At the request of the Sakya Chospehl Ling and other Kuching area Dharma centers, His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin will be visiting Kuching, Sarawak from March 2 to March 6, 2023.
Below is the official schedule released by the organizer:
March 2, 2023 (Thursday)^
Arrival of His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin and Entourage
Welcome Dinner
^For more information, please contact the organizer by email: sakya_chosphel@yahoo.com
March 3, 2023 (Friday)^
Morning: Preparation
2 pm – 4 pm: Mahakala Puja
Avalokiteshvara Major Empowerment of the Tradition of King (Preparation)
4 pm – 6 pm: Avalokitsehvara Major Empowerment of the Tradition of King (Main)
7 pm : Tara Initiation*
^For more information, please contact the organizer by email: sakya_chosphel@yahoo.com
*Must have received the Avalokiteshvara Major Empowerment of the Tradition of King
March 4, 2023 (Saturday)^
10 am: White Mahakala Initiation* and Dharma Talk
2:30 pm: White Mahakala Fire Puja
^For more information, please contact the organizer by email: sakya_chosphel@yahoo.com
*Must have received the Avalokiteshvara Major Empowerment of the Tradition of King
Evening : Visit to Kuching Sakya Association
*Specific information to be announced
March 5, 2023 (Sunday)#
Visit to Kuching Bodhi Path Society and Kuching Tzu Bei Buddhist Association (Kuching Sakya Jamtse Buddhist Society)
8:30 am: Purification and Blessing Ritual for the New Site of Kuching Sakya Jamtse Buddhist Society
Venue: Please contact Kuching Sakya Jamtse Buddhist Society (phone number: +6019-8785953) for the exact location of this event.
10 am begins: Lamp & incense offering; Tara initiation; Dharma talk and Vajrakilaya Kago Blessing
Venue: Kuching Bodhi Path Society (2, 7th Avenue, BDC, Lorong C, 93350 Kuching)
#For more information on this day’s program, please contact via email: bodhipathkch@yahoo.com
2:30 pm: Yellow Zambhala Initiation
Venue: Please contact Kuching Sakya Jamtse Buddhist Society (phone number: +6019-8785953) for the exact location of the event.
March 6, 2023 (Monday)
Visit to Sakya Tsechen Khakyab Ling, Kuching
Visit to Sakya Osel Ling
March 7, 2023 (Tuesday)
Arrival in Sibu and Welcome Dinner
March 8, 2023 (Wednesday)
Morning: Preparation of the King Tradition of Avalokiteshvara Major Empowerment
4:00 pm: The King Tradition of Avalokiteshvara Major Empowerment & Dharma Talk
March 9, 2023 (Thursday)
Mahakala Puja
7:30 pm: Tara Initiation*
*To receive the Tara initiation, must have received the King Tradition of Avalokiteshvara Major Empowerment
March 10, 2023 (Friday)
Departure to Penang