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Venerable
Pora Tulku Rinpoche lit up the Lamp signifying the grand
opening of the Medicine Buddha Puja Event at The Karma
Kagyu Dharma Society in Melaka on 11th June, 2000. Imaculable
sentient beings will benefit from these puja event, and
the blessing by celestial beings and deities is shared
throughout the realms of samsara.
Devas
praised and offered their protection and eliminate obstacles
to those participating in the event. |
| The new
Medicine Buddha sits gracefully on the grand throne in
KKDS Melaka. Continous stream of blessings from Medicine
Buddha to all devotees who came to pray and pay respect
with true devotion. Statues are common representation
of the Buddhas or Bodhisattvas in the Nirmanakaya Form
that is preceivable through the human eyes. This relative
aspect of our preception is important so that we could
devote and turn our minds towards the Dharma until we
acheive the ultimate liberation like all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
of the past, present and future. |
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In the
Sang Dewa Ceremony. Rinpoche is seen blessing animals
before releasing back to their natural habitat. Total
count of ten thousand fish, snails, birds and tortoises
bought from the market and pet shops were released on
this auspicious day (16th June, 2000) and the teaching
told that the chances of these beings reborn into a higher
realm in their next lives is greater but still dependant
on their own reduced Karma. |
| 20 devotees
took refuge from Ven. Pora Tulku Rinpoche, this is the
first step all Vajrayana practitioners have to take and
vow to take similar refuge until the day they attain enlightenment.
They were given a Dharma name by Rinpoche ceremonially
and and recite refuge prayers and vows in the presence
of Rinpoche. It is also said that when one breaks any
vow (samaya) one has to renew it within 3 hours in the
presence of a Bodhisattva, if not one will bear the consequences
of the negative Karma that will follow one like one's
own shadow. |
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Preparing
the "Demons Palace" for the Dispatching of Serak ritual.
Demon here means Mara and his followers, another definition
of this is our very own inner demons (klesha) or confused
mind that is easily provoked by materialistic things.
The Buddha says that all things are impermanent, it is
called impermanence as all things are made our from other
particles and does not last. It will one day collpase
or dissolve back into the atmosphere. Likewise our body
which is dependant upon food for survival, but then food
comes from other sources like meat, vegetable and others
that can be easily be detailed out and the components
it is made out from. Therefore when one dies, their body
is reabsorbed back into the atmosphere or to other source.
Only the mind or conciousness will travel based on our
very one's Karma that leads to rebirth again and again
in this samsara. |
| This is
indeed a very profound ritual when comes to Tibetan Buddhism
traditions for reasons to cultivate the Ultimate Bodhicitta
or Compassion Mind. Many a person when attending Dharma
Teaching or Initiation with the hope of achieving liberation
in present or planting the positive Dharmic seed for the
next lives. But not all sentient beings have the good
Karma to be reborn into realm where Dharma is flourishing.
On top of that not all beings has the capability to cultivate
the Ultimate Wisdom. There are non-wisdom beings (visible
or invincible) who creates obstacles in our practices
very similar to a bad friend we have in this present life
who tries to leads us away from practicing the precious
Dharma. Dispatching of Serak with the main intention to
turn negative to positive in thoughts and action. It is
so very important in this degenerate age where the
Dharma is heading a different direction and the present
society tends to follow suit the opposite direction that
leads to more intense suffering in this samsara. |
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Rinpoche
and Lamas performing the Green Tara Puja before Dispatching
of Serak. The compassion mind and activity of Arya Tara
is closely related to activities of Chenrezig that had
vowed to liberate all sentient beings from the relams
of samsara before they themselves attain Buddhahood. This
Bodhisattva vow is of utmost importance in the practice
of Vajrayana Tradition as we treat all beings like our
very own parents. Together we lead them across the ocean
of samsara to nirvana. |
| Ardent
and devoted in their practice is a clear sign of true
blessings from the event. Approximate 150 devotees turn
up for the Green Tara Puja and Dispatching of Serak Event. |
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The Demon's
Palace is burned signifying the actual offering.
Reason
for Dispatching of Serak is to share our wealth, merit
and compassionate thoughts with these beings with the
intention they too will one day have the opportunity
to practice the Dharma like us. This is important practice
of the Smaller Vehicle, Great Vehicle and Tantric paths
of Buddha-Dharma.
One may
also practice wrathful Yidam Deity to eliminate certain
obstacles along the path, but then not many know about
these practices and are difficult to encounter nowadays.
Results of a successful Dispatching of Serak will pave
obstacle free path for many practitioners and thier
chances of liberation are increased tenfold. Indeed
a very positive and meritorious practice one ought to
seriously look into. |
Rinpoche
having dinner with the comittees in the potluck dinner
as as informal way of saying thank you and farewell. The
tiredless activities of Rinpoche is an unmistakenable
sign of an accomplished Bodhisattva in action.
Together
we pray for the long life of Rinpoche so that more sentient
beings will benefit from the teachings and blessings of
Rinpoche. It is very important to frequently recite long
life prayer dedicated to Rinpoche because whenever we
break our samaya, Rinpoche's life will be shorten. Thats
is why we called ourselves the authentic Vajrayana Brothers
& Sisters who took similar path like many other Rinpoches
and Lamas. |
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