Lama Chopa with Tsog
Sunday, March 9, 2025
3:00pm – 4:30pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
in person and online
Program Category: Buddhist Prayers and Practices
This is a hybrid event, and we are using the
Zoom video conferencing system
for online participants.
Please register below to receive your online access information.
This event will be recorded for OCBC internal use.
Lama Chopa, also known as Guru Puja, is a profound practice
of guru devotion and offering to the spiritual guide,
special to the Gelugpa tradition. During this practice,
practitioners pay homage to the lineage of lamas, starting
with Shakyamuni Buddha and extending to their present
teachers. The practice involves making heartfelt offerings
and requests for blessings to attain the same realizations
as these great masters.
Tsog means "gathering," and it is performed alongside Lama
Chopa. It is a practice of purification of negative karma
and the accumulation of positive energy or merit. During the
puja, extensive prayers are recited to affirm one's
commitment to the spiritual path and seek inspiration from
the teachers.
Together, Lama Chopa and Tsog create a powerful practice for
purifying the mind, accumulating merit, and deepening one's
connection to the lineage of enlightened beings.
Everybody is welcome to attend!
You are encouraged to bring offerings such as flowers, food or small donations
to create vast merit and benefit countless beings

Prayer Requests
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Puja Sponsorship
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Registration
Registration is required to receive your online access information.
This is a free event. Donations are appreciated.