with Geshe Tenzin Legtsok

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
6:00am – 6:45am PST (Pacific Standard Time)
online only

Program Category: Buddhist Prayers and Practices

Lhabab Duchen, one of the four great holy days in the Tibetan calendar, commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three, where he taught the Dharma for three months to the gods — including his mother, Mayadevi, who had died a week after his birth and was reborn there. As a merit multiplying day, the karmic results of actions done on this day are multiplied 100 million times. This amazing result is taught in the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.

Observing the eight Mahayana precepts on Lhabab Duchen is a powerful way to generate merit and deepen one’s commitment to ethical living. Together, we will take the eight Mahayana precepts in front of a Buddha image—whether on your altar or on the screen.
Please note: Geshe Legtsok will not serve as the preceptor, and no teacher-student relationship is established through participation.

You are encouraged to reflect on which precepts you can sincerely uphold for 24 hours, honoring personal discernment in this meaningful practice. The ritual includes preliminary prayers, precept prayers, and mantra recitation, which may be chanted aloud or visualized—whichever supports clarity and sincerity in your mind.

All are welcome.

Additional practices recommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche:

• Reciting the Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels and the Sutra of Great Liberation, which Lama Zopa Rinpoche praised for their immense benefits.
• Contribute to the FPMT Puja Fund, which sponsors extensive pujas and offerings—sutra recitations, animal liberation, stupa adornments, and offerings to Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s gurus and to IMI Sangha communities.

This event is hosted by Vajrapani Institute.

No need to register, just join us on Zoom!