Schedule of Events
Set out below is a list of current and upcoming events at the partner monasteries and nunneries. (All dates are given in day/month/year format.)
To register for an event, please complete your registration for the event before its closing date. You will have the option to offer a voluntary donation (with an optional dedication) at the time you register. If you are new to Gompa select here.
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Featured Upcoming Event
Event ID: 3603
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on January 20th, 2025.
Event details: The ‘Guhyasamaja Great Sadhana Practice’ is an extensive group practice (Drupchen), which includes the preparation of the sand mandala of Guhyasamaja, the inner and outer generation of the deity, and an empowerment. A Drupchen is a traditional form of meditation retreat, which usually involves a large number of monastic practitioners led by a senior Lama. This practice requires prayers and mantras to be recited by the practitioners for twenty-four hours each day throughout the period of the retreat. A Drupchen is regarded as a very powerful form of practice, which, it is said, counteracts negative forces throughout the world, and promotes inner personal peace, peace within communities, and world peace. In addition, this Drupchen 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.
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 Kagyu College, Dehradun, India.
If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming special events at Kagyu College, 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 type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on January 20th, 2025.
Event details: The ‘Guhyasamaja Great Sadhana Practice’ is an extensive group practice (Drupchen), which includes the preparation of the sand mandala of Guhyasamaja, the inner and outer generation of the deity, and an empowerment. A Drupchen is a traditional form of meditation retreat, which usually involves a large number of monastic practitioners led by a senior Lama. This practice requires prayers and mantras to be recited by the practitioners for twenty-four hours each day throughout the period of the retreat. A Drupchen is regarded as a very powerful form of practice, which, it is said, counteracts negative forces throughout the world, and promotes inner personal peace, peace within communities, and world peace. In addition, this Drupchen 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.
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 Kagyu College, Dehradun, India.
If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming special events at Kagyu College, please select 'Notification Preferences' from the Navigation Menu.
Gompa’s not-for-profit platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free alternative to commercial platforms, especially for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep Gompa’s purpose-built platform free of advertising and of all forms of data marketing. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Featured Current Event
Event ID: 3570
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teaching, organized and recorded by Sakya Thupten Dargye Ling, Minnesota, USA, is given in English.
Event details: In the sutra system of the path to Buddhahood the entire bodhisattva's way of life or conduct is founded upon the practice of the paramita(s) or perfections, which are enumerated as either six or ten. The six perfections are those of 1) generosity, 2) ethical discipline, 3) patience, 4) perseverance or joyous effort, 5) meditative concentration, and 6) discriminative awareness or wisdom. A bodhisattva is a person who lives in the spirit of perfecting the qualities of the six paramitas (perfections) in his or her effort to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.
The Venerable Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden has received numerous teachings from H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, H.H. the Sakya Trizin, the late Chogay Rinpoche, Khenchen Appey Rinpoche and many other great masters. Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has taught at the University of Chicago and was a visiting professor at the University of Vienna. In 2009, Khenpo-la was appointed as principal of the International Buddhist Academy by H.H. the Sakya Trizin.
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 International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal. From the closing registration date of January 27th, 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 special events at International Buddhist Academy, 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 type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teaching, organized and recorded by Sakya Thupten Dargye Ling, Minnesota, USA, is given in English.
Event details: In the sutra system of the path to Buddhahood the entire bodhisattva's way of life or conduct is founded upon the practice of the paramita(s) or perfections, which are enumerated as either six or ten. The six perfections are those of 1) generosity, 2) ethical discipline, 3) patience, 4) perseverance or joyous effort, 5) meditative concentration, and 6) discriminative awareness or wisdom. A bodhisattva is a person who lives in the spirit of perfecting the qualities of the six paramitas (perfections) in his or her effort to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.
The Venerable Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden has received numerous teachings from H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, H.H. the Sakya Trizin, the late Chogay Rinpoche, Khenchen Appey Rinpoche and many other great masters. Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has taught at the University of Chicago and was a visiting professor at the University of Vienna. In 2009, Khenpo-la was appointed as principal of the International Buddhist Academy by H.H. the Sakya Trizin.
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 International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal. From the closing registration date of January 27th, 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 special events at International Buddhist Academy, 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.
All Events
Event ID: 3603
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on January 20th, 2025.
