Chökhor Düchen (Tib. ཆོས་འཁོར་དུས་ཆེན་, Wyl. chos 'khor dus chen), the 'Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma' — one of the four major Buddhist holidays. It occurs on the fourth day of the sixth Tibetan lunar month. For seven weeks after his enlightenment, Buddha did not teach. Finally, encouraged by Indra and Brahma, he turned the Wheel of Dharma for the first time, at Sarnath, by teaching the ‘Four Noble Truths’.
On this day the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied 10 million times.
Let's celebrate this day together with a joyful practice.
You can also make a donation and dedicate your offering to removing obstacles for yourself or a loved one and accompany your donation with an aspiration prayer online.
Programm:
8.30 - 10.10 CET (Lerab Ling time) - this session in Eng, Fre, Ger, Spa and Ita!)
- The Eight Noble Auspicious Ones
- Buddha Sadhana in English
((tea & croissant))
- Video Teaching from Ringu Tulku Rinpoche about The Four Noble Truths
- Bodhisattva vow in English
11.00-12.30 (streamed English only)
- Homage to Buddhas & Bodhisattvas in English
- Buddha & the 16 Arhats
- Brief Manjushri prayers
- Tung Shak in English
- Riwo Sangchö
- Prayer for the Future of the Dharma in English
To do the Riwo Sangchö sadhana, you need a Guru Rinpoche empowerment. You may want to light a Riwo Sangchö incense. If you don't have the empowerment, please focus on your own personal practice, and enjoy the atmosphere.
Texts
Some practices are projected, below you can download the texts for this streaming
The Bodhisattva Vow booklet can be downloaded from ZAM in English & French.
Shyidal, is a local protector of the Kham region Trehor (the home of the Lakar family). On Sogyal Rinpoche's request, Lerab Ling inserts Shyi Dal into the first Lungta prayer.
