Celebrating Losar
Medicine Buddha Puja
Friday, February 28, 2025
4:00pm – 5:30pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
in person and online
Program Category: Buddhist Prayers and Practices
This is a hybrid event, and we are using the
Zoom video conferencing system
for online participants.
Please register below to receive your online access information.
This event will not be recorded.
The Fifteen Days of Miracles—from the first day of the
Tibetan new year, Losar, (this year on February 28th, 2025)
until Chotrul Duchen (this year on March 14th,
2025)—commemorate the special time when Guru Shakyamuni
Buddha showed miraculous powers in order to subdue six
tirthikas, or non-Buddhist teachers, who lacked faith in
him, and to inspire more faith in his followers. It
culminates on the full moon, the fifteenth day of the lunar
calendar.
All fifteen days are merit multiplying days, when the merit
of virtuous actions performed on each of these days is
multiplied by 100 million, according to the vinaya text
Treasure of Quotations and Logic.
The Medicine Buddha represents an extremely powerful form of
enlightened energy. The practices of Medicine Buddha are
efficacious in healing and helping one to accomplish one’s
goals successfully and can be of benefit to someone who is
ill or who has died.
— Lama Zopa Rinpoche
The text for this puja is The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel composed
by Panchen Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen,
available from FPMT.
Geshe Tashi will conduct the puja in Tibetan.
Everybody is welcome to attend!
You are encouraged to bring offerings such as flowers, food or small donations
to create vast merit and benefit countless beings
Prayer Requests
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Puja Sponsorship
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This is a free event. Donations are appreciated.