{"id":5860,"date":"2025-05-21T13:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kagyu.org.za\/johannesburg\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=5860"},"modified":"2025-09-26T18:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:26:16","slug":"million-manis-2025","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/kagyu.org.za\/johannesburg\/event\/million-manis-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Million MANIS 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"191\">One Million Mani Mantras Project<\/h3>\n<section id=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumb breadcrumbs woo-breadcrumbs\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"main\" class=\"col-left\">\n<article class=\"post-0 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n<section class=\"entry\">\n<section id=\"tribe-events\">\n<div id=\"tribe-events-content\" class=\"tribe-events-single\">\n<div id=\"post-5533\" class=\"post-5533 tribe_events type-tribe_events status-publish hentry tag-buddhism tag-compassion tag-dharma tag-puja tribe_events_cat-buddhism tribe_events_cat-community tribe_events_cat-cpmpassion-practice tribe_events_cat-dharma tribe_events_cat-meditation tribe_events_cat-mindfulness tribe_events_cat-pujas cat_buddhism cat_community cat_cpmpassion-practice cat_dharma cat_meditation cat_mindfulness cat_pujas\">\n<div class=\"tribe-events-single-event-description tribe-events-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5537 \" src=\"https:\/\/kagyu.org.za\/johannesburg\/files\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-12.05.21-PM-1024x614-1-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kagyu.org.za\/johannesburg\/files\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-12.05.21-PM-1024x614-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/kagyu.org.za\/johannesburg\/files\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-12.05.21-PM-1024x614-1-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/kagyu.org.za\/johannesburg\/files\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-12.05.21-PM-1024x614-1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"191\"><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"239\"><strong data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"239\">Starting on Saga Dawa D\u00fcchen \u2013 11 June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"239\"><strong>End date: 8 October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"508\">We invite you to join us in reciting and collecting <em data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"307\">Mani Mantras<\/em> with the shared goal of reaching <strong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"364\">one million mantras<\/strong>. This meaningful project begins on <strong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"420\">Saga Dawa D\u00fcchen<\/strong>\u2014 one of the four Wheel Days in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar\u2014 which falls on Wednesday, 11 June in 2025. We will finish on the 8th of October 2025, the anniversary of Akong Rinpoche&#8217;s parinirvana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"693\">Whether you&#8217;re on your meditation cushion or standing in a queue, your <em data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"600\">Om Mani Padme Hum<\/em> counts. Everyone who participates will share in the merit of the entire million recitations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"748\">Now in its fourth year, this project is dedicated to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"748\">The swift return of <strong data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"796\">Akong Tulku Rinpoche<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"748\">The health and long life of <strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"858\">Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"748\">The benefit of <strong data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"901\">all sentient beings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1277\">We will begin on the <strong data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"958\">full moon of the fourth lunar month<\/strong>, known as <strong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"994\">Saga Dawa<\/strong>, the holiest month in Tibetan Buddhism. It commemorates the <strong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1110\">birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha<\/strong>. During this sacred time, virtuous deeds\u2014such as prayer, generosity, and refraining from harm\u2014are especially encouraged and believed to be multiplied many times over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1304\"><strong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1302\">How to Participate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1304\">Record your mantra count and send it to: <a class=\"cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1409\">johannesburg@kagyu.org.za<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1304\">Or enter your total directly<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/LcqCun9XVwmiFots8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> on this form<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1304\">You may also dedicate your recitations to individuals by adding their names to the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1ugafNHu9tINkUuImP-rfS0HQoV4MecWl\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=113608928752017417308&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1651\">Let us come together as a community in compassion and aspiration. Every mantra counts!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to join us in reciting and collecting Mani Mantras with the shared goal of reaching one million mantras. 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