Path of Compassion for the Deceased

This practice of transference of consciousness, known in Tibetan as "powa," is performed on behalf of someone who has recently died. It is traditionally done within forty-nine days of a death. By engaging in this practice with faith, compassion, and strong concentration we can enable the deceased person to make a special connection with the holy beings, and help them toward rebirth in a Buddha’s Pure Land, or at least a fortunate rebirth.