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The event of Monlam in Tibet was established in 1409 by Je Tsongkhapa in Lhasa, the founder of the Geluk tradition. As the greatest religious festival in Tibet, thousands of monks (of the three main monasteries of Drepung, Sera and Ganden) gathered fri chant prayers and perform religious rituals at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. The inaugural ...
Festival Notes 1st Month: 1st-7th: New Year Festival Losar: A week-long drama and carnivals, horse races and archery: 1st Month: 4th-25th: Monlam Prayer Festival: The Great Prayer Festival, a tradition begun by Tsong Khapa. Many pilgrims gather at Jokhang in Lhasa: 1st Month: 15th: Lantern Festival: Commemorates Buddha's miracle at Sravasti.
Rinpoche's other charitable projects, sustained by contributions and donations from supporters, include the Monlam sponsorship for 2012; the Buddhist Retreat Centre which is located in Thimpu, Bhutan and will have a total of ten rooms and a shrine hall; the Ngagyur Nyingma College Library in memorial of the well-known Mindrolling library in ...
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Katok Getse Rinpoche (1954–2018), appointed during the 29th Nyingma Monlam in Bodh Gaya in January 2018, [52] served until his death in November 2018. [53] Dzogchen Rinpoche (born 1964), appointed during the 30th Nyingma Monlam in Bodh Gaya, India on 15 January 2019. [51] Rinpoche declined the position, owing to his health concerns.
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Lochen Rinchen Zangpo (958–1055; Tibetan: རིན་ཆེན་བཟང་པོ་, Wylie: rin-chen bzang-po), also known as Mahaguru, was a principal lotsawa or translator of Sanskrit Buddhist texts into Tibetan during the second diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet, variously called the New Translation School, New Mantra School or New Tantra Tradition School.
Chotrul Düchen, also known as Chonga Choepa or the Butter Lamp Festival, is one of the four Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha, according to Tibetan traditions. [1] Chotrul Düchen closely follows Losar, the Tibetan New Year.