º Annual Activities º
Throughout the year, the monastery and nunnery perform certain activities according to the Tibetan lunar calendar. Many of these are related to removing obstacles from the previous year and gathering positive conditions for the new year. (See the activities starting from the Wrathful Padmasaṃbhava Pūjā and concluding with the Ocean of Amṛta Drubchen at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling.)
Also of note are the four days commemorating significant events in the life of the Buddha: Chötrul Düchen, Saga Dawa Düchen, Chökhor Düchen and Lhabab Düchen. The effects of positive and negative actions are thought to be multiplied 10 million times on these days and are therefore very auspicious days to do spiritual practice, perform good deeds, sponsor prayers and make offerings.
The fourth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar is called Saga Dawa and is considered to be the most auspicious month of the year. It is also called the ‘Month of Merits’ and practitioners take extra care to perform meritorious deeds and avoid harmful actions during this time. (See the activities starting from Fasting Retreat at Nagi Nunnery and concluding with the Anniversary of Mipham Rinpoche.)
If you are unable to make an offering but would like to be included in any of the prayers or activities, please send your name(s) to office@monlam.org.
º 3 Days of Jewel Garland of Chöd Feasts (Tsokle Rinchen Trengwa Chöd) Pūjā at KNSL Monastery º
June 11 – 13, 2023 · more information · Make an offering
º Anniversary of Mipham Rinpoche º
June 17, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · Mawey Senge Pūjā · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery
º Anniversary of Chokgyur Dechen Shikpo Lingpa º
June 19, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · Kusum Rigdu Pūjā · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery and Nagi Nunnery
º Birthday of Guru Padmasaṃbhava º
June 28, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · Thukdrup Trinley Gyepa Pūjā · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery and Nagi Nunnery
º Chökhor Düchen (Festival of Buddha’s Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma) º
July 21, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · Sampa Lhündrub Pūjā · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery and Nagi Nunnery
º Monastic Rainy Season Retreat (Yarney) º
August 2 – September 14, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery and Nagi Nunnery
º Recitation of the Collected Words of the Buddha (Kangyur Dakdrok) at Nagi Nunnery º
August 2 – 16, 2023 · Make an offering
º Chanting the Collected Songs of Realization of the Kagyu Masters (Kagyu Gurtso) º
August 31, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery
º Chöd Pūjā and Dance at Nagi Nunnery º
September 15, 2023 · Make an offering
º 3 Day Fasting Retreat (Nyungne) at Nagi Nunnery º
October 21 – 23, 2023 · more information · Make an offering
º 3 Days of Shitro Narak Dongtruk Pūjā º
October 22 – 24, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery
º Lhabab Düchen (Festival of Buddha’s Descent from Heaven) º
November 4, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · Thukdrub Gongpa Kündü Pūjā · at KNSL Monastery · Kunzang Tuktig Pūjā · at Nagi Nunnery
º Annual One Month Ngöndro Retreat at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery º
December 10, 2023 – January 6, 2024 · more information · Make an offering
º Anniversary of Kyabje Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche º
December 16, 2023 · more information · Make an offering · Ngakso Pūjā · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery and Nagi Nunnery
º Wrathful Padmasaṃbhava Pūjā (Sidok Raksha Thötreng Drubchok Pūjā) º
January 8 – 10, 2024 · more information · Make an offering · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery
º Ocean of Amṛta (Ngakso) Drubchen at Nagi Nunnery º
January 18 – 26, 2024 · more information · Make an offering
º Annual Chöd Pūjā at Nagi Nunnery º
January 27, 2024 · more information · Make an offering
º Vajrakilaya Pūjā and Lama Dances (Gutor Pūjā) at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery º
February 2 – 8, 2024 · more information · Make an offering
º Anniversary of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche º
February 4, 2024 · more information · Make an offering · Guru Yoga Practice · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery
º Vajrakilaya Pūjā (Gutor Pūjā) at Nagi Nunnery º
February 2 – 8, 2024 · Make an offering
º Tibetan New Year Fragrant Smoke Pūjā (Losar Sangchöd Pūjā) º
February 9, 2024 · more information · Make an offering · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery and Nagi Nunnery
º Tibetan New Year (Losar) º
February 10, 2024 · more information · Make an offering · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery and Nagi Nunnery
º Chöd Pūjā and Dance at Nagi Nunnery º
February 11, 2024 · Make an offering
º Annual Fish Release (Tse Thar) º
February 14, 2024 · more information · Make an offering · at Narayani River, Chitwan
º Annual One Month Ngöndro Retreat at Nagi Nunnery º
February 17th, 2024 · Make an offering
º Chötrul Düchen (Festival of Buddha’s Display of Miracles) º
February 24, 2024 · more information · Make an offering · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery
º White Amitāyus (Tsekar) Drubchen º
February 17 – 25, 2024 · more information · Make an offering · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery
º Annual Raising of Prayer Flags (Lungta) º
March 15, 2024 · more information · Make an offering · at Jamacho Temple, Nagarjuna Hill, Kathmandu Valley
º Ocean of Amṛta (Ngakso) Drubchen at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery º
March 17 – 25, 2024 · more information · Make an offering
º Recitation of the Collected Words of the Buddha (Kangyur Dakdrok) at KNSL Monastery º
CLOSED NOW FOR OFFERINGS · more information · Make an offering
º Saga Dawa Düchen (Festival of Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvāṇa) º
CLOSED NOW FOR OFFERINGS · more information · Make an offering · Padma Natesvar Avalokiteśvara (Pema Garwang) Pūjā · at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery
º 17 Day Fasting Retreat (Nyungne) at Nagi Nunnery º
CLOSED NOW FOR OFFERINGS · more information · Make an offering