliau selama lebih dari 25 tahun sejak ketika saya masih tinggal di Biara Gaden. Hal ini saya katakan dengan rendah hati. Saya sangat menghormati Kensur Rinpoche sebagai kepala biara Shar Gaden yang pertama. Ketika tim kami berkunjung ke Biara Shar Gaden dengan membawa persembahan, kami mendapatkan kehormatan untuk melayani Kensur Rinpoche, membawa beliau untuk melakukan pengecekan medis lengkap dan meningkatkan kualitas obat-obatan yang dikonsumsinya. Dalam kunjungan ini, saya juga berkesempatan untuk menelponnya melalui tim kami yang ada di sana dan berbicara langsung dengan beliau dan memohon kepada beliau untuk memberikan satu seri ajaran di biara. Saya juga memohon kepada Kensur Rinpoche untuk menggunakan kemampuan meditasi untuk memperpanjang usianya, hidup lama demi memberi manfaat bagi orang lain.

Sebuah Hadiah dari Kensur Rinpoche Lobsang Phende. Klik pada gambar untuk memperbesar.

Saya merasa sangat terhormat menerima rupa spesial Tara Putih ini sebagai hadiah dari Kensur Rinpoche. Rupa Tara spesial ini diambil dari altar pribadi Kensur Rinpoche. Saya ingin berbagi Tara Putih yang sangat terberkati ini dengan semua orang. Pertama-tama, rupa ini terberkati karena ini adalah rupa Tara! Seperti yang dikatakan Zong Rinpoche, rupa Tara sangatlah terberkati dan tidak perlu disucikan lagi. Kedua, rupa Tara ini berasal dari altar seorang biksu senior yang sangat suci… dan diberikan pada saya dengan cara tersebut. Saya merasa sangat terberkati dan terhormat menerima hadiah luar biasa ini. Saya tidak bisa meletakkan benda berharga seperti ini di altar pribadi dan dengan egois mendapatkan berkat untuk diri saya sendiri setiap harinya! jadi saya menempatkan rupa Tara yang terberkati ini di altar Kechara di Aula Kebijaksanaan, dengan sebuah keterangan yang menyatakan kapan beliau tiba dan darimana beliau berasal bersama dengan artikel yang menjelaskan betapa sucinya rupang ini. Jadi, bila anda berkunjung ke Kechara Forest Retreat, jangan lupa melihat rupa ini, siapkan khata, persembahan, sembah sujud dan berdoa kepada Tara.

Saya berbagi rupa ini bersama dengan sejarah dan kisah mengenai Tara kepada kalian semua. Saya sangat terinspirasi dengan hadiah ini. Nikmatilah! Saya mengharapkan kebahagiaan, panjang umur, kesempurnaan dan semoga setiap orang dengan tulus dijaga oleh Tara dalam kehidupan ini dan yang akan datang.

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  • SamFoonHeei
    Monday, Oct 6. 2025 04:42 PM
    Different religions and faiths have unique teachings ,and thwew is no right or wrong. All have their respective views of divinity, humanity’s relationship with the divine . Many faiths share common principles, like compassion and ethical conduct. All religions in the world teach us empathy, compassion, harmony and respect.
    Love peace harmony kindness balance of mind health body and spirit. Respect for all things. That’s true religion. They differ in practices and methods, but they ultimately lead to the same goal.
    Thank you Rinpoche interesting topic shared.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/videos/changing-beliefs.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Monday, Oct 6. 2025 04:41 PM
    Thank you H E Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Seng Piow for creating this YouTube channel which has benefited many people all over the world. Great idea indeed where we learn , from the Dharma sharing. Pastor Seng Piow first started Rinpoche YouTube channel years ago back 2006. A very powerful Dharma talk and sharing by Tsem Rinpoche that covers a wide range of topics, and with Rinpoche explanation we could understand better. Kechara blog team has compiled a collection of videos, for us . It did help me to understand and learn more of Dharma through those videos. More to learn for me . Merely by listening to Rinpoche voice is a blessing.
    Thanks again with folded hands……

