General Spiritual Director
News from the post Fall Festival retreats
Nov 13, 2024
Day 5 – The Compassion of Avalokiteshvara
Gen-la Dekyong bestowed the blessing empowerment of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, and gave an extraordinary commentary
Month: September 2019
Day 4 – A profound transmission in an exquisite Temple
Gen-la Dekyong introduces an essential explanation and blessing transmission of the Introduction to The Mirror of Dharma with Additions
Day 3 – A grand beginning
This evening, Gen-la Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, gave the very first teaching of the 2019 Fall Festival in the Kadampa Temple for World Peace Grand Canyon.
Day 2 – Entering the Pure Land
On Thursday September 26 over 2,000 people gathered at IKRC Grand Canyon for the opening of the fifth Kadampa Temple for World Peace with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
Day 1 – A Great Gathering
Catch-up with day 1 of the NKT International Fall Festival 2019 at IKRC Grand Canyon, Arizona.
A warm welcome awaits
After weeks of hard work and dedication, all the preparations are complete and IKRC Grand Canyon stands ready to receive over 3,000 fortunate people to the 2019 Fall Festival. A warm welcome awaits everyone.
JUST THREE DAYS TO GO!
All over the site volunteers are working hard putting the final touches to the preparations. Ready to welcome over 3,000 people to this amazing place for an extraordinary event.
CELEBRATING BUDDHA’S RETURN FROM HEAVEN
September 22 marks the celebration of Buddha’s return from heaven, when we celebrate Buddha’s return from the desire god realm called Land of the Thirty-three Heavens, so-called because it has thirty-three different types of god.
Mexican students share their inspiration
In this, the last in the series of people sharing what it is that inspired them to book for the Fall Festival, we hear from students in Mexico.