Schedule of Events
Set out below is a list of current and upcoming events at the partner monasteries and nunneries. (All dates are given in day/month/year format.)
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Featured Current Event
Event ID: 4255
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The six sessions of teachings given during the 32nd Annual Namo Buddha Seminar in April 2025, recorded by Thrangu Media at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Namo Buddha, Nepal, are in English and will be available to view by the end of the day (Nepal time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: ‘The Torch of True Meaning’ by the great master and scholar Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye gives clear and concise instruction on the preliminary and main practices of Mahamudra meditation. As stated in the foreword by H.H. the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje:
Anyone who wishes to practice the ngondro of the Kagyu lineage and in particular the Karma Kagyu lineage should first read this text carefully and internalize its meaning. They will then have a stable ground for the practice of mahamudra. This is not just the correct way to practice, but also the most beneficial.
Venerable Choje Lama Wangchuk Rinpoche was born in Kathmandu in November 1983. He began his education at Thrangu Rinpoche’s school in Boudha and became a monk during his early studies, training under the late Khenpo Ngedhon at Thrangu Monastery. From 2008 to 2011 he completed the traditional three-year retreat at Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Center under the guidance of V. V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Drupon Khenpo Lhabu. He then served as Thrangu Rinpoche’s secretary and attendant. In 2018, on the 33rd birthday of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, he was formally bestowed the title of Choje Lama. Since then, he has overseen the monasteries, dharma institutes, schools, and clinics established by V. V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Thrangu Tashi Yangtse monastery, Namo Buddha, Nepal. From the closing registration date of December 15th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The six sessions of teachings given during the 32nd Annual Namo Buddha Seminar in April 2025, recorded by Thrangu Media at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Namo Buddha, Nepal, are in English and will be available to view by the end of the day (Nepal time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: ‘The Torch of True Meaning’ by the great master and scholar Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye gives clear and concise instruction on the preliminary and main practices of Mahamudra meditation. As stated in the foreword by H.H. the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje:
Anyone who wishes to practice the ngondro of the Kagyu lineage and in particular the Karma Kagyu lineage should first read this text carefully and internalize its meaning. They will then have a stable ground for the practice of mahamudra. This is not just the correct way to practice, but also the most beneficial.
Venerable Choje Lama Wangchuk Rinpoche was born in Kathmandu in November 1983. He began his education at Thrangu Rinpoche’s school in Boudha and became a monk during his early studies, training under the late Khenpo Ngedhon at Thrangu Monastery. From 2008 to 2011 he completed the traditional three-year retreat at Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Center under the guidance of V. V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Drupon Khenpo Lhabu. He then served as Thrangu Rinpoche’s secretary and attendant. In 2018, on the 33rd birthday of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, he was formally bestowed the title of Choje Lama. Since then, he has overseen the monasteries, dharma institutes, schools, and clinics established by V. V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Thrangu Tashi Yangtse monastery, Namo Buddha, Nepal. From the closing registration date of December 15th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming teachings, or special events at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse, please select 'Notification Preferences' from the Navigation Menu.
Gompa’s not-for-profit platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free alternative to commercial platforms, especially for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep Gompa’s purpose-built platform free of advertising and of all forms of data marketing. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Featured Current Event
Event ID: 4254
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: Lhabab Duchen is one of the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Observed on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan lunar month (which this year falls on November 11th), Lhabab Duchen commemorates the Buddha’s return to the human realm after giving teachings to his mother for three months in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. The merit of all positive actions performed at this time is said to be greatly multiplied.
Every year Gaden Shartse monastery performs the prelude, principal section, and the conclusion of the Rabne Gelek Charbeb consecration ritual over three days. The ‘Consecration Ritual’ (Rabne) is a powerful practice for cleansing negativities, sicknesses and obstacles, which includes the re-consecration of all the statues, sacred texts and stupas at the monastery, thereby re-empowering all these sacred objects to radiate enlightened and protective qualities throughout the environment for the benefit of all sentient beings. A fire offering puja is also performed on the last day of the consecration ritual. The consecration ritual will be carried out in the presence of all the senior lamas and the entire monk assembly.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Gaden Shartse monastery, Mundgod, Karnataka, India.
If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming special events at Gaden Shartse, please sign in to your Gompa account and select ‘Notification Preferences’ from the Navigation Menu.
