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Daily prayers with names in the Book of Health, during the Guru Puja, for physical and mental health.

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Other spellings: Dedications for Health

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A guru yoga practice composed by the First Panchen Lama, Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen, that brings together all the stages of the sutra and tantra paths. At the centre it is held every morning and, on Sundays, in the presence of Venerable Kalden Rinpoche.

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Other spellings: Lama Chöpa, Guru puja, Oferenda ao Guia Espiritual

Purification ritual dedicated to people who have died, so that their consciousness is purified and guided towards a good rebirth. At the centre it is held every year on the full moon of the seventh lunar month.

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Other spellings: Jangwa, Festival de Libertação dos Mortos

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Daily puja of offering and restoration of commitments with the Dharma protectors, called "The Melodious Drums of Victory" at the centre. Attendance is reserved for those who have completed highest yoga tantra classes, but anyone can sponsor names.

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Other spellings: Kangsol, Os Tambores Melodiosos da Vitória

Ceremony of prayer, offering and meditation, usually held in a group with chanted recitation of a text (sadhana), dedicated to purposes such as health, pacification or the removal of obstacles.

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Other spellings: Pujas

Ritual in which offerings are placed into a consecrated fire to purify broken commitments and to accomplish peaceful, enriching and empowering activities. It concludes the Kalarupa and Dorje Shugden Festival.

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Other spellings: Pujas de fogo, Jinsek

Offering puja to the nagas, beings connected with water and earth, to pacify the environment and harmonise our relationship with them. It is part of the Environment and Pacification project.

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Other spellings: Puja de naga, Dia de naga