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The traditional Losar ceremony, Tibetan New Year Ceremony, at the monastery was held on the early morning of the 1st day of the Tibetan Lunar Calendar year 2149, 3rd March 2022. The monastery’s abbot presided the official ceremony before the monastery’s council members and department heads. This was followed by a prayer assembly and ceremony at the main temple, with tea and sweet rice offering.
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The annual Guthor Ceremony for the year 2022 was held on 1st March 2022, a traditional event held on the penultimate (29th) day of the closing year, to eliminate any negative obstacles prelude to the Tibetan New Year.
The ceremony involves a three day prayer and rituals by a group of monks at the Hayagriva shrine, with the Thorgya (special hand crafted flour cake) incinerated on the final third day.
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Sera Jey Monastery’s annual "Sangchos Monlam Chenmo Prayer Ceremony" is scheduled from 27th January to 2nd February 2022. The Sangchos Monlam Chenmo (Samantabhadra-carya-pranidhana) prayer ceremony referred as King of Prayers, is one of Serà Jey Monastery's major annual prayer ceremonies. Normally held a week after the Churgu Choepa ceremony (Nineteenth Offering) in veneration to Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen Parinirvana anniversary, composer of Buddhist philosophical text of Sera Jey Monastery. Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen's chief disciple Panchen Delek Nyima initiated this Great Prayer Ceremony in dedication of the great master.
The prayer ceremony is widely known as Sangchos Monlam Chenmo, held annually on 25th day of 11th month of Tibetan lunar calendar. The entire monk community of Sera Jey participates in this prayer ceremony with profound reverence, where all the eight volumes of the Sangchos Monlam Chenmo (Samantabhadra-carya-pranidhana) are recited. Some recitation in the volumes are performed in characteristic unique rhythmic chant.
The prayer ceremony is dedicated for the long-life and fulfilment of noble missions of the Supreme Spiritual Master, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, and of all great spiritual masters and sangha members, for their fulfillment of spiritual realization and practice, and all sentient beings for their accumulation of virtues, removal of negative obstacles and for devotees in seeking / realizing ones spiritual path.
The prayer is also for the swift ending of Covid pandemic and suffering of all.
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The annual White Dzambalha Yangdrub (Treasure Vase Ritual) Ceremony of Sera Jey Monastery was held from 11 - 13 November 2021. The ceremony is performed dedicating through special Prayers and Rituals invoking purification, accomplishment, prosperity and harmony for human/sentient beings, mother earth and the universe as a whole.