Saga Dawa 2022

June 18 – Manila | The temple organized an online event on the commemoration day of Buddha’s Day of Enlightenment and Parinirvana. The monks performed a Buddha bathing ceremony. Khenpo reminded the attendees to focus on the event. He said […]

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Descent from the Heavens celebration

November 6 – Manila | Tomorrow, Nov 7, we celebrate the fourth and last of the special holy days in Tibetan Buddhism – the Descent of Buddha Shakyamuni from the Heavens of the Thirty-Three. At the age of 41, Buddha […]

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All Souls’ Day Prayers

November 1 – Manila | Today, a special prayer event was held for the dearly departed ones and all migratory sentient beings in Samsara. The prayer conducted was 100 Deities and Sur Offering. Below is a short video excerpt.

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2020 Lunar New Year Activities

Jan 14, 2020 – Manila | Here are the activities of the temple for this coming Lunar New Year (January 25, 2020). Jan 21 and 22 (Tues and Wed) – @730am Vajrakilaya Gutor 2 days Jan 23 (Thurs) – @6pm […]

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Vesak Day 2019

June 17 – Manila | Members filled the prayer hall to pray today, Vesak day, Buddha’s Enlightenment and Parinirvana Day. Buddha-bathing ceremony was also held during the prayer. Buddha bathing is to commemorate the Buddha’s birth. It is very profound, […]

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Selected Stories on Karma

April 9 – Manila | The Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish speaks of two individuals – the wise one who is very mindful of his Karmic actions, and the foolish one who is mindless of his actions. Karma […]

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Tagaytay Smoke Puja July 2018

It is the second time that we have successfully conducted the Smoke Puja in Tagaytay this year. It was held last July 1. The Smoke Puja is called Riwo Sangchoe in Tibetan ,which means Mountain Dharma Smoke Offering. It is a […]

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Prayer for Ghost Month at Manila Chinese Cemetery

For Ghost Month 2018, we conducted a special prayer ceremony in Manila Chinese Cemetery for the first time. Held last Sunday August 12, the prayer was on the 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Buddhas, or “Shi Thro” in Tibetan. The Shi […]

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First Lumbini Grand Prayer Festival

The First Nyingma Grand Prayer Festival (Tibetan: “Monlam Chenmo”) was successfully held in Lumbini, Nepal on the 29th of May 2018. It was presided by HH Mugsang Chogtrul Rinpoche, one of the three heart sons of Penor Rinpoche. There was […]

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