"As practitioners, we must have a very good image whether we participate in Dharma meetings, study teachings, or carry out various Buddhist activities." From November 20 to 24, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China, and Tibet Branch of the Buddhist Association of China The president of the association, Panchen Erdeni Choeky Gyebu, successively worshiped and gave lectures at Lading Temple in Nanmulin County, Shigatse, Baigang Temple and Changmeijian Temple in Bailang County. During the meeting, he advised the monks to be pious and reverent towards Buddhism, to practice with concentration, and to reduce their dependence on mobile phones and other electronic products.
In the past two years, when the Panchen Lama held Buddhist activities in Tibet, he mentioned several times that Tibetan Buddhist monks should objectively view the convenience and interference that mobile phones can bring to scripture study and practice.
On November 20, the Panchen Lama went to Lading Temple in Nanmulin County to worship Buddha and give lectures. The Panchen Lama accepted the manzha presented by the monks in the main hall of Lading Temple in turn, taught Tsongkhapa's "Three Main Doctrines" to the monks, touched the heads of the monks to bless them, distributed alms, and consecrated the main hall.
On November 20, the Panchen Lama arrived at Lading Monastery in Nanmulin County, Shigatse. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Lin
According to the introduction of Lading Monastery, Khenbulun Zhu Jinba, the temple is a temple with only four monks. It is located on Lading Mountain, and a new cement road leads directly to the temple. "Our temple is small and there are few monks. Panchen Rinpoche worked tirelessly to visit the Lading Monastery to preach and preach. It is extremely auspicious and special for us." Lundup Jinpa said that this is the first time in two to three hundred years that the temple has welcomed a Tibetan Buddhist leader, and it is of extraordinary significance for the temple to learn to welcome the living Buddha and other religious rituals.
On November 23, the Panchen Lama paid homage to the Buddha and lectured at Baigang Temple in Bailang County. Tudanxire, a young monk from Baigang Temple, was responsible for playing the conch shell in the welcoming procession. "Our temple has a history of nearly a thousand years." He said that the temple had prepared and rehearsed for a month to welcome the Panchen Lama with the highest etiquette of Tibetan Buddhism.
Tudansire said that the monks in the temple mainly have two things in their daily life: practice and perform rituals for believers in nearby villages. "Panchen Rinpoche came to our Baigang Monastery for the first time. Everyone was very happy and excited. We must listen carefully to Panchen Rinpoche's sermons and teachings, and follow his example and follow his teachings."
At Baigang Temple, the Panchen Lama taught the monks that we are all inheritors of Sakyamuni's dharma lineage. Especially in the 21st century, it is lucky and a great blessing to be able to continue to convert to the righteous Dharma and study Buddhist scriptures. We must understand that it is hard-won.
"We must have piety and reverence for the Dharma we practice. This is the main reason why the previous Panchen Lama said, 'Temple should be like a temple, and monks should be like monks.'" The Panchen said, if we don't even have a good image in what we do, let alone think about other issues. As practitioners, we must maintain our virtues, respect our own teachings, and love our own temples.
On November 24, the Panchen Lama worshiped Buddha at Changmeijian Temple in Bailang County. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Lin
On the 24th, at Changmeijian Temple, believers near the temple danced the Luojiang Village Xieqin, an intangible cultural heritage dance, to welcome the arrival of the Panchen Lama. Sonam Odup, the leader of the dance team, said that in order to welcome the Panchen Rinpoche, they carefully selected the most auspicious lyrics and passages, just to show the best to the Panchen Rinpoche.
At Changmeijian Monastery, the Panchen Lama taught the monks that they must have the confidence and courage to achieve perfect merits. If they cannot do this, becoming a monk will lose its meaning and they will not be able to study Buddhism diligently. "No matter how many scriptures we recite, even if we only memorize one scripture, we must memorize it to improve our mind and suppress the greed, anger and delusion in our hearts. Only in this way can we reflect the necessity of studying Buddhism."
On November 24, the Panchen Lama touched the heads of believers in Bailang County and blessed them. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Lin
The Panchen Lama said that the opportunities now are very good. The previous Panchen Lama also said that "Tibetan Buddhism will usher in a prosperous period."
"In this era of great changes in social progress, economic development, increasing national strength, and material abundance, we must jointly work together for the greater development of Tibetan Buddhism." The Panchen Lama said that only in this way can we become a true practitioner.
Everywhere he went, the Panchen Lama touched the heads of the believers waiting along the way and blessed them one by one.
Panchen Erdeni is one of the most influential reincarnated living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism. Panchen Erdeni Choekyi Gyalpo was born on February 13, 1990 in Jiali County, Nagqu City, Tibet Autonomous Region. On November 29, 1995, lots were drawn from the golden urn and approved by the State Council as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama, who succeeded him as the 11th Panchen Erdeni.