Schedule of Events
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Featured Upcoming Event
Event ID: 2069
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Recorded at Tsuglagkhang, Main Temple, Dharamsala, HP, India, the teachings are given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translation.
Event details: This profound and beautiful praise to the Buddha is said to have been composed by Lama Tsongkhapa immediately after attaining realization of emptiness, the ultimate nature of mind and phenomena. ‘Dependent origination’, also translated as ‘dependent arising’, can be said to be the most fundamental metaphysical view of Buddhist thought, and it is intimately linked with the Buddhist notion of causation. The principle of ‘dependent origination’ asserts that nothing exists independently of other factors, the reason being that things and events come into existence only by dependence on the aggregation of multiple causes and conditions. This poetic text conveys Tsongkhapa’s exuberant feelings of joy, wonder, gratitude, and deep reverence for the Buddha for having taught the wisdom of emptiness and dependent origination to liberate sentient beings from the cycle of samsara.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. 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. From the closing registration date of July 4th, 2022, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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.
Gompa’s webcast platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free service for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep the Gompa site free of advertising. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
Featured Upcoming Event
Event ID: 2070
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: All Five sessions of the teaching will be available to view from Tuesday, June 14th, 2022, which falls on the auspicious 15th day of the Saka Dawa. The teachings, recorded by the Ringu Tulku Archive, are given in English.
Event details: In this special series of teachings, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche teaches on how, from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective, we can approach the different stages of this life, death and beyond and utilize our life and death as opportunities for transformation and spiritual growth. The teaching series includes guidance on the six ‘bardos’ (the six intermediate states of life and death) and ‘powa’ (consciousness transference at the point of death).
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist master of the Kagyu lineage tradition. He was trained in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism under many great masters including H.H. the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa and H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He took his formal education at Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Sikkim, and Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India. Rinpoche is the founder of Bodhicharya International, a worldwide network of people, projects, centres, and organisations. Rinpoche is also the founder of the Rigul Trust, which supports welfare projects and poverty relief in Tibetan communities in Rigul, Tibet, and other Himalayan regions. Since 1990, Rinpoche has been travelling and teaching Buddhism and meditation in Europe, America, Canada, Australia, and Asia. He participates in various interfaith and ‘Science and Buddhism’ dialogues and is the author of a number of books on Buddhist topics.
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 the Rigul Trust, UK. From the closing registration date of July 18th, 2022, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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.
Gompa’s webcast platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free service for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep the Gompa site free of advertising. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
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Event ID: 2052
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are 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, the purification of many aeons of negative karma, and the endowment of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The ‘Annual Five Great Ngor Mandala Drupchen Puja’ is held for seven consecutive days from the 23rd day of the fourth Tibetan Lunar month. The monastery will perform the Hevajra (Kye-Dorje) Drupchod in the main shrine hall together with the Cakrasamvara (Dhe-Chok) Luipa Drupchod; Guhyasamaja Manjuvajra (Sang-due Jamphel Dorjee) Drupchod; Vajrapanjara (Dorje Gur) Drupchod; and Dorje Ying (Sambuta) Drupchod during this period in different shrine rooms as a part this grand event.
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 27th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2057
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, the purification of many aeons of negative karma, and the endowment of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Hevajra, and is held annually for seven consecutive days from the 23rd day of the fourth Tibetan Lunar month. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and extensive offerings are prepared by the sangha.
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 27th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2062
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, the purification of many aeons of negative karma, and the endowment of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Hevajra, and is held annually for seven consecutive days from the 23rd day of the fourth Tibetan Lunar month. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and extensive offerings are prepared by the sangha.
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 27th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2036
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, the purification of many aeons of negative karma, and the endowment of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Hevajra, and is held annually in the fourth Tibetan Lunar month. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and extensive offerings are prepared by the sangha.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2040
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: 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.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2043
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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 June 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2049
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja, ‘The Wish-fulfilling Gem Enhancing the Buddha’s Teachings’, a method for making offerings and prayers to Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats, is said to bring special blessings for long life and to quickly generate merit. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: It is said that the Buddha himself selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to protect the Dharma. At the time of the Buddha’s parinirvana they vowed to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2050
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja, ‘The Wish-fulfilling Gem Enhancing the Buddha’s Teachings’, a method for making offerings and prayers to Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats, is said to bring special blessings for long life and to quickly generate merit. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: It is said that the Buddha himself selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to protect the Dharma. At the time of the Buddha’s parinirvana they vowed to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya.