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/the-best-of-youtube.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Monday, Oct 6. 2025 04:39 PM
    Sonam Tsemo, an important Tibetan sprititual leader and Buddhist scholar, and was acclaimed as an incarnation of Durjayachandra. He received extensive spiritual training from his father, deepened his studies under the famous scholar Chapa Chokyi Senge. By the time he was eighteen he had mastered the triple discipline of teaching, debate and composition. After his return to Sakya, he held the throne of the monastery for three years. He is the author of a famous commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara. He dedicated the rest of his life to studies and meditation. In 1182 he passed away age 41 into pure land of Sukhavati and said to have attained full Buddhahood.
    Thank you Rinpoche great sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/sakya-lopon-sonam-tsemo-the-one-who-ascended-to-kechara-paradise.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Monday, Oct 6. 2025 04:37 PM
    Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, scholar, and author. He was the founder and spiritual director of the New Kadampa . Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a Tibetan Buddhist a Gelug trained scholar and author of several Buddhist books. He has founded hundreds of Kadampa Buddhist Centres around the world. After spending his early years studying Buddha’s teachings in depth in the monasteries of Tibet, spending years in meditation retreat in the Himalayas . He has devoted tirelessly to giving teachings, composing books on Buddhism and Meditation. This humble Geshe has touched the hearts of countless people around the world. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s books are highly praised by many Lamas, one of them being His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. He has presented a letter and a stunning statue gift of Green Tara to our Guru H E Tsem Rinpoche. Fortunate to see this beautiful Green Tara .
    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/a-gift-from-geshe-kelsang-gyatso.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Tuesday, Sep 30. 2025 06:09 PM
    A very clear explanation of Vajrayogini by Rinpoche . Reading and listening to the video in this blog explains well. Vajrayogini’s power is her ability to guide practitioners to enlightenment by transforming ordinary experiences, desire, and the ego into spiritual paths. Her form symbolizes the transformation of desire and ego into boundless empathy for all beings. Her practice aims to eradicate the ego, a root cause of suffering and attachment. In return which lead to a more vibrant, kind, and compassionate us.
    Thank you Rinpoche .

