Palden
Lhamo Dudsolma
This particular
aspect of Palden Lhamo, who is the female counterpart
of Mahakala, ( She is sometimes also known as Mahakali
), is called Dudsolma and is closely associated to
the Kagyu lineage.
She rides
upon her mule, and encircles the entire samsaric sphere
in a split of a second. While Achi is in semi-wrathful
aspect, Palden Lhamo is in a completely wrathful
form, adorned, full of miraculous implements, including
Her blood-filled skull-cup, phurba and others. An
interesting "ornament" will be that of a bag of the
most dreadful diseases, containing diseases which
She could no longer swallow to save beings of
the world from, and which She kept fastened and
tied up on Her mule.
She actions
are swift, decisive and ultimately inconceivable and eternally
compassionate, for She is a major emanation of Holy
Mother Tara, and an enlightened protector, relied
upon by almost every Tibetan Buddhist lineages and
monasteries.
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The Protector Tsiumar
The Protector
Tsiumar, from a conventional point of view, like
the Nechung Choegyal, was a formidable obstructor
of the holy Dharma, until Guru Padmasambhava tamed
Him, and exacted a vajra-pledge from Him, to uphold
and protect the Dharma and the Masters of the
Teachings. The Tsiumar is a violent and very wrathful
spirit, who wields an apparently unending stream
of miraculous powers, and whose oracle was sought
for advice on the reincarnation of holy masters
and is a personal protector of many great bodhisattvas
such as the lineal Drikung Kyabgons, ( entire
Drikung Kagyu lineage in fact !! ), Serta Khenpo
Jigme Phuntsok and others. Within the Dalai Lama's
personal compounds, too, is a very sacred consecrated
cross-thread mandala, of Tsiumar, and dedicated
to the well-beings of Tibet and all sentient beings.
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At the
moment, S$1/- is equivalent to about 48 Indian rupees.
Since
the amount, if only for Achi and
Mahakala alone, is not all that impossible, I
hope we could all chip-in with whatever we have to
fulfill our Teacher's holy wishes.
You may
want to offer, of course, any other related costs
as given in the breakdown below.
Serving
the authentic Spiritual Friend ( we commonly call
"Guru" !! ), according tothe Buddha in the tantras,
carries the highest good, blessings and merit for
the disciples and we badly need merit ( plus wisdom,
which are both inter-dependent !! ) for attainment
of Buddhahood .... for the benefit and good of all
mother sentient beings !!
Please
help to make Rinpoche's come true ... we have been
guided and blessed by Rinpoche all the while ( plus
past lives ) !!
How
to chip-in
1) Bank
or ATM transfer:
My personal
bank account number: POSB Savings account 039-22633-2
2) Crossed
checks
... should
be written in the name of "Tan Boon Beng" and should
be posted to my mailing address:
Blk 719,
Jurong West Ave 5, #01-66, Singapore 640719.
3) Cash
...
pass to us directly by hand at CAS's education centre;
physical address can be found at: www.camden.edu.sg;
we are opened daily from 4 to 9 pm weekdays / 11 to
6 pm weekends. Tel: 64686835.
Please
email to alert upon transfer; add in any dedication
list where needed. We will faithfully forward to Rinpoche.
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For
overseas students who wish to contribute, do send
to CAS's official account; details are under the
left column, in the "Make a Donation" tab, website:
www.casotac.com
Receipts
and / or acknowledgement letter directly from Rinpoche's
monastery will be issued. Every amount, big or small, shall
be accounted for.
We are
keeping clear of CAS's official acocunt, as much as
possible for all fund-raising for overseas projects, to
avoid very stringent auditing process required.
We will
stop collection on about 15 January 2014.
bb ( for
his precious Lama ) @ Phusntok Cho Ling (CAS)
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1. Four
armed Mahakala : Rs.1.50.000
2. Achi
Choe kyi Dolma : Rs. 1.60.000
3. Tsemar
: Rs. 1.60.000
4. Palden
Lhamo : Rs.2.00.000
5. Painting
the Statues : Rs.1.10.000
6. Paint
cost : Rs. 15.000
6. Inner
fillings : around Rs. 50.000
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Total
cost for construction of four statues : Rs. 8.45.000
All the
statues are under construction, each statue will be
around 6 foot tall.
3
days of Special Protector puja will be performed for
the donors in the new temple after its completion.
Normally,
everyday we do protector puja and on special days,
protector puja is done for the whole day.
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The monks will
perform Puja in the Protectors Temple everyday after
its completion. Any amount of donation for the Protector
Temple Project is highly appreciated and beneficial
to all beings.