A Global Online Grand Blessing Ceremony

of the 10,000 Offerings to the 21 Noble Taras

Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7, 2020

The 2020 Dzogchen Buddha Path Tara Drupchen will commence at 10 AM on Friday, June 5, 2020 and conclude at 6 PM on Sunday, June 7, 2020.

The Grand Blessing Ceremony of the 10,000 Offerings to the 21 Noble Taras is a three-day group practice and devotion to the great compassionate victorious Mother Tara, female Buddha revered by Buddhists around the world. It is said that Tara – manifestation of Avalokiteshvara – alleviates all fear, anxiety, obstacles and dangers, helping all who call her name.

The Great Merit of Supporting Drupchen

Now, more than ever during the coronavirus pandemic, the powerfully focused Sangha practice of drupchen is vital for purifying the harmful energy of negative thinking that proliferates as we face these complex problems. It also provides a means for the public to transform impermanent worldly resources into an inexhaustible source of merit. It is the aspiration of Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation to raise $108,000 to build nine directional mandalas and to finance the purchase of 10,000 offerings, ritual implements, sacred clothes, musical instruments, and decorative ornaments to be utilized now and in future grand events for the benefit of all beings.

Especially for those who may not be able to attend the online Tara Drupchen, a donation made with pure intention to support its success is an extremely beneficial and worthwhile action. Those making offerings will have offerings made on their behalf during the three-day ceremony. Please consider contributing to the Tara Drupchen Fund today.

About Tara Drupchen

The Tibetan word drupchen translates literally as “Vast Accomplishment.” This extremely powerful group practice draws upon all the skillful methods of Dharma contained within the Vajrayana teachings to generate great merit and eliminate negativity of all kinds. This type of sadhana, or “means to accomplishment”, includes abundant offerings, visualizations, mantras, mudras, chanting, music, and dancing. All of these supports for positive thinking harmonize to help create a pure and sacred environment in the perception of the practitioners. It is said that the positive karma generated by several days of drupchen practice engaged with the correct intention can equal months or even years spent in solitary retreat.

The Padmasambhava Drupchen is called Rigdzin Dupa in Tibetan, which is often translated as the “Gathering of Awareness-Holders.” This practice is one of three root sadhanas within the Longchen Nyingthig (Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse) cycle of teachings. It emphasizes the invocation of, and meditation on, the guru or lama aspect manifesting in the form of Padmasambhava, surrounded by his retinue of Vidyadharas, disciples, deities, dakinis and Dharma protectors . It was revealed by the great terton, or Treasure-Revealer, Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798).

Oh great compassionate victorious Mother Tara.
May I and all sentient beings be free
from all fears, obstacles and dangers.
May I and all sentient beings
quickly attain the supreme happiness of Enlightenment.

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SWOHA

(Swift Tara Prayer from The Buddha Path, Second Edition)

Event Pricing

Suggested admission to the Online Tara Drupchen is $300 per person. The admission price includes entry to all three days of practice. Due to the financial impact of the pandemic, we are offering several pricing levels. Simply choose the level that is right for you.

• Full price ticket: $300
• Sliding scale ticket levels: $108, $150, $200, $250

Offerings are not included in the entrance fee.

As always the teachings and ceremonies themselves are offered free of charge, but it is traditional in Buddhism for the student to make an individual offering to the teacher during the event. You may voluntarily make an offering to the teacher at any time during the event. It is most auspicious to do this at the beginning or at the end of the event.