Activities planned and how you can participate
During his recent visit to Marpa House, we sought Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche’s advice on how we can support our precious teacher, Kyabje Chime Rinpoche, in maintaining good health and long life.
Rabjam Rinpoche very helpfully asked that H.H. Sakya Trizin perform a Mo divination, and so we’re pleased to share with you the recommended practices and prayers given in the divination.
They are:
- Reversal of Negativities through the repetition of the Heart Sutra
- Recite the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in 100,000 verses
- Longevity ritual (Tse-chok) x 100
- The four 4 Mandala offering Ritual to Tara x 100
- Recite the Sutra: Zung Du
- Make extensive offerings and petition the Dharmaphalas
We have included details below on how you can sponsor prayers, practice at home, join via Zoom, or attend a practice session at Marpa House.
How you can participate
If you’re already familiar with these practices, please consider accumulating them. This is a lovely way for us all to take part for Rinpoche’s health and long life.
We would love for you to send us any accumulations you’ve done at home so we can keep count and feel united as a Sangha. Please send your numbers to trustees@marpahouse.org.uk
The more we can do at home or together, the more beneficial it will be.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We intend to sponsor these prayers at several monasteries. If you would like to be involved, there is an opportunity for you to contribute.
Details of the sponsored prayers for the long life and good health of Kyabje Chime Rinpoche:
- The long ritual of Shernying Dudog (Reversal of Negativities through Heart Sutra) to be carried out at Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat, Baijnath, India.
- The Verses of Perfection of Wisdom to be recited 100,000 times at Shechen Ngenlung Drechaling Nunnery in Bhutan.
- The Zung-du (Collection of Dharani) to be read at Benchen Phuntsok Dagyeling Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal.
- The Longevity Ritual (Tse-chok) to be carried out 100 times at Benchen Phuntsok Dagyeling Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal.
- The Four Mandala Offerings of Tara to be carried out 1,000 times at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Kathmandu.
- In addition, we will sponsor all these monasteries to carry out the Dharmapala Protector practice of Mahakala, along with extensive offerings.
We estimate it will cost approx. £1,500 in total to sponsor all these prayers.
HOW TO SPONSOR
If you would like to contribute to the sponsored prayers for Rinpoche, you can do so in one of the following ways. Please reference any payment ‘KCR Prayers’.
By Bank Transfer
The Dharma Trust Ltd.
Barclays Bank
Acc. No.: 70197076
Sort Code: 20-74-05
SWIFTBIC: BUKBGB22
IBAN: GB36 BUKB 2074 0570 1970 76
By Cheque
Payable to ‘The Dharma Trust’. Please post to Marpa House, Rectory Lane, Ashdon, Essex, CB10 2HW.
By PayPal
Use the PayPal link below.
If contributions are abundant, then we will use any additional contributions to either sponsor further prayers and practices or to continue our work to preserve and make Rinpoche’s teachings widely available.
Thank you.
Additional Practices from Home
There are other ways in which we can all support Rinpoche:
Reciting Rinpoche’s long-life prayer
Reciting the Heart Sutra
Green or White Tara Practice
Amitayus Practice
RINPOCHE’S LONG LIFE PRAYER
For the Long Life of Kyabje Chime Rinpoche by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche.
This Long Life prayer for Kyabje Chime Rinpoche was written on the 20th day of the eighth Tibetan month (4 October 2023) by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche upon request of Karma Wangdu from Bhutan.
It was translated by Venerable Sean Price.
This is being recited with both the morning and evening pujas at Marpa House, and we know many of you will also be reciting this prayer at home as part of your own practice.
THE HEART SUTRA
In Sanskrit, the title Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya translates as “The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom”.
The Heart Sutra is a Buddhist scripture that distils the wisdom of “emptiness” (shunyata) and “perfection of wisdom” (prajnaparamita).
It teaches that all phenomena, including objects, people, and thoughts, are “empty” of an independent, fixed self-nature because they are all dependently arisen and subject to change. This understanding is meant to lead to a release from suffering and a life of greater compassion and harmony.
Image courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources.
TARA PRACTICE
Green Tara
Green Tara is about overcoming hindrances and fears through practising wisdom and compassion for all beings.
White Tara
White Tara is about healing and purification through practising wisdom and compassion for all beings.
AMITAYUS PRACTICE
Amitayus is about restoring vitality and increasing life through practising wisdom and compassion for all beings.
Amitayus is the Buddha of Boundless Life.
Image courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources.
PRACTICE SESSIONS AT MARPA HOUSE OR VIA ZOOM
We will keep you updated on our progress and let you know when we plan to hold our next group Tara session at Marpa House, contributing to the accumulation of these prayers. We also plan to practice the Heart Sutra regularly together via Zoom.
We will update this page with information on upcoming sessions and the progress of our sponsored prayers and accumulations.
New Year’s Day practice session for Rinpoche
Marpa House & Online via Zoom, In person and online livestreamed via Zoom
Green Tara practice session for Rinpoche
Marpa House, Rectory Lane, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2HN
ADDRESS
Marpa House,
Rectory Lane, Ashdon,
Saffron Walden, Essex
CB10 2HN
United Kingdom
CONTACT
T: +44 (0) 1799 584 415
E: mail@marpahouse.org.uk
“One sky, one mind”
Kyabje Chime Rinpoche
Marpa House is conducted by The Dharma Trust, a company limited by guarantee (no. 04332473) and registered with the Charity Commission (no. 1090628).
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