Event details: The ‘Guhyasamaja Great Sadhana Practice’ is an extensive group practice (Drupchen), which includes the preparation of the sand mandala of Guhyasamaja, the inner and outer generation of the deity, and an empowerment. A Drupchen is a traditional form of meditation retreat, which usually involves a large number of monastic practitioners led by a senior Lama. This practice requires prayers and mantras to be recited by the practitioners for twenty-four hours each day throughout the period of the retreat. A Drupchen is regarded as a very powerful form of practice, which, it is said, counteracts negative forces throughout the world, and promotes inner personal peace, peace within communities, and world peace. In addition, this Drupchen 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.
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 Kagyu College, Dehradun, India.
If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming special events at Kagyu College, 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 type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (India time) on January 20th, 2025.
Event details: The ‘Guhyasamaja Great Sadhana Practice’ is an extensive group practice (Drupchen), which includes the preparation of the sand mandala of Guhyasamaja, the inner and outer generation of the deity, and an empowerment. A Drupchen is a traditional form of meditation retreat, which usually involves a large number of monastic practitioners led by a senior Lama. This practice requires prayers and mantras to be recited by the practitioners for twenty-four hours each day throughout the period of the retreat. A Drupchen is regarded as a very powerful form of practice, which, it is said, counteracts negative forces throughout the world, and promotes inner personal peace, peace within communities, and world peace. In addition, this Drupchen 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.
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 Kagyu College, Dehradun, India.
If you wish to be notified by email of further upcoming special events at Kagyu College, 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.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3602
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 January 19th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This special puja is dedicated to the long lives of all the spiritual masters, and for the benefit of all beings, living and dead. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: ‘Guru 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 January 19th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3598
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The ‘Grand Gutor Puja’ (Gutor Chenmo) is traditionally performed towards the end of the last Tibetan lunar month of the year. However, this year, it is being held earlier to accommodate upcoming empowerments and teachings by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang. The performance of the masked dance is one of the most important events at Drikung Kagyu monasteries. This year, the monastery will perform a ‘Garcham’ (Sacred Masked Dance) on January 26th and 27th, 2025. The purpose of the ‘Grand Gutor Puja’ is to clear away all of the sickness, suffering, bad luck, and obstacles of the past year and to request the blessing of an auspicious fresh start for the year to come. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Gonpo Drupchod’ is performed annually at Drikung Kagyu Jangchubling monastery in the last Tibetan lunar month in order to bestow great benefit and blessing to all participants – including the clearing away of obstacles to our lives and practice, the overcoming of illness, and the endowment of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit.
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 January 27th, 2025
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The ‘Grand Gutor Puja’ (Gutor Chenmo) is traditionally performed towards the end of the last Tibetan lunar month of the year. However, this year, it is being held earlier to accommodate upcoming empowerments and teachings by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang. The performance of the masked dance is one of the most important events at Drikung Kagyu monasteries. This year, the monastery will perform a ‘Garcham’ (Sacred Masked Dance) on January 26th and 27th, 2025. The purpose of the ‘Grand Gutor Puja’ is to clear away all of the sickness, suffering, bad luck, and obstacles of the past year and to request the blessing of an auspicious fresh start for the year to come. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Gonpo Drupchod’ is performed annually at Drikung Kagyu Jangchubling monastery in the last Tibetan lunar month in order to bestow great benefit and blessing to all participants – including the clearing away of obstacles to our lives and practice, the overcoming of illness, and the endowment of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit.
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 January 27th, 2025
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3599
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: A Drupchen is regarded as a very powerful form of practice, which, it is said, counteracts negative forces throughout the world, and promotes inner personal peace, peace within communities, and world peace. In addition, this Drupchen 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. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Guhyasamaja Great Sadhana Practice’ is an extensive group practice (Drupchen), which includes the preparation of the sand mandala of Guhyasamaja, the inner and outer generation of the deity, and an empowerment. A Drupchen is a traditional form of meditation retreat, which usually involves a large number of monastic practitioners led by a senior Lama. This practice requires prayers and mantras to be recited by the practitioners for twenty-four hours each day throughout the period of the retreat.
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 January 24th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: A Drupchen is regarded as a very powerful form of practice, which, it is said, counteracts negative forces throughout the world, and promotes inner personal peace, peace within communities, and world peace. In addition, this Drupchen 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. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Guhyasamaja Great Sadhana Practice’ is an extensive group practice (Drupchen), which includes the preparation of the sand mandala of Guhyasamaja, the inner and outer generation of the deity, and an empowerment. A Drupchen is a traditional form of meditation retreat, which usually involves a large number of monastic practitioners led by a senior Lama. This practice requires prayers and mantras to be recited by the practitioners for twenty-four hours each day throughout the period of the retreat.
