11am–12pm Prayers to quell the Pandemic, led by Gyalwang Karmapa
April 18, 2020 @ 11:00 am - April 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm
Prayers for the Pandemic to Subside
Led by the Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
April 18 to April 24, at 11:00am (Nova Scotia Time) or 10:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje will lead the prayers:
April 18: The Heart Sutra with the Repulsion of Maras
April 19: The Noble Aspiration for Excellent Conduct & the Sutra in Three Sections
April 20: Sutras of the Dharani of Akshobhya
April 21: Praises of the Twenty-One Taras with Benefits
April 22: Supplications to Guru Rinpoche.
April 23: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Pure Realm of Sukhavati
April 24: Selected Dharani Mantras. The Prayer that Saved Sakya from Illness & Appeasing the Discord of the Mamos
The coronavirus pandemic has created great misfortune throughout the entire world. These prayers are to avert adversity and serve the needs of the living and deceased and to be recited during a worldwide service where male and female dharma practitioners pray for the epidemic to subside and for everyone living or deceased to find happiness.
You can join the daily video sessions via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karmapa/?ref=page_internal
If you wish, you can also download the recited texts on the same website.
The Facebook website also features the videos of the prayer sessions of the previous days.