General Spiritual Director
Spring Festival 2026 Day 5
May 27, 2026
▲ International Temples Day was celebrated at Manjushri KMC and centers worldwide.
This year many people celebrated together with a special "movie night", with a new video feature that showed the work of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso the through development of the New Kadampa Tradition. .
Editors' Picks: Special moments from OCTOBER and NOVEMBER
Our editors select their favorite photographs from around the world.
Granada, spain
The construction of the future Kadampa Meditation Center Granada continues to progress.
New York City, US
Earlier this month, over two hundred practitioners gathered at KMC NYC to receive the empowerment of White Tara and commentary to her practice with Kadam Morten.
Mexico City, Mexico
People from all over Mexico gathered at KMC Mexico for the National Dharma Celebration 2025. Over 400 students received the blessing empowerment of Medicine Buddha from National Spiritual Director, Gen Kelsang Sangden.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The annual National Festival for Argentina and Uruguay took place at KMC Argentina in Buenos Aires with Gen-la Jampa. The Festival welcomed 125 in-person participants, 40 online attendees, and guests from Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Río Negro, Tierra del Fuego, Corrientes, and Uruguay.
Germany
Gen Kelsang Ananda, NKT National Spiritual Director for Germany, once again inspired many during the second part of his German tour this autumn, visiting Düsseldorf, Cologne, Wiesbaden, and Hamburg.
Yellowknife, Canada
Akshobya Kadampa Buddhist Centre, based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, opened a new Yellowknife branch. Located in the Northwest Territories at 62.5 degrees North, Yellowknife is now the northernmost branch in the world.
Santiago, Chile
People from different parts of Chile gathered at Kadampa Meditation Center Chile to receive profound blessings from Deputy Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU, Gen-la Jampa.
Ashe hall, UK
The UK Dharma Celebration 2025 was held in the beautiful new meditation hall at Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre, it brought together the Kadampa family from every corner of the UK.
San Francisco, US
KMC San Francisco had the great good fortune to host Gen Kelsang Rabten for a special weekend of teachings and meditations. The weekend began with a public talk on Happiness, followed by a Saturday workshop based on Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully.
Cabreúva, Brazil
KMC Brazil joyfully celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Temple on Je Tsongkhapa Day with a special program, which included an inspiring class with the National Spiritual Director, Gen Mudita, followed by a joyful group wave around the Temple—a heartfelt expression of gratitude and community spirit.
Tharpa South Africa
Something else very special happened on Je Tsongkhapa Day at KMC Durban. The new Tharpa South Africa website was launched!
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
Only an hour’s drive from Canberra, on the shores of Lake George, lies a peaceful refuge that feels a world away. Here, Bodhisattva KBC held an inspiring peaceful weekend retreat.
AMSTERDAM, NEthERLANDS
A very blessed time was enjoyed at KMC Netherlands in their new space located in the heart of Amsterdam. The community gathered to receive the blessing empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni.
