An announcement to all Rinpoche's students and Dharma practitioners, who are looking for an opportunity to join the "Dechen Choekhor Hundred Million Annual Recitation Mantra Association" (DHARMA) to accumulate the vast merits of group mantra recitation!

Here is an auspicious occasion for you to register your participation and recitations through joining and/or sponsoring our grand annual recitation program, and be part of the DHARMA practitioners.

Rinpoche has started this program after the demise of his beloved mother in February this year.

Rinpoche's mother had always had the vision of starting this grand recitation on her own, and had discussed her thought with Rinpoche numerous times. However, due to the ongoing and incomplete Dharma projects of Rinpoche, this grand recitation program kept getting delayed.

In February this year, sadly Rinpoche's mother suddenly passed away after a short bout of fever and cough. Rinpoche immediately worked on this project in loving memory of her and to fulfil her noble wishes to benefit all sentient beings.

In particular she had mentioned that this recitation should be performed to benefit all those who depend so much on Rinpoche and for Dechen Choekhor Sanghas.

She used to say, "Rinpoche, I always had this dream that you could set up a yearly 'DHUNDRUP' to help all your followers". That was her very own words! Rinpoche was deeply touched and moved by this and promised himself that he will certainly conduct several 'DHUNDRUP' a year, if not at least once every year.

So Rinpoche had finally started this program in early 2011 with 'The 100 Million Recitation of Buddha Amitabha's Mantra'. The coming year shall be 'The 100 Million Recitation of Lord Avalokiteshvara's Mantra'.

The starting date for the grand recitation would be on the 18th day of the eleventh month in Tibetan calendar, which is the anniversary of the parinirvana of Rinpoche's root guru, the 8th Kyabgon Khamtrul Rinpoche (corresponds to 12th January 2011).

The completion date would be on the 18th day of the twelfth month in Tibetan calendar, which is the anniversary of the day Rinpoche's mother passed away (corresponds to 10th February 2011).

Rinpoche's mother is one of the many faithful and devoted disciples of previous Choegon Rinpoche. In her early life, she had spent years studied and practiced Dharma in Dechen Cheokhor Tibet. She is sincerely and dearly remembered for her unshakeable faith in Buddhadharma, her devotion to his root guru, her inner strength, her unconditional love and care for those near and far.

Recitation and relevant rituals is to be performed continuously throughout the month long duration. On top of Dechen Choekhor Kullu, the grand recitation will be performed in 10 other different locations in Tibet and in various parts of The Himalayan Regions of India.

All are welcome to participate.

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Below are the Brief Program Details:

Join Year 2012 Dechen Choekhor DUNGDRUB (DHARMA)

Here is an auspicious occasion for you to register your participation and recitations, and be part of the DHARMA.

Date:

12th January - 10th February 2012

Venues:

Dechen Cheokhor Kullu, Dechen Choekhor & various monasteries in Tibet, Jangchubling Kinnaur and various monasteries in the Himalayan regions.

Participants:

The estimated daily participants will be ranged from 50 (in smalller monasteries) to over 1000 (in larger monasteries) people per day. Total daily recitation counts shall be way above one million to several millions depending on the number of participants.

Total Fund Require:

The total cost for this program is estimated to be USD 20,000. Tea and lunch will be provided for all participants.

Estimation of Costing for Year 2012 Dechen Choekhor DHUNDRUB:

The fund will be distributed to various monasteries that take part in this grand recitation.

How to Participate:

Rinpoche strongly encourage all his students and followers to become part of the DHARMA ("Dechen Choekhor Hundred Million Annual Recitation Mantra Association") either by attending the grand recitation personally or by contributing to the recitation counts from wherever you are; or by assisting the program in term of voluntary works or monetary contributions.

We welcome any amount of sponsorship. Irregardless of the dollar amount, any form of generosity done with genuine intention and sincere heart brings tremendous benefits to the participants and to your generous self!

Kindly write to us at admin.dechenchoekor@gmail.com to register your participation.

You can either make general donation for the event or stipulate the donation to be of a specific monastery/ location, and we will ensure that the donation is used in the manner you wished.

Click here to listen to Rinpoche chanting of Lord Chenrezig Prayer and to view the prayer text.

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