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Modern Kadampa Buddhism

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Founder:

VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE

Founder:

VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE

The Founder of Modern Kadampa Buddhism is Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, affectionately known as Venerable Geshe-la, a world-renowned meditation master and Teacher. He inspired thousands of people around the world to apply the pure teachings of Buddha to their modern lives to solve their personal problems and discover a deep and lasting inner peace and happiness. Today, the legacy of his life's work touches the lives of people of all nationalities and cultures.

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"The day will come when you will do my job."
VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE

Working for world peace

FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche devoted his entire life to making the pure teachings of Buddha available in a modern form to people throughout the world.

Now Venerable Geshe-la's followers holding him at their hearts continue his work with auspicious projects in every region of the world.

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Collected works

Discover the Tharpa Fall Festival Shop

The Tharpa Festival Shop is a key part of the International Fall Festival 2023 experience. It provides everything you need to support your spiritual practice during the Festival and beyond. New products include Venerable Geshe-la cards, Eleven Reversals card, Songs of Healing, and much more. Explore the festival shop today.

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Centers, Temples

One year on for Sixth Kadampa Temple for World Peace

It is over a year since the 6th Kadampa Temple for World Peace was opened by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong at KMC Spain, Malaga. This video shows what an extraordinary year it has been and just how much has been accomplished.

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Centers

Wisdom Arising in Rio de Janiero

Last week at KMC Rio de Janeiro, the Resident Teacher Kelsang Chochin granted the blessing empowerment of the Great Mother Prajnaparamita and gave teachings on the practice, including a transmission of the Heart Sutra, followed by a short and beautiful retreat.

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Centers

Helping People Discover Dharma

Out of his great compassion Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche always encouraged his students to offer Dharma teachings in flexible ways that are applicable to the people in their area. KMC Trois-Rivières and KMC Barcelona recently held events that helped people access Kadampa teachings and meditations.

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Centers

Dharma is Growing in Chile

Kadam Dharma teachings were first given in 2013 in Chile. Starting in Santiago, Dharma is now flourishing and teachings are now being given in other regions. Learn more about some exciting recent developments: The Southernmost Region in the World to Have Kadam Dharma, Opening a new center in Northern Chile and First Empowerment in Wisdom KBC Concepción.

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Latest News

Buddha’s return from Heaven

22 Sep 2023

Every year on September 22 we celebrate Buddha’s return from the desire god realm called Land of the Thirty-three Heavens, where he had been to visit his mother who had been reborn there.

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Helping People Discover Dharma

19 Sep 2023

Out of his great compassion Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche always encouraged his students to offer Dharma teachings in flexible ways that are applicable to the people in their area. KMC Trois-Rivières and KMC Barcelona recently held events that helped people access Kadampa teachings and meditations.

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Bonus Bulletin – Sep 17

17 Sep 2023

Read about some of the other wonderful activities taking place this past week.
KMC Argentina | KMC Madrid | KMC Montreal | KMC Bilbao | KMC Los Angeles | KMC Plymouth

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Bonus Bulletin – September 5

05 Sep 2023

In the past week, numerous wonderful activities happened around the world, bringing individuals closer to their inner peace and contentment through spiritual practice. Here’s a summary of some of the events from across the globe.

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Organised Visit to Granada – Fall Festival 2023

04 Sep 2023

On the last day of the International Fall Festival there will be a special opportunity to participate in an organised visit to NKT’s new property in Granada. A limited number of coaches will depart from KMC Spain immediately after the final retreat session (see updated Festival programme), for the 2 hour journey to Granada.

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Kadam Dharma in Switzerland and Austria

03 Sep 2023

Dharma began in 1992 in Zurich, Switzerland, with a series of General Program classes held in the city. In the spring of 1993, Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments were granted by a visiting teacher. Following this visit, Dharma rapidly gained momentum. Teachers went to establish branches that…

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Family weekend at KMC Madrid

01 Sep 2023

During the past weekend (August 25-27) at KMC Madrid La Sierra, a delightful group of 9 families, accompanied by a team of kind residents and volunteers, enjoyed a very special event designed for children and families. This event, celebrated annually, took on the theme “We are Friends of the World.”

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Summer Festival Day 3

30 Jul 2023

Another glorious day at the Festival, with sublime teachings from Gen-la Khyenrab on how to develop love, compassion and the precious mind of Bodhichitta. Gen-la encouraged us to really train our mind, in his words to engage in ‘repetitive virtuous thinking’, to never give up or give in to discouragement but always to keep our intention to develop these beneficial minds.

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Summer Festival Day 1

29 Jul 2023

Today we welcome thousands of Kadampa practitioners from around the world to the International Kadampa Summer Festival

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Festival Site Preparation at the Mother Centre

25 Jul 2023

People from around the globe unite at the heart of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s vision for this modern world – the first Temple for World Peace at Manjushri KMC, UK. This year, from 28th July to 12th August 2023, Manjushri KMC is hosting the annual International Summer Festival. Hundreds of both local and international volunteers, helpers from other centers, and kind professional workers are joyfully working together to host a few thousand attendees during this Summer Festival.

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Words of Wisdom & Compassion

Daily quote from the collected works of Venerable Geshe-la

With this human life, each day, each hour, each minute, can be completely worthwhile. Every single moment of our precious human life has great meaning. In just one hour human beings can create the same amount of merit that a god creates in one aeon. If we meditate on love for just five minutes, or if we make just one prostration to our Spiritual Guide regarding him or her as an emanation of all the Buddhas, we shall create immeasurable merit.

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche,
Joyful Path of Good Fortune