Chökhor Düchen – The Great Festival of the First Turning of the Dharma Wheel
Jul 12, 2021
On the auspicious day of the Chökhor Düchen Festival, we remember the Buddha's first teaching. Traditionally, we refer to that event with the expression of the "first turning of the Dharma...
Read MoreChokgyur Dechen Shikpo Lingpa
Jun 10, 2021
On June 11, 2021, we celebrate the 151st parinirvāṇa anniversary of the renowned tertön (treasure revealer) Chokgyur...
Read MoreRemembering the Buddha on Saga Dawa Duchen
May 25, 2021
May everyone who sees a Buddha image, hears the Buddha’s name, or the dhāraṇī—or recalls his qualities—embark on the path to complete and perfect enlightenment! Remembering the Buddha on Saga Dawa Duchen—his birth,...
Read MoreChötrul Düchen 2021
Feb 27, 2021
Chötrul Düchen, meaning “Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations”, is one of the four Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha. Chötrul Düchen takes place on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Tibetan calendar...
Read MoreCelebrating Lha Bab Düchen
Nov 6, 2020
Lha Bab Düchen (lha babs dus chen) in Tibetan translates as, ‘The Festival of the Descent from Heaven.’ We celebrate this great event on the 22nd day of the ninth month of the...
Read MoreBumgyur Dawa: Month of Miracles and Merit
Feb 24, 2020
Bumgyur Dawa: Opportunity to Accumulate Vast Merit Bumgyur Dawa is the Tibetan term for a month where karmic actions are multiplied by 100,000. The first fifteen days of the first month of...
Read MoreLosar: Tibetan New Year
Feb 21, 2020
Losar literally means 'New Year' in Tibetan. Tibetans celebrated a New Year harvest festival prior to the introduction of Buddhism into Tibet. Many elements of the ancient harvest festival remain, however Buddhist rituals easily incorporated these ancient...
Read MoreCelebrate Chökhor Düchen!
Jul 16, 2018
Celebrate Chökhor Düchen by recollecting the Buddha's first teaching after his awakening. Tibetan Buddhists commemorate this auspicious event on the fourth day of the sixth Lunar month. In 2018, we celebrate Chökhor Düchen on July...
Read MoreCommemorating the Great Tertön Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa’s Parinirvāṇa
Jun 25, 2017
Hello, very happy anniversary of great treasure revealer Parinirvāṇa. Today is the 5th month of Tibetan lunar calendar. And 1st day of the fifth...
Read MorePractice This Saga Dawa Month
May 15, 2016
Dear friends near and far I am sending you many happy wishes for Guru Rinpoche Day. This Saga Dawa month is a very important month. Please practice well. I’m going to focus on...
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