General Spiritual Director
German National Festival in November 2024
Nov 14, 2024
Beautiful restoration work on the statues at Tharpaland
Tharpaland Kadampa Meditation Center recently embarked on a project to replace the garmants of Je Tsongkhapa and his Sons.
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Booking for 2023 Spring Festival opening soon
The 2023 International Spring Festival is fast approaching. You will be able to book for the Festival from 13.00 UK time on Thursday March 2.
Nordic National Festival 2023
Developing Loving Kindness through Wisdom – The Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Maitreya with Gen-la Thubten, 17-19 March 2023.
Shipping the Statues for Mexico Temple
Kadampa Art Studio at Manjushri KMC is aglow with beautiful statues and other artwork being prepared for the new temple in Mexico City due to be opened on April 6, 2023.
Preparing the next generation of statues
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.
Taking Dharma to the people in rural Australia
For the past 7 months Tharpa Australia has been on a country-wide tour of libraries holding free talks called “Meditate to Transform Your Life” based on the book “How to Transform Your Life”.
Major book tour in Germany comes to an end
Tharpa Publications Germany has just completeda 2-week tour during which Gen Ananda, the National Spiritual Director of Germany gave talks in 12 different cities on Venerable Geshe-la’s book How to Transform Your Life.
Tharpa Spain Book tour
In October 2022 Tharpa Spain started a book talk campaign to promote the book The Clear Light of Bliss as it was the last book of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s collection to be translated into Spanish. This year the tour is continuing in Barcelona, Alicante, Bilbao and Elche.
THE SOURCE OF HAPPINESS & GOODNESS – Spring Festival site is now live
Spring Festival site is now live: online booking opens March 2 at 13.00 UK time. At this Festival, Gen-la Dekyong will give a special commentary to the Liberating Prayer and preside over an International Refuge Vow Ceremony.
Huge developments at the Brazilian Temple
Kadampa Meditation Center Brazil have been working with an architect to prepare a substantial plan for future constructions.
