With the consent of the Government's Committee for Religious Affairs and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, His Holiness Gyalwa Dokhampa and the Drukpa Buddhist Sangha will preside over the Dharma Assembly to pray for national peace and prosperity, as well as ceremonies to pray for peace, repose, and empowerment at the Great Stupa of Tay Thien Mandala on November 29 and 30, 2024.
Over the past two decades, on his journey of sharing Buddhism, he has brought youthful, dynamic and inspiring perspectives to help Buddhists and people in many places integrate the Buddha's teachings into their daily lives and adapt to modern society.
Accordingly, His Holiness Gyalwa Dokhampa and the Sangha will directly preside over the Vajrakilaya Fire Initiation ceremony (on the morning of November 29). This is a lineage Tantra performed for the first time at the Great Stupa to help dispel obstacles, eliminate diseases and fulfill wishes.
In this Dharma assembly to pray for national peace and prosperity, His Holiness also held meaningful ceremonies for health, peace and longevity such as the Amitabha Buddha blessing ceremony, the Medicine Buddha's healing mantra transmission, and even Tantric prayers for the deceased such as the Amitabha Jangwa initiation ceremony to transfer consciousness, and to save the souls of heroic martyrs, compatriots who died in disasters, victims of natural disasters, and ancestors.
The schedule also includes activities such as the Refuge ceremony for Buddhists who wish to take refuge in the Triple Gem, offering the Lotus Lamp and circumambulating the Great Stupa, performing Vajrayana dances and blessing ceremonies for unique sacred spiritual structures being built at the Great Stupa.
Pilgrimage to the land of Tay Thien Buddha, attending a special spiritual festival to close 2024, welcoming the new year 2025, is also an opportunity for every Buddhist and tourist to visit and worship the Great Mandala Tay Thien Stupa - a convergence of unique Vajrayana Buddhist architecture and the majestic natural scenery of Tam Dao region.
