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‘Nyungney Puja’ (Fasting Retreat) During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 16/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Kopan Nunnery Khachoe Ghakyil Ling

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This ongoing event is open for registration through 31 May 2026. You are cordially invited to participate by sending offerings and optional dedications.

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Event ID: 4558
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: Nyungney is a powerful practice which includes strict fasting and centres on the recitation of prayers and mantras, as well as on guided visualizations of Chenrezig (Avalokitesvara), the embodiment of all the buddhas’ loving-kindness and compassion. Translated as ‘abiding in the fast’, Nyungney is said to be especially effective in the healing of illnesses, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma.

The Nunnery will also perform the ‘Sixteen Arhats Ritual’ and the ‘Recitation of the Ornament of Realization (Ngon-tok Gyen) and Entering the Middle Way’ (Uma Juk-pa) on May 31st.

These special practices are 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.

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 May 31st, 2026.

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‘Annual Grand Vajrakilaya Puja’ (Gar-chen Phur-drup Chen-mo) from May 17th to 27th, together with the ‘Sixteen Arhats Ritual’ on May 31st, During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 17/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Rumtek Monastery

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Event ID: 4562
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The practices related to Vajrakilaya, a wrathful form of the Buddha Vajrasattva, are known for their exceptional ability to protect from and to remove obstacles hindering our lives and practice. This important Drubchen, together with its related sacred dances (Gar-cham), is held every alternate year at Rumtek Monastery for eleven consecutive days in the fourth Tibetan lunar month in order to bestow great benefit and blessings to all participants – including the clearing away of obstacles to our lives and practice, the overcoming of illness, and the endowment of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit.

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‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 17/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Sera Mey

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Event ID: 4569
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: 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.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:

May 17th: Thousand Offerings to Ushnishavijaya (Namgyal Tong-Choe); Long-Life Prayers for H.H. the Dalai Lama (Gyalwae Shabten); Tara (Dolma), Sitatapatra (Dhuk-kar), and Lion-Faced Dakini (Seng-dongma) Rituals; and the Recitation of the Heart Sutra (Sherab Nyingpo).
May 18th: In Praise of Dependent Origination (Tendrel Toepa); Long-Life Prayers for H.H. the Dalai Lama (Gyalwae Shabten); and Tara Ritual.
May 20th: Tara (Dolma), Sitatapatra (Dhuk-kar), and Lion-Faced Dakini (Seng-dongma) Rituals; and the Recitation of the Heart Sutra (Sherab Nyingpo).
May 21st: Four-mandala Tara Ritual and Long-Life Prayers for H.H. the Dalai Lama (Gyalwae Shabten).
May 22nd: Tara (Dolma), Sitatapatra (Dhuk-kar), and Lion-Faced Dakini (Seng-dongma) Rituals; and the Recitation of the Heart Sutra (Sherab Nyingpo).
May 24th: Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual (Men-lha Dhoe-chog) and the Ritual of Entrusting of Activities to the Protectors (Trin-chol).
May 27th: Prayers Invoking the Activities of the Protectors by Way of Pleasing and Confessing (Kang-Shak); Propitiation Ritual of the Dharma Protectors Mahakala (Gonpo), Dharmaraja (Choegyal), Sridevi (Palden Lhamo), Vaisravaṇa (Namsey), Tha-og Chogyal Chenpo, and Cham-sing, together with the Ceremonial Feast Offering (Tsog-khor).
May 31st: Praise and Prayer to Tara (Dolma Khor-che and Lek-dema); Praise to Amitabha; Invocation and Bathing Ritual; Ocean of Hearing (Tho-pa Gyatso); Confession of Downfalls (Tung-shak); Aspiration Prayer of the Bodhicaryavatara; and the monastery’s regular Dharma practices and rituals with Torma Offerings.

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‘Grand Propitiation Ritual of the Dharma Protector’ (Chum-dha Kangso Chenmo) from May 23rd to 25th and the ‘Guhyasamaja Self-Initiation Ritual’ (Sangdue Dhak-juk) on May 31st, During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 23/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Gyuto

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Event ID: 4570
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The ‘Chum-dha Kangso Chenmo’, which commences with the self-generation of Yamantaka and then proceeds with offerings to the Dharma protector Kalarupa, is performed annually at Gyuto monastery. All the monks participate in this special puja when offerings and prayers, in harmonic chanting, are made to the Dharma protectors in order to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to the Dharma protectors is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming our spiritual and worldly obstacles.

