General Spiritual Director
Encouragement from the Spiritual Guide
Dec 25, 2024
Why I am attending the Spring Festival
We asked people around the world what they are looking forward to about the Spring Festival. Here are few of their responses:
Worldwide
An offering of faith
On June 4, Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day, we will celebrate the 90th birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Fall Festival 2021 Important Announcement
Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding international travel in general, and in particular the uncertainty of when Australia’s borders will open to international visitors in sufficient numbers, it has been decided to once again postpone the NKT International Fall Festival in Brisbane for another year.
A Powerful Worldwide Purification
More wonderful photos of the Buddha Day celebrations around the world.
Celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Around the World
Here we share more photos of nyungnay fasting retreats held at Kadampa centers around the world.
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.