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 January 24th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3607
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These practices are 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: 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.
This sophisticated torma offering ritual, which is performed for the benefit of all sentient beings, is regarded as highly effective in averting obstacles and establishing favourable conditions for the practice of Dharma.
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 January 22nd, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These practices are 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: 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.
This sophisticated torma offering ritual, which is performed for the benefit of all sentient beings, is regarded as highly effective in averting obstacles and establishing favourable conditions for the practice of Dharma.
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 January 22nd, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3608
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. This special practice is especially dedicated to all those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake in Tibet, both those who have departed and all those who remain. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Vairocana Buddha is considered to be a ‘king of purification’, with practices and pujas that bestow great benefit both for the purification of the negative karma of the deceased and of the living. 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.
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 January 15th, 2025.
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. This special practice is especially dedicated to all those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake in Tibet, both those who have departed and all those who remain. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Vairocana Buddha is considered to be a ‘king of purification’, with practices and pujas that bestow great benefit both for the purification of the negative karma of the deceased and of the living. 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.
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 January 15th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3601
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This Drupchod is said to bestow great benefit and blessing to all participants, to help to purify many aeons of negative karma, to remove all one’s obstacles, and endow profound confidence, wisdom and merit. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka), and is held annually in the eleventh Tibetan lunar month. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and extensive offerings are prepared by the sangha, accompanied by a sacred ritual dance (Gar-cham) performance and the Sixty Torma Offerings (Drug-chuma Tor-dok) ritual on the last day. The practices related to Yamantaka are highly esteemed for their power to overcome the causes of untimely death and obstacles to our lives and spiritual development.
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 January 30th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This Drupchod is said to bestow great benefit and blessing to all participants, to help to purify many aeons of negative karma, to remove all one’s obstacles, and endow profound confidence, wisdom and merit. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka), and is held annually in the eleventh Tibetan lunar month. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and extensive offerings are prepared by the sangha, accompanied by a sacred ritual dance (Gar-cham) performance and the Sixty Torma Offerings (Drug-chuma Tor-dok) ritual on the last day. The practices related to Yamantaka are highly esteemed for their power to overcome the causes of untimely death and obstacles to our lives and spiritual development.
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 January 30th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3606
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Buddha’s teachings, and in particular the Drikung Kagyu tradition. They are also offered for the long life and success of all spiritual masters, the elimination of disease, famine, conflict, and natural disasters, the spreading of peace and harmony throughout the world, and for the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Gonpo Tordok’ ritual is performed annually at the Drigung Kagyu Rinchen Palri Monastery. This ten-day ritual, held this year from January 8th to 17th, aims to dispel both inner and outer obstacles for the benefit of all sentient beings.
The ‘Nam-sey Yangdup’ is an elaborate prosperity and abundance summoning ceremony performed annually over six days, this year from January 8th to 13th. This ritual invokes the energies of wealth deities to generate material resources, abundance, and prosperity. The merits accumulated from participating in the Yangdup ritual are considered immense, not only for generating material wealth but also for enhancing health, longevity, and spiritual development.
The ‘Achi Kang-Dhoe’ is a special practice conducted annually over seven days, this year from January 21st to 27th. Offerings and prayers are made to the protector Achi Chokyi Dolma to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to Achi Chokyi Dolma is regarded as highly beneficial for overcoming spiritual and worldly obstacles.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until January 27th, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Buddha’s teachings, and in particular the Drikung Kagyu tradition. They are also offered for the long life and success of all spiritual masters, the elimination of disease, famine, conflict, and natural disasters, the spreading of peace and harmony throughout the world, and for the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Gonpo Tordok’ ritual is performed annually at the Drigung Kagyu Rinchen Palri Monastery. This ten-day ritual, held this year from January 8th to 17th, aims to dispel both inner and outer obstacles for the benefit of all sentient beings.
The ‘Nam-sey Yangdup’ is an elaborate prosperity and abundance summoning ceremony performed annually over six days, this year from January 8th to 13th. This ritual invokes the energies of wealth deities to generate material resources, abundance, and prosperity. The merits accumulated from participating in the Yangdup ritual are considered immense, not only for generating material wealth but also for enhancing health, longevity, and spiritual development.
