Yulo Koepa Nunnery
Green Tara Puja (praises to the 21 Taras)
Performed daily
Green Tara Puja (praises to the 21 Taras)
Each one of the twenty-one Taras represents a different aspect of the wisdom energy of Mother Tara. That is why the recitation of the praises to the 21 Taras fulfills all wishes, be it for success in life, or in business, to be free of fear, to have a child. The nuns at the Tara Pure Land Temple in Sarnath, India, perform the praises to the 21 Taras nonstop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, making it a very powerful practice.
White Tara Puja
Performed once every month
This puja is performed to remove all obstacles to long life. Namgyalma is one of the three Long life Deities ( White Tara, Amitayus, and Namgyalma). Making requests to these deities helps to remove obstacles to one’s lifespan that can manifest in the form of accidents, quick, fatal illness. Praying to Namgyalam also can improve the quality of one’s life. During this puja extensive offerings are
Amitayus Long Life Sutra
Performed once every month
Amitayus is one of the three long life deities.
According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, “This text is very precious and there is so much benefit in printing or writing it. This is one of the texts that, if written in gold, mountains of negative karma get purified … It’s very good to print for people who have cancer, and for the success of activities and projects. If a business has difficulties, or is difficult to start, if you have difficulty finding a job, or the job is not going well, you can print many copies to make merit, not particularly for mundane success but generally to collect merit for realizations, conditions for Dharma practice. Then you can dedicate the merits of printing for all sentient beings. This is one solution for success and long life. Also, when you die you will get born in Amitabha’s pure land.”The recitation of the Long Life sutra brings benefit for one’s life now, and creates the seed for receiving the clear light body in the future.
Eight Auspicious Prayers (Monlam Namgyal)
Perfomed once every month
The 8 Eight Auspicious Prayers to Benefit the Dead (Monlam Namgyal) are usually recited on the actual passing of a being. It brings much merit to the deceased. According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, we absolutely must do something to benefit those beings who have died. Rinpoche recommends among other practises this collection of eight prayers as being the most important practices to do at this time.
