Gyashi Puja 2008

According to our Resident Master, all the obstacles that we had experienced were caused by the 4 maras. These are mara of the son of god, mara of defilement, mara of death and mara of form which are represented by white, red, black and yellow color respectively. They symbolize the 4 types of obscurations. Through making offerings of 100 lamps, one would have pacified the mara of the son of god and be freed of the obscuration of knowledge. Similarly, by making offerings of 100 tsa tsa one would have pacified the mara of defilement and be freed of the obscuration of the five poisons. By making offering of 100 tormas, one would have pacified the mara of death and be freed of obscurations of karmic causes. And by making offering of 100 human form figures, one would have pacified the mara of form and be freed of the obscuration of habitual tendencies.

This puja is opened to all and for those who are interested are requested to bring the following :

1) hair strands,

2) a piece of fabric from clothing that has been worn by the person and

3) fingernail cuttings.

For persons unable to attend personally, please pack a piece of dough which has been rubbed on parts of their bodies which have sickness. The dough should not be rubbed on the forehead or heart area.

Shrine that was set up for the Gyazhi puja



Chanting led by Venerable assisted by a shrine master and other lamas

 

Shrine master performing tsa-tsa during the puja

Resident Master performed chanting for each direction

–        North, South, East, West and Centre where lamps were lighted

–        and tsa-tsa were performed

Main sponsor for the center direction – that symbolize the 4 types of obscurations -

mara of the son of god, mara of defilement, mara of death and mara of form which are represented by white, red, green and yellow color respectively 

Sponsor for the mara of death

 

Sponsor for the mara of the son of god

 

Sponsor for the mara of form

 

Sponsor for the  mara of defilement