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Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: Lhabab Duchen is one of the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Observed on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan lunar month (which this year falls on November 11th), Lhabab Duchen commemorates the Buddha’s return to the human realm after giving teachings to his mother for three months in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. The merit of all positive actions performed at this time is said to be greatly multiplied.
Every year Gaden Shartse monastery performs the prelude, principal section, and the conclusion of the Rabne Gelek Charbeb consecration ritual over three days. The ‘Consecration Ritual’ (Rabne) is a powerful practice for cleansing negativities, sicknesses and obstacles, which includes the re-consecration of all the statues, sacred texts and stupas at the monastery, thereby re-empowering all these sacred objects to radiate enlightened and protective qualities throughout the environment for the benefit of all sentient beings. A fire offering puja is also performed on the last day of the consecration ritual. The consecration ritual will be carried out in the presence of all the senior lamas and the entire monk assembly.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Gaden Shartse monastery, Mundgod, Karnataka, India.
If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming special events at Gaden Shartse, please sign in to your Gompa account and select ‘Notification Preferences’ from the Navigation Menu.
Gompa’s not-for-profit platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free alternative to commercial platforms, especially for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep Gompa’s purpose-built platform free of advertising and of all forms of data marketing. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
All Events
Event ID: 4275
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This Drupchod is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the well-being of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Vajrayogini and is held annually at Tharlam monastery for seven consecutive days. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and offerings are prepared by the sangha. The meditational deity Vajrayogini is considered to be one of the supreme manifestations of female enlightened energy. It is said to be highly beneficial to make a connection with Vajrayogini, whose blessings are extremely powerful in clearing away negative energy and negative interferences.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until December 6th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This Drupchod is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the well-being of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Vajrayogini and is held annually at Tharlam monastery for seven consecutive days. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and offerings are prepared by the sangha. The meditational deity Vajrayogini is considered to be one of the supreme manifestations of female enlightened energy. It is said to be highly beneficial to make a connection with Vajrayogini, whose blessings are extremely powerful in clearing away negative energy and negative interferences.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until December 6th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 4273
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special puja is dedicated to the long lives of all the spiritual masters, and for the benefit of all beings, living and dead. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: ‘Guru Yoga’ is the practice of merging one’s mind with the wisdom mind of the master. The practice consists of visualizing the guru (either in his own form or in the form of a deity), requesting his blessings, receiving his blessings, and merging one's mind with the master's wisdom mind. ‘Ganachakra Feast Offering’ is an important Vajrayana practice of offering and purification through which merit and the realisation of the ultimate nature of mind are generated and shared.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 30th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special puja is dedicated to the long lives of all the spiritual masters, and for the benefit of all beings, living and dead. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: ‘Guru Yoga’ is the practice of merging one’s mind with the wisdom mind of the master. The practice consists of visualizing the guru (either in his own form or in the form of a deity), requesting his blessings, receiving his blessings, and merging one's mind with the master's wisdom mind. ‘Ganachakra Feast Offering’ is an important Vajrayana practice of offering and purification through which merit and the realisation of the ultimate nature of mind are generated and shared.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 30th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 4265
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: On this special day, the monks pay homage and make offerings, and perform the practices related to Dolpopa Sherap Gyeltsen. Collectively, these practices convey a powerful blessing. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Dolpopa Sherap Gyeltsen (1292–1361), known simply as Dolpopa, was a Tibetan Buddhist master, known as ‘The Buddha from Dolpo’. He was a principal exponent of the Shentong teachings and highly influential especially within the Jonang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 26th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: On this special day, the monks pay homage and make offerings, and perform the practices related to Dolpopa Sherap Gyeltsen. Collectively, these practices convey a powerful blessing. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Dolpopa Sherap Gyeltsen (1292–1361), known simply as Dolpopa, was a Tibetan Buddhist master, known as ‘The Buddha from Dolpo’. He was a principal exponent of the Shentong teachings and highly influential especially within the Jonang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 26th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 4266
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: On this special day, the monks pay homage and make offerings, and perform the practices related to Dolpopa Sherap Gyeltsen. Collectively, these practices convey a powerful blessing. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Dolpopa Sherap Gyeltsen (1292–1361), known simply as Dolpopa, was a Tibetan Buddhist master, known as ‘The Buddha from Dolpo’. He was a principal exponent of the Shentong teachings and highly influential especially within the Jonang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 26th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: On this special day, the monks pay homage and make offerings, and perform the practices related to Dolpopa Sherap Gyeltsen. Collectively, these practices convey a powerful blessing. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Dolpopa Sherap Gyeltsen (1292–1361), known simply as Dolpopa, was a Tibetan Buddhist master, known as ‘The Buddha from Dolpo’. He was a principal exponent of the Shentong teachings and highly influential especially within the Jonang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 26th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 4274
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These practices are dedicated to the long life of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chokyi Nangwa, and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Yangdup Norbu Choegyal’ ritual is an elaborate prosperity and abundance summoning ceremony traditionally performed once a year at Drikung Kagyu Jangchubling monastery. The ritual practices invoke the energies of the wealth deities to generate material resources, abundance, and prosperity. The merits accumulated from participating in the Yangdup Norbu Choegyal ritual are regarded as tremendous, not only in terms of generating material wealth but also for increasing health, longevity, and spiritual development.
