Celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment 2025 (Part 2)
Apr 20, 2025
Modern Kadampa Buddhism
New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union
Founder:
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.
"The day will come when you will do my job."
VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE
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.
Blessing empowerments were given at Madhyamaka KMC with Gen-la Kunsang, KMC Peru with Gen Sangden and KMC Merida in Mexico with Gen Chime. It is only through the blessings of the Buddhas at events such as these that we are able to truly benefit others and help them discover real, lasting happiness.
In April, the Southeast Asian Dharma Celebration was held in Penang, Malaysia, the Scottish Dharma Celebration was held at KMC Glasgow and the Florida Dharma Celebration at KMC Florida.
Over 100 people attended the Nordic National Festival, where Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab granted the empowerment of Buddha Vajrapani at the beautiful City Temple in Stockholm.
The goal or aspiration of every living being is to experience happiness. There are two kinds of happiness and hence two kinds of goal - temporary and ultimate. Temporary happiness is the happiness that can be experienced by humans and gods; it is the limited happiness that can be experienced while beings remain bound within samsara. Ultimate happiness is the pure, eternal happiness of liberation and full enlightenment.