Correct Puja for Coma

Correct Puja for Coma

Date Posted:
November 2005

Rinpoche said the following while watching a television news item about a patient in a coma.

In such situations, usually we perform a few pujas or ask a monastery to perform them and that’s all.

I think Medicine Buddha puja is most important in this case. It should be done 30, 40, or 50 times, making strong prayers. This could bring about some change, although it may not be possible for the person to avoid the karma of the coma if it is heavy karma.

Pujas are related to nagas and other beings. What is important is to choose the exact, correct puja for each person. Doctors diagnose and treat sicknesses, and pujas have a similar effect if the correct one is done well, by the right person. A purer motivation and more compassion give power to the puja. Pure morality gives power, and also the realization of emptiness. The bottom line is you have to have faith.

There are also pujas which can be done on the body itself, using protections, which relieve a person from harm.