2023 Archive
India
DELHI
Feb 18
Preside as Chief Guest at Presentation Ceremony of 108 Mongolian Kanjur Volumes
Location
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)
Hosted by
IGNCA Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Feb 23
Preside as Guest of Honor at Official Losar Celebrations
Location
Samyeling Tibetan Settlement Office
Attendance
Shri Kiren Rijiju Ji, Honorable Union Minister of Law & Justice, Government of India; Mrs Gyari Dolma, Kalon, Department of Security, CTA; Shri Indresh Kumar Ji, Patron, Bharat Tibet Sahyog Manch; Mr Lobsang Shastri, Representative of Bureau of H.H. the Dalai Lama New Delhi; Mrs Rinchen Lhamo, Member-Buddhist, National Commission for Minorities, Government of India
New Delhi
Feb 27
Preside as Chief Guest for Launch of 3 Buddhist Publications by Professor C. Upendra Rao: The Spread of Buddhist Thought, Essentials of Pali Language & Literature, Vajirasara (11am)
Location
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Hosted by
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts & Indian Council for Cultural Relations
DELHI
Mar 1
Teaching & Buddha Amitayus Long Life Initiation (Tsewang) (10 - 12pm)
Location
Drepung Loseling Jangchup Choeling Monastery
Hosted by
Drepung Loseling Jangchup Choeling Monastery
SWITZERLAND
Zürich
Apr 1
White Tara Long Life Initiation, Dhamtsik Dorjee Mantra Transmission (9:30 - 12pm)
Medicine Buddha Initiation & Talk (Afternoon)
Location
Stadthalle Dietikon, Fondlistrasse 15, 8953 Dietikon
Apr 2
Interactive Session for the Tibetan Youth (Organized by Tibetan Youth Association Europe) (10 - 12pm)
Location
University of Zurich, Karl Schmid-Strasse4, Room K02-F-174
Hosted by
Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL)
Bern
Apr 8
Teaching on 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (10 - 12pm, 2:30-4:30pm)
Apr 9
Teaching & Oral Transmission on 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (10 - 12pm)
Six-Syllable (Mantra) Avalokiteshvara Initiation in the Tradition of Master Atisha (2:30 - 4:30pm)
Apr 10
Teaching and Q&A (6:30 - 7:30pm)
Location
Hosted by
Lucerne
Apr 11
Commentary on Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment and Gang Loma Commentary (Afternoon)
Location
TBA
Hosted by
Tibetan Community of Lucerne
AUSTRIA
Vienna
Apr 14
White Tara Long Life (Tsewang) Initiation for Tibetan Community (2 - 4pm)
Location
Thekchen Do-Ngag Choeling (TDC) / Tibet Dharma Center, Donaufelder Str. 101/3/2, 1210 Vienna
Hosted by
Thekchen Do-Ngag Choeling (TDC) &
Tibetan Community of Austria
Tibetan Community of Austria
Knappenberg, Hüttenberg
Apr 15
Teaching on Je Tsongkhapa's Foundation of All Good Qualities (10:30 - 12pm, 2 - 4pm)
Location
Tibetzentrum Austria, Knappenberg 69, A9376 Hüttenberg, Kärnten
Apr 16
Teaching on Je Tsongkhapa's Foundation of All Good Qualities (10:30 - 12pm)
Location
Tibetzentrum Austria, Knappenberg 69, A9376 Hüttenberg, Kärnten
Vienna
Apr 16
Refuge Vow Ceremony (7:30pm)
Location
Hosted by
INDIA
DELHI
Apr 20
Attendance at Inaugural Global Buddhist Summit
Hosted by
Ministry of Culture, Government of India and the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC)
Attendance
Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, who performed a ceremonial offering of robes (Chivar Dhana), with many Indian and international dignitaries
Apr 21
Attendance at Global Buddhist Summit
Hosted by
Ministry of Culture, Government of India and the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC)
