Chokhor Düchen Holy Day ~ Buddha's First Teaching

Chokhor Düchen Holy Day ~ Buddha's First Teaching

Monday, July 28th, 2025, beginning at 6:00 am.

Seven weeks after attaining enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni Buddha gave his first teaching, on the Four Noble Truths, at Deer Park in Sarnath.  We celebrate this day as Chokhor Düchen.

As one of the four Great Holy Days (or Buddha Days) of Tibetan Buddhism, Chokhor Düchen is a merit-multiplying day, in which the karma from our positive actions is multiplied 100 million times, as taught in the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.

Geshe Gelek will offer the Eight Mahayana Precepts and lead us in lamrim meditations and Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga on this especially auspicious day for spiritual practice. 

Please see the full schedule for Chokhur Düchen and plan to join us for any or all of these Spiritual Program offerings.