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Event ID: 4123
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The session recorded by Sakya Centre, Dehradun, India, on September 4th, 2025, will be available to view on September 10th, 2025.

Event details: The Grand Vajrakilaya Drupchod is held annually in the seventh lunar month for thirteen consecutive days. This musically rich and beautiful puja begins with the creation of the Vajrakilaya sand mandala, accompanied by associated ritual practices and the Vajrakilaya Cham (sacred dance), followed by the puja, which continues until 14th September. On the penultimate day, 14th September, there will be a Vajrakilaya Drum and Sword Dance, and on the final day, 15th September, the monastery will sweep together the sand mandala and offer Vajrakilaya blessings to the public. This Drupchod is said to bestow great benefit and blessing to all participants, including the removal of obstacles to our lives and practice, the overcoming of illness, and the bestowal of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit.

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 Sakya Centre, Dehradun, India.

If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming special events at Sakya Centre, please sign in to your Gompa account and select ‘Notification Preferences’ from the Navigation Menu.

Gompa’s not-for-profit platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free alternative to commercial platforms, especially for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep Gompa’s purpose-built platform free of advertising and of all forms of data marketing. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)

Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.

Event ID: 4099
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: As advised by His Holiness last year, the remaining sessions this year will focus on advanced topics, including the ‘Ten Impermissible Actions’ and the ‘Five Points of Bhikshu Mahadeva’.

Recorded by the Office of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, with English and Chinese translation, the first three sessions of the teaching will be available for viewing on Sunday, 24th August, with subsequent sessions released on the following Sundays until 21st September, 2025.

Event details: In order to help revive the Kagyu transmission of teachings, in particular, the advancement of the teaching of the Vajrayana in Kagyu monasteries, H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa has instituted this summer teaching program.

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 October 20th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.

If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming teachings to be webcast on Gompa, please select 'Notification Preferences' from the Navigation Menu.

Gompa’s not-for-profit platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free alternative to commercial platforms, especially for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep Gompa’s purpose-built platform free of advertising and of all forms of data marketing. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)

Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.

Event ID: 4133
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Great Strict Monastic Discipline Retreat, according to the Shen Tradition’ (Shen-gyi Ka-thub Chen-mo) is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: Menri monastery upholds the tradition of a strict monastic discipline retreat for seven consecutive days in the 7th lunar month each year. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 28th, 2025.

Event ID: 4132
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Great Strict Monastic Discipline Retreat, according to the Shen Tradition’ (Shen-gyi Ka-thub Chen-mo) is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: Triten Norbutse monastery upholds the tradition of a strict monastic discipline retreat for seven consecutive days in the 7th lunar month each year. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 28th, 2025.

Event ID: 4134
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Great Strict Monastic Discipline Retreat, according to the Shen Tradition’ (Shen-gyi Ka-thub Chen-mo) is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the nuns’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: Redna Menling Nunnery upholds the tradition of a strict monastic discipline retreat for seven consecutive days in the 7th lunar month each year. During this time, the nuns remain within the nunnery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the nuns.

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 September 28th, 2025.

Event ID: 4130
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Propitiating and making offerings to Dharma Protectors is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming both spiritual and worldly obstacles. This practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The ‘Extensive Satisfying and Restoring Protector Ritual’, which commences with the self-generation of Yamantaka and then proceeds with offerings to the Dharma protectors Mahakala and Kalarupa, is performed annually at Gyuto monastery in the seventh Tibetan lunar month. 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.

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 September 20th, 2025.

Event ID: 4131
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special puja is dedicated to the long lives of all the spiritual masters, and for the benefit of all beings, living and dead. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: ‘Guru Puja’ (Lama Choepa), literally means ‘making offerings to the spiritual guide’. This beautifully poetic and profound guru puja practice is a powerful method for strengthening the guru-disciple relationship and for creating merit on this special day. ‘Tsok’ or ‘Ceremonial Feast Offering’ is an important Vajrayana practice of offering and purification through which merit and the realisation of the ultimate nature of mind are generated and shared.

There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until September 18th, 2025.

Event ID: 4129
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 well-being of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: This special practice is held annually at Mindrolling monastery for three consecutive days beginning from the 25th day of the seventh lunar month. During this ceremony, prayers and extensive offerings are made to the nine Dharmapalas, and other protectors, in order to dispel obstacles to the Dharma and 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 September 18th, 2025.