The ‘Propitiation Ritual’ (Kangso) involves making offerings and prayers to the Dharma protectors in order to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to Achi Chokyi Dolma is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming our spiritual and worldly obstacles.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until December 1st, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These practices are dedicated to the long life of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chokyi Nangwa, and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Yangdup Norbu Choegyal’ ritual is an elaborate prosperity and abundance summoning ceremony traditionally performed once a year at Drikung Kagyu Jangchubling monastery. The ritual practices invoke the energies of the wealth deities to generate material resources, abundance, and prosperity. The merits accumulated from participating in the Yangdup Norbu Choegyal ritual are regarded as tremendous, not only in terms of generating material wealth but also for increasing health, longevity, and spiritual development.
The ‘Propitiation Ritual’ (Kangso) involves making offerings and prayers to the Dharma protectors in order to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to Achi Chokyi Dolma is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming our spiritual and worldly obstacles.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until December 1st, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 4276
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The practices related to Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka) are highly esteemed for their power to overcome the causes of untimely death and obstacles to our lives and spiritual development. This special practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Vajrabhairava, also known as Yamantaka, is the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the embodiment of the wisdom (prajna) of all the Buddhas. This special practice is held annually at Sed Gyued monastery for several consecutive days in the tenth Tibetan lunar month, and includes the preparation of an elaborate sand mandala, together with extensive offerings. The practice will conclude with a Fire Offering Puja and Naga Puja on the last two days.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until December 1st, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The practices related to Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka) are highly esteemed for their power to overcome the causes of untimely death and obstacles to our lives and spiritual development. This special practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Vajrabhairava, also known as Yamantaka, is the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the embodiment of the wisdom (prajna) of all the Buddhas. This special practice is held annually at Sed Gyued monastery for several consecutive days in the tenth Tibetan lunar month, and includes the preparation of an elaborate sand mandala, together with extensive offerings. The practice will conclude with a Fire Offering Puja and Naga Puja on the last two days.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until December 1st, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 4264
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to world peace, the well-being of all sentient beings, and the removal of obstacles to the body, speech, and mind of all the great masters upholding the Buddhadharma. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Annual Great Guhyasamaja Dharma Ceremony’ is held each year at Gyudmed monastery over eight consecutive days and includes the creation of an elaborate sand mandala, along with extensive offerings. This profound Vajrayana practice centred on the Anuttarayogatantra meditational deity (yidam) Guhyasamaja, is a complex ritual involving visualization, mantra recitation, and symbolic offerings, with the aim of transforming the practitioner’s body, speech, and mind into those of a buddha and radiating these enlightened and protective qualities throughout the environment.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 30th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to world peace, the well-being of all sentient beings, and the removal of obstacles to the body, speech, and mind of all the great masters upholding the Buddhadharma. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Annual Great Guhyasamaja Dharma Ceremony’ is held each year at Gyudmed monastery over eight consecutive days and includes the creation of an elaborate sand mandala, along with extensive offerings. This profound Vajrayana practice centred on the Anuttarayogatantra meditational deity (yidam) Guhyasamaja, is a complex ritual involving visualization, mantra recitation, and symbolic offerings, with the aim of transforming the practitioner’s body, speech, and mind into those of a buddha and radiating these enlightened and protective qualities throughout the environment.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 30th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 4267
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma, world peace, and the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Vairocana Buddha is considered to be a ‘king of purification’, with practices and pujas that bestow great benefit both for the purification of the negative karma of the deceased and of the living. In particular, this puja conveys a powerful blessing to our deceased loved ones and is a way for us to show our continued care and our wish for our loved ones to meet with auspicious circumstances and to be released from suffering. If you wish the name(s) of your deceased loved one(s) to be included in the puja, please write each name into the ‘Your dedication’ section of the event registration page.