The ‘Achi Kang-Dhoe’ is a special practice conducted annually over seven days, this year from January 21st to 27th. Offerings and prayers are made to the protector Achi Chokyi Dolma to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to Achi Chokyi Dolma is regarded as highly beneficial for overcoming spiritual and worldly obstacles.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until January 27th, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3577
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 monastery will perform the following practices:
December 31st: ‘One Thousand Offerings to the Medicine Buddha’ (Men-lha Tong-choe).
January 1st: ‘Tara Ritual’ (Dol-chog), ‘Praise to Tara’ (Dol-sol), and ‘Ritual of Dispelling Hindrances (Maras) through the Heart Sutra’ (Sher-nying Due-dok).
January 2nd: ‘Purification Ritual by the way of Single-Deity Vajrabhairava’ (Jig-je Pa-chik Jangwa).
January 3rd: ‘Longevity Ritual’ (Tse-dup).
January 5th: ‘Guru Puja’ (Lama Choepa) and ‘Recitation of the Eight Prayers’ (Monlam Nam-gye).
January 7th: ‘Tara Ritual’ (Dol-chog).
January 10th: ‘Praise to Tara’ (Dol-sol), ‘Four Hundred Offerings Ritual’ (Gyab-shi), and ‘Ritual for Dispelling the Malicious Gossip of Others’ (Mi-kha Dak-dok).
January 11th: Long Life Prayers for H.H. the Dalai Lama.
January 12th: ‘Monthly Propitiation Ritual of Dharma Protectors’ (Dha-sol) and ‘Ritual of Pacifying the Disturbances of the Matrika Elemental Spirits’ (Mamo Thruk-kong).
January 15th: ‘Sixteen Arhats Ritual’ and ‘Tara Ritual’ (Dol-chog).
January 17th: ‘Guru Puja with Ceremonial Feast Offering’ (Lama Choepa Tsok).
February 2nd: ‘Night-long Invocation and Propitiation Prayers to the Protectress Palden Lhamo’ (Lhamo Drubpa).
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 February 2nd, 2025.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ is especially dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters, and benefactors. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The monastery will perform the following practices:
December 31st: ‘One Thousand Offerings to the Medicine Buddha’ (Men-lha Tong-choe).
January 1st: ‘Tara Ritual’ (Dol-chog), ‘Praise to Tara’ (Dol-sol), and ‘Ritual of Dispelling Hindrances (Maras) through the Heart Sutra’ (Sher-nying Due-dok).
January 2nd: ‘Purification Ritual by the way of Single-Deity Vajrabhairava’ (Jig-je Pa-chik Jangwa).
January 3rd: ‘Longevity Ritual’ (Tse-dup).
January 5th: ‘Guru Puja’ (Lama Choepa) and ‘Recitation of the Eight Prayers’ (Monlam Nam-gye).
January 7th: ‘Tara Ritual’ (Dol-chog).
January 10th: ‘Praise to Tara’ (Dol-sol), ‘Four Hundred Offerings Ritual’ (Gyab-shi), and ‘Ritual for Dispelling the Malicious Gossip of Others’ (Mi-kha Dak-dok).
January 11th: Long Life Prayers for H.H. the Dalai Lama.
January 12th: ‘Monthly Propitiation Ritual of Dharma Protectors’ (Dha-sol) and ‘Ritual of Pacifying the Disturbances of the Matrika Elemental Spirits’ (Mamo Thruk-kong).
January 15th: ‘Sixteen Arhats Ritual’ and ‘Tara Ritual’ (Dol-chog).
January 17th: ‘Guru Puja with Ceremonial Feast Offering’ (Lama Choepa Tsok).
February 2nd: ‘Night-long Invocation and Propitiation Prayers to the Protectress Palden Lhamo’ (Lhamo Drubpa).
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 February 2nd, 2025.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3568
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Gaden Ngamchoe, literally meaning ‘Gaden Offering of the Twenty-Fifth Day’ is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated each year on the 25th day of the 10th lunar month of the Tibetan calendar, which this year falls on December 25th, 2024. The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (Nepal time) on December 25th, 2024.
Event details: The Drupchod is held annually at Samtenling monastery over three consecutive days, from the 24th to the 26th day of the tenth Tibetan lunar month, to commemorate the parinirvana anniversary of Je Tsongkhapa, regarded as an emanation of Manjushri. This Drupchod is a propitiation of the meditational deity Vajrabhairava (the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri), featuring a mandala painted on cloth, extensive offerings, and prayers and praises to Je Tsongkhapa. The practices associated with Vajrabhairava are highly esteemed for their power to overcome obstacles to both long life and spiritual development. This special practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma, world peace, and the well-being of all sentient beings.
