Schedule of Events
If you have registered for an event and wish to view the available webcast, select My Sponsorships / Events from the Navigation Menu; then select the 'View webcast' button for the event.
If you have not yet registered and you wish to view the event webcast, please sign in and then return to Special Events. If you are new to Gompa select here.
To register for an event, please complete your registration for the event before its closing date. You will have the option to offer a voluntary donation (with an optional dedication) at the time you register. The 'Register' button will appear when the event is open for registration.
Webcast events are recorded live and are usually available for viewing later the same day. Webcast sessions can be viewed at any time of your choosing until the webcast expiration date.
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.)
To see your sponsorships, events and Diamond Path plans, please
sign in and return to this link.
Featured Current Event
Event ID: 1578
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
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.
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 Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and is now executive director of the Geluk International Foundation, 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.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Featured Current Event
Event ID: 1592
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This teaching offers a powerful means for effecting deep purification and transformation, at every level of one’s being, in preparation for entering the profound path of Vajrayana and beginning a journey toward full enlightenment.
Event details: ‘The Torch of Certainty’ by the great master and scholar Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye gives clear and concise instructions on the preliminary and main practices of Mahamudra meditation. Venerable Choje Lama Wangchuk Topden will primarily teach on Ngondro, the preliminary or foundational practices of Vajrayana Buddhism.
The first two sessions of the teaching will be available to view on Saturday and Sunday, April 10th and 11th, 2021, respectively, and consequent sessions on each following Saturday and Sunday until May 8th, 2021. Teachings recorded at Thrangu Tashi Choling Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, and organized by Thrangu Dharma Society, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Lama Wangchuk Topden was born in 1983. In 1987, he began his education at Shree Mangal Dvip School for Himalayan Children (SMD) in Boudha, Kathmandu. In the 6th grade, Lama Wangchuk Topden became a monk and studied basic Buddhist education from Khenpo Ngedhon. Later, he was appointed as the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s secretary and attendant. He completed his retreat in 2011, and in 2015, he was appointed as the chairman of Namo Buddha Buddhist Meditation and Educational Center, which oversees all of the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s projects in Nepal. On June 26th, 2018, H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa bestowed on Lama Wangchuk Topden the title of “Choje Lama”.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
All Events
Event ID: 1598
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This Drupchod is said to bestow great benefit and blessing 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. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the deity Hevajra, and is held annually from the 19th of the third lunar month for seven consecutive days. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and extensive offerings are prepared by the sangha. In commemoration of the parinirvana of Dorje Denpa Dzongpa Kunga Namgyal, the founder of Gongkar Choede Monastery, an extensive ceremonial feast will be prepared and offered.
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 6th, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1597
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This event commemorates the parinirvana of Dezhung Lungrik Tulku Jampa Kunga Tenpe Nyima; the special ‘Guru Puja (Lama Chopa)’ is dedicated to the long lives of all the spiritual masters, and is for the benefit of all beings, living and dead. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: ‘Guru Puja’ (Lama Chopa) 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.
The ‘Satisfying and Restoring Protector Ritual (Kangso)’ involves making offerings and prayers to Dharma protectors in order to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to Dharma protectors is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming both 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 April 29th, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1595
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These prayers are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, 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: 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 April 27th, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1596
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These prayers are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, the swift attainment of enlightenment for 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: 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 April 27th, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1594
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Khenpo David Karma Choephel will teach on Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ (Bodhisattvacharyavatara)’ by Shantideva. Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ focuses on the topic of diligence, or what is sometimes called joyful enthusiasm or heroic perseverance.
Event details: ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature on the Bodhisattva doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, written by the great 8th century Indian poet and revered master Shantideva. The text is written in verse and has ten chapters. It deals extensively with the stages of training one's mind in the generation of bodhicitta, with the essential practices of the Bodhisattva's conduct and way of life, and with the altruistic aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. It is considered one of the most authoritative texts on the study and practice of the Bodhisattva ideals within the Tibetan tradition.
Khenpo David Karma Choephel studied Buddhist philosophy at the Vajra Vidya Institute in Namo Buddha, Nepal, and Sarnath, India. He currently serves as Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s main English-language translator and he also translates for H.H. the Gyalwang Karmapa and the Kagyu Monlam. His published translations include ‘Ngondro for Our Current Day’ by H.H. the Gyalwang Karmapa, ‘Heart of the Dharma’ by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, ‘Jewels from the Treasury, Vasubandhu’s Verses on the Treasury of Abhidharma, with commentary by the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje’, and ‘Vivid Awareness: The Mind Instructions of Khenpo Gangshar’ by Thrangu Rinpoche.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1593
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ritual is dedicated to the continuing welfare and stability of the Yungdrung Bon tradition, to the long lives and success of the spiritual activities of H.H. the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche, H.E. Menri Yongzin Rinpoche, H.E. Menri Ponlop Rinpoche and all other lamas, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, and especially to the quick pacification of the Covid-19 pandemic. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Hundred Thousand Offerings to Sidpa Gyalmo (the Queen of the Universe)’ is a special ritual performed each year at Menri Monastery.
