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Activities
Philippine Karma Kagyu Buddhist Society, Inc. conducts regular group practice on different Sahanas and Ri Wo Sang Chhod Puja on the ff schedules:

Sadhanas - every Friday night at 8:00 pm
Ri Wo Sang Chhod Puja - every last Sunday of the month.

For those who are interested to enter peacefulness of mind training, you are welcome to contact our dharma center.
Lama Kunzang with the sanghas will perform a daily puja on 21 Taras, Medicine Buddha and Offerings to Protector Mahakala to help those who need blessings to be freed from the suffering of misfortune, sickness, sudden death and others. Each puja bears great blessing for those who can generate pure faith to three jewels. Anyone who interested to join may register with PKKBSI sanghas Tel# (632) 714-5553 or send email to admin@kagyu.org.ph and we will forward it to Lama Kunzang. The registration is free. If one would like to support this project either sharing informations with others, helping the sanghas to perform the said activity, or make donation to the dharma center in any form or in any amount; we will appreciate it very much.
For the convenience of those who want to reach us, we have attached a location map in Jpg format. please click here to view it.

Kagyu Newsgroup
Due to the request of some dharma brothers and sisters, we have establish a news group and forum through Yahoo! services. Any one who is interested to join kindly click the link here.
News (scroll down to view the the news archive)
February 8, 2008 (Friday) - Puja and activities for Losal "Updated News"
Lama Kunzang together with the sangha and PKKBSI officers and members will celebrate Losal {"new year") by hanging prayer flag called Lungtha (means "wind horse") on 9 O'clock in the morning. Lama Kunzang with do a prayer to invoke blessings from buddhas of three times and ten directions for the happiness of all sentient beings. Through this activity, one will activate special energy and carried by wind to send it to everyone.
A dinner party will be held on PKKBSI's dharma center. After dinner (on 8:00 PM), Lama Kuinzang will lead a group puja by offering water torma to Dzambalha, For those who wish to join the puja may bring you own offerings to the three jewels.
February 17, 2008 (Sunday) - Chi Lu Puja for purification of negativities.
This is a very special puja to be done each year according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Lama and sangha will lead the participants to generate boundless compassion to help those sentient being from the three lower realms, specially those we have hurt in the past life time. Those who return to seek revenge from us. While the puja is going on, lama and sanghas will do the ritual and the participants are requested to chant mantras multiply merits. Through the blessing of Buddha, these sentient beings will be liberated. for more details on Chi Lu, one may read Lama Kunzang's short teaching on Chi Lu at Liturgy Section of this website.
Chi Lu Puja will be held on 3 O'clock in the afternoon. Those who are interested to join must bring small piece of cloth with our sweat on it, few pieces of finger nail, and small piece of hair from our crown. Sponsorship will minimal fee will be requested for the purchase of necessities of the puja. For further inquiries, please call or visit PKKBSI. Our resident lama - Lama Kunzang will be very happy to help you.
February 23, 2008 (Friday) - Return of Lojam Rinpoche
Lama Kunzang is announcing that Lojam Rinpoche is returning to Manila this March 2008. A series of teachings and empowerment are expected during that time. PKKBSI will give the detail of puja schedule when everything is settled.
March 27, 2008 (Thursday) - Tsewang Tashi Rinpoche's Arrival Updated News
Lama Kunzang previously announced the invitation to Lojam Rinpoche to teach dharma again in Manila this March 2008. Because suddenly something unexpected occurs, Lojam Rinpoche cannot come to Philippines as we have planned earlier time. So, Lama Kunzang has to made changes and invites Tsewang Tashi Rinpoche. Rinpoche arrive Manila This March 27, 2008 (Thursday). A series of puja will be planned and announced to public soon.

March 29, 2008 (Saturday) - Tsewang Tashi Rinpoche's Puja Schedule "Updated News"

March 30 (3:00 PM) - Riwo Sangchoe Smoke Puja
March 31 (8:00 PM)- Dharma Talk about the "Essential of Three Jewels and Important of Taking Refuge to Three Jewels"
April 01 (8:00 PM) - Dharma Talk about the "Golden Rosary of Kagyu Lineage and the important of lineage to Vajrayana practitioners"
April 04 (8:00 PM) Drolma Yengduk (Tara that remove obstacles) Puja
Note: This is a very auspicious puja usually only requested by the Tibetan King to remove obstacle of their motherland. Now, It may be the first time to perform in the Philippines.-
April 06 (8:00 PM) - Khorwa Dundrub (Liberation of Death)
April 07 (8:00 PM) - Preparation of "Lama Norlha" Puja. (Guru Rinpoche's Dzambhala Manifestation as the lama of Dzambhalas of five directions)
April 08 (8:00 PM) - "Lama Norlha" Empowerment.
April 09 (8:00 PM) - Amitabha's Dewachen Empowerment.
April 10 (8:00 PM) - Gonpo Chagdukpa Empowerment (Six Arma Semi-wrathful Mahakala in blue color of Shangpa Kagyu Lineage)
April 11 (8:00 PM) - Thousand Arms Chenrezig Empowerment
April 12 - rest day (no puja)
April 13 (8:00 PM) - Amitayu Long Life Puja.

If there is any new puja after April 13, Rinpoche will make announcement soon. If one wishes to have more detail information regarding these pujas, please feel free to get in touch with Philippine Karma Kagyu Buddhist Society Tel# (02)7145553. Kindly look for Lama Kunzang, Lama Thrinley, or Lama Yeshi. Our lama and sanghas will be glad to help you.

Please take note, Lama said that it will be better if one who can bring some flowers or fruits as offering during puja. It will help us to accumulate more merit.

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Online dharma teachings - Lama Kunzang agrees to our suggestion to help those dharma brothers and sisters who live far away in dharma practice by establishing a newsgroup through Yahoo! We will invite Khenpos and Lamas as consultant to help solving their problems. Anyone who is interested to join please click the above link at Kagyu Newsgroup.
25th Kagyu Monlam Chenmo on December 17-27 year 2007
Our resident lama - Lama Karma Kunzang is inviting members and dharma brothers and sisters to join the 25th Kagyu Monlam from 17th to 24th day and three days teachings to be given by His Holiness 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Urgyen Thrinley Dorje from 25th - 27th day of December, 2007 in Buddhist holy site of Bodh Gaya, India, and Lama Kunzang will lead those who are willing to join this great event. During this auspicious activity, participants will attend the prayers with Rinpoches and Senior Lamas and teachings from His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa Urgyen Thrinley Dorje. For detail schedules of 25th Kagyu Monlam, please click this link here.
It is very good if one can attend the 25th Kagyu Monlam Chenmo in India this year. If one due to some circumstances do not permit him/her to travel, he/she might also generate merit through making sponsorship to this event. Any donation made will be used in making butter lamp and flower offerings to three jewels, and offerings to the sangha such as bread, tea, and their meals of the day. One also can help through spreading the news, inviting friends to visit the website of Kagyu Monlam Chenmo, or cherishing those who are fortunate to join or sponsoring this event will also accumulate merits through the powerful blessing Lord Buddha.
It is said on "The Sutra spoken by Noble Inexhaustible Intelligence":
The drop of water which falls into the great ocean will neither be
exhausted nor cease to exist until the end of the universe.
Likewise, the root of virtue dedicated towards attaining enlightenment
will neither be exhausted nor cease to exist until you reach the heart of enlightenment.