Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe)
with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Saturday, December 21, 10am-8:30pm This is a part of "The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa" presented by Tse Chen Ling. Please join us for a day of meritorious activities celebrating Ganden Ngamchoe, the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa‘s parinirvana. As 2019 marks the 600th anniversary of his parinirvana, this occasion will be especially auspicious with celebrations all over the Tibetan Buddhist world including the main celebrations in Ganden Monastery in India with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In early October 2018, Tse Chen Ling began hosting a 14 month-long teaching series honoring the 600th anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa‘s parinirvana. The aim of the series has been to present programs that reflect the core teachings and unique features of the Gelug tradition established by this precious master. This year’s Lama Tsongkhapa Day will serve as the official close of this massive series and will join together to dedicate the community’s collective merit for the flourishing of Lama Tsongkhapa’s tradition. Please join us for any or all of the day’s activities on December 21st: 10am-12pm: Group practice of the Ganden Lha Gyama (Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga) with extensive MigTseMa recitation/mediation. This will be followed by auspicious prayers and dedications for Lama Tsongkhapa Day. 2pm-3:30pm: Group practice of the Ganden Lha Gyama (Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga) with extensive MigTseMa recitation/mediation. This will be followed by additional auspicious prayers and dedications for Lama Tsongkhapa Day. 4:15pm-5pm: Please join us as we make extensive light offerings which is customary on Ganden Ngamchoe. 6pm-8pm: Lama Chopa Tsok with Tse Chen Ling’s Resident Teacher Emeritus Geshe Ngawang Dakpa. Please feel free to bring flowers and food offerings for tsok. Please note that we will livestream the Lama Chopa Tsok via Facebook in order to share our celebrations with the Tibetan Buddhist community across the world. We will have cake and tea after tsok so please stay and join us as we wrap up 14 months of auspicious activities dedicated to “The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa.” If you would like to make an offering for Lama Chopa Tsok or any activities on this auspicious day, please email the Tse Chen Ling Office at [email protected]. |
About Lama Tsongkhapa
Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419) was one of the greatest scholar-practitioners in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Gelug tradition. While still a young man, Tsongkhapa distinguished himself through intense study, a sharp intellect and meditative accomplishment. In the last three decades of his life, Tsongkhapa dedicated himself to practice, teaching, writing and establishing monasteries. Respected by all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Lama Tsongkhapa’s deeds contributed tremendously to the revitalization of Buddhism in Tibet.
About Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Geshe Ngawang Dakpa served as a resident teacher at Tse Chen Ling. He was born in Nakchu, northeast of Lhasa, Tibet and became a monk at the age of ten. At the local monastery of Othok he studied both Dharma and secular subjects extensively before entering Sera Je Monastery eleven years later. He fled Tibet in 1959. Upon his arrival in India, Geshe-la not only continued his monastic studies, but also spent three years at the Sanskrit University in Varansi, earning an MA with honors. Invited by the Queen of Sikkim, he taught at the University of Sikkim for nearly 20 years before returning to Sera monastery in South India and obtaining his Geshe degree. Additionally, Geshe-la taught in Taiwan before arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999.
Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419) was one of the greatest scholar-practitioners in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Gelug tradition. While still a young man, Tsongkhapa distinguished himself through intense study, a sharp intellect and meditative accomplishment. In the last three decades of his life, Tsongkhapa dedicated himself to practice, teaching, writing and establishing monasteries. Respected by all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Lama Tsongkhapa’s deeds contributed tremendously to the revitalization of Buddhism in Tibet.
About Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Geshe Ngawang Dakpa served as a resident teacher at Tse Chen Ling. He was born in Nakchu, northeast of Lhasa, Tibet and became a monk at the age of ten. At the