Buddha Akshobhya, the ‘Unshakeable One’, is the buddha of one of the five enlightened families, corresponding to the perfected states of the five psycho-physical aggregates. Akshobhya is the perfected state of our aggregate of form – the mirror-like wisdom, which is free from aversion, fear, and anger. The Akshobhya ritual is a very powerful purification practice both for oneself and all sentient beings and is especially beneficial for those who are recently deceased.
‘The Tara Thangka Made in a Day Festival’ is a significant annual occasion dedicated to Tara, observed on the 10th day of the tenth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar. The day begins with the ‘Cleansing Ritual: Nectar of the Moon’ (Thrue-Chog Dawai Duetsi) in the morning. This is followed by the performance of the ‘Mind Treasure of the Profound Essence of Tara’, which continues as artists create a thangka of White Tara and tailors complete its borders and cover—all within the same day. Once the thangka is completed, the presiding master and sangha members perform a consecration ceremony, after which the thangka is displayed in the Tara Temple. The day concludes with auspicious aspiration and dedication prayers.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 30th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma, world peace, and the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Vairocana Buddha is considered to be a ‘king of purification’, with practices and pujas that bestow great benefit both for the purification of the negative karma of the deceased and of the living. In particular, this puja conveys a powerful blessing to our deceased loved ones and is a way for us to show our continued care and our wish for our loved ones to meet with auspicious circumstances and to be released from suffering. If you wish the name(s) of your deceased loved one(s) to be included in the puja, please write each name into the ‘Your dedication’ section of the event registration page.
Buddha Akshobhya, the ‘Unshakeable One’, is the buddha of one of the five enlightened families, corresponding to the perfected states of the five psycho-physical aggregates. Akshobhya is the perfected state of our aggregate of form – the mirror-like wisdom, which is free from aversion, fear, and anger. The Akshobhya ritual is a very powerful purification practice both for oneself and all sentient beings and is especially beneficial for those who are recently deceased.
‘The Tara Thangka Made in a Day Festival’ is a significant annual occasion dedicated to Tara, observed on the 10th day of the tenth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar. The day begins with the ‘Cleansing Ritual: Nectar of the Moon’ (Thrue-Chog Dawai Duetsi) in the morning. This is followed by the performance of the ‘Mind Treasure of the Profound Essence of Tara’, which continues as artists create a thangka of White Tara and tailors complete its borders and cover—all within the same day. Once the thangka is completed, the presiding master and sangha members perform a consecration ceremony, after which the thangka is displayed in the Tara Temple. The day concludes with auspicious aspiration and dedication prayers.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until November 30th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 4272
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ is especially dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters, and benefactors. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The practices to be performed will include:
November 21st: Pacifying Fire Offering Ritual (Zhi-we Jinsek) by the Way of Single-Deity Vajrabhairava (Jig-je Pa-chig).
November 22nd: Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual (Men-lha Dhoe-chog).
November 23rd: Satisfying and Fault-Repairing Prayers to Palden Lhamo (Lhamo Tro-sol) and Ritual of Pacifying the Disturbances of the Matrika Elemental Spirits (Mamo Thruk-kong).
November 26th: Tara Ritual (Dol-chog).
November 27th and 29th: Annual Torma Offering Ritual of the Wrathful Lion-Faced Dakini (Seng-dong-may Tor-drup).
November 28th: Tara Ritual (Dol-chog).
November 30th: Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual (Men-lha Dhoe-chog).
December 4th: The Sixteen Arhats Ritual (Ney-ton Chak-choe).
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until December 4th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ is especially dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters, and benefactors. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The practices to be performed will include:
November 21st: Pacifying Fire Offering Ritual (Zhi-we Jinsek) by the Way of Single-Deity Vajrabhairava (Jig-je Pa-chig).
November 22nd: Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual (Men-lha Dhoe-chog).
November 23rd: Satisfying and Fault-Repairing Prayers to Palden Lhamo (Lhamo Tro-sol) and Ritual of Pacifying the Disturbances of the Matrika Elemental Spirits (Mamo Thruk-kong).
November 26th: Tara Ritual (Dol-chog).
