General Spiritual Director
Mexico Dharma Celebration
Nov 28, 2024
Wisdom protection online
Recently over 200 people from all over Germany, the Netherlands and Austria participated in the German Dharma Celebration online.
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Celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment
April 15 is Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, on which we celebrate Buddha’s extraordinary deed of showing the manner of attaining enlightenment in this world. Kadampas around the world share their thoughts on this auspicious day.
Friends of the World
Friends of the World With the Spanish National Festival postponed until September, KMC Spain organised a special national online event called “Friends of the world”. Over 450 people from all over Spain gathered online April 8 – 12 to attend these inspiring teachings.
A World of Blessings
Following the advice of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, on April 8, Tara Day, Kadampas from all over the world joined together in 24-hour Tara Chanting online. 3,500 people from 31 countries joined in this powerful, global puja. As promised, here we share more photos and words from some of the people who took part.
Wrapping the World in Tara’s Blessings
A gallery of the faces modern Kadampa Buddhism doing what we do best – sincere prayer. It is hard to look at these pictures and read these words without tears of joy and gratitude welling up.
Help the world ~ join in the worldwide prayers to Tara
When asked recently how we can best help the world at this time, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche said by praying to Tara. Following this advice, starting tomorrow April 8, Tara Day, Kadampas around the world will join together for six sessions of prayers to Tara in 24 hours.
5,000 Kadampas Gather Online
Yesterday, NKT Day, 5,000 people gathered online to watch a special teaching by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT, and to join in special prayers including Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche from his Faithful Disciples:
Celebrating a very special union
In 1991 Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche founded the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT), which later became known as New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU).
Wrapping the Entire World in Requests to Living Tara
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong explains the practice of 24-hour Tara Chanting that will now be practiced on the 8th day of every month by a worldwide virtual community- hope you can join !
Southern UK Dharma Celebration – Finding Peace in a Troubled World
This weekend, the Southern UK Dharma Celebration was held online for the first time. Teaching from Nagarjuna Centre, Kadam Bridget Heyes, UK National Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, was live-streamed to over 300 attendees who watched from home.
