Lhabab Duchen with Lama Yeshe Jinpa - 11/13/2022
Channel: Lion's Roar
Date: 2022-11-15

Lama Jinpa leads us in a celebration of Lhabab Duchen, one of the four special Buddhist festivals that commemorate Buddha Shakyamuni's return to earth after teaching his Mother in the 33rd Heaven, where he spent three months giving teachings and repaying her kindness.

Message from Lama Jinpa:
 “The Four Great Holidays are not just about the historical Buddha but represent and celebrate key aspects of our own Bodhisattva path (meaning our own True Life- since we are fundamentally Buddha.)”  The Holidays are re-enactments of the Buddha’s life. We can use these stories to explore our own inner Journey. They are not just outer events but should be seen as transformational inner events that inspire our personal journey.

At age 41 the Buddha went into a long retreat, especially to visit his mother in the 33rd Heaven. His students had to talk him into returning to earth to continue to teach. Metaphorically, Buddha's mother symbolizes all "mother" sentient beings. Lama Jinpa requests that we reflect on the story in the spirit of Chaplaincy and our own wish to help.

We leave the comfort of our homes and all we are familiar with and travel out into the different realms where we encounter suffering in all its forms. Along the way, we meet the lonely, the addicted, the mentally ill, the sick, the dying, the homeless, the selfish, the bitter, the vulnerable, everyone.

This deeper meaning is not explained in the usual exoteric presentation of conventional dharma. This must be meditated on and clarified. We must look into this deeply.” ~ Lama Yeshe Jinpa 

Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple within the Gelugpa Lineage.  Lama Yeshe Jinpa is the spiritual director and resident teacher of Lion’s Roar Dharma Center, which he co-founded with Geshe Losang Gyatso in 1992. In 1995, Lama Jinpa received direct heart/mind transmission from Geshe Gyatso after 25 years of Dharma practice and study. He is one of the few western lamas thus far recognized within the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan or Vajrayana Buddhism, the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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