Buddhist Institute of Universal Compassion
Saga Dawa Düchen 2023
Buddhist Institute of Universal Compassion 728 E. Rich Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesSaga Dawa Düchen The most important month in the Tibetan lunar calendar is Saga Dawa, the 4th lunar month from May 20, 2023, to June 18, 2023. The 15th day of this lunar month, the full moon day, is called Saga Dawa Düchen. In Tibetan, Düchen translates into “great occasion.” This year, Saga Dawa Düchen falls on Sunday, […]
Geshe-La’s 67th Birthday
Buddhist Institute of Universal Compassion 728 E. Rich Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesTashi Delek Dharma family! Our dearest guru, Geshe-La Phelgye, was born on April 4th, 1956, in Kham, Tibet. Please help us rejoice in his Birthday THIS Sunday, April 2nd, at 10 AM (Pacific). Please pull up a cushion or Zoom in to help wish him the healthiest, longest life possible. Let's honor this special occasion […]
Tibetan Uprising Day 2023
Buddhist Institute of Universal Compassion 728 E. Rich Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesMARCH 10th TIBETAN Uprising Day TIBETAN UPRISING DAY, observed yearly on MARCH 10th, commemorates the 1959 Tibetan peaceful uprising against Communist China’s repression in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. The failure of the armed rebellion ultimately resulted in a violent crackdown on Tibetan independence movements, forcing His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to flee into exile in […]
Chotrul Duchen Monlam Chenmo – Great Prayer Festival of Miracles- Tibetan Butter Lantern Festival 2023
Buddhist Institute of Universal Compassion 728 E. Rich Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesCHOTRUL MONLAM CHENMO Great Prayer Festival of Miracles –Tibetan Butter Lantern Festival– February 21st-March 07th, 2023 MONLAM CHENMO– The Great Prayer Festival is the anniversary commemorating those 15 days of Buddha Shakya Muni performing various miracles in response to the continued call for computation of power by the six jealous ascetic masters. Buddha performed astonishing […]
Tibetan Losar 2150 Year of the Water Hare
Buddhist Institute of Universal Compassion 728 E. Rich Ave, Spokane, WA, United Statesབོད་ཀྱི་ལོ་གསར། Tashi Delek Losar 2150 Tibetan New Year 2023 from Geshe Phelgye’s Buddhist Institute of Universal Compassion TIBETAN NEW YEAR 2023 LOSAR - Tibetan: བོད་ཀྱི་ལོ་གསར།, Wylie: lo-gsar is a NEW YEAR festival celebrated in Tibet and similarly by Tibetan Buddhists worldwide. Tibetan Losar 2023 (New Year) festival falls on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. While the Gregorian calendar is purely […]