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Nov 18, 2024
Today the international ordained Kadampa community had the precious opportunity to gather together for the Summer Festival ordination ceremony with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche created the Teacher Training Program to ensure that Kadampa Teachers around the world will continually improve their correct understanding of Kadam Dharma, pure moral discipline, and teaching skills to become a pure example for others to learn from and follow.
The collection of qualified Kadampa statues is growing each year. During this International Kadampa Summer Festival, many practitioners will be able to bring home new statues of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche in metal, Prajnaparamita, and Amitayus. How wonderful!
On Sunday, Resident Teachers participating in the International Teacher Training Program took a break from their studies to contribute to the Summer Festival Preparations.
This year, from 26th July to 10th August 2024, Manjushri KMC is hosting the annual International Summer Festival. In preparation for this wonderful event hundreds of both local and international volunteers, as well as kind professional workers, are joyfully working together to make everything ready for Festival attendees.
Two new developments are happening in Spain. In Girona they are almost ready for the official opening in September and in Murcia they have purchased a new property in the historic center of Murcia city.
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The Tharpa Festival Shop is a key part of the International Summer Festival 2024 experience. It provides everything you need to support your spiritual practice during the Festival and beyond. The Shop offers a special opportunity to buy all Festival-related Tharpa products, such as books, art and sadhanas, as well as new and updated products.
During the month of July, deep and inspiring retreats were held at KMC Barcelona, KMC Hong Kong and Lamrim KBC (Lyon, France).
A perfect preparation for the International Summer Festival
Renovations at the new building for KMC Rio have started and things are moving quickly. Kadampa practitioners from our international community are arriving soon to help with the work, because there is a lot to do before it is ready to become a place of refuge in Rio.
In recent weeks some Kadampa Centers have opened their doors in a variety of ways to allow many people to find and get to know the Kadampa Tradition.
Here Madhyamaka KMC with its annual Fair, Nargarjuna KMC with its Summer Fete and, in Buenos Aires, Nagarjuna KBC with its Open Doors.