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February 26th: Celebrating Birthdays

Celebrating Buddha Tonpa Shenrab and Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen’s Birthdays February 26th 10AM-1:30PM (Pacific time) In Person and on Zoom  Join us in celebrating the birthdays of  Buddha Tonpa Shenrab and Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen.  This is one of the most important annual ceremonies for Bonpos world wide.  Blessings are multiplied during such holy occasions. This ceremony will begin with a short blessing service led by Chaphur Rinpoche and conclude in a Tsok

February  19th: Preparing for Losar, the  Gutor  Ritual 

Preparing for  Losar, the  Gutor  Ritual  February  19th, 2023  — 5 pm to 7:30pm – (Pacific time) In Person and on Zoom Losar literally means “New Year.” The Losar festival in Tibet is the biggest event of the year. Traditionally at this time,  families gather together,  traveling back to their home cities, towns and villages from all across Tibet.  In 2023, the Tibetan New Year falls on the 21st of

March 3rd - 5th: Phowa Retreat 

Phowa Retreat  Transference of Consciousness (Phowa)  With Chaphur Rinpoche In Person and on Zoom March 3rd – 5th,  9am-12pm (PT) and 6pm to 9pm Central European Time (CET)  In response to the  request of many students, Chaphur Rinpoche has generously agreed to give instructions on the practice of Phowa, or Transference of Consciousness. The  ultimate benefit of this practice is to steady the practitioner’s mind at the time of one’s 

Tibetan classes  (Spring Semester 2023)

Tibetan Reading Class and Tibetan Translation Class Tibetan Reading Class starts February 7th and is held every Tuesday thru April 25th with Yungdrung Norbu. Tibetan Translation Class starts February 9th and is held  every Thursday thru April 27th with Yungdrung Norbu.  7 a.m. to 8 a.m (Pacific Time) 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ( Central European Time)  on ZOOM.  Tibetan Reading Class  In this session we will focus on reading