Jangwa Buddha Puja

Jangwa Buddha Puja is the purification ritual to benefit the deceased. This Jangwa ritual, based on the Medicine Buddha, is beneficial for those who were recently deceased, or who had passed away several years ago. The Medicine Buddha Puja will be performed before the Jangwa ritual.

The tantric practice of Jangwa is used when somebody has recently died for transferring their consciousness to a Pure Land. It is important to also purify the bones and ashes by means of JANGWA practice for people who have recently passed away. This practice can liberate beings from the lower realms and can benefit those who are in the intermediate state on their way to a lower rebirth (by activating the positive karma that leads to rebirth in the human realm or a Pure Land). In that way, those beings have a chance once again to meet the Dharma. JANGWA is a skillful tantric practice of purification using the power of mantra, the power of concentration, and the power of Buddha's words of truth.

This puja uses recitation and chanting of the Jangwa practice associated with the Medicine Buddha, and ash purification practice of Buddha Aksobhya. Creation of a ritual cake (Torma) is required for offering to the deities.