【Dzogchen Center in Hong Kong Has Made Complimentary Statue of Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases to Give Away To True Buddha School Cultivation Venues】


Ever since the outbreak in 2019 of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 epidemic, His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng has been concerned about the spread and development of this virus, and on 23 January 2020, indicated that the Mantra of the Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases can protect one from the epidemic, and help to stop all contagious diseases and epidemics. Everyone should recite the Mantra of the Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases and dedicate the merits by prayer to stop the epidemic and influenza diseases.

During the Golden Mother Homa Ceremony on 26 January and the Spring Homa Ceremony on 1 February, Dharma King Living Buddha Lian-sheng bestowed the empowerment for Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases, and will preside over a homa ceremony of Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases on 15th March, thus we can see how seriously Living Buddha Lian-sheng regards this matter.

The 35th stanza of the Fifty Stanzas of Guru Devotion states that if a disciple's Root Guru has an instruction, a disciple should be at his service and dutifully carry out the task entrusted, always remember it and try one's best to accomplish it. Grand Master cares deeply for sentient beings, and as his disciples, we should understand his intentions and act accordingly. Thus, True Buddha Foundation (TBF) has started a call for True Buddha School (TBS) cultivation venues and disciples around the world to recite together the Mantra of the Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases, and dedicate its merits in a prayer for the novel coronavirus Covid-19 to cease quickly and stop spreading; and may all affected patients receive the best medical treatment and recover swiftly. To date, there are 105 cultivation venues who are participating in this ongoing mantra recitation dedication activity.

On 3rd February 2020, during the 2020 Spring Educational Networking Workshop for Principals of Cultivation Venues and All Levels of Dharma Propagating Personnel, and 5th Conference for Masters, organized by TBF, held at Rainbow Temple, Master Lianhua Changren, the abbot of Dzogchen Center, announced that they had 108 statues of the Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases to give away as a goodwill gesture to TBS cultivation venues worldwide. Representatives from cultivation venues could register and apply on the spot, and they only had to pay for the shipping cost. All the statues available were applied for on that day! Due to requests from many other various places, Dzogchen Center will continue to make about 80 more statues of Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases, and give them away as a goodwill gesture to TBS cultivation venues. The height of the statue is approximately 25-28cm. Cultivation venues only need to bear the cost of shipping, and those cultivation venues who newly apply will receive the statue 3 to 4 months after confirmation.

All TBS cultivation venues are welcome to apply for a statue of Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases at Dzogchen Center, and here we would especially like to express our gratitude to Dzogchen Center for their great bodhicitta in enabling the statues of Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases to appear in every cultivation venue around the world, shining her light to bless the mantra recitation for the swift cessation of the epidemic and influenza, and bring an end to this calamity.

(Cultivation venues who wish to contact Dzogchen Center and apply for a statue of Tara Who Saves from Contagious Diseases, please take a look at the form below and kindly fill in the details requested.)



Translated by the True Buddha Translation Team
Translator: Rev. Lianan (H LF)
Editors: Angeline Oh, DJ Chang