Long Life Puja for Geshe Pema Tsering

Sunday April 6, 9.30am  The source of all our happiness, in this and all future lives, is the true spiritual friend! Geshe Pema Tsering has blessed us with his presence at Buddha House since 2001 and has kindly accepted our request to offer a Long Life Puja in April this year.

A Long Life Puja for one's teacher is not a trivial affair. It requires extensive preparation, and substantial costs are involved. Please help to preserve this profound tradition at Buddha House by contributing in whatever capacity you are able.

Rehearsals - The opportunity to learn how to perform this practice is quite rare; in fact I can’t recall any such classes in the past at BH. Do take advantage of this genuinely rare opportunity – offered by Venerable Jamyang – to learn this amazing practice. Then offer it with divine pride on April 6 to your own special Spiritual Friend, in the form of Geshe Pema Tsering, on the day of his Long Life Puja.

• March 29 - Singing rehearsal at 4.30 pm
• Saturday 5 April: From around 10 am we start to prepare the gompa for the long life puja, with at 1 pm the last (out of 4) singing rehearsal and at 4 pm the rehearsal of the procession for those who participate in it. From 5.30 pm setting up the Milton Room for the lunch. Lots of help is appreciated on Saturday and Sunday. Please contact the office if you have a few spare hours
• Sunday 6 April: Long Life Puja Geshe Pema Tsering, which starts at 9.30 am sharp. We strongly request you not to arrive later than 9.15 am.
• After this: Buddha House offers lunch to all participants of the Long Life Puja.  For the lunch it is necessary to book, either on a registration form on the notice board at Buddha House or through the office.
• Contributions towards the long life puja can be made until Thursday 3 April. Don't miss out on this opportunity to stack up your merit account!

You can read more about this event in this news article.