Lama Tsongkhapa Day 2024

Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe)

Join us for an evening celebration, from 6 - 8 pm, on Lama Tsongkhapa Day & Christmas Night!

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Lama Tsongkhapa Day, also known as Ganden Ngamchoe (Tib.), is a celebration of the anniversary of the parinirvana of Lama Tsongkhapa.  Practices recommended on this holy and auspicious day include making offerings and reciting Lamrim texts, as well as Guru Puja and more.  Practice advice from Lama Zopa Rinopche for Ganden Ngamchoe can be found HERE.

Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is the founder of the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.  Among his major accomplishments is writing the Lamrim Chenmo, aka the The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, a step-by-step guide to the spiritual practices that lead to enlightenment.  He also wrote several condensed versions of the Lamrim, including The Foundation of All Good Qualities, The Three Principal Aspects of the Path, and A Hymn of Experience.  Additionally, he revitalized the monastic code in Tibet, established the annual Great Prayer Festival, established Ganden Monastery, the first of the great monasteries in the Gelugpa tradition, and wrote 18 volumes of teachings.  A brief biography of Lama Tsongkhapa, an extraordinary Tibetan master, can be found HERE.