The annual Sang Chos Monlam Chenmo (samantabhadra carya - pranidhana) prayer ceremony, held after the one week period of Chugu Choepa (Nineteenth Offering) in veneration to Jetsun Choekyi Gyaltsen's anniversary, has been started today on 7th, January 2013.
The prayer ceremony is one of the major spiritual curriculum and it is held with profound reverence by the entire sangha community.All the eight volumes of the Sang Chos Monlam (Samantabhadra-carya-pranidhana) are recited; some recitations in the volumes are performed in Sera Jey Jey Monastic University's characteristic unique rhythmic chant.
The assembly prayer ceremony is conducted early before dawn to night in four marathon sessions. This special Prayer Ceremony will run up to 13th of January 2013.