Editors’ Picks ~ October 2026
Our editors select their favorite photographs from around the world for the month of October.
Read MoreKMC Barcelona recently completed a wonderful purification retreat with Gen Kelsang Rabten guiding sessions from the mother center, Manjushri KMC, and Gen Lochani guiding sessions from KMC Barcelona’s retreat center.
In the first of our reports on activities over the holiday period we include courses with Gen-la Kunsang in Tharpaland Germany and Gen Tabkay in IKRC Grand Canyon, US.
The International Kadampa Summer Festival 2021, July 30 – August 14, is open to everyone. Two weeks of inspiring empowerments and teachings from the two most senior Teachers in NKT, with a short retreat in each week.
The last few weeks witnessed much progress with the sixth Kadampa Temple for World Peace, from essential safety work, to rainwater drainage, to preparations for the ceiling, and the appearance of the first wall!
In August 1997 Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche opened the first Kadampa Temple for World Peace at Manjushri Centre in the UK. In this video we listen to the talk he gave at that time launching the International Temples Project and see the development of other Temples since then.
Today, Christmas Eve, we share a beautiful video made by a Kadampa student and a gallery of inspiring photos taken by other Kadampas as an offering to Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Happy holidays everyone!
Last weekend, hundreds of people throughout Asia enjoyed the 2020 Asian Festival entitled The Joyful Path of Compassion, with Gen-la Kunsang, retired Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT. Gen-la gave the blessing empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teachings on How to Practise Compassion with Joy.
KMC Chile has just completed a major remodelling of their premises in Santiago, creating a blessed and beautiful place for the whole of Chile
Last night, a community of Kadampa students gathered in the Mother Temple at Manjushri KMC for the first in-person puja since March. What a joyful and inspiring event it was!
Some photos and videos featuring the work of a dedicated team of artists and volunteers at Kadampa Art Studio in the mother center who are busy preparing artwork for the Málaga temple and other Kadampa centers.