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 14th, 2022
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2053
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja, ‘The Wish-fulfilling Gem Enhancing the Buddha’s Teachings’, a method for making offerings and prayers to Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats, is said to bring special blessings for long life and to quickly generate merit. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: It is said that the Buddha himself selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to protect the Dharma. At the time of the Buddha’s parinirvana they vowed to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2044
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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 June 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2035
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja, ‘The Wish-fulfilling Gem Enhancing the Buddha’s Teachings’, a method for making offerings and prayers to Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats, is said to bring special blessings for long life and to quickly generate merit. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: It is said that the Buddha himself selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to protect the Dharma. At the time of the Buddha’s parinirvana they vowed to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2056
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja, ‘The Wish-fulfilling Gem Enhancing the Buddha’s Teachings’, a method for making offerings and prayers to Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats, is said to bring special blessings for long life and to quickly generate merit. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: It is said that the Buddha himself selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to protect the Dharma. At the time of the Buddha’s parinirvana they vowed to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2068
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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 June 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2070
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: All Five sessions of the teaching will be available to view from Tuesday, June 14th, 2022, which falls on the auspicious 15th day of the Saka Dawa. The teachings, recorded by the Ringu Tulku Archive, are given in English.
Event details: In this special series of teachings, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche teaches on how, from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective, we can approach the different stages of this life, death and beyond and utilize our life and death as opportunities for transformation and spiritual growth. The teaching series includes guidance on the six ‘bardos’ (the six intermediate states of life and death) and ‘powa’ (consciousness transference at the point of death).
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist master of the Kagyu lineage tradition. He was trained in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism under many great masters including H.H. the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa and H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He took his formal education at Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Sikkim, and Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India. Rinpoche is the founder of Bodhicharya International, a worldwide network of people, projects, centres, and organisations. Rinpoche is also the founder of the Rigul Trust, which supports welfare projects and poverty relief in Tibetan communities in Rigul, Tibet, and other Himalayan regions. Since 1990, Rinpoche has been travelling and teaching Buddhism and meditation in Europe, America, Canada, Australia, and Asia. He participates in various interfaith and ‘Science and Buddhism’ dialogues and is the author of a number of books on Buddhist topics.
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 the Rigul Trust, UK. From the closing registration date of July 18th, 2022, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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.
Gompa’s webcast platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free service for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep the Gompa site free of advertising. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2054
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Nyungney translated as ‘abiding in the fast’, is said to be especially effective in the healing of illnesses, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2048
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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 June 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2046
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: 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. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The ‘Vairocana Drupchod’, based on the Sarvadurgati Parisodhana Tantra, bestows great benefits to both the participants and the deceased.
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, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2041
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: 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. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The ‘Vairocana Drupchod’, based on the Sarvadurgati Parisodhana Tantra, bestows great benefits to both the participants and the deceased.
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, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2037
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Nyungney translated as ‘abiding in the fast’ is said to be especially effective in the healing of illnesses, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2055
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: 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. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The ‘Vairocana Drupchod’, based on the Sarvadurgati Parisodhana Tantra, bestows great benefits to both the participants and the deceased.
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 14th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2060
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: 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. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
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 17th, 2022.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 2064
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: 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. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The Guhyasamaja Drupchod is an extensive group practice (Drupchod), which includes the preparation of the sand mandala of Guhyasamaja, the inner and outer generation of the deity, and an empowerment.
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 14th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2065
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 alleviation of negative mental states and depression. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Cakrasamvara, with extensive offerings, which is held annually in the month of Saka Dawa. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and offerings are prepared by the sangha. The practice will conclude with a fire offering puja (Jin-sek) on the last day.
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Event ID: 2039
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special prayer and practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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 June 14th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2045
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Propitiating and making offerings to the Dharma protectors is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming our spiritual and worldly obstacles. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
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Event ID: 2042
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: It is said that this practice brings special blessings for long life, the removal of obstacles, and the quick generation of merit, which can increase spiritual development. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The Abhisamayalamkara is one of the greatest commentarial discourses on the collection of sutras known as Prajnaparamita, the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras.
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Event ID: 2061
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The ‘Extensive Medicine Buddha Ritual’ is said to be eminently beneficial for both the living and the deceased. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The ‘Extensive Medicine Buddha Ritual’ is a powerful method for healing and 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.
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Event ID: 2066
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Nyungney Translated as ‘abiding in the fast’ is said to be especially effective in the healing of illnesses, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
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Event ID: 2063
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special prayers and practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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 June 14th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2058
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Readings of the Kangyur and Recitations of the Tara Prayer generate tremendous merit and are beneficial to all sentient beings. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
Tara is the female embodiment of the enlightened activity of all the Buddhas and these practices are said to pacify and bring protection from all the myriad causes of danger and suffering for ourselves and others.
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Event ID: 2069
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Recorded at Tsuglagkhang, Main Temple, Dharamsala, HP, India, the teachings are given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translation.
