Through the great kindness of our Founder, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, over 5,000 people from every corner of the globe will tune in today to take part in the very first online International Kadampa Festival.
All proceeds from International Festivals go to the International Temples Fund (ITP), whose purpose is to fulfill the vision of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche of a Kadampa Temple in every city of the world. So by participating in the International Spring Festival 2020, you will be contributing to the development of new Temples around the world.
Through the great kindness of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche an unstoppable stream of Kadam Dharma now flows in this world. And nowhere is this more apparent than at the mother center, Manjushri KMC. Now for almost a whole week, the center is the virtual host of the 2020 International Spring Festival.
This week we will have a precious opportunity to mentally visit the mother center of Kadampa Buddhism – Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre in the English Lake District, from which the 2020 International Spring Festival will be streamed.
We asked Kadampa Teachers around the world what reasons there are to join this year’s Spring Festival Online.
As it is highly likely that restrictions on mass gatherings and international travel will be in place for some months to come, the festival organisers have made the decision to postpone the International Fall Festival in Brisbane until 2021.
What are we doing that is making the Spiritual Guide so happy?
Inside, the building feels deserted and what few people there are distance themselves appropriately. Residents, students on the ITTP and working visitors who remained when the lockdown started occupy the vast building of Conishead Priory, home of Manjushri KMC.
This year for the first time, the International Summer Festival will be held online. It provides a special opportunity to receive teachings and engage in meditations of Kadampa Buddhism over a two-week period. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age, nationality or experience.
The Online Spring Festival 2020 is fast approaching. Thousands of people are signing up to join. Find out why it is so important to them.
General Spiritual Director