November 27th and 29th: Annual Torma Offering Ritual of the Wrathful Lion-Faced Dakini (Seng-dong-may Tor-drup).
November 28th: Tara Ritual (Dol-chog).
November 30th: Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual (Men-lha Dhoe-chog).
December 4th: The Sixteen Arhats Ritual (Ney-ton Chak-choe).
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until December 4th, 2025.
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Event ID: 4253
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: Lhabab Duchen is one of the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Observed on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan lunar month (which this year falls on November 11th), Lhabab Duchen commemorates the Buddha’s return to the human realm after giving teachings to his mother for three months in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. The merit of all positive actions performed at this time is said to be greatly multiplied.
‘Guru Puja’ (Lama Choepa), literally means ‘making offerings to the spiritual guide’. This beautifully poetic and profound guru puja practice is a powerful method for strengthening the guru-disciple relationship and for creating merit on this special day. This Guru Puja (Lama Choepa) is dedicated to the long life of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chungtsang, Tenzin Chokyi Nangwa, and all the spiritual masters and for the benefit of all beings, living and dead.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Drikung Kagyu Jangchubling monastery, Dehradun, India.
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Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: Lhabab Duchen is one of the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Observed on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan lunar month (which this year falls on November 11th), Lhabab Duchen commemorates the Buddha’s return to the human realm after giving teachings to his mother for three months in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. The merit of all positive actions performed at this time is said to be greatly multiplied.
‘Guru Puja’ (Lama Choepa), literally means ‘making offerings to the spiritual guide’. This beautifully poetic and profound guru puja practice is a powerful method for strengthening the guru-disciple relationship and for creating merit on this special day. This Guru Puja (Lama Choepa) is dedicated to the long life of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chungtsang, Tenzin Chokyi Nangwa, and all the spiritual masters and for the benefit of all beings, living and dead.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Drikung Kagyu Jangchubling monastery, Dehradun, India.
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Event ID: 4254
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: Lhabab Duchen is one of the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Observed on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan lunar month (which this year falls on November 11th), Lhabab Duchen commemorates the Buddha’s return to the human realm after giving teachings to his mother for three months in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. The merit of all positive actions performed at this time is said to be greatly multiplied.
Every year Gaden Shartse monastery performs the prelude, principal section, and the conclusion of the Rabne Gelek Charbeb consecration ritual over three days. The ‘Consecration Ritual’ (Rabne) is a powerful practice for cleansing negativities, sicknesses and obstacles, which includes the re-consecration of all the statues, sacred texts and stupas at the monastery, thereby re-empowering all these sacred objects to radiate enlightened and protective qualities throughout the environment for the benefit of all sentient beings. A fire offering puja is also performed on the last day of the consecration ritual. The consecration ritual will be carried out in the presence of all the senior lamas and the entire monk assembly.
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Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: Lhabab Duchen is one of the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Observed on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan lunar month (which this year falls on November 11th), Lhabab Duchen commemorates the Buddha’s return to the human realm after giving teachings to his mother for three months in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. The merit of all positive actions performed at this time is said to be greatly multiplied.
Every year Gaden Shartse monastery performs the prelude, principal section, and the conclusion of the Rabne Gelek Charbeb consecration ritual over three days. The ‘Consecration Ritual’ (Rabne) is a powerful practice for cleansing negativities, sicknesses and obstacles, which includes the re-consecration of all the statues, sacred texts and stupas at the monastery, thereby re-empowering all these sacred objects to radiate enlightened and protective qualities throughout the environment for the benefit of all sentient beings. A fire offering puja is also performed on the last day of the consecration ritual. The consecration ritual will be carried out in the presence of all the senior lamas and the entire monk assembly.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Gaden Shartse monastery, Mundgod, Karnataka, India.
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Event ID: 4255
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The six sessions of teachings given during the 32nd Annual Namo Buddha Seminar in April 2025, recorded by Thrangu Media at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Namo Buddha, Nepal, are in English and will be available to view by the end of the day (Nepal time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: ‘The Torch of True Meaning’ by the great master and scholar Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye gives clear and concise instruction on the preliminary and main practices of Mahamudra meditation. As stated in the foreword by H.H. the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje:
Anyone who wishes to practice the ngondro of the Kagyu lineage and in particular the Karma Kagyu lineage should first read this text carefully and internalize its meaning. They will then have a stable ground for the practice of mahamudra. This is not just the correct way to practice, but also the most beneficial.