Event details: This profound and beautiful praise to the Buddha is said to have been composed by Lama Tsongkhapa immediately after attaining realization of emptiness, the ultimate nature of mind and phenomena. ‘Dependent origination’, also translated as ‘dependent arising’, can be said to be the most fundamental metaphysical view of Buddhist thought, and it is intimately linked with the Buddhist notion of causation. The principle of ‘dependent origination’ asserts that nothing exists independently of other factors, the reason being that things and events come into existence only by dependence on the aggregation of multiple causes and conditions. This poetic text conveys Tsongkhapa’s exuberant feelings of joy, wonder, gratitude, and deep reverence for the Buddha for having taught the wisdom of emptiness and dependent origination to liberate sentient beings from the cycle of samsara.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. 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. From the closing registration date of July 4th, 2022, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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Event ID: 2051
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This grand ceremony is performed to purify the negativities of all sentient beings, particularly of the deceased. On the sixth day of the Drupchod, the entire sangha gathers to perform a special ceremony for those who have died within the previous year. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The Vajrasattva Drupchod is a seven-day ceremony based on the Minling Dorsem or Mindrolling Vajrasattva ritual. Minling Dorsem is part of the Vajrasattva cycle of teachings discovered by Chogyal Terdag Lingpa.
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Event ID: 2047
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Readings of the Kangyur generate tremendous merit and are beneficial to all sentient beings and the Guru Puja (Lama Chopa) is dedicated to the long life of all the spiritual masters and for the benefit of all beings, living and dead. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
‘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 and for creating merit during this special period.
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Event ID: 2038
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 wellbeing of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters and benefactors. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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 June 14th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2059
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ritual is dedicated to the well-being of all and in particular, dedicated to those who are sick and to those who have passed away. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: The ‘Medicine Buddha Drupchod’ is a powerful method for healing and for increasing healing powers both for oneself and others and for overcoming the inner illnesses of attachment, aversion and the misapprehension of the nature of reality. The ‘Medicine Buddha Drupchod’ is said to be eminently beneficial for both the living and the deceased.
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Event ID: 2067
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special prayers and practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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 June 28th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2031
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: Tara is the female embodiment of the enlightened activity of all the Buddhas and these practices are said to pacify and bring protection from all the myriad causes of danger and suffering for ourselves and others.
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 14th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2032
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: During the month of Saka Dawa, the entire monk assembly gather together each day to perform Avalokiteshvara rituals and also recite the six-syllable heart mantra of Avalokiteshvara (the embodiment of the compassion of all the buddhas).
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Event ID: 2034
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Nyungney translated as ‘abiding in the fast’, is said to be especially effective in the healing of illnesses, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
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 28th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2030
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Nyungney translated as ‘abiding in the fast’, is said to be especially effective in the healing of illnesses, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
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.
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, 2022.
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Event ID: 2033
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 alleviation of negative mental states and depression. This event is held during the auspicious month of Saka Dawa, commemorating the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. You are cordially invited to participate. The merit of any good deeds performed during the special month of Saka Dawa is considered to be multiplied many times.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Cakrasamvara, with extensive offerings, which is held annually in the month of Saka Dawa. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and offerings are prepared by the sangha.
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 14th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2029
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is especially dedicated to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and to protect practitioners against calamities and harmful events. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Sitatapatra (‘The White Umbrella Deity’ or also translated as ‘The Victorious White Parasol’) is a female form of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. As does Avalokiteshvara, in his elaborate form, she also has a thousand eyes that watch over living beings, and a thousand arms that protect and assist beings. Her parasol indicates her ability to protect sentient beings from natural catastrophes, diseases, and myriad forms of malevolent forces and obstructions to our practice.
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 29th, 2022.
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Event ID: 2025
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The first session of the teaching will be available to view from Friday, May 13th, 2022, with consequent sessions becoming available to view each following day until May 30th, 2022. The teachings, recorded by Gyuto monastery, Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh, India, are given in Tibetan, with English translation.
Event details: The 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. 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, 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.
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 Gyuto monastery, Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh, India. From the closing registration date of June 27th, 2022, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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Event ID: 2018
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: All six sessions of the teaching will be available to view from May 6th, 2022. The teachings, recorded at Pullahari monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, are given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translation.
Event details: This revered song of devotion composed by the celebrated Rimé (ecumenical) master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye has two parts: the first an invocation of the great holders of various lineages, and the second a declaration of one's own mental afflictions and a request for the guru's aid in overcoming these and attaining realization. The teachings will be based primarily on the second part of the text, which presents the view, meditation, and conduct that can guide our inner development.
To download the PDF of the text, in multiple languages, please copy and paste the link given below on your web browser's address bar::
(Tibetan-English)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uKL-y1oRvY8nuEZMsHW_4pStZkQCIXa0/view?usp=sharing
(Tibetan-Chinese) 中藏文對照的文本
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j3lr26bDMpyfjhA2ldgxZGQU3t0ajWMD/view?usp=sharing
Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal is greatly admired for his skill in making even the most complex and subtle Dharma subjects inspiring and accessible. He is the Principal of Rigpe Dorje Monastic Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies at Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery, Lava, India, and of the Rigpe Dorje Institute for Buddhist Studies at Pullahari Monastery, Nepal. Studying under the guidance of the Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, in 1997, upon completion of a three-year Mahamudra retreat, he was bestowed the position of Drupon Khenpo by the Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche, who recognised in him a rare accomplishment and skill in both study and practice.
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 Pullahari monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. From the closing registration date of June 6th, 2022, 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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.]
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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.
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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.]
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