Attendance
The Chief Guest, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and many Indian and international dignitaries
Apr 21
Present Concluding Speech During Valedictory Session at Global Buddhist Summit
Hosted by
Ministry of Culture, Government of India and the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC)
Attendance
Indian and international dignitaries
GERMANY
Munich
Apr 29
Teaching on 8 Verses of Thought Transformation (10 - 12pm)
Teaching on 8 Verses of Thought Transformation & Oral Transmissions of Mantras (2 - 4pm)
Apr 30
Refuge & Lay (Upasaka) Vows (10 - 12pm)
White Tara Long Life (Tsewang) Initiation (2 - 4pm)
Special Meeting with Tibetan & German Children (4 - 5pm)
Landau an der Isar
May 1
Teaching on Precious Human Rebirth (2:30 - 4pm)
Location
Hosted by
Berlin
May 6
Teaching on Prajnaparamita (10 - 12pm, 2 - 4pm)
Location
Hosted by
May 6
Public Talk (7pm)
Location
Hosted by
May 7
Teaching on Prajnaparamita (10 - 12pm)
Orange Manjushri Initiation in the Sakya Tradition (from Rinjung Gyatsa) (2 - 4pm)
Location
Hosted by
SPAIN
Madrid
May 9
Teaching on 8 Verses of Mind Training (7:30pm)
Hosted by
May 10
Vajrasattva Initiation (Jenang) (7:30pm - 9pm)
Location
Hosted by
Bilbao
May 13
Teaching on Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland (11 - 1pm, 4 - 6pm)
Hosted by
May 14
Je Rig Sum Chig Thus (Chenrezig, Manjushri & Vajrapani) Initiation (11 - 1pm)
Hosted by
Soportújar, Granada
May 20
Teaching on Foundation of All Good Qualities (10:30 - 12:30pm, 3 - 5pm)
May 21
Teaching on Foundation of All Good Qualities (10 - 12pm)
Buddha Amitayus Long Life (Tsewang) Initiation (2 - 4pm)
Barcelona
May 24
Oral Transmission of The Heart Sutra & Buddha Amitayus Long Life (Tsewang) Initiation (7pm)
Location
Hosted by
FRANCE
Aubry-le-Panthou
May 27
Teaching on Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland (2 - 4pm)
Location
Hosted by
May 28
Teaching on Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland (10 - 12pm)
Location
Hosted by
Paris
May 31
Buddha Amitayus Long Life (Tsewang) Initiation for Tibetan Audience in France (9:30am)
Location
L'institut de Services à la Culture Tibétaine, Pagode du bois de Vincennes, 40 Bis Route de Ceinture, du Lac Daumesnil
Hosted by
Culture & Dharma Service Committee
Evry
Jun 3
Buddha Amitayus Long Life (Tsewang) Initiation (2pm)
Location
8 Rue François Mauriac
91000 Evry-Courcouronnes
91000 Evry-Courcouronnes
Hosted by
Paris
Jun 4
Green Tara Initiation (9:30 - 12:00pm)
Location
Hosted by
Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
Jun 6
Seven Medicine Buddha Brothers Initiation (7:30pm)
Location
Hosted by
SINGAPORE
Singapore
Jun 27
Teaching on Applying the 8 Verses of Mind Training to Daily Life (7:30pm - 9:30pm)
Location
Hosted by
Jun 29
Teaching on the Three Principal Aspects of the Path (10 - 12pm, 2 - 4pm)
Location
Hosted by
Jun 30
Grand Opening Ceremony (9:45am)
Grand Puja - White Canopy Ushnisha (White Umbrella) Initiation (Jenang) (3 - 5pm)
Jul 1
Grand Puja - Nine Deities of Ushnisha Vijaya (Namgyalma) Initiation (Jenang) (3 - 5pm)
Jul 2
Grand Puja - Seven Medicine Buddha Brothers Initiation (Jenang) (7 - 9pm)
Jul 5
Teaching on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (7:30pm - 9:30pm)
Location
Hosted by
Jul 6
Celebrating His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's 88th Birthday with 16 Arhats Puja (7:30pm - 9:30pm)
Virtual
Virtual
Sep 17
Virtual Mani Retreat: Concluding Teaching (Malaysia 5-7pm, GMT+8)