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 April 24th, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1592
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This teaching offers a powerful means for effecting deep purification and transformation, at every level of one’s being, in preparation for entering the profound path of Vajrayana and beginning a journey toward full enlightenment.
Event details: ‘The Torch of Certainty’ by the great master and scholar Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye gives clear and concise instructions on the preliminary and main practices of Mahamudra meditation. Venerable Choje Lama Wangchuk Topden will primarily teach on Ngondro, the preliminary or foundational practices of Vajrayana Buddhism.
The first two sessions of the teaching will be available to view on Saturday and Sunday, April 10th and 11th, 2021, respectively, and consequent sessions on each following Saturday and Sunday until May 8th, 2021. Teachings recorded at Thrangu Tashi Choling Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, and organized by Thrangu Dharma Society, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Lama Wangchuk Topden was born in 1983. In 1987, he began his education at Shree Mangal Dvip School for Himalayan Children (SMD) in Boudha, Kathmandu. In the 6th grade, Lama Wangchuk Topden became a monk and studied basic Buddhist education from Khenpo Ngedhon. Later, he was appointed as the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s secretary and attendant. He completed his retreat in 2011, and in 2015, he was appointed as the chairman of Namo Buddha Buddhist Meditation and Educational Center, which oversees all of the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s projects in Nepal. On June 26th, 2018, H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa bestowed on Lama Wangchuk Topden the title of “Choje Lama”.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1584
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This practice is said to be eminently beneficial, especially for the deceased, and is also dedicated to the well-being of all sentient beings, the removal of negative obstacles throughout the world, the overcoming of adverse factors, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes.
Event details: The ‘Avalokiteshvara Purification Ritual for the Deceased’ was compiled by the Ngorpa master Ngawang Lekdrub. This practice is performed according to the ancient tradition of Chogyal Songtsen Gampo, transmitted through Guru Rinpoche, Chogyal Trisong Detsen, the treasure revealers Nyang Ngodrup and Nyang Nyima Ozer, and the Gongkar lineage Lamas Tsultrim Tashi and Trinley Namgyal.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special webcast event, and to send an offering, together with a dedication, if you wish. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1589
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This practice is dedicated to the well-being of all sentient beings, the removal of illness and negative obstacles throughout the world, the overcoming of adverse factors, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes.
Event details: This event is led by Tsoknyi Rinpoche together with the nuns of Tsoknyi Gechak Ling.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special webcast event, and to send an offering, together with a dedication, if you wish. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1587
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds (Bodhisattvacaryavatara), composed by the great 8th century Indian master and poet Shantideva, is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature of the bodhisattva path of Mahayana Buddhism. Teachings recorded by Sravasti Abbey, Newport, Washington, USA.
Event details: This acclaimed text is written in verse and has ten chapters. It deals extensively with the stages of training one’s mind in the generation of bodhicitta, the altruistic aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, and with the essential practices of a bodhisattva’s conduct and way of life, pervaded by the qualities of love, compassion, generosity and patience.
The first two sessions of the teaching on Chapter 4 will be available to view on Friday and Saturday, April 2nd and 3rd, 2021, respectively, and consequent sessions on each following Friday and Saturday until May 1st, 2021. The concluding day of the webcast will also include a review of the teaching on Chapter 4 by the Venerable Sangye Khadro. The teaching on all ten chapters will then continue throughout 2021, with the dates for the webcast of the teaching on each chapter to be announced as they become available to view.
Venerable Thubten Chodron is an American Buddhist nun and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington, USA. Ordained since 1977, she is a student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkong Rinpoche, and several other Tibetan lamas. She is currently assisting His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the writing and publication of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, a multi-volume series on the Buddhist Path. Visit thubtenchodron.org for a media library of her teachings, and sravasti.org to learn more about the Abbey.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1578
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
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.
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 Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and is now executive director of the Geluk International Foundation, 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.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1540
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These extensive teachings, recorded by the Office of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, are given in Tibetan with simultaneous translation in English and Chinese.
Event details: H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa gives very special in-depth teachings on two praises of the Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje: the praise ‘Good Deeds’ and the praise ‘He Searched Thoroughly’. ‘Good Deeds’ recounts his life and teaching, especially as these relate to thirty-three of his good deeds. At that time he was one of the greatest lamas of the Dakpo Kagyu, and this is one of the longer of his autobiographical works written in verse. There is a commentary on this text by Sangye Paldrup. The praise ’He Searched Thoroughly’ recounts nine of the key points in his life. This text is included in the prayer book compiled by Situ Panchen Chokyi Jungne, and there is a complete explanation of the text in Pawo Tsuglak Trengwa’s ‘Dharma History: A Feast for the Learned’.
The first day of the teaching will be available to view from February 18th, 2021, with consequent sessions becoming available to view each following day until March 18th, 2021 – except there will be no new webcasts on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
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.]
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
If you would like to test that you can view our webcasts on your device / Internet connection, please select the link below.
Select here to check the test webcast