Harmonious Friends Celebration: Saka Dawa

Tuesday, May 25 – Wednesday, May 26, 2021

This is an online celebration (Zoom video conferencing system).  Each event has a separate Zoom link and registration.  Please follow the links below to register for each event.

Please join The FPMT Harmonious Friends, for a Saka Dawa celebration to commemorate Guru Shakyamuni Buddhis’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has explained that merit is multiplied 300,000,000 times on Saka Dawa. Because Saka Dawa combines these three special days, the possibility to create merit is unbelievable. To learn more about the amazing results of doing practice on this day, please watch this video with Lama Zopa Rinpoche from Kopan.

There are four FPMT Centers participating in this Saka Dawa Celebration:

• Lama Yeshe Ling Tibetan Buddhist Group
  Burlington, Ontario, Canada
• Land of Medicine Buddha
  Soquel, California
• Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center
  Campbell, California
• Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture
  Boulder Creek, California
  

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The schedule of programs begins on Tuesday, May 25th with two practices at Land of Medicine Buddha on Saka Dawa in India time.  Harmonious Friends programming continues through Wednesday, May 26th at Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center, Vajrapani Institute and Lama Yeshe Ling.  Please participate in any or all you can.  Please note that each event has a separate Zoom link and registration through the center offering the session.

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

• 6:00pm – 8:00pm PDT   (9:00pm – 11:00pm EDT)
  The Source of All Attainments: The Yoga of the Inseparability of the Guru and Avalokiteshvara followed by a short Tara Practice, led by Ven. Steve Carlier at Land of Medicine Buddha
  Registration: https://landofmedicinebuddha.org/events/harmonious-friends-celebration-saka-dawa-2
  

  

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

• 4:45am – 5:45am PDT   (7:45am – 8:45am EDT)
  Precepts and Morning Prayers at Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center
  (People may join at 5:15am PDT for just the Morning Prayers and Blessing the Speech part if they like.)
  Registration: https://www.gyalwagyatso.org/2021-precepts-and-morning-prayers.html
• 7:00am – 8:00am PDT   (10:00am – 11:00am EDT)
  35 Buddhas Practice with Elaine Jackson at Vajrapani Institute
  Registration: https://www.gyalwagyatso.org/2021-05-26-saka-dawa-vpi.html
• 9:00am – 10:00am PDT   (12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT)
  Recitation of Diamond Cutter Sutra with Lama Yeshe Ling
  Registration: https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/celebrate-saga-dawa
• 11:00am – 12:00pm PDT   (2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT)
  Four Mandala Offerings to Chittamani Tara with Ven. Samten at Land of Medicine Buddha
  Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/LandofMedicineBuddha
  
• 4:00pm – 5:00pm PDT   (7:00pm – 8:00pm EDT)
  Oral Transmission of the Heart Sutra with Geshe Sonam at Lama Yeshe Ling
  Registration: https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/celebrate-saga-dawa
  

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The Four Harmonious Friends

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