This year at the Canadian National Festival 2023 attendees received the Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teachings on compassion with Gen Kelsang Samten.
This weekend, the KMC Valencia inaugurated the new urban temple on Turia Street with a special ceremony directed by Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang, National Spiritual Director of Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and South Africa.
The main event, which brought together around 150 people, was a significant milestone for this Kadampa center that has organized activities in the city since the mid-1990s.
Gen Kelsang Sangden, National Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU for Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia and Chile, visited CMK Colombia in Bogota for the 2023 Colombian Dharma Celebration, granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Tara and gave commentary to the praises of the 21 Taras.
Universal compassion is the subject of this year’s US National Festival. Kadam Bridget Heyes, the NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland will grant an empowerment (blessing transmission) of Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara.
The journey of Kadam Dharma in France, from its humble beginnings in a small flat in Paris’ Latin Quarter in 1995, to its current widespread presence, is an inspiring story of faith and determination.
Post-festival retreats are organised by Kadampa centers around the world after each of the three International Festivals. See below reviews of retreats that followed the 2023 Spring Festival.
Gen Rigden, the resident teacher of KMC Deuachen in Sintra, is taking us on a temple tour of the hidden jewel of Portugal – the Fourth Temple for World Peace.
This year at the Canadian National Festival 2023 attendees will be granted a Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and will receive teachings on compassion with Gen Samten Kelsang.
KMC Canada was involved in two events for public benefit this past weekend! During Doors Open Toronto 2023, an event organized by the City of Toronto, 450 people visited our temple. They enjoyed a 10 min guided meditation and the Liberating Prayer. They were also introduced to the different Buddhas and the sound of their mantras, to the history of the building, the significance of the Buddhist symbols, and shown the two cabinets of Buddha’s teachings and their commentaries, the Kangyur and the Tengyur.
For the ordained Sangha of the New Kadampa Tradition, the Spring Festival pilgrimage always begins a day early with the ordination ceremony.
General Spiritual Director
