Puja organized in consultation with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa

In January 5, 2000 when His Holiness the 17th Karmapa made a daring escape, risking his life and even leaving his parents behind in Tibet; coming into exile in India, for the sake of Dharma and his lineage, since then, the Association organized the Puja in consultation with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa and with his advice for doing the best appropriate puja for the ensuing situations in a year and, as per his advice, Guru Rinpoche, Karmapa Khenno, Vajra Sattva, and even Tara mantra recitation puja performed in one year by turn.

This puja is participated by the monks and lay community of Rumtek Monastery, D.C.C., monks and lay people from various parts of Sikkim and individuals from abroad.

At the request of the Association this year, His Holiness advised us to do 100 Hundred Million Mantra Recitation of ............................................. Puja. It will be started from ........................ during the month of Saga Dawa, as Tsurphu Lunar Calendar, the Tsurphu tradition of Tibetan Calendar used in Rumtek Monastery, D.C.C. since during His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa's time and which was established by His Holiness the 3rd Karmapa Rangjung Dorje based on his own insight about astrology and Kalachakra system and was used in Tsurphu Monastery, in Tibet and is especially renowned for its accuracy in the forecast of lunar and solar eclipse timing since ancient times.