10:30. A Commentary on The King of Aspiration Prayers
The King of Aspirations’ is one of the most important liturgies practised throughout Mahayana Buddhism. Derived from the Avatamsaka Sutra, it sets out the seven-branch preliminary practices and the essential aspirations of one training on the path to full awakening. Lama Jampa will teach the ‘Aspirations’ through the commentarial explanation set out by the 19th century master Drakpa Gyaltsen, a close disciple of Jamyang Chentse Wangpo.
2:30. Initiation of Sanjay Menla (Medicine Buddha)
Medicine Buddha, the buddha of healing, is one of the beloved deities of Buddhism. His practice heals the suffering of the disease whose root cause is greed, hatred and delusion. It is said that to just hear his name will clear away obscurations and can overcome mental, physical and spiritual sickness. This initiation is from the lineage of Shantarakshita and Atisha