Sangdue Dhak-juk is a profound Vajrayana practice centred on the Anuttarayogatantra meditational deity (yidam) Guhyasamaja, and 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.

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‘Annual Vajrasattva (Dor-sem) Drupchod’ from May 20th to 26th, and ‘Sixteen Arhats Ritual’ on May 31st, During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 20/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Mindrolling

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‘Annual Guhyasamaja (Sang-due) Drupchod’ During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 25/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Dzongkar Choede

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Event ID: 4574
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The ‘Grand Guhyasamaja (Sangdue) Drupchod’ is an extensive group practice which includes the preparation of the sand mandala, the inner and outer generation of the deity, and an empowerment. 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. This Drupchod is said to carry a powerful blessing that can purify many aeons of negative karma, remove all obstacles, and endow profound confidence, wisdom, and merit.

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‘Nine-Deity Kalachakra Drupchod’ During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 29/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Jonang Buddhist Institute

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Event ID: 4580
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The Nine-Deity Kalachakra Drupchod is a complex Vajrayana practice based on the Kalachakra Tantra. In this Drupchod, practitioners invoke and meditate on the nine deities of the Kalachakra mandala, which represent various aspects of enlightened awareness. The Nine Deity Kalachakra Drupchod generates profound benefits, including the purification of negative karma, the accumulation of merit for spiritual growth, transformation towards enlightened awareness, protection from obstacles, healing physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and the promotion of global peace, harmony, and understanding.

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‘Annual Mahavairocana (Kunrig) Drupchod’ During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 25/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Kaza Sakya Tangyud

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Event ID: 4581
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. 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.

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‘Nyungney Puja’ (Fasting Retreat) During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 23/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Tsoknyi Gechak Ling Nunnery

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‘Marpa Guru Yoga’ and ‘Recitation of the Rain of Wisdom: Vajra Songs of the Kagyu Gurus’ at the Special Time of the 3rd Parinirvana Anniversary of the V.V. Ninth Yongdzin Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 29/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Thrangu Tashi Yangtse

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Event ID: 4639
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. 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.

The ‘Rain of Wisdom: Vajra Songs of the Kagyu Gurus’ (Kagyu Gur-tso) is a collection of inspiring and profound songs, or Dohas, on the theme of fully recognizing and actualizing one’s buddha-nature. Over one hundred beautiful songs are found in this collection of the works of the great masters of the Kagyu lineage. The full-day puja is led by a senior lama who reads the narrative and the assembly of monks sing the songs in touching melodies.

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‘Annual Mahavairocana (Kunrig) Drupchod’ from May 23rd to 29th and ‘Thousand Offerings to Ushnishavijaya’ (Namgyal Tong-Choe) on May 30th and 31st, During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 25/05/2026 — 31/05/2026 | Kalimpong Sakya

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Event ID: 4644
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. 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.

Ushnishavijaya is a meditational deity specifically related to longevity. The practices related to Ushnishavijaya carry a powerful blessing, which can purify the negative deeds committed in past lives and increase merit and lifespan in the present life.

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‘Karma Tradition’s Five Deities Tara Ritual, Tara Mandala Accomplishment Practice, and Hundred Tara Rituals, and a Nyungney Puja (Fasting Retreat)’ During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 16/05/2026 — 01/06/2026 | Bokar Ngedon Chokhor Ling

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This ongoing event is open for registration through 01 June 2026. You are cordially invited to participate by sending offerings and optional dedications.

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Event ID: 4553
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The monastery will perform the Karma Tradition’s Five Deities Tara Ritual (Kar-lug Dol-ma Lha-nga), Tara Mandala Accomplishment Practice (Dol-ma Man-dal Gyi Drupchod), and Hundred Tara Rituals (Dol-chog Gya-tsa) from May 17th to 23rd, and will also conduct the Eight-Part Nyungney Puja (Fasting Retreat) from May 16th to June 1st.

This profound Tara practice is held annually at Bokar Ngedon Chokhor Ling Monastery over seven consecutive days during the sacred month of Saka Dawa. Presided over by Kyabje Bokar Khenchen Lodoe Thonyor Rinpoche, the practice involves invoking and meditating on Tara, with recitation of Tara prayers and extensive offerings, culminating in a special Tara mandala ritual known as ‘Tashi Charbab’ on the last day. The practices related to Tara, the female embodiment of the enlightened activity of all the Buddhas, are especially renowned for being highly efficacious in pacifying and bringing protection from all the myriad causes of danger and suffering for ourselves and others and for bringing the fulfilment of all positive good wishes.