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/facebook-question-what-is-vajra-yoginis-left-foot-stepping-on.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Tuesday, Sep 30. 2025 06:08 PM
    In Buddhism, holy relics are the sacred preserved cremated remains of the Buddha, and other enlightened beings. Holy relics are believed to carry the spiritual qualities, compassion, and wisdom of the enlightened being. And it serve as a powerful tool to connect practitioners with the Buddha’s path to enlightenment. Throughout history, relics have played an important role in major world religions and are considered to hold great spiritual significance. They are revered in Buddhist communities around the world. Sadly to these days only a handful of these sites exist today. These holy relic sites are rare. Many Buddhists make it a point to visit these precious relic sites . Merely by touching, seeing, and even thinking about relics can connect anyone with the spiritual power of the Buddha. Each relic is believed to carry a part of the Buddha’s essence, and worshipping them is seen as a way to connect with the Buddha’s wisdom and compassion. These sacred objects, often including bones, hair, robes, and so on are venerated through offerings and prayers, allowing Buddhists to connect with the Buddha’s wisdom and compassion and accumulate merit. Wow China had many holy sites which housed various relics of Buddha Shakyamuni. Just to mentioned some of these holy sites in Chiana such as Tooth relic at Lingguang Temple, Beijing,Grand True Relic Pagoda at Famen Temple, Shaanxi, Rare skull relic enshrined in Foding Palace, Nanjing and Buddha’s bone relic at Ayuwang Temple, Ningbo. Looking the beautiful relics temple and reading this article is a blessing. More so if we go on pilgrimages to these holy sites.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this wonderful sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/art-architecture/holy-relic-sites-of-china-very-interesting.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Tuesday, Sep 30. 2025 06:06 PM
    Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche was a prominent Tibetan scholar, yogi, poet, and meditation Master . He was a philosophical assistant to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and was instrumental in teaching Buddhism to Westerners. His life story is a classic example of intense spiritual practice, marked by significant hardship and transformation. He is beloved for his spiritual teachings, often in the form of poems, and for his complete dedication to the path of enlightenment. His teachings are known among several schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Geshe was the first Tibetan Buddhist master to introduce the complete Vinaya-tradition .Founded the , Rabten Choeling center for higher Tibetan studies at the lake of Geneva.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/venerable-geshe-rabten-rinpoche-known-as-milarepa.html
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  • SamFoonHeei
    Tuesday, Sep 23. 2025 12:46 PM
    It was through the 6th Panglung Oracle the Dalai Lama had a safe and successful escape from Tibet to India. That’s in 1959, following Dorje Shugden advice and instructions which route to escape. This story in comics form is a great way to let more people know the truth. Senior officials from Monastery eyewitness affidavits signed, they were the monks who travelled together with the Dalai Lama. All these cannot be wrong .A truth and only truth to be shared with.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/the-greatest-escape-in-history.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Tuesday, Sep 23. 2025 12:45 PM
    Believing that the paranormal can be real, is one way to escape the reality we live in and make it a little more interesting. People sometimes want to believe something more is out there than only a platonic routine life. Not everyone believes in ghosts, but there have been plenty of celebrity ghost sightings over the years. Most scientists deny that ghosts exist, but I do believe ghost rather spirits do exist . Ghosts are ingrained in many cultures, with people rising from the dead or being able to communicate from the beyond. The human fascination for the unexplained plays a big role in this world.
    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing such an interesting videos. Sound scary. Doing prayers and dedicated to them will be fine as long as we don’t’ get involved with them.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/film-tv-music/celebrities-ghost-stories-2-3.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Tuesday, Sep 23. 2025 12:44 PM
    Opening Eye Chenrezigis a Buddhist practice and form of Chenrezig focused on healing physical eye problems and developing wisdom eyes. The practice involves prayers and mantras to develop compassion and it was transmitted by Lama Gangchen Rinpoche . This practice is designed to train one’s mind in making life beneficial for all sentient beings through the yoga of the Compassionate Buddha. Well this practice has been effective for those who sincerely had engaged in reciting the mantra consistently.
    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing methods to heal the defects, problems, and disturbances to our eyes.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/blessing-eye-problems.html
  • SamFoonHeei
    Tuesday, Sep 23. 2025 12:42 PM
    Helmut Gassner, is a senior Buddhist monk from Austria also known as Venerable Gelong Jampa. After meeting Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche back then ,his began to have an interest in Buddhism . Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche had impressed him deeply so much so he began studying Tibetan language, Buddhist philosophy, debate and meditation. Throughout his lifetime, he has translated for many high lamas. He translated for HH the 14th Dalai Lama between 1979 and 1995. Helmut Gassner has recognized and value the knowledge of Dorje Shugden . He noticed the positive qualities, acknowledging Dorje Shugden’s significance, and developing a comprehensive, insightful of it. He even received many first-hand accounts of how Dorje Shugden has been extremely useful to the Dalai Lama. Following the Dalai Lama’s move to ban the practice of Dorje Shugden where discrimination and fights happened. The event didn’t bothered him much as he knew the truth that the practice of Dorje Shugden is an integral part of the Gaden Tradition. In 1999 at the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation in Hamburg, Germany, he bravely spoke the truth regarding Dorje Shugden. His devotion to his teacher, the dharma and the truth compelled him to speak up . Interesting read.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing .

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/translator-ven-helmut-gassner-on-dalai-lama-and-dorje-shugden.html
  • Jefferson Santos
    Sunday, Sep 21. 2025 08:10 AM
    Hello,

    First of all, I’d like to thank the website immensely for making this rich material about the Buddha’s life story available. Having downloaded the images, I translated their captions into Portuguese. I’m offering this translated material to the website. If you’re interested in receiving it and perhaps publishing it, please let me know how I should proceed.

    Best regards.

