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Dharma Focus
Drupchen Puja of the Great Compassionate One
Benefit, description of programme, advice and origin of practice.
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A traditional form of
meditation retreat
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The Drupchen puja of the Great Compassionate One is a traditional form of meditation retreat. The
puja involves the preparation of a specific type of dutsi (dharma pills) which enables liberation in
seven lifetimes.
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This precious teaching is one of the Terma texts that were revealed by the great Terton, Ratna Linga, who had
practised the sadhana thoroughly and many people were thus benefited and led to the pure land of the Great
Compassionate One. Many other great teachers, such as the 7th Gyalwang Karmapa, Chodrak Gyamtso and Karma
Chakme also propagated this teaching throughout Tibet.
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More elaborations
more merits
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Subsequently, the 8th Situpa, Dharmakara, laid down ritual guidelines according to the tradition of Midrol Ling. He
composed the melody of the prayers as well as the way of playing musical instruments, how mandala should be
made, and so forth. He had also said that "more elaborations, more merits." which means that the more offering and
donation you make, the more merits you will definitely get. Therefore, he urged we should always perform this puja in
a highly elaborated and serious manner, so that we can accumulate great amount of merits which would enable us to
swiftly achieve ultimate liberation - the perfect Buddhahood.
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Through the blessing of the Great Compassionate One, our wishes, inner peace in the mind and peace within the
community can be fulfilled.
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During the Drubchen, apart from the main puja of the Great Compassionate One, three other pujas are performed at
the same time at different cardinal directions of the Monastery. In the east, the Buddha Amitayus puja is performed to
supplicate longevity; in the north, the Vajrakilaya puja is performed to subdue obstacles; in the west, the Vajrasattva
puja is performed to purify our negativities and bad karma which is the cause of unhappiness and suffering; and the
main puja takes place in the south.
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Not to step outside
the boundary of the
Monastery
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The assembly of the main puja comprises of over a hundred participants, including rinpoches, lamas, and monks,
while the other three pujas would each be led by a Vajramaster. Since this is an esoteric and auspicious puja, all the
monks and participants of the retreat are not expected to step outside the boundary of the Monastery.
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