25 years ago, during the Summer Festival 1997, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche opened the first Kadampa Temple for World Peace at Manjushri KMC.
The experience of an International Festival is greatly enhanced if we can spend some time afterwards in retreat improving our understanding of the teachings and taking their meaning to heart.
Summer Festival 2022 will be hosted at the Mother Center in England, Manjushri KMC. Here we feature some volunteers from all across the UK who came to help prepare for the Festival.
If you are flying into Manchester Airport and have not yet booked the airport shuttle, we are encouraging you to do so rather than relying on the train service.
Today, June 30, is the last day to book for the Summer Festival and take advantage of huge early booking discounts. Please note the figures below are for the Festival fee only and do not include accommodation or meals.
Welcome to the 2022 Spring Festival Online Day 7 ~ Thank you Geshe-la Thank you Geshe-la for manifesting this beautiful temple, for your example in this world, for giving us everything, for giving us the Ganden oral lineage newly arising, qualified teachers, study programs, retreats, centres and opportunities to create infinite merit through working for … Read more
Welcome to the 2022 Spring Festival Online Day 6 ~ Retreat At this festival we received special instruction from Venerable Geshe-la that it is very important for us to learn how to do a Guru Yoga counting retreat using the mantra of Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka, counting 100 000 mantras and followed by a Vajradhaka … Read more
Welcome to the 2022 Spring Festival Online Day 5 ~ THE INTERNATIONAL KADAMPA COMMUNITY At each international festival we get the opportunity to marvel in our International Kadampa Community, to witness it in action, and to feel that we belong to a worldwide network of practitioners. Gen-la Dekyong encouraged us that we need to come … Read more
Welcome to the 2022 Spring Festival Online Day 4 ~ the power of gathering Kadampa’s have gathered together from over 50 countries, like many small streams and rivers flowing into an ocean. You feel the power of gathering, especially after the last few years of pandemic restriction and isolation. Finally we can be together again. … Read more
Gen-la Dekyong gave two teachings on developing the inner wealth of faith. Helping us to understand the good qualities of Je Tsongkhapa, our tradition, the example of our Spiritual Guide and our great good fortune to be living disciples of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche witnessing his matchless, endless deeds. In essence an entirely new presentation appearing for us, the people of the modern world.
General Spiritual Director