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See beautiful pictures of Manjushri Guest House here- https://bit.ly/2WGo0ti
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Beginner’s Introduction to Dorje Shugden~Very good overview https://bit.ly/2QQNfYv
Fresh eggplants grown on Kechara Forest Retreat\'s land here in Malaysia
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Fresh eggplants grown on Kechara Forest Retreat's land here in Malaysia
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Most Venerable Uppalavanna – The Chief Female Disciple of Buddha Shakyamuni - She exhibited many supernatural abilities gained from meditation and proved to the world females and males are equal in spirituality- https://bit.ly/31d9Rat
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Thailand’s ‘Renegade’ Yet Powerful Buddhist Nuns~ https://bit.ly/2Z1C02m
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Mahapajapati Gotami – the first Buddhist nun ordained by Lord Buddha- https://bit.ly/2IjD8ru
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The Largest Buddha Shakyamuni in Russia | 俄罗斯最大的释迦牟尼佛画像- https://bit.ly/2Wpclni
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Sacred Vajra Yogini
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Dorje Shugden works & archives - a labour of commitment - https://bit.ly/30Tp2p8
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.
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.
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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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Wandering Ascetic Painting by Nirdesha Munasinghe
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
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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
This story is a life-changer. Learn about the incredible Forest Man of India | 印度“森林之子”- https://bit.ly/2Eh4vRS
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This story is a life-changer. Learn about the incredible Forest Man of India | 印度“森林之子”- https://bit.ly/2Eh4vRS
Part 2-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 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
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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The great Protector Manjushri Dorje Shugden depicted in the beautiful Mongolian style. To download a high resolution file: https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
The Mystical land of Shambhala is finally ready for everyone to feast their eyes and be blessed. A beautiful post with information, art work, history, spirituality and a beautiful book composed by His Holiness the 6th Panchen Rinpoche. ~ https://bit.ly/309MHBi
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The Mystical land of Shambhala is finally ready for everyone to feast their eyes and be blessed. A beautiful post with information, art work, history, spirituality and a beautiful book composed by His Holiness the 6th Panchen Rinpoche. ~ https://bit.ly/309MHBi
Beautiful pictures of the huge Buddha in Longkou Nanshan- https://bit.ly/2LsBxVb
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Beautiful pictures of the huge Buddha in Longkou Nanshan- https://bit.ly/2LsBxVb
The reason-Very interesting thought- https://bit.ly/2V7VT5r
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The reason-Very interesting thought- https://bit.ly/2V7VT5r
NEW Bigfoot cafe in Malaysia! Food is delicious!- https://bit.ly/2VxdGau
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NEW Bigfoot cafe in Malaysia! Food is delicious!- https://bit.ly/2VxdGau
DON\'T MISS THIS!~How brave Bonnie survived by living with a herd of deer~ https://bit.ly/2Lre2eY
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DON'T MISS THIS!~How brave Bonnie survived by living with a herd of deer~ https://bit.ly/2Lre2eY
Global Superpower China Will Cut Meat Consumption by 50%! Very interesting, find out more- https://bit.ly/2V1sJFh
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Global Superpower China Will Cut Meat Consumption by 50%! Very interesting, find out more- https://bit.ly/2V1sJFh
You can download this beautiful Egyptian style Dorje Shugden Free- https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
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You can download this beautiful Egyptian style Dorje Shugden Free- https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
Beautiful high file for print of Lord Manjushri. May you be blessed- https://bit.ly/2V8mwZe
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Beautiful high file for print of Lord Manjushri. May you be blessed- https://bit.ly/2V8mwZe
Mongolian (Oymiakon) Shaman in Siberia, Russia. That is his real outfit he wears. Very unique. TR
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Mongolian (Oymiakon) Shaman in Siberia, Russia. That is his real outfit he wears. Very unique. TR
Find one of the most beautiful temples in the world in Nara, Japan. It is the 1,267 year old Todai-ji temple that houses a 15 meter Buddha Vairocana statue who is a cosmic and timeless Buddha. Emperor Shomu who sponsored this beautiful temple eventually abdicated and ordained as a Buddhist monk. Very interesting history and story. One of the places everyone should visit- https://bit.ly/2VgsHhK