Venerable Choje Lama Wangchuk Rinpoche was born in Kathmandu in November 1983. He began his education at Thrangu Rinpoche’s school in Boudha and became a monk during his early studies, training under the late Khenpo Ngedhon at Thrangu Monastery. From 2008 to 2011 he completed the traditional three-year retreat at Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Center under the guidance of V. V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Drupon Khenpo Lhabu. He then served as Thrangu Rinpoche’s secretary and attendant. In 2018, on the 33rd birthday of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, he was formally bestowed the title of Choje Lama. Since then, he has overseen the monasteries, dharma institutes, schools, and clinics established by V. V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Thrangu Tashi Yangtse monastery, Namo Buddha, Nepal. From the closing registration date of December 15th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The six sessions of teachings given during the 32nd Annual Namo Buddha Seminar in April 2025, recorded by Thrangu Media at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Namo Buddha, Nepal, are in English and will be available to view by the end of the day (Nepal time) on November 11th, 2025.
Event details: ‘The Torch of True Meaning’ by the great master and scholar Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye gives clear and concise instruction on the preliminary and main practices of Mahamudra meditation. As stated in the foreword by H.H. the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje:
Anyone who wishes to practice the ngondro of the Kagyu lineage and in particular the Karma Kagyu lineage should first read this text carefully and internalize its meaning. They will then have a stable ground for the practice of mahamudra. This is not just the correct way to practice, but also the most beneficial.
Venerable Choje Lama Wangchuk Rinpoche was born in Kathmandu in November 1983. He began his education at Thrangu Rinpoche’s school in Boudha and became a monk during his early studies, training under the late Khenpo Ngedhon at Thrangu Monastery. From 2008 to 2011 he completed the traditional three-year retreat at Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Center under the guidance of V. V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Drupon Khenpo Lhabu. He then served as Thrangu Rinpoche’s secretary and attendant. In 2018, on the 33rd birthday of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, he was formally bestowed the title of Choje Lama. Since then, he has overseen the monasteries, dharma institutes, schools, and clinics established by V. V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Thrangu Tashi Yangtse monastery, Namo Buddha, Nepal. From the closing registration date of December 15th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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Event ID: 4144
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teaching, to be recorded at Bodong Porong Pelmo Choeding monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, will be available to view by the end of each day (Nepal time).
Event details: One of the most celebrated works of the great Tibetan Kadampa master and meditator Langri Thangpa. Although very short and succinctly expressed, it outlines the essential aspects of the training of one’s mind in the conduct of a bodhisattva. Its main emphasis is on the altruistic practices of the bodhisattva’s way of life. Particularly highlighted are the skilful ways in which a true practitioner can transcend adverse circumstances and transform these into conditions which will enhance spiritual progress. This text forms part of a tradition which evolved in ancient India and later developed, in Tibet, as a distinct category of practices known as ‘Lo-jong’, often translated as ‘Thought Transformation’ or ‘Mind Training’.
Geshe Pema Dorjee (born in 1951, Tibet) is an internationally respected scholar and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, known for his fluent English, clear explanations, warm nature, and humour. After advanced studies at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics and earning his Geshe degree at Drepung Loseling Monastery, he held senior roles including Director of the Tibetan Children’s Village and Principal of the College for Higher Tibetan Studies. At the Dalai Lama’s request, he revived the Bodong tradition, establishing a research centre in Dharamsala and a monastery and school in Kathmandu. He also leads humanitarian projects in the Himalayas and has taught widely across Europe, Asia, and the United States since 1997.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Bodong Porong Pelmo Choeding monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. From the closing registration date of November 30th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teaching, to be recorded at Bodong Porong Pelmo Choeding monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, will be available to view by the end of each day (Nepal time).
Event details: One of the most celebrated works of the great Tibetan Kadampa master and meditator Langri Thangpa. Although very short and succinctly expressed, it outlines the essential aspects of the training of one’s mind in the conduct of a bodhisattva. Its main emphasis is on the altruistic practices of the bodhisattva’s way of life. Particularly highlighted are the skilful ways in which a true practitioner can transcend adverse circumstances and transform these into conditions which will enhance spiritual progress. This text forms part of a tradition which evolved in ancient India and later developed, in Tibet, as a distinct category of practices known as ‘Lo-jong’, often translated as ‘Thought Transformation’ or ‘Mind Training’.
