Special events

Fundraising pujathon

24 hours of devotional ritual

Starting Saturday 13 October at 3pm, Suvarnadhi is doing 24 hours of devotional ritual at the centre to raise $10,000 towards the new centre. How can you help?

• Sponsor her via GiveALittle
• Join her for 24 hours of puja and get your friends to sponsor you via GiveALittle too! Have a chat to Suvarnadhi if you're up for this
• Come along for an hour or more of puja yourself, and help keep the energy levels up

What's the fundraising for?

Find out more about the renovation plans for the Mt Eden warehouse we bought in 2023 here.

Programme

Here's the programme, if you'd like to come along to practice alongside Suvarnadhi for part of the 24 hours. A new practice starts on the hour every hour, and many Order members will be helping lead different sections. You're welcome to join anything unless the hour has a note against it indicating otherwise.

SATURDAY
3pm - 7-fold puja
4pm - Hour of mantra
5pm - A puja to Amitabha
6pm - Hour of mantra
7pm - 7-fold puja, devoted to Amitabha
8pm - Hour of mantra
9pm - Ryokan puja (lying down!)
10pm - Reading sections of the Dhammapada
11pm - Padmasambhava puja of blazing light

SUNDAY
12am - Midnight star: a puja to Tara
1am - A puja to Vajrasattva (Order members & GFR mitras only: advise if coming by Oct 11)
2am - Bodhicaryavatara puja (attendance by request by Oct 11)
3am - Reading the Bodhicaryavatara & mantras (attendance by request by Oct 11)
4am - A puja to wrathful Vajrapani (Order members only)
5am - Wrathful Vajrapani puja continues (starts at 4am)
6am - Dawn of wisdom: a puja to Locana
7am - Morning puja & reading from the Dhammapada
8am - Buddha puja
9am - 7-fold puja
10am - Mantras from Bhante's funeral and assorted readings (Dharmacharini elders' group only)
11am - Order sadhana puja (Dharmacharini elders' group only)
12pm - The heart's true wealth: a puja to Mamaki
1pm - A puja for Bhante Sangharakshita
2pm - 7-fold puja to end

At the cross-over between advertised pujas, Suvarnadhi will use the esoteric 7-line puja, the three-fold puja and the short form of the Padmasambhava puja of blazing light to keep the thread going.

Please chant your hearts out during the offering sections of each puja - Suvarnadhi will need this time to have some water, have a snack, stretch her legs or use the facilities!

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