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 Samtenling monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Gaden Ngamchoe, literally meaning ‘Gaden Offering of the Twenty-Fifth Day’ is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated each year on the 25th day of the 10th lunar month of the Tibetan calendar, which this year falls on December 25th, 2024. The webcast will be available to view by the end of the day (Nepal time) on December 25th, 2024.
Event details: The Drupchod is held annually at Samtenling monastery over three consecutive days, from the 24th to the 26th day of the tenth Tibetan lunar month, to commemorate the parinirvana anniversary of Je Tsongkhapa, regarded as an emanation of Manjushri. This Drupchod is a propitiation of the meditational deity Vajrabhairava (the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri), featuring a mandala painted on cloth, extensive offerings, and prayers and praises to Je Tsongkhapa. The practices associated with Vajrabhairava are highly esteemed for their power to overcome obstacles to both long life and spiritual development. This special practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma, world peace, and the well-being of all sentient beings.
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 Samtenling monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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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.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3570
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teaching, organized and recorded by Sakya Thupten Dargye Ling, Minnesota, USA, is given in English.
Event details: In the sutra system of the path to Buddhahood the entire bodhisattva's way of life or conduct is founded upon the practice of the paramita(s) or perfections, which are enumerated as either six or ten. The six perfections are those of 1) generosity, 2) ethical discipline, 3) patience, 4) perseverance or joyous effort, 5) meditative concentration, and 6) discriminative awareness or wisdom. A bodhisattva is a person who lives in the spirit of perfecting the qualities of the six paramitas (perfections) in his or her effort to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.
The Venerable Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden has received numerous teachings from H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, H.H. the Sakya Trizin, the late Chogay Rinpoche, Khenchen Appey Rinpoche and many other great masters. Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has taught at the University of Chicago and was a visiting professor at the University of Vienna. In 2009, Khenpo-la was appointed as principal of the International Buddhist Academy by H.H. the Sakya Trizin.
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 International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal. From the closing registration date of January 27th, 2025, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library.
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Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teaching, organized and recorded by Sakya Thupten Dargye Ling, Minnesota, USA, is given in English.
Event details: In the sutra system of the path to Buddhahood the entire bodhisattva's way of life or conduct is founded upon the practice of the paramita(s) or perfections, which are enumerated as either six or ten. The six perfections are those of 1) generosity, 2) ethical discipline, 3) patience, 4) perseverance or joyous effort, 5) meditative concentration, and 6) discriminative awareness or wisdom. A bodhisattva is a person who lives in the spirit of perfecting the qualities of the six paramitas (perfections) in his or her effort to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.
The Venerable Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden has received numerous teachings from H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, H.H. the Sakya Trizin, the late Chogay Rinpoche, Khenchen Appey Rinpoche and many other great masters. Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has taught at the University of Chicago and was a visiting professor at the University of Vienna. In 2009, Khenpo-la was appointed as principal of the International Buddhist Academy by H.H. the Sakya Trizin.
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 International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal. From the closing registration date of January 27th, 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 special events at International Buddhist Academy, please select 'Notification Preferences' from the Navigation Menu.
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Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1602
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: The first formal discourse which the Buddha Shakyamuni gave following his attainment of buddhahood at Bodh Gaya was on the Four Noble Truths. The investigation and understanding of these four truths are regarded as an indispensable basis for a successful practice of the Buddhist path. [This event was originally webcast in March 2021 as Event ID 1578.]
Event details: The Four Noble Truths are: the truth of suffering (the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence), the truth of its origins (the causes of suffering), the truth of cessation (that there is a state free from suffering), and the truth of the path leading to such cessation.
Gaden Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and former Executive Director of the Geluk International Foundation. He is a Deputy General Secretary of the International Buddhist Confederation and Vice President of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace. Khensur Jangchup Choeden also teaches widely in India and abroad, where his teachings are much appreciated for their clarity and directness.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: The first formal discourse which the Buddha Shakyamuni gave following his attainment of buddhahood at Bodh Gaya was on the Four Noble Truths. The investigation and understanding of these four truths are regarded as an indispensable basis for a successful practice of the Buddhist path. [This event was originally webcast in March 2021 as Event ID 1578.]
Event details: The Four Noble Truths are: the truth of suffering (the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence), the truth of its origins (the causes of suffering), the truth of cessation (that there is a state free from suffering), and the truth of the path leading to such cessation.
