Saka Dawa is the holiest day in the Buddhist calendar, as it commemorates three pivotal events in the life of the Buddha – his birth, his enlightenment, and his passing away into parinirvana.
As such, it is said that the effects of virtuous actions done on this day are multiplied millions of times.
To take advantage of the blessings of this day, KTC will offer a session of Aspirational Prayers for Saka Dawa beginning at 9:30 AM on Wednesday June 11, 2025.
The one-hour prayer program will include a prayer of offering and praise to the Buddha, as well as one or two of the five main “monlams” (aspiration prayers) recited in our Karma Kagyu Buddhist tradition.
Saying these prayers helps us accumulate a mind of virtue, which in turn helps us see the power of love and wisdom in our lives and sets our spiritual course – both now, and in the future.
WEATHER PERMITTING, we will follow the prayer service with a Stupa Offering Ceremony at 10:30 AM. The KTC Shrine Room will be open for personal prayers and practice until 11:30 AM.
- The Tashi Prayer (usually recited before the Chenrezig practice at KTC) can be downloaded at this link: https://www.columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8-Auspicious-Tashi-prayer-1.pdf
- Refuge and Dedications: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1l8qrfwy71xexhf/refuge%20and%20dedications%20.pdf?dl=0
- The Lama Rinpochema Prayer (usually recited in place of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché’s longevity supplication): https://www.columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Lama-Rinpochema.Both-translations.pdf
- Praise of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha: https://www.columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Praise-of-the-12-Deeds-of-Buddha.pdf
- Dedication from “The Way of the Bodhisattva”: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d4fcy48vtw8kz3t/Dedication%20from%20Bodhicaryavatara.pdf?dl=0
- Aspiration of the Mahamudra of Definitive Meaning: https://columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chakchen-Monlam.pdf