Event ID: 4128
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to the stable health and long life of the great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The ‘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.

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 September 19th, 2025.

Event ID: 4126
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to the continuing welfare and stability of the Yungdrung Bon tradition and to the well-being of all sentient beings. 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 September 15th, 2025.

Event ID: 4127
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to the continuing welfare and stability of the Yungdrung Bon tradition and to the well-being of all sentient beings. 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 September 15th, 2025.

Event ID: 4124
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to the continuing welfare and stability of the Yungdrung Bon tradition and to the well-being of all sentient beings. 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 September 15th, 2025.

Event ID: 4125
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special practice is dedicated to the continuing welfare and stability of the Yungdrung Bon tradition and to the well-being of all sentient beings. 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 September 15th, 2025.

Event ID: 4123
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The session recorded by Sakya Centre, Dehradun, India, on September 4th, 2025, will be available to view on September 10th, 2025.

Event details: The Grand Vajrakilaya Drupchod is held annually in the seventh lunar month for thirteen consecutive days. This musically rich and beautiful puja begins with the creation of the Vajrakilaya sand mandala, accompanied by associated ritual practices and the Vajrakilaya Cham (sacred dance), followed by the puja, which continues until 14th September. On the penultimate day, 14th September, there will be a Vajrakilaya Drum and Sword Dance, and on the final day, 15th September, the monastery will sweep together the sand mandala and offer Vajrakilaya blessings to the public. This Drupchod is said to bestow great benefit and blessing to all participants, including the removal of obstacles to our lives and practice, the overcoming of illness, and the bestowal of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit.

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 Sakya Centre, Dehradun, India.

If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming special events at Sakya Centre, please sign in to your Gompa account and select ‘Notification Preferences’ from the Navigation Menu.

Gompa’s not-for-profit platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free alternative to commercial platforms, especially for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep Gompa’s purpose-built platform free of advertising and of all forms of data marketing. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)

Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.

Event ID: 4122
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. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Cakrasamvara, with extensive offerings, which is held annually in the seventh Tibetan lunar month during the Yarney (Summer Retreat) period. 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.

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 September 16th, 2025.

Event ID: 4112
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 October 21st, 2025.

Event ID: 4113
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 October 21st, 2025.

Event ID: 4114
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 October 21st, 2025.

Event ID: 4120
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ is especially dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters, and benefactors. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The practices to be performed will include:

September 4th: Monthly Propitiation Ritual of Dharma Protectors (Dha-Kang).
September 7th: Series of the monastery’s regular dharma practices and rituals on the auspicious Cho-chod Dusang day.
September 8th to 15th: Daily recitation, prayers, and pujas (Tsok-mang) by the whole assembly.
September 20th: Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka) Self-Initiation Ritual (Jig-je Dhak-juk).

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 September 20th, 2025.

Event ID: 4102
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 removal of obstacles to our lives and practice, the overcoming of illness, and the bestowal of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The Grand Vajrakilaya Drupchod is held annually in the seventh lunar month for thirteen consecutive days. This musically rich and beautiful puja begins with the creation of the Vajrakilaya sand mandala, accompanied by associated ritual practices and the Vajrakilaya Cham (sacred dance), followed by the puja, which continues until 14th September. On the penultimate day, 14th September, there will be a Vajrakilaya Drum and Sword Dance, and on the final day, 15th September, the monastery will sweep together the sand mandala and offer Vajrakilaya blessings to the public.

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 September 15th, 2025.

Event ID: 4099
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: As advised by His Holiness last year, the remaining sessions this year will focus on advanced topics, including the ‘Ten Impermissible Actions’ and the ‘Five Points of Bhikshu Mahadeva’.

Recorded by the Office of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, with English and Chinese translation, the first three sessions of the teaching will be available for viewing on Sunday, 24th August, with subsequent sessions released on the following Sundays until 21st September, 2025.

Event details: In order to help revive the Kagyu transmission of teachings, in particular, the advancement of the teaching of the Vajrayana in Kagyu monasteries, H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa has instituted this summer teaching program.

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 October 20th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.

If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming teachings to be webcast on Gompa, please select 'Notification Preferences' from the Navigation Menu.

Gompa’s not-for-profit platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free alternative to commercial platforms, especially for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep Gompa’s purpose-built platform free of advertising and of all forms of data marketing. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)

Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.

