General Spiritual Director
Booking for 2023 International Summer Festival opening soon
Mar 23, 2023
Modern Kadampa Buddhism
New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union
Founder:
VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE
Founder:
VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE
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
Working for world peace
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE
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.
Festivals & Celebrations
Booking for 2023 International Summer Festival opening soon
The Sumner Festival 2023 website is now live
Bookings open Thursday March 30, 13.00 UK time.
Take advantage of the early bird discount.
Festivals & Celebrations
Celebrating in the Nordic region
At this special event hosted by Kadampa Meditation Center Stockholm Gen-la Thubten granted the empowerment of Buddha Maitreya who is the embodiment of the loving kindness of all the Buddhas and taught methods to develop and increase our loving kindness through developing our wisdom.
Festivals & Celebrations
Spring Festival – a vision of a better world
Special commentary to the Liberating Prayer & International Refuge Vow Ceremony with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong.
You can attend this festival in-person or online.
Festivals & Celebrations
Southern US Dharma Celebration
The Southern Dharma Celebration 2023 was held at KMC North Carolina in Charlotte where Kadampas from North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia gathered to receive Je Tsongkhapa empowerment and teachings on Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka practice from Eastern National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher of KMC New York City, Kadam Morten Clausen.
Statues & Temple Art
The stages of casting a metal statue
In a converted shipping container next to the Kadampa Art Studio at Manjushri KMC, two skilled Kadampa artists are quietly manufacturing a prototype of the next generation of statues, which will be made of metal rather than polyurethane.
International Festivals
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Our enjoyment is not from the object itself, but we believe it is.
Recitation of the mantra
Gen-la Kunsang
- Mar 23 – 26 Argentinian Dharma Celebration
- Mar 24 – 26 Irish Dharma Celebration
- Mar 31 – Apr 2 Southwest US Dharma Celebration
- Mar 31 – Apr 3 German Dharma Celebration
- Mar 31 – Apr 3 Southeast Asian Dharma Celebration
- Mar 31 – Apr 2 Midwest US Dharma Celebration
- Apr 5 – 9 Spanish Festival
- Apr 6 – 10 Swiss Dharma Celebration
- Apr 7 – 10 Australian Dharma Celebration
- Apr 7 – 9 Mexican Festival
- Apr 14 – 16 Mid Atlantic US Dharma Celebration
- Apr 14 – 16 Austrian Dharma Celebration
- Apr 21 – 23 Southern England Dharma Celebration
- Apr 21 – 24 New Zealand Dharma Celebration
- Apr 21 – 25 Portuguese Festival
- Apr 28 – 30 Northeast US Dharma Celebration
- Apr 28 – May 1 Chilean Dharma Celebration
- May 26 – 31 NKT-IKBU International Spring Festival, UK
- Jun 9 – 11 Colombian Dharma Celebration
- Jun 16 – 20 Canadian Festival
- Jun 23 – 28 US Festival
- Jun 23 – 26 Northern Spanish Dharma Celebration
- Jul 28 – Aug 12 NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival, UK
- Sep 8 – 11 Austrian, Italian & Swiss Festival
- Sep 8 – 10 Northwest US Dharma Celebration
- Sep 8 – 11 UK Dharma Celebration
- Oct 6 – 12 NKT-IKBU International Fall Festival
Where to start
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Words of Wisdom & Compassion
Daily quote from the collected works of Venerable Geshe-la
The purpose of understanding and believing in karma is to prevent future suffering and to establish the basic foundation for the path to liberation and enlightenment. Generally, karma means 'action'. From non-virtuous actions comes suffering and from virtuous actions comes happiness: if we believe this, we believe in karma. Buddha gave extensive teachings that prove the truth of this statement, and many different examples that show the special connection between the actions of our former lives and our experiences in this life, some of which are explained in Joyful Path of Good Fortune.
Modern Buddhism