Nyungney is a powerful practice which includes strict fasting and centres on the recitation of prayers and mantras, as well as on guided visualizations of Chenrezig (Avalokitesvara), the embodiment of all the buddhas’ loving-kindness and compassion. Translated as ‘abiding in the fast’, Nyungney is said to be especially effective in the healing of illnesses, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma.

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 June 1st, 2026.

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‘Nyungney Puja’ (Fasting Retreat) together with a ‘Hundred Million Recitations of Avalokitesvara and Guru Rinpoche Mantras’ During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 23/05/2026 — 01/06/2026 | Rigon Thupten Mindrolling

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This ongoing event is open for registration through 01 June 2026. You are cordially invited to participate by sending offerings and optional dedications.

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Event ID: 4586
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: Nyungney is a powerful practice which includes strict fasting and centres on the recitation of prayers and mantras, as well as on guided visualizations of Chenrezig (Avalokitesvara), the embodiment of all the buddhas’ loving-kindness and compassion. Translated as ‘abiding in the fast’, Nyungney is said to be especially effective in the healing of illnesses, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma.

Also, during the sacred month of Saka Dawa, the entire monk assembly and the local community gather together to recite the six-syllable heart mantra of Avalokiteshvara and the twelve-syllable mantra of Guru Padmasambhava for the benefit of all sentient beings.

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‘Annual Vairocana (Kun-rig) Drupchod’ During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 28/05/2026 — 01/06/2026 | Guru Sakya

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Event ID: 4576
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. 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.

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‘Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual’ (Menlha Dhoe-chog) on May 23rd, and ‘Vairocana (Kun-rig) Drupchod’ from May 25th to June 3rd, During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 23/05/2026 — 03/06/2026 | Shelkar

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This ongoing event is open for registration through 03 June 2026. You are cordially invited to participate by sending offerings and optional dedications.

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Event ID: 4588
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The Medicine Buddha Ritual is a powerful method for increasing the healing powers of both oneself and others and for overcoming the inner illnesses of attachment, aversion, and the misapprehension of the nature of reality. This Medicine Buddha ritual is said to be eminently beneficial for both the living and the deceased.

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.

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‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 31/05/2026 — 11/06/2026 | Gaden Jangtse

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This ongoing event is open for registration through 11 June 2026. You are cordially invited to participate by sending offerings and optional dedications.

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‘Avalokiteshvara Ritual and Mani Recitation’ from May 17th to June 15th, and the ‘Annual Nine-Deity Kalachakra Drupchod’ from May 27th to 31st, During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 17/05/2026 — 15/06/2026 | Jonang Takten Phuntsok Choeling

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This ongoing event is open for registration through 15 June 2026. You are cordially invited to participate by sending offerings and optional dedications.

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Event ID: 4556
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: During the month of Saka Dawa, the entire monk assembly gathers together each day to perform Avalokiteshvara rituals and recite the six-syllable heart mantra of Avalokiteshvara (the embodiment of the compassion of all the buddhas).

The monastery will also perform its annual ‘Nine-Deity Kalachakra Drupchod’ for five days during this sacred month. This Drupchod is a complex Vajrayana practice based on the Kalachakra Tantra. In this Drupchod, practitioners invoke and meditate on the nine deities of the Kalachakra mandala, which represent various aspects of enlightened awareness. This Drupchod generates profound benefits, including the purification of negative karma, the accumulation of merit for spiritual growth, transformation towards enlightened awareness, protection from obstacles, healing physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and the promotion of global peace, harmony, and understanding.

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 June 15th, 2026.

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‘Complete Reading of the Kangyur’ (Collection of Buddha’s Teachings) During the Sacred Month of Saka Dawa | 19/05/2026 — 28/05/2026 | Dundul Raptenling

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Event ID: 4633
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Brief description: Saka Dawa commemorates the holiest and most sacred days in Tibetan Buddhism. Falling in the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, the special activities during Saka Dawa culminate on the full moon of the 15th lunar day, which this year falls on May 31st, 2026. This time is associated with three major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni — his birth, enlightenment, and mahaparinirvana. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: ‘Kangyur’ literally means the ‘translated words’ of the Buddha. The Kangyur is a collection of the Buddha's own teachings in Tibetan translation. Readings of the Kangyur generate tremendous merit and are beneficial to all sentient beings. This practice 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.

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 May 28th, 2026.