Event ID: 4106
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ is especially dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters, and benefactors. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The practices to be performed will include:

August 24th: Ushnishavijaya Long Life Ritual (Namgyal Tse-chog), Satisfying and Fault-Repairing Prayers to Palden Lhamo (Lhamo Tro-sol), and Butter Lamps Offering Ceremony.
August 26th: Ushnishavijaya Long Life Ritual (Namgyal Tse-chog).
August 29th: One Thousand Offerings to the Medicine Buddha (Men-lha Tong-choe).
August 30th: Tara Ritual (Dol-chog).
August 31st: Tara Ritual (Dol-chog).
September 1st: Reading of the 100,000 Verses of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (Bum Dhak-drok).
September 3rd: Satisfying and Fault-Repairing Prayers to Palden Lhamo (Lhamo Tro-sol), Four Hundred Offerings Ritual (Gyab-shi), and Obstacles Repelling Ritual of Usnisasitatapatra, Heart Sutra Recitation, and Lion-Faced Dakini Ritual (Dhuk-Sher-Seng Sum Gyi Dhok-pa).
September 5th: Purification Ritual by the way of Single-Deity Vajrabhairava (Jig-je Pa-chik Jangwa).
September 6th: Day long Recitation of the Abhisamayalamkara (Ngon-tok Gyen), and the Madhyamakavatara (Uma Juk-pa) on the auspicious Gyen-juk Dusang day.
September 7th: The Sixteen Arhats Ritual (Ney-ten Chag-choe) and series of the monastery’s regular dharma practices and rituals on the auspicious Cho-chod Dusang day.
September 11th: Series of the monastery’s regular dharma practices and rituals on the auspicious Chu-gu Dusang day.
September 14th: Monthly Propitiation Ritual of Dharma Protectors (Dha-sol).
September 16th: Series of the monastery’s regular dharma practices and rituals on the auspicious occasion of Nyer-nga Dusang.
September 13th to 20th: Daily Recitation of the Abhisamayalamkara (Ngon-tok Gyen), and the Madhyamakavatara (Uma Juk-pa), and series of the monastery’s regular dharma practices and rituals.

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 September 20th, 2025.

Event ID: 4085
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: In the sacred land of Shravasti — where Lord Buddha Shakyamuni spent twenty-five summer retreats — the 3rd Annual Rainy Season Summer Retreat (Vassavasa) has begun at the Great Shravasti Centre. This auspicious retreat is being held under the boundless blessings and aspiration of His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Thinley Lhundup.

The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 21st, 2025.

Event ID: 4094
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the nuns’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the nuns remain within the nunnery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the nuns.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4045
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4046
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4039
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4040
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4041
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4042
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4043
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the nuns’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the nuns remain within the nunnery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the nuns.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4044
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4052
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4057
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4058
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4053
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the nuns’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the nuns remain within the nunnery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the nuns.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4054
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4055
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the nuns’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the nuns remain within the nunnery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the nuns.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4056
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4063
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4064
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4059
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4060
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4061
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4062
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4071
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4072
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4065
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4069
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the nuns’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the nuns remain within the nunnery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the nuns.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4070
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4066
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4067
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4068
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4073
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the nuns’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the nuns remain within the nunnery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the nuns.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4074
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4047
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4048
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4049
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4050
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4051
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 September 22nd, 2025.

Event ID: 4027
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teaching, recorded at Kathmandu, Nepal, will remain available for registration and viewing until September 30th.

Event details: The first formal discourse which the Buddha Shakyamuni gave following his attainment of buddhahood at Bodh Gaya was on the Four Noble Truths. 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. The investigation and understanding of these four truths are regarded as an indispensable basis for a successful practice of the Buddhist path.

The Venerable Khenchen Konchok Rangdol Rinpoche is a prominent figure in the Drikung Kagyu lineage, currently serving as the 3rd Khenchen (abbot) of the lineage—the first ever from Ladakh, India, to hold this esteemed position. He is the former President of Tserkarmo Monastery and former Principal of Kagyu College at Drikung Kagyu Jangchubling Monastery, Dehradun, the main seat of His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Drikung Kagyu Institute and is also the President of the Doon Buddhist Committee. He is widely recognized for his profound scholarship, teaching skills, and dedication to the Drikung Kagyu tradition, and regularly offers teachings in India and internationally, which are deeply appreciated for their clarity, openness, and accessibility.

Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Drikung Dharma Foundation (Animal Sanctuary), Phyang, Leh, Ladakh, India, which is supported by Venerable Khenchen Konchok Rangdol Rinpoche. From the closing registration date of September 30th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.

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Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.

Event ID: 3959
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ is considered an especially meritorious time when it is traditional for lay followers to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea during the period of retreat. You are cordially invited to participate.

Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha Shakyamuni. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.

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 October 7th, 2025.

Event ID: 1894
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: These suttas (discourses) stress the practice of sati (mindfulness) for the purification of beings, and the overcoming of suffering, and for walking on the path of truth toward the realization of Nirvana. English and Chinese translation available.
[This event was originally webcast in December 2021 as Event ID 1835.]

Event details: The Satipatthana Sutta (The Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness), and the subsequently created Mahasatipatthana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness), are two of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, acting as the foundation for contemporary vipassana meditational practice. The Pali texts of the Satipatthana Sutta and the Mahasatipatthana Sutta are largely similar in content; the main difference being a section about the Four Noble Truths (Catu Ariya Sacca) in the Observation of Phenomena (Dhammanupassana), which is greatly expanded in the Mahasatipatthana Sutta.

Teaching recorded at H.H. the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, HP, India. Donations made related to this event are strictly voluntary and any donations that are made will go to the Tibetan International Digital Library, a project supported by His Holiness.

Event ID: 1602
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: The first formal discourse which the Buddha Shakyamuni gave following his attainment of buddhahood at Bodh Gaya was on the Four Noble Truths. The investigation and understanding of these four truths are regarded as an indispensable basis for a successful practice of the Buddhist path. [This event was originally webcast in March 2021 as Event ID 1578.]
Event details: The Four Noble Truths are: the truth of suffering (the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence), the truth of its origins (the causes of suffering), the truth of cessation (that there is a state free from suffering), and the truth of the path leading to such cessation.
Gaden Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and former Executive Director of the Geluk International Foundation. He is a Deputy General Secretary of the International Buddhist Confederation and Vice President of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace. Khensur Jangchup Choeden also teaches widely in India and abroad, where his teachings are much appreciated for their clarity and directness.

Event ID: 1599
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Nagarjuna, the great 2nd century Indian master and leading proponent of the Madhyamaka philosophical school, wrote this celebrated poem as a letter of advice to his disciple King Gautamiputra. This course of teachings, recorded in August 2017 by Thrangu Monastery, Canada, is given in Tibetan with English and Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in December 2020 and January 2021 as Event ID 1469.]
Event details: Nagarjuna’s ‘Letter to a Friend’ gives a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Mahayana Buddhism, guiding both householders and the ordained onto the path leading to liberation and enlightenment. The instructions are of special interest to those who wish to follow a spiritual path while continuing to live and work in society, styled in a language and imagery that are easy to understand.

Event ID: 1600
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive step by step guidance from His Holiness on key elements of ‘Ngondro’, the inner preliminary practices, namely: taking refuge, developing bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) and the practice of Mandala Offering. In English with simultaneous Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in August 2019 as Event ID 223. There were no webcasts on Days 7, 8, and 9.]

Event ID: 1601
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Karma is a Sanskrit word which means ‘action’. Karma refers to the doctrine of actions and their causal consequences. These three talks by senior teacher Karma Wangchuk Lhamo are given in Tibetan with English translation. [This event was originally webcast in July 2019 as Event ID 220.]
Event details: The concept of karma includes, in its causal aspect, both the actual actions (physical, verbal and mental) and the psychological imprints and tendencies created within the mind by such actions. After the commitment of an action a causal chain is maintained within the mental continuum which continues through successive events and rebirths. Such a karmic potential is later activated when it interacts with appropriate circumstances and conditions thus leading to the fruition of its effects. In general, if we act motivated by greed, anger, or delusion, we are planting the seed of suffering; when our acts are motivated by generosity, love, or wisdom, then we are creating the karmic conditions for openness and happiness.
Karma Wangchuk Lhamo was ordained at Thrangu Tara Abbey at the age of sixteen. In 1999 she entered solitary retreat for three years in Manang, Nepal. Between 2005 and 2014 she completed the nine year shedra studies course at Namdroling monastery in South India. Since 2014 she has been a senior teacher at Thrangu Tara Abbey.

Event 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.]