Saga Dawa 2021
May 12, 2021 – Manila | We celebrate Saga Dawa (the holiest month in Buddhist calendar) from May 12 to June 10, 2021. Saga Dawa is the 4th lunar month, that contains the day of birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana of […]
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A Virtual Class on Buddhism and Its Teachings
April 24, 2021 – Manila | Yesterday, the temple held a special online class for the Grade 11 students of Panpacific University, Tayug, Pangasinan. Khenpo Tashi, the temple’s head monk, gave a 1-hour introduction on the core teachings of Buddhism. […]
Center mourns the passing of Center Chairman Mr Carlos Cruz
April 6, 2021 – Manila | It is with sad news for our center to inform everyone that Mr Carlos Cruz, our center’s Chairman, passed away peacefully last April 3. He was 95. In 1992, co-founders Mr. Cruz and Mr. […]
49 Days Parinirvana Ceremony of HH Tulku Thubsang
Feb 28, 2021 – Manila | This Sunday we celebrated the 49th day of HH Tulku Thubsang Rinpoche’s Mahaparinirvana. Tulku Thubsang was the seniormost lama of the Palyul tradition in recent years. His immense contribution to Palyul Monastery, to the […]
February Smoke Prayer
Feb 24, 2021 – Manila | Last February 22,, Monday, was the monthly Guru Rinpoche Day. In lieu of this auspicious day and as a customary prayer right after Lunar New Year, the temple held a Smoke Prayer at the […]
9th Birthday of Penor Yangsi Rinpoche
January 5, 2021 – Manila | Last December 31, 2020, the monks of our temple did special prayers on the 9th birthday of the 4th Penor Yangsi Rinpoche for his longevity. Here is a video summary of the auspicious event. […]
Typhoon Relief 2020
November 26 – Manila | Today, the temple donated relief goods to the Philippine Coast Guard, for the destructions brought about by Typhoons Rolly (~Nov 3-5) and Ulysses (~Nov 10-13) in Manila and other parts of the Philippines. Commodore Armand […]
Khenpo Talks About the Center’s Two Books
Dec 2 – Manila | Khenpo Dhondup Tashi, the center’s head monk, briefly introduces the two recently published center books, and why we compiled these books. The two books are ‘A Guide to Merit-Making’ and ‘Golden Steps’. For a long […]
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 […]
Bodhisattva Chenrezig’s Birthday Commemoration
November 5 – Manila | Yesterday, a Chenrezig (Guan Yin) special prayer was conducted in lieu of the birthday of Bodhisattva Chenrezig in the Lunar calendar Sept 19 (9/19). The prayer done was ‘The Great Compassionate One, Self-liberation from Suffering […]