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Find one of the most beautiful temples in the world in Nara, Japan. It is the 1,267 year old Todai-ji temple that houses a 15 meter Buddha Vairocana statue who is a cosmic and timeless Buddha. Emperor Shomu who sponsored this beautiful temple eventually abdicated and ordained as a Buddhist monk. Very interesting history and story. One of the places everyone should visit- https://bit.ly/2VgsHhK
Manjusri Kumara (bodhisattva of wisdom), India, Pala dynesty, 9th century, stone, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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Manjusri Kumara (bodhisattva of wisdom), India, Pala dynesty, 9th century, stone, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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Inspired by Kin Hoe's (Ipoh) and Sam's (Kuantan) updates, here... introducing our No. 1 members, Mr. Teo and Aunt Betty. They are always early for preparation, cleaning, and arranging. Bottom pic is Hue & Mr. Loh. They are sharing and exchanging views on ritual practices that support spiritual practices before puja. KPSG by Jacinta.
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It's been a while since our last update. When KFR was busy organising, serving & helping visiting monks together with their chunks of activities in Bentong, back here in Penang, our small but sturdy Penang Study Group has been consistently having their weekly Dorje Shugden Puja @ every Saturday at 3 pm. Here's one update, completed on 6th September 2025. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Mr. Cheah Fook Wan offered Serkym to Dorje Shugden in Kechara Ipoh Centre today. So Kin Hoe (KISG)
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Mr. Mannance Wong offered incense on behalf of Ipoh members before the puja starts. So Kin Hoe (KISG)
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26th August evening had our weekly Swift Return Puja..at Kechara Kuantan center..by Sam
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7th August Dharma sharing and DORJE SHUGDEN Puja done. Kechara Kuantan Study Group by Sam
2 months ago
7th August Dharma sharing and DORJE SHUGDEN Puja done. Kechara Kuantan Study Group by Sam
Had our weekly Swift Return Puja for HE Tsem Rinpoche Kechara Kuantan Study Group by Sam
2 months ago
Had our weekly Swift Return Puja for HE Tsem Rinpoche Kechara Kuantan Study Group by Sam
3rd August animals liberation activities done.Kechara Kuantan Study Group by Sam
3 months ago
3rd August animals liberation activities done.Kechara Kuantan Study Group by Sam
First Dorje Shugden puja for the month of Aug, 2025. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
3 months ago
First Dorje Shugden puja for the month of Aug, 2025. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
31st July evening had our weekly DORJE SHUGDEN Puja lead by Pastor Seng Piow.Kechara Study Group Sam
3 months ago
31st July evening had our weekly DORJE SHUGDEN Puja lead by Pastor Seng Piow.Kechara Study Group Sam
#Throwback Weekly Dorje Shudgen puja led by William and attended by faithful Penang members. Kechara Penang Study Group, reported by Siew Hong and uploaded to blog by Jacinta.
3 months ago
#Throwback Weekly Dorje Shudgen puja led by William and attended by faithful Penang members. Kechara Penang Study Group, reported by Siew Hong and uploaded to blog by Jacinta.
#throwbackmemories 26th July, 2025 puja packages being sponsored. May sponsors' wishes be fulfilled. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
3 months ago
#throwbackmemories 26th July, 2025 puja packages being sponsored. May sponsors' wishes be fulfilled. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
#Throwback 19th July 2025, Dorje Shugden puja cum Namasangiti recitation at 49, Jalan Seang Tek @ Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
3 months ago
#Throwback 19th July 2025, Dorje Shugden puja cum Namasangiti recitation at 49, Jalan Seang Tek @ Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
29th July evening Had our weekly Swift Return Puja for HE Tsem Rinpoche. Kechara Kuantan Study Group Sam
3 months ago
29th July evening Had our weekly Swift Return Puja for HE Tsem Rinpoche. Kechara Kuantan Study Group Sam
Kechara members were setting up the offering items on altar before the puja started in Ipoh today. (So Kin Hoe, KISG)
3 months ago
Kechara members were setting up the offering items on altar before the puja started in Ipoh today. (So Kin Hoe, KISG)
Dared Lim has offered tea on behalf of Kechara Ipoh Study Group prior to the start of our puja in Ipoh. (So Kin Hoe, KISG)
3 months ago
Dared Lim has offered tea on behalf of Kechara Ipoh Study Group prior to the start of our puja in Ipoh. (So Kin Hoe, KISG)
Through the blessings from His Eminence Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche, Kechara Ipoh Study Group has carried out Dorje Shugden puja in Ipoh today. (So Kin Hoe, Kechara Ipoh Study Group)
3 months ago
Through the blessings from His Eminence Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche, Kechara Ipoh Study Group has carried out Dorje Shugden puja in Ipoh today. (So Kin Hoe, Kechara Ipoh Study Group)
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