- Teaching on Practicing Compassion Through the Profound View
- Oral Transmissions of Praise to Chenrezig and Praises to the 21 Taras
Location
FPMT East & Southeast Asia - Zoom ID: 824 3740 5691
Hosted by
Virtual
Virtual
Sep 17
Virtual Mani Retreat: Concluding Teaching (Malaysia 5-7pm, GMT+8)
- Teaching on Practicing Compassion Through the Profound View
- Oral Transmissions of Praise to Chenrezig and Praises to the 21 Taras
Location
FPMT East & Southeast Asia - Zoom ID: 824 3740 5691
Hosted by
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Nov 1
Courtesy Visit to Vietnam Sangha Leaders and Visit to 3 Temples: Trấn Quốc Temple, Đền Ngọc Sơn (Hồ Gươm), Quán Sứ Temple (10 - 1pm)
Location
Quan Su Pagoda
Hosted by
Quan Su Pagoda
Nov 1
Welcome Lunch (1pm)
Hosted by
Abbott Ven. Thanh Huân Deputy President of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and General Secretary of International Affairs for Vietnam Buddhist Sangha
Nov 3
Visit to Vietnamese Gaden Tripa Venerable Dharma Master Thich Tri Quang (Morning)
Hosted by
Vietnamese Gaden Tripa Venerable Dharma Master Thich Tri Quang
Nov 4
Teaching on Foundation of All Good Qualities (9:30 - 11:30am, 2 - 4pm)
Location
Xa Loi Pagoda
Hosted by
Xa Loi Pagoda
Nov 5
Chenrezig Initiation (9:30 - 11:30am)
Refuge Vows, Lam Rim Teaching and Q&A (2- 4pm)
Location
Xa Loi Pagoda
Hosted by
Xa Loi Pagoda
Nov 6
Talk for Student Monks and Nuns (10:30am)
Location
Buddhist University
Hosted by
Buddhist University
Nov 6
Welcome by Ven Thích Thiện Nhơn, Chairman of Central Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha (2pm)
Hosted by
Ven Thích Thiện Nhơn, Chairman of Central Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha
Đalat
Nov 8
Welcome Ceremony (1pm)
Bless the New Land for Education, Tam Anh (4pm)
Location
Tam Anh Temple
Hosted by
Tam Anh Temple
Nov 9
Talk (10:30am)
Location
Tam Anh Temple
Hosted by
Tam Anh Temple
Nov 10
Medicine Buddha Initiation (9am)
Location
Tam Anh Temple
Hosted by
Tam Anh Temple
HÀ NỘI
Nov 11
Teaching on Heart Sutra (7:30pm)
Location
Tam Hoa Temple
Hosted by
Tam Hoa Temple
Nov 12
Teaching on Amitaba Pure Land (7pm)
Introduction to Buddhism (7:30 - 8:45pm)
Location
Hoa Phuc Temple
Hosted by
Hoa Phuc Temple
Nov 13
Introduction to Buddhism (7:00 - 8:45pm)
Location
Phu Coc Temple
Hosted by
Phu Coc Temple
Yen Tu
Nov 14
Praying Ceremony (1:30pm)
Location
Tran Nhan Tong Temple
Hosted by
Tran Nhan Tong Temple
HÀ NỘI
Nov 18
Teaching on Three Principal Aspects of the Path (9:30am - 11:30am, 2 - 4pm)
Birthday Celebration for H.E. Ling Rinpoche (4 - 5pm)
Location
Phap Van Pagoda
Hosted by
Phap Van Pagoda
Nov 19
Green Tara Initiation (9:30am - 11:30am)
Teaching on Three Principal Aspects of the Path and Q&A (2 - 4pm)
Location
Phap Van Pagoda
Hosted by
Phap Van Pagoda
Nov 20
Talk and Visit Center of Dharma Translation & Library (10:30am)
Location
Long Hưng Temple
Hosted by
Long Hưng Temple
India
Bodh Gaya
Dec 23
World Peace Prayer (2pm)
Location
Maha Bodhi Temple
Hosted by
International Sangha Forum 2023 - Led by the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and SE Asia Coordinator’s Office
Dec 27
Teaching on the Importance of Vinaya and Responsibility to Benefit Beings (3 - 5pm)
Hosted by
Taiwanese Monks and Nuns
Dec 28
Dharma Teaching (3 - 5pm)
Location
Maha Bodhi Temple
Hosted by
Ladhaki Students
Dec 29
Dharma Teaching (3 - 5pm)
Hosted by
Vietnamese Students
Dec 30
Dharma Talk (3 - 5pm)
Hosted by
International Students
Dec 31
Dharma Talk (3 - 5pm)
Hosted by
Taiwanese and International Students