06/11/2025
𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐀𝐆 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐘. On the auspicious occasion of Lhabab Duchen (the anniversary of Lord Buddha’s Descent from the Heaven of Thirty-Three), when it is said that the merit of any good deeds is multiplied many times, we are pleased to offer the opportunity to send offerings and dedications to Kag C***e Thupten Samphel Ling monastery, Kagbeni, Mustang, Nepal, in support of the ‘Sixteen Arhats Ritual’ to be performed on November 11th, 2025. You are cordially invited to participate. Gompa member-supporters can send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 11th, 2025.
The Event:
Lhabab Duchen is one of the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Observed on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan lunar month (which this year falls on November 11th), Lhabab Duchen commemorates the Buddha’s return to the human realm after giving teachings to his mother for three months in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. The merit of all positive actions performed at this time is said to be greatly multiplied.
It is said that the Buddha himself selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to protect the Dharma. At the time of the Buddha’s Parinirvana, they vowed to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya. This puja, ‘The Wish-fulfilling Gem Enhancing the Buddha’s Teachings’, a method for making offerings and prayers to Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats, is said to bring special blessings for long life and to quickly generate merit.
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