New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union
Founder Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
New Kadampa Tradition
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At this time we are witnessing many Kadampa centers around the world opening to the public again after lockdowns and providing teachings, meditations and pujas in-person as well as online. Check with your local center for details of their plans. Here is a short video made by KMC Austria in Vienna to celebrate their re-opening.
With the International Spring Festival less than two weeks away, now is the time to stock up on all the essentials for your study and practice as well as special items and gifts for yourself and others.
We asked people around the world what they are looking forward to about the Spring Festival. Here are few of their responses:
Since Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, opened the new center in January 2020, KMC Stockholm has gone from strength to strength Here is a story of a Kadampa city center during a time of pandemic.
Recently, Gen Kelsang Lochani, the Resident Teacher of KMC Barcelona, led a retreat entitled Living without fear.
On June 4, Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day, we will celebrate the 90th birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Recently at KMC Albacete in Spain, Miguel Vergara, the Resident Teacher, granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Maitreya to fortunate practicioners. Around 70 people gathered in person and on-line.
The Kadampa Art Studio quietly hums with joyful energy. 1,100 objects are being prepared for the Kadampa Temple for World Peace in Málaga. But who supports all this work? Where do all the materials come from? Watch the video to find out.
At Manjushri KMC, the mother center of NKT-IKBU, preparations are well underway for the 2021 International Spring Festival, which will be broadcast online. Last night, during her General Program class in the Temple, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director, shared her thoughts on the day’s events and encouraged us all to take part.
Last week, Gen Kelsang Samten, Resident Teacher of KMC New York, and Kadam Lucy James, Resident Teacher of KMC Colorado, gave teachings and led meditations based on Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s book Ocean of Nectar.
