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May 2, 2024
Celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Around the World
Here we share more photos of nyungnay fasting retreats held at Kadampa centers around the world.
Worldwide
Prostrations to the Protector of the World
Nyungnay retreat took place at the Temples for World Peace to celebrate Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. Please enjoy these photo galleries from Manjushri KMC, IKRC Grand Canyon, and KMC Deuachen.
There is no one who has not received help from Buddha
The fifteenth day of the fourth month is a very special day in the Buddhist calendar, for it marks the day on which Buddha demonstrated the manner of attaining enlightenment in this world.
Brasilian and French Dharma Celebration
Both Brasil and France enjoyed their annual Dharma Celebration with their National Spiritual Directors over NKT Day weekend. Enjoy the wonderful photos they have shared.
A special time for Kadampa centers worldwide
This weekend, many Kadampa centers around the world took advantage of the Easter holidays to offer special events. And with Saturday being NKT Day it was also an occasion for special pujas and celebrations. In this first post on the events of the weekend we feature the mother center, Manjushri KMC in the UK and IKRC Grand Canyon in the US.
A year in NKT
NKT was formally registered as a charity in July 1991. On Saturday April 3 the following year, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche inaugurated NKT Day, which was to be celebrated on the first Saturday in April every year.
The Kadampa union in action
The International Kadampa Buddhist Union is a global spiritual family emanating from the heart of our precious Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. One of the many advantages of this union is that because the Dharma and spiritual direction are the same for all constituent centers it is easy for them to engage in cooperative ventures. Here we feature two recent collaborations.
A rain of blessings
Last weekend, a rain of blessings fell as many centers around the world held special events at which fortunate Kadampa students received empowerments both in-person and online.
Empowerments around the World
Lat weekend saw many special events in Kadampa centers around the world, with empowerments and other activities online. Enjoy this selection of photos from these events
A special worldwide ceremony
With over 350 people around the world registered to take part in the online burning offerings this weekend at Manjushri KMC, all eyes on Saturday were on the Vajrayogini Burning Offering presided over by Gen-la Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU.
