Offering our Faith | Celebrations 2026 ~ Part 1
Jun 9, 2026
We make the determination and then the promise to go for refuge, which means applying effort to receive Buddha’s blessings. Why do we go for refuge? To permanently liberate ourselves and others from suffering. Temporary liberation is not good enough. We need it for countless future lives.
More information on this subject can be found in the books The Mirror of Dharma and Modern Buddhism.
On Dharmachakra Day, we celebrate Buddha’s first turning of the Wheel of Dharma and the birthday of our precious Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Here we share how Kadampa communities around the world rejoiced in these two special celebrations as one.