Sponsor Pujas

Sponsor Prayers and Pujas

Throughout the year, our sangha of monks at Do-Ngak Ling Monastery and Asura Cave and the nuns of Nagi Gompa Nunnery perform pujas and practices on behalf of Phakchok Rinpoche and his students and benefactors. Certain prayers are recited on a daily basis while other rituals are performed monthly, or just once a year.

Samye Institute now offers a quick and convenient way to sponsor these deeply meaningful practices. Simply select a puja, fill out the form, and we will notify the druplas and monks of your kind offering along with any names of dedication you choose to include. You also have the option to subscribe to any puja on a monthly (daily and monthly pujas) or yearly basis (annual pujas).

Your offering supports the monastic communities living at Do-Ngak Ling Monastery, Asura Cave, and Nagi Gompa Nunnery who dedicate their lives to the study and practice of the Buddhadharma. We rejoice in the merit of your generosity in support of the noble sangha. A small percentage of each offering goes to our website support team and prayer coordinator who monitor and track all the prayer requests and ensure proper follow-through with the monastic team.

If your financial circumstances prevent you from offering the suggested amount, please note that the daily Avalokiteshvara, Vajrasattva, and Bar Sam Drol Sum prayers all carry with them a very modest suggested offering. We will never turn away anyone in need, if you require further assistance please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Daily Prayers and Pujas

These prayers and pujas are performed every day at Do-Ngak Ling Monastery, Asura Cave, and Nagi Gompa Nunnery.

Sixteen Arhats Puja

Prayers to Protect the Dharma

The Concise Manual for Daily Practice

Dispelling Obstacles

Mahakala Protector Puja

Overcoming Obstacles on the Path

Bar Sam Drol Sum

Prayers to Remove Obstacles and Gather Positive Conditions

Avalokiteshvara Practice and Mani Mantra

Prayers for Those Facing Difficulties or Loss

Vajrasattva Practice

The Practice of Confession and Removing Obscurations

Tara Practice

Prayers for Reducing Fear and Anxiety and Overcoming Obstacles

Monthly Pujas

These pujas are performed once a month on auspicious days (see schedule).

Monthly Tukdrup Barché Künsel Puja

The Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles

Monthly Riwo Sangchö Puja

The Practice of Clearing Karmic Debts and Obstacles

Monthly Kurukulla Puja

Magnetizing Favorable Circumstances

Monthly Vajra Claw Dakini Puja

The Practice for Protection and Averting Obstacles

Bimonthly Lama Norlha Puja

Magnetizing Wealth and Prosperity

Bimonthly Medicine Buddha Puja

Prayers for Overcoming Sickness

Monthly Light Offerings

Aspirations to Benefit Beings and Bring Clarity to One’s Own Meditation

Annual Pujas

These pujas are performed once a year (see schedule).

Annual Korwa Dongtruk Puja

Over the course of three days our monks will perform the practice of Red Avalokiteshvara known as Korwa Dongtruk.

Annual White Umbrella Puja

Our monks will practice a three-day puja of White Umbrella and make daily torma offerings which is a method for removing and pacifying all negative spirits and evil forces.

Annual Nyungné Fasting Practice

Over the course of two days our monks will perform the special Nyungné fasting ritual combined with the practice of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion.

Annual Kurukulla Fire Puja

During this seven-day puja our monks will accumulate one million recitations of the mantra of Kurukulla and perform one hundred-thousand fire pujas.

Annual Ngensong Dongdruk Puja

Over the course of three days our monks will accumulate 150 repetitions of the Ngensong Dongdruk puja from the Tukdrup Barché Künsel cycle.

Annual Sampa Lhündrup Tsokbum Puja

Over a period of three days our monks will accumulate a total of 100,000 repetitions of the Sampa Lhündrup Tsok offering prayer.

Annual Vajra Claw Dakini Puja

During this three-day puja our monks will recite the Vajra Claw practice from the Chokling Tersar and the Vajra Claw Sutra.

Upon Request

Requests for these pujas are carried out as soon as the monks’ schedule permits. We will notify you when a date has been set.

Special Prayer Requests

For special prayer requests already arranged through our prayer coordinator.

Amitayus Practice

Prayers for Long Life

Mantra Cards

Phakchok Rinpoche, the Druplas, and monks kindly invite you to join the prayers in your heart from your home by practicing a familiar practice, simply sitting calmly, or by chanting a mantra. We hope these beautiful mantra cards will be of benefit.