法王新闻 | 2009年12月

出席第八屆覺囊派祈願法會

Gyalwang Karmapa Attends The 8th Jonang Monlam at the Mahabodhi Stupa

地點:印度 菩提迦耶 金剛座 Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya
時間:2009年12月18日 December 18, 2009
報導:Jo Gibson
攝影:Tashi Paljor

覺囊派是藏傳佛教實修傳承,保存了格魯巴的時輪金剛密續,以及噶舉巴的分支,主要以香巴噶舉為主的傳統。覺囊派每年的祈願法會都會邀請嘉華噶瑪巴帶領他們唸誦一座祈願文。這已經成了每年覺囊派祈願法會的傳統。

法王噶瑪巴在十一月底抵達菩提迦耶之後,今天是第二度參訪正覺大佛塔。當法王在佛塔東門下車時,在門口迎接的是正覺大佛塔寺院的管理委員會秘書成員多傑.南屆(Dorje Namzey)、負責領導僧眾的尊貴的龐地.加林達(Pande Chalinda),以及覺囊派堪千仁波切確吉.南巴.確格(Choe-kyi Nangpa Chog)等人。

清晨七點半,雖然時間還很早,事先知道法王會蒞臨的人並不多,不過已經有一小群僧俗信眾聚在門口。清晨來繞塔的朝聖者,意外得知法王的來臨,於是在正覺大佛塔門口列隊,隊伍從門口朝往寺院,臉上掛著令人感動的喜悅。

一長排的人群直接移往正覺大佛塔的寺廟大殿。法王踏入佛殿,頂禮、唸誦祈願文,並且向黃金佛像供養一套全新袈裟。接著,法王走到佛陀證悟的菩提樹前,加入覺囊祈願法會的早課。上百人聚集在此處,大部分是僧尼二眾,另外有一些西藏在家眾與外國旅客。

法王坐在法座上,面朝三個華麗精美的朵瑪。中間的朵瑪是釋迦牟尼佛,右邊是十四世紀的覺囊派學者崑嚴.多叵巴(Kunkhyen Dolpopa)塑像(撰注他空見和時輪金剛密續的雪樂嘉增),左邊是傑舜.塔然那塔(Jetsun Taranatha)(1575-1634,被公認為當時最偉大的學者、歷史學家和實修者)。

覺囊僧團首先向法王噶瑪巴獻上身語意的曼達供養祈請法王長壽。在大家也都享用了藏式甜米飯和酥油茶之後,祈願文的唸誦就開始了。晨課結束時,堪千仁波切確吉.南巴.確格再次向法王獻曼達。

法王下座後,在繞行了正覺大佛塔後圓滿了此次的參訪。

His Holiness was requested to attend the 8th Jonang Monlam and to lead the prayer ceremonies. At the Jonang Monlam entrance gate, His Holiness was welcomed by Khen Rinpoche Choe-kyi Nangpa Chog of the Jonang Tradition. His Holiness was escorted to the main shrine room inside the Mahabodhi Stupa by monks carrying incense and playing gyalin. His Holiness prostrated and recited prayers before making his way to the enclosure in front of the Bodhi Tree, to join the morning session of the Jonang Monlam.

Many people were gathered at the Jonang Monlam, mostly monks and nuns, some Tibetan laypeople, and a scattered crowd of foreign tourists and Westerners. After a mandala offering was made to His Holiness, he completed his visit by circumambulating the outer circuit, followed by a large crowd of devotees.