Gaden Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and former Executive Director of the Geluk International Foundation. He is a Deputy General Secretary of the International Buddhist Confederation and Vice President of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace. Khensur Jangchup Choeden also teaches widely in India and abroad, where his teachings are much appreciated for their clarity and directness.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1599
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Nagarjuna, the great 2nd century Indian master and leading proponent of the Madhyamaka philosophical school, wrote this celebrated poem as a letter of advice to his disciple King Gautamiputra. This course of teachings, recorded in August 2017 by Thrangu Monastery, Canada, is given in Tibetan with English and Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in December 2020 and January 2021 as Event ID 1469.]
Event details: Nagarjuna’s ‘Letter to a Friend’ gives a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Mahayana Buddhism, guiding both householders and the ordained onto the path leading to liberation and enlightenment. The instructions are of special interest to those who wish to follow a spiritual path while continuing to live and work in society, styled in a language and imagery that are easy to understand.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Nagarjuna, the great 2nd century Indian master and leading proponent of the Madhyamaka philosophical school, wrote this celebrated poem as a letter of advice to his disciple King Gautamiputra. This course of teachings, recorded in August 2017 by Thrangu Monastery, Canada, is given in Tibetan with English and Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in December 2020 and January 2021 as Event ID 1469.]
Event details: Nagarjuna’s ‘Letter to a Friend’ gives a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Mahayana Buddhism, guiding both householders and the ordained onto the path leading to liberation and enlightenment. The instructions are of special interest to those who wish to follow a spiritual path while continuing to live and work in society, styled in a language and imagery that are easy to understand.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1600
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive step by step guidance from His Holiness on key elements of ‘Ngondro’, the inner preliminary practices, namely: taking refuge, developing bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) and the practice of Mandala Offering. In English with simultaneous Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in August 2019 as Event ID 223. There were no webcasts on Days 7, 8, and 9.]
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive step by step guidance from His Holiness on key elements of ‘Ngondro’, the inner preliminary practices, namely: taking refuge, developing bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) and the practice of Mandala Offering. In English with simultaneous Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in August 2019 as Event ID 223. There were no webcasts on Days 7, 8, and 9.]
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1601
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Karma is a Sanskrit word which means ‘action’. Karma refers to the doctrine of actions and their causal consequences. These three talks by senior teacher Karma Wangchuk Lhamo are given in Tibetan with English translation. [This event was originally webcast in July 2019 as Event ID 220.]
Event details: The concept of karma includes, in its causal aspect, both the actual actions (physical, verbal and mental) and the psychological imprints and tendencies created within the mind by such actions. After the commitment of an action a causal chain is maintained within the mental continuum which continues through successive events and rebirths. Such a karmic potential is later activated when it interacts with appropriate circumstances and conditions thus leading to the fruition of its effects. In general, if we act motivated by greed, anger, or delusion, we are planting the seed of suffering; when our acts are motivated by generosity, love, or wisdom, then we are creating the karmic conditions for openness and happiness.
Karma Wangchuk Lhamo was ordained at Thrangu Tara Abbey at the age of sixteen. In 1999 she entered solitary retreat for three years in Manang, Nepal. Between 2005 and 2014 she completed the nine year shedra studies course at Namdroling monastery in South India. Since 2014 she has been a senior teacher at Thrangu Tara Abbey.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Karma is a Sanskrit word which means ‘action’. Karma refers to the doctrine of actions and their causal consequences. These three talks by senior teacher Karma Wangchuk Lhamo are given in Tibetan with English translation. [This event was originally webcast in July 2019 as Event ID 220.]
Event details: The concept of karma includes, in its causal aspect, both the actual actions (physical, verbal and mental) and the psychological imprints and tendencies created within the mind by such actions. After the commitment of an action a causal chain is maintained within the mental continuum which continues through successive events and rebirths. Such a karmic potential is later activated when it interacts with appropriate circumstances and conditions thus leading to the fruition of its effects. In general, if we act motivated by greed, anger, or delusion, we are planting the seed of suffering; when our acts are motivated by generosity, love, or wisdom, then we are creating the karmic conditions for openness and happiness.
Karma Wangchuk Lhamo was ordained at Thrangu Tara Abbey at the age of sixteen. In 1999 she entered solitary retreat for three years in Manang, Nepal. Between 2005 and 2014 she completed the nine year shedra studies course at Namdroling monastery in South India. Since 2014 she has been a senior teacher at Thrangu Tara Abbey.
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