Wishing you and your family a very auspicious day for Lha-Bab Duchen!!

Geshe Tenzin Sherap

Lha-Bab Duchen marks the anniversary of the Buddha’s descent from the heavenly realm to the earth. It is on this day that Buddha Shakyamuni descended to The Heaven of Thirty-Three (Trayastrimsa) in order to give teachings to benefit the gods in the desire realms, and to repay the kindness of his mother by liberating her from Samsara. Maya, the Buddha's mother, was reborn after her death in the realm of the thirty-three gods.

This is considered to be one of the great eight deeds of the Buddha. It is part of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition to engage in virtuous activities and prayer on Lha-Bab Duchen day. On Lhabab Duchen, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied ten million times. It is taught throughout the Buddha's teachings and their commentaries that the effects of virtue and wrongdoing are billions of times more powerful on the four great occasions connected with the Buddha's life.

Geshe Sherap recommends the recitation of A Praise on the Twelve Exemplary Deeds of the Lord Buddha on the holy auspicious days.

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