24 November is Lha Bab Duchen, also known as Buddha’s Descent from Tushita, is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar. As a Buddha Multiplying Day, karmic results of actions on this day are multiplied one hundred million times. This amazing result is sourced by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s recommended practices for this special day:
http://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/advice/sakadawa/
On Buddha Multiplying Days, karmic results are multiplied by one hundred million, as cited by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the Vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.
Monlam — Days 1—15 of Month 1: Lord Buddha performed many miracles; the 15th, Chotrul Duchen, is Day of Miracles.
Saka Dawa — Day 15 of Month 4: Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana (Or, according to Geshe Dakpa et al, only the latter two).
Chokhor Duchen — Day 4 of Month 6: Lord Buddha’s first teaching.
Lhabab Duchen — Day 22 of Month 9: Lord Buddha’s actual descent from God Realm of Thirty-three.
Practices specifically recommended by Rinpoche for Buddha Multiplying Days include:
Taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts
Doing Nyung Näs
Performing the Guru Shakyamuni Buddha puja
Of course, any other meritorious activities often advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche are also good to do on these days, such as recitation of the Sanghata Sutra, Golden Light Sutra, etc. with extensive dedications. These texts are available on our Sutras page.
In addition, you might consider including children in your Buddha Multiplying Day celebrations and readingEight Plays for Children. This book of charming and easily produced plays for children contains tales of wisdom and kindness from his past lives as animals as well as his life as Prince Siddharta.
The ceremony for taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts can be found in the “Morning Prayers” section ofEssential Buddhist Prayers, Vol. 1, or in the text The Direct and Unmistaken Method. We have a beautiful color cover glossy booklet for Nyung Nä, complete with instructions for how to do the practice.
Originally posted 2013-11-21 23:56:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter