KCAI is organizing a ten-day Drubchen (20–31 Nov 2024) at the Carwoola KCA Centre for the spiritual welfare of the Australian public and all sentient beings. Drubchen (གྲུབ་ཆེན in Dzongkha and Tibetan, or Mahasadhana in Sanskrit), or the 'Great Accomplishment', is one of the most significant and revered ceremonies in the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism. This intensive form of group practice epitomizes the depth, power, and precision of Vajrayana, drawing together its mystical, ritual, and artistic methods. It includes the creation of the mandala house, complete sadhana practice with visualization, mudra, chant, and music, continuous day and night mantra practice, creation of tormas and offerings with sacred substances and precious relics, the tsok feast, sacred cham dance, and the construction of the sand mandala. These elements blend to create the transcendent environment of the pure realm of the deity and awaken, for all participants, the pure perception of this world as a sacred realm. Guru Padmasambhava is believed to have said that Drubchen is a powerful means to attain complete liberation from both Samsara (cyclic existence) and Nirvana (transcendence) solely through the secret mantra of the Grand Accomplishment Ceremony. Participating in a ten-day Grand Accomplishment Ceremony before the Feast Mandala assembly is said to equal the benefits of a three-year retreat. The foundation for participating in the mandala of the Grand Accomplishment Ceremony includes harmonizing the five perfections—teacher/lama, students/retinue, venue, dharma, and timing—with the three crucial aspects of opening, main part, and conclusion. The Drubchen is presided by HH Namkhai Ningpo Rinpoche along with 20 other monks from Bhutan.
KCAI is organizing a ten-day Drubchen (20–31 Nov 2024) at the Carwoola KCA Centre for the spiritual welfare of the Australian public and all sentient beings. Drubchen (གྲུབ་ཆེན in Dzongkha and Tibetan, or Mahasadhana in Sanskrit), or the 'Great Accomplishment', is one of the most significant and revered ceremonies in the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism. This intensive form of group practice epitomizes the depth, power, and precision of Vajrayana, drawing together its mystical, ritual, and artistic methods. It includes the creation of the mandala house, complete sadhana practice with visualization, mudra, chant, and music, continuous day and night mantra practice, creation of tormas and offerings with sacred substances and precious relics, the tsok feast, sacred cham dance, and the construction of the sand mandala. These elements blend to create the transcendent environment of the pure realm of the deity and awaken, for all participants, the pure perception of this world as a sacred realm. Guru Padmasambhava is believed to have said that Drubchen is a powerful means to attain complete liberation from both Samsara (cyclic existence) and Nirvana (transcendence) solely through the secret mantra of the Grand Accomplishment Ceremony. Participating in a ten-day Grand Accomplishment Ceremony before the Feast Mandala assembly is said to equal the benefits of a three-year retreat. The foundation for participating in the mandala of the Grand Accomplishment Ceremony includes harmonizing the five perfections—teacher/lama, students/retinue, venue, dharma, and timing—with the three crucial aspects of opening, main part, and conclusion. The Drubchen is presided by HH Namkhai Ningpo Rinpoche along with 20 other monks from Bhutan.
