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Here you will find more about what is happening every day and what kind of extra activities will take place.

This year, the great Kagyu Mönlam will take place at Bodhgaya for one week, from the 14 of December to the 20 of December 2011.

Every day many great Lamas, Rinpoches, monks and foreign disciples from all over the world will participate in this Mönlam.
His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje and H.H. Künzig Shamar Rinpoche will also join the Mönlam.

Schedule
The recitation of the prayers will take place in the courtyard of the Mahabodhi temple (the great stupa of Bodhgaya), near the Bodhi tree where the Buddha reached enlightenment 2500 years ago.
Usually all the monks and nuns are seated on the ground around the Karmapa and then lay people take their place on the ground or on chairs around them.

From morning to evening, prayers will be recited as follow:

06.00 - 07.00
07.00 - 09.00
09.00 - 09.15
09.15 - 11.30
11.30 - 13.00
13.00 - 14.30
14.30 - 14.45
14.45 - 17.00
Breakfast
16 Arhats Prayer & Manjushri Text Prayer
Break
Samantabhadra Wishing Prayer
Lunch Break
Samantabhadra Wishing Prayer
Break
Five different wishing Prayers:
 a) Manjushri Prayer
b) Bodhisattva Way Prayer
c) Amithaba Prayer
d) Mahamudra Auspicious Prayer
e) Buddha Akshobiya Prayer
f) Short Mahakala Puja
 17.00 - 18.30 Dinner



       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usually some extra activities will take place, such as Tsok Pujas, special rituals or enthronements. As soon as we know more about these events, we will let you know.

 Nota bene: the order of the recitation is almost the same every year and the main prayer is "The King of Aspiration Prayers
of Noble, Excellent Activity"

You can download the text here : http://www.bodhipath.org/sangcho_monlam/