Offering 10,000 Robes to World Sangha Community

Mahakaruna Buddhist Society
Offering 10,000 Robes to the
Senior Ven Monks & Young Ven Monks in the World

18th Nov 07' Sunday 9:00am
Only S$20 per robe * .malaysia friend pls email me if keen :)

Once in a lifetime opportunity 10,000 robes:
*The benefit of the Kathina ceremony is one of mutual support between Monks and lay persons.

For the laypersons it is a very special opportunity to make merit. This is so because it is they who organize the ceremony. It is also an offering not to individual Monks but to the whole Sangha (community of monks), which increases the merit. The time of year also is important. The Rains Retreat is the Buddhist "Lent". At this time, religious activities in the monasteries are at their peak: there are more Monks, more intensive spiritual training, and more social service activities (Plamintr, 1991). This gives the ceremony that marks the official end of the Rains Retreat special significance.

Why recite Om Mani Padme Hung?

A Buddha capable of extraordinary feats beyond the capacity of any other being, such as stating exactly how many drops of rain would fall during a rainstorm lasting twelve years, would not be able to fully describe the merit generated by a single recitation of the Mani.’ …. extracted from ‘Mani Kabum’

‘By reciting one hundred million Mani, all the myriad living organisms in your body will be blessed by Avalokiteshvara ( Guanyin ), and when you die even the smoke from the cremation of your corpse will have the power to protect whoever inhales it from rebirth in the lower realms’ …. Karandaryuha Sutra

Such inconceivable benefits as taught by the Enlightened Ones!

Light up your wisdom and arouse your compassion now– Be part of this auspicious & meritorious event!

Avalokitesvara's Meditation on Hearing

"To hear your true self, you must invert, What you use to hear the Buddha's words.Hearing has no nature; It owes its name to sound.Freed from sound by inverting hearing, What to you call this thing?When one sense return to its source, All other senses will be liberated.Seeing and hearing are both illusions, Like falling flowers in the sky.Hearing without sound, The illusionary sense vanishes.When object is no more, the subject is no more. And pure is the Bodhi attained.

Its pure, bright light pervades all. Its shining stillness filling the void.All worldly things when examined, Are like illusions seen in dreams, So was the foolish maiden Matangi - How could she keep your body?Like a clever artist, Presenting a puppet play, The movements may be many, But only one controller exists.When that control stops, The puppets become lifeless.Likewise are the senses, Derived from one Alaya (store consciousness).

If one return to the source, So will the other senses follow.With all illusions ended, Bodhi is thereby attained."

from Avalokitesvara's or GuanYin Meditation on Hearing

Explanation of Six Syllables "Om Mani Padme Hum"

Closing the doors to the six realms, free sentient beings from sufferings and to be reborn in Buddha’s Pure Land.

OM closes the door to the suffering of beings reborn in the gods’ realm. The suffering of the gods arises from foreseeing one’s fall from the gods’ realm.
This suffering comes from pride.

MA closes the door to the suffering of beings reborn in the warring gods (asuras) realm. The suffering of these asuras is constant fighting.
This suffering comes from jealousy.

NI closes the door to the suffering of beings reborn in the human realm. The suffering of humans is birth, sickness, old age, and death.
This suffering comes from desire.

PAD closes the door to the suffering of beings reborn in the animal realm. The suffering of animals is stupidity, preying upon one another, beings killed by men for meat, skin, etc. Being beasts of burden.
This suffering comes from ignorance.

ME closes the door to the suffering of beings reborn in the hungry ghosts’ realm. The suffering of hungry ghosts is hunger and thirst.
This suffering comes from greed.

HUM closes the door to the suffering of beings reborn in the hell realm. The suffering of the hell is heat and cold.

This suffering comes from anger or hatred.

Donation Detail for Mani Recitation Retreat Dec 07'

THE 100 MILLION MANI RECITATION RETREAT
26 Dec 2007(Wed, 6pm) to 2nd Jan 2008 (Wed,10pm)

Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
88, Bright Hill Road, Singapore 574117
6849 5300 (Mon to Sun, 8.30am-4.00pm )

As this is a very special event, funds are definitely needed. Donations are most welcomed.

(1) Cash donations can be made at:
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery@Awareness Place
88 Bright Hill Road, Singapore 574117. Tel: 6452 1732

Awareness Place
Blk 231 Bain Street #01-63 Bras Basah Complex
Singapore 180231. Tel: 6337 7582

(2) Cheque donation:
Please put "Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery" as the beneficiary. Please indicate on the reverse side your NAME,
Contact Number, and 'Mani2007'

For MAILING, please send to:
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Spiritual Event Management Department
88, Bright Hill Road, Singapore 574117

(3) For ENETS DONATIONS via www.kmspks.org, please indicate 'semd2007' under 'Remark' column.

Dedication of merits will be made for all sponsors during the whole duration of the retreat in appreciation of your generosity!

THE 100 MILLION MANI RECITATION RETREAT

Led by His Eminence Tritsab Rinpoche, His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche
Rabsang Rinpoche and lamas. It is our honour to invite H.E. Drubwang Rinpoche to lead this grand and meritorious retreat. However, his presence is subjected to his health condition.

Dedicated Towards World Peace, Prosperity and Well-being of the Nation.

The Six-Syllabled Mantra ‘ OM MANI PADME HUNG ’ is the heart mantra of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattvas (Guanyin) and the essence of the Buddhas. The mantra embodies perfect compassion, and is the core of the 84,000 Teachings of all the Buddhas.”

~ His Eminence Drubwang Konchok Norbu Rinpoche ~

The Mani Recitation Retreat 2007 is now opened for application. I have just enrolled today. :-)

The aim is to chant 100 million "om mani padme hung" in 7 days - 26/12/2007 to 2/1/2008 led by H.E. Thritsab Rinpoche, Rabsang Rinpoche and lamas.

I know it is holiday season during this period but the merits of 100 million mani is beyond words. See www.kmspks.org.

It's time to start practice.

Oh, by the way the easiest way to enroll is through Awareness Place at Bras Brasah Complex.