Lion's Roar Presents: Ngari Institute’s Great Compassion Sand Mandala Tour

Hosted by: Lion’s Roar Dharma Center
📅 October 24 – October 27, 2024
📍 3240 B Street, Sacramento, CA 95816

Join us for a unique and transformative four-day event at Lion’s Roar Dharma Center as we host the Great Compassion Sand Mandala Tour! This event offers an opportunity to experience Tibetan Buddhist sacred arts, deepen interfaith connections, and explore the mystical energy of the sand mandala creation process.

Highlights of the Event:

• Interfaith Connection: This event invites people of all faiths to come together, celebrate shared values, and build bridges of understanding across spiritual traditions.
• Himalayan Gifts and Sacred Art for Purchase: Explore a variety of unique Himalayan gifts and sacred Tibetan art, all available for purchase to support the Ngari Institute’s charitable projects.
• Mystical Healing Energy: The Sand Mandala is more than art - it is a spiritual practice. During its creation, a healing energy field is generated, empowering the environment and offering blessings to all those present. By participating, you are helping to weave a web of healing for the community.
• Medicine Buddha Meditation and Blessing: Geshe Tsewang Dorje will lead a powerful Medicine Buddha initiation, which is considered a blessing and a healing practice. The Medicine Buddha represents compassion and healing, and this initiation is an opportunity to receive deep spiritual benefits and protection.

Event Purposes:

• Reconnect with our longtime friends and build new relationships in support of the Ngari Institute.
• Promote Tibetan, Ladakhi, and Western cultural exchanges through teachings, art, and hands-on experiences.
• Support projects benefiting Ngari children, the Go Green initiatives, and the restoration of the Jantse Ling Buddha Relic temple.

This is a rare chance to experience an ancient Tibetan practice, explore your spirituality, and join a community dedicated to compassion, healing, and cultural exchange.

Thursday, October 24

• 12 pm – 1 pm: Opening Ceremony
• 1 pm – 2 pm: Lunch Break
• 2 pm – 6 pm: Mandala Construction
• 6 pm – 6:30 pm: Chanting Mantra with Geshe Tsewang

Friday, October 25

• 10 am – 11 am: Reciting Medicine Buddha Sadhana
• 11 am – 1 pm: Lunch Break
• 1 pm – 6 pm: Mandala Construction
• 4 pm – 6 pm: Personal Meetings with Geshe Tsewang

Saturday, October 26

• 10 am – 11 am: Reciting the Sutra of Compassion Buddha
• 11 am – 1 pm: Lunch Break
• 2 pm – 6 pm: Mandala Construction
• 6 pm – 6:30 pm: Medicine Buddha Mantra with Geshe Tsewang

Sunday, October 27

• 11 am: Medicine Buddha Empowerment
• 1 pm – 2 pm: Lunch
• 2 pm – 4 pm: Public Receiving Blessings from the Mandala
• Closing Ceremony: Distributing Sand from the Mandala to the Public
  

• This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in a sacred Tibetan Buddhist ritual and support meaningful projects that benefit the Ngari Institute and its community.
• Donations are welcome and will go toward the Ngari Institute's children’s education and environmental projects.

The Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics is a multi-purpose center situated in Ladakh, the northernmost region of India. Overlooking Saboo Village and near the regional capital, Leh, the Institute occupies 20 hectares of mountainous Himalayan terrain. In this remote area, many villages face resource scarcity, daily struggles, and limited educational opportunities.

Endorsed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in 2008 and personally inaugurated by him in 2016, the Institute aims to enrich the lives of local children. The Institute offers educational opportunities that blend modern learning with ancient Buddhist wisdom, a tradition that has been part of the region for over 1,000 years.

The Ngari Institute provides housing, educational support and a nurturing environment for children from economically disadvantaged families, single-parent households, or those who are orphaned. It also supports novice monks and any family in demonstrated need.

Visit NgariFoundation.org for more details about the Ngari Institute.

Registration is not required, but donations are gratefully accepted. There are two donation options associated with this event. The "Donation for LRDC" option goes towards supporting Lion’s Roar Dharma Center in hosting this and other events. The "Donation for Ngari Institute Monks" goes directly to the monks leading the event.

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