Celebrating Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day and the Birthday of our Spiritual Guide
Jun 4, 2026
This last weekend was very special for KMC Austria. After over 2 years of renovation and finishing work, the KMC was officially opened at a beautiful ceremony with Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang, NKT National Spiritual Director for Austria, Switzerland & Italy.
Then the center hosted the 2021 Austrian Dharma Celebration at which Gen-la granted the long life empowerment of Buddha Amitayus and gave teachings on how to make our life truly meaningful.
The whole weekend was pervaded by joy and happiness, gratitude for our new centre, and the opportunity to create a pure land in the very heart of Vienna.
You can find the most beautiful photos here:
June 4 is the Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day on which we celebrate Buddha’s first teaching in this world - the first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. It is also the birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the Founder of NKT.