Geshe Tsering Dawa 2026
On-going class every Sunday at 10:00am
Each class is stand-alone; join in any time
Center Closed (no class) Sunday, Dec. 28 - Happy Holidays
Commentary on the text: 'Letter to a Friend' by Acharya Nagarjuna
Each Sunday class includes a Meditation Session with instructions
Anyone interested in Buddhism may attend, no prerequisites necessary
Geshe Tsering Dawa is a Lharampa Geshe
[graduate with highest honors] from Gaden Shartse Monastery. He
specializes in explaining Tibetan Buddhist teachings in ways that are
easily accessible and useful for application in our daily lives, in
order to enhance personal happiness, spiritual growth, and to benefit others.
Join in person or on Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86307837372?pwd=vXjQCCrRFTYEfeNTAHAOJbLymawOcX.1
Meeting ID: 863 0783 7372
Passcode: 604564
Tibetan Buddhist Holy Days and Cultural Observances 2026:
Please note: We do not have events scheduled for every one of these days. The dates are provided here as reference for use in personal practice and observance.
Feb 18 [Wed]—Losar
(Tibetan New Year 2153 Fire
Horse)
March 3 [Tuesi]—Chötrul
Duchen (Tib: 1/15 Day of
Miracles)
April 25 [Sat]—Panchen Lama's birthday
May 31
[Sun]—Saka Dawa
(Tib: 4/15-- Lord Buddha's birth,
enlightenment and parinirvana)
July 6 [Mon]—His Holiness, the
Dalai Lama's birthday (91)
July 18 [Sat]—Chökhor
Duchen (Wheel Turning
Day- Lord Buddha's first teaching)
Oct 17 [Sat]—anniversary of
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama receiving US Congressional Gold Medal
(2005)
Nov 1 [Sun]—Lha
Bab Duchen (Lord
Buddha’s descent from Tushita--gods’ realm 33)
Dec 3
[Thurs]--Lama Tsong Khapa Day (Tib: 10/25 Founder of Gaden Monastery
and Gelug lineage)
Dec 10 [Thurs]—anniversary of HH Dalai Lama
receiving Nobel Peace Prize (1989)