Geshe Pema Dorjee (born in 1951, Tibet) is an internationally respected scholar and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, known for his fluent English, clear explanations, warm nature, and humour. After advanced studies at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics and earning his Geshe degree at Drepung Loseling Monastery, he held senior roles including Director of the Tibetan Children’s Village and Principal of the College for Higher Tibetan Studies. At the Dalai Lama’s request, he revived the Bodong tradition, establishing a research centre in Dharamsala and a monastery and school in Kathmandu. He also leads humanitarian projects in the Himalayas and has taught widely across Europe, Asia, and the United States since 1997.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Bodong Porong Pelmo Choeding monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. From the closing registration date of November 30th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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Event ID: 1894
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: These suttas (discourses) stress the practice of sati (mindfulness) for the purification of beings, and the overcoming of suffering, and for walking on the path of truth toward the realization of Nirvana. English and Chinese translation available.
[This event was originally webcast in December 2021 as Event ID 1835.]
Event details: The Satipatthana Sutta (The Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness), and the subsequently created Mahasatipatthana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness), are two of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, acting as the foundation for contemporary vipassana meditational practice. The Pali texts of the Satipatthana Sutta and the Mahasatipatthana Sutta are largely similar in content; the main difference being a section about the Four Noble Truths (Catu Ariya Sacca) in the Observation of Phenomena (Dhammanupassana), which is greatly expanded in the Mahasatipatthana Sutta.
Teaching recorded at H.H. the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, HP, India. Donations made related to this event are strictly voluntary and any donations that are made will go to the Tibetan International Digital Library, a project supported by His Holiness.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: These suttas (discourses) stress the practice of sati (mindfulness) for the purification of beings, and the overcoming of suffering, and for walking on the path of truth toward the realization of Nirvana. English and Chinese translation available.
[This event was originally webcast in December 2021 as Event ID 1835.]
Event details: The Satipatthana Sutta (The Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness), and the subsequently created Mahasatipatthana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness), are two of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, acting as the foundation for contemporary vipassana meditational practice. The Pali texts of the Satipatthana Sutta and the Mahasatipatthana Sutta are largely similar in content; the main difference being a section about the Four Noble Truths (Catu Ariya Sacca) in the Observation of Phenomena (Dhammanupassana), which is greatly expanded in the Mahasatipatthana Sutta.
Teaching recorded at H.H. the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, HP, India. Donations made related to this event are strictly voluntary and any donations that are made will go to the Tibetan International Digital Library, a project supported by His Holiness.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1602
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: The first formal discourse which the Buddha Shakyamuni gave following his attainment of buddhahood at Bodh Gaya was on the Four Noble Truths. The investigation and understanding of these four truths are regarded as an indispensable basis for a successful practice of the Buddhist path. [This event was originally webcast in March 2021 as Event ID 1578.]
Event details: The Four Noble Truths are: the truth of suffering (the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence), the truth of its origins (the causes of suffering), the truth of cessation (that there is a state free from suffering), and the truth of the path leading to such cessation.
Gaden Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and former Executive Director of the Geluk International Foundation. He is a Deputy General Secretary of the International Buddhist Confederation and Vice President of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace. Khensur Jangchup Choeden also teaches widely in India and abroad, where his teachings are much appreciated for their clarity and directness.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: The first formal discourse which the Buddha Shakyamuni gave following his attainment of buddhahood at Bodh Gaya was on the Four Noble Truths. The investigation and understanding of these four truths are regarded as an indispensable basis for a successful practice of the Buddhist path. [This event was originally webcast in March 2021 as Event ID 1578.]
Event details: The Four Noble Truths are: the truth of suffering (the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence), the truth of its origins (the causes of suffering), the truth of cessation (that there is a state free from suffering), and the truth of the path leading to such cessation.
Gaden Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and former Executive Director of the Geluk International Foundation. He is a Deputy General Secretary of the International Buddhist Confederation and Vice President of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace. Khensur Jangchup Choeden also teaches widely in India and abroad, where his teachings are much appreciated for their clarity and directness.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1599
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Nagarjuna, the great 2nd century Indian master and leading proponent of the Madhyamaka philosophical school, wrote this celebrated poem as a letter of advice to his disciple King Gautamiputra. This course of teachings, recorded in August 2017 by Thrangu Monastery, Canada, is given in Tibetan with English and Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in December 2020 and January 2021 as Event ID 1469.]
Event details: Nagarjuna’s ‘Letter to a Friend’ gives a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Mahayana Buddhism, guiding both householders and the ordained onto the path leading to liberation and enlightenment. The instructions are of special interest to those who wish to follow a spiritual path while continuing to live and work in society, styled in a language and imagery that are easy to understand.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Nagarjuna, the great 2nd century Indian master and leading proponent of the Madhyamaka philosophical school, wrote this celebrated poem as a letter of advice to his disciple King Gautamiputra. This course of teachings, recorded in August 2017 by Thrangu Monastery, Canada, is given in Tibetan with English and Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in December 2020 and January 2021 as Event ID 1469.]
Event details: Nagarjuna’s ‘Letter to a Friend’ gives a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Mahayana Buddhism, guiding both householders and the ordained onto the path leading to liberation and enlightenment. The instructions are of special interest to those who wish to follow a spiritual path while continuing to live and work in society, styled in a language and imagery that are easy to understand.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1600
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive step by step guidance from His Holiness on key elements of ‘Ngondro’, the inner preliminary practices, namely: taking refuge, developing bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) and the practice of Mandala Offering. In English with simultaneous Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in August 2019 as Event ID 223. There were no webcasts on Days 7, 8, and 9.]
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive step by step guidance from His Holiness on key elements of ‘Ngondro’, the inner preliminary practices, namely: taking refuge, developing bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) and the practice of Mandala Offering. In English with simultaneous Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in August 2019 as Event ID 223. There were no webcasts on Days 7, 8, and 9.]
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1601
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Karma is a Sanskrit word which means ‘action’. Karma refers to the doctrine of actions and their causal consequences. These three talks by senior teacher Karma Wangchuk Lhamo are given in Tibetan with English translation. [This event was originally webcast in July 2019 as Event ID 220.]
Event details: The concept of karma includes, in its causal aspect, both the actual actions (physical, verbal and mental) and the psychological imprints and tendencies created within the mind by such actions. After the commitment of an action a causal chain is maintained within the mental continuum which continues through successive events and rebirths. Such a karmic potential is later activated when it interacts with appropriate circumstances and conditions thus leading to the fruition of its effects. In general, if we act motivated by greed, anger, or delusion, we are planting the seed of suffering; when our acts are motivated by generosity, love, or wisdom, then we are creating the karmic conditions for openness and happiness.
Karma Wangchuk Lhamo was ordained at Thrangu Tara Abbey at the age of sixteen. In 1999 she entered solitary retreat for three years in Manang, Nepal. Between 2005 and 2014 she completed the nine year shedra studies course at Namdroling monastery in South India. Since 2014 she has been a senior teacher at Thrangu Tara Abbey.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Karma is a Sanskrit word which means ‘action’. Karma refers to the doctrine of actions and their causal consequences. These three talks by senior teacher Karma Wangchuk Lhamo are given in Tibetan with English translation. [This event was originally webcast in July 2019 as Event ID 220.]
Event details: The concept of karma includes, in its causal aspect, both the actual actions (physical, verbal and mental) and the psychological imprints and tendencies created within the mind by such actions. After the commitment of an action a causal chain is maintained within the mental continuum which continues through successive events and rebirths. Such a karmic potential is later activated when it interacts with appropriate circumstances and conditions thus leading to the fruition of its effects. In general, if we act motivated by greed, anger, or delusion, we are planting the seed of suffering; when our acts are motivated by generosity, love, or wisdom, then we are creating the karmic conditions for openness and happiness.
Karma Wangchuk Lhamo was ordained at Thrangu Tara Abbey at the age of sixteen. In 1999 she entered solitary retreat for three years in Manang, Nepal. Between 2005 and 2014 she completed the nine year shedra studies course at Namdroling monastery in South India. Since 2014 she has been a senior teacher at Thrangu Tara Abbey.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 173
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: H.E. Minling Khenchen Rinpoche teaching on the fundamental importance of the cultivation of Bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) in our practice of Dharma (the process of spiritual transformation). English translation available.
[This event was originally webcast on 14 April 2018 as Event ID 152.]
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: H.E. Minling Khenchen Rinpoche teaching on the fundamental importance of the cultivation of Bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) in our practice of Dharma (the process of spiritual transformation). English translation available.
[This event was originally webcast on 14 April 2018 as Event ID 152.]
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