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A glimpse of some of the celebrations at centers around the world on International Temples Day

Where does the money come from to build all the World Peace Temples and city Temples, create all the statues and publish all the books developed under the auspices of the International Temples Project?

The first Saturday in November is International Temples Day, a special day on which we celebrate the International Temples Project (ITP) and remember the inconceivable kindness of its founder, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. On this day, special events are held at various centers throughout the world to support the project. Prayers are made for the project to flourish and to dedicate it to world peace.

Through the great kindness of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, modern Kadampa Buddhism is flourishing throughout the world. Here we list the major national and regional events for the coming month.

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Every year at a national level NKT organises National Festivals and Dharma Celebrations in various countries . The Festivals are usually taught by Gen-las and the Celebrations by the National Spiritual Director for that country. Here are three Dharma Celebrations scheduled for the coming week:

Today, October 25, is Je Tsongkhapa Day. Je Tsongkhapa is an emanation of Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. Buddha emanates as Je Tsongkhapa to spread his pure teachings of Sutra and Tantra in general, and especially Highest Yoga Tantra, throughout the world.