2017 Event Gallery
SPECIAL DECEMBER PROGRAMS w/ Venerable Khenpo Samdup
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Dec 24 & 25, 11am Session & 3pm Session: Children’s Special Holiday Celebrations
Dec 31, 10am ~ 12:00pm: Buddha Amitabha Practice
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Special Two-Weekend Programs (Nov 4-5 & Nov 10-11-12): Bodhisattva Manjushri Empowerment, Transmission with Meditation Practices; Nyingne Practices; Buddha Shakyamuni Lhabab Duchen; The Four Seals of the Dharma Teachings w/ Venerable Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche
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13, 14 & 15 October 2017: Third Annual Special Healing Medicine Buddha Retreat with 37- Bodhisattva spiritual masters who have attained higher levels, from the first to the tenth bhumi, possess varying amounts of wisdom and purification. In particular, bodhisattvas who attain levels above the eighth possess ten powers to benefit other beings:
“Power over life”, “Power over mind”, “Power over provision of necessities”, “Power over cause”, “Power over birth”, “Power over intentions”, “Power over aspiration prayers”, “Power over miracles”, “Power over wisdom awareness”, and “Power over Dharma”, Bodhisattva Practices Transmission with Khen Rinpoche Geshe Ngawang Jorden, Abbot of Sera Mey Monastery, India
24 September 2017, 10AM – 5PM: Guru Rinpoche Puja Purification & Teachings from Words of My Perfect Teacher, with Ngawang Jidral Rinpoche
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2 September 2017, 10AM – 4:30PM: Ullambana Teachings & Ceremony, with Most Ven. Abbess Thích Nữ Đồng Kính
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27 August 2017, 10AM – 5PM: Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) Empowerment, Transmission & Instructions
July 2017 Programs:Buddha Green Tara Empowerment, Tara Teachings, Nyingne Purification Practices, Long Life Prayers for His Holiness Dalai Lama, Special 2-Day Intensive Meditation Retreat
- July 1, 10 AM~12 Noon: Teaching on Essentials of Mahayana
- July 2, 10 AM~5 PM: One-day Nyingne Purification Practice Fasting, mantra recitation and prostrations
- July 6, 10 AM ~ 2 PM: Birthday Celebration and Long Life Prayers for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
- July 8, 10 AM ~ 12:30 PM: Buddha Green Tara Empowerment
- July 9, 10 AM ~ 4 PM: Buddha Green Tara Practice with Explanations
- July 15 & 16, 10 AM ~ 5PM: Supplication to Ultimate Tara Teaching (Sessions 3 & 4)
June 2017 Programs: International Vesak 2017 Celebration for Birth, Enlightenment, Mahaparinirvana of Lord Buddha
June 3, 8:45 AM ~ 4 PM: International Vesak 2017 Celebration – Ritual Ceremonies, Puja, Teachings, Meditation & Multi-Cultural Performance with Buddhists from across Washington DC metropolitan area, representing 3 Yana Traditions and Different Cultures- June 4, 10 AM ~ 5 PM: Nyingne Purification Practices with Venerable Khenpo Samdup
- June 25, 10 AM ~ 5 PM: Bardo Teachings with Venerable Khenpo Samdup
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June 11, 10AM – 4PM: How to live with the Inner Buddha with Venerable Thích Thông Hiền
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SPECIAL May 2017 Programs w/ Ven. Khenpo Samdup and Ven. Khenpo Monlam
SPECIAL April Programs w/ Ven. Khenpo Samdup
SPECIAL Teaching: Sand Mandala & Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Tashi of Namgyal Monastery
SPECIAL March Program w/ 8th Arja Rinpoche – March 4 & 5, 2017, 10AM – 5PM
Special Ngondro Teachings: Four Inner Preliminaries of Five-fold Path of Mahamudra w/ Ven. Khenpo Samdup
February 2017 Program w/ Venerable Khenpo Samdup
The 5-Day GREAT DRIKUNG PHOWA CHENMO RETREAT in Monkey Year by Venerable Khenpo Samdup & Lama Thubten Nima (Gape): January 11, 2017 at 9 AM to January 15, 2017 at 5 PM
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SPECIAL January 2017 Program w/ Venerable Khenpo Samdup
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Jan 7, 10 AM~12 Noon: Teaching on Essentials of Mahayana - Jan 8, 10 AM~5 PM: One-day Nyingne Purification Practices – Fasting, Mantra Recitation, Prostrations
- Jan 22, 10 AM ~ Noon: Buddha Amitabha Practices
- Jan 27, 10 PM ~ 12:30 AM (Jan 28): Lunar New Year of Rooster – Dzambhala Empowerment, Teaching, Health and Prosperity Blessings
- Jan 28, 10 AM ~ Noon: Lunar New Year Puja and Offering – Praise to Buddha Sakyamuni, Dharma Protector Puja and Smoke Offering
- Jan 28, 7~9 PM: Lunar New Year Puja and Celebration
- Jan 29 10 AM ~ Noon: Buddha White Tara and Achi Chokyi Drolma Practice and Blessings
