如是法譯｜thus have i heard

White Tara and Medicine Buddha
Empowerments

Her Eminence Jetsun Kushok will bestow the empowerments of White
Tara and Medicine Buddha and will offer teachings in this long weekend
(Canadian Thanksgiving) program at Sea to Sky Retreat Centre. There's
no special pre­requisite or commitment associated with these
empowerments. The retreat is open for all to attend.
White Tara Empowerment:
Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion, manifested as Arya
Tara upon seeing the misery and suffering of the confused beings in the
world. Tara is the Swift Saviouress whose vow of compassion is to
respond immediately to the invocation and prayers of those in need.
Meditating on her as the embodiment of all enlightened qualities
enables us to transform ordinary emotions and concepts into pure
intention and accomplish the skillful means to benefit others. White
Tara is the embodiment of long life and wisdom. She is particularly
known for her maternal compassion which protects us from all kinds of
aliments and obstacles and heals all beings who are hurt or wounded,
either physically or psychically.
Medicine Buddha Empowerment:
The practice of Medicine Buddha, the Supreme Healer (or Sangye Menla
in Tibetan) is not only a very powerful method for healing and
increasing healing powers both for oneself and others, but also for
overcoming the inner sickness of attachment, hatred, and ignorance.
Thus to meditate on the Medicine Buddha can help decrease physical
and mental illness and suffering. The Medicine Buddha mantra is held
to be extremely powerful for healing physical illnesses and for the
purification of negative karma.
Her Eminence Jetsun Kushok Chimey Luding Rinpoche
Her Eminence Jetsun Kushok Chimey Luding Rinpoche, frequently
referred to
as Jetsun Kushok or Jetsunma, is the spiritual director of Sakya
Tsechen Thubten Ling in Richmond BC. She is the sister of His Holiness
Sakya Trizin. Both His Holiness and Jetsun Kushok were taught and
guided by leading masters of the Sakya tradition. Jetsunma started her
training at six, began teaching at eleven and became a fully
empowered lineage holder at eighteen.
In the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition Jetsun Kushok is one of
only a few female lineage­holders and is one of three known female
teachers to have transmitted the precious Lamdre (path and its results)
teachings of the Sakya tradition. In 1971, Jetsun Kushokand her family
moved to Canada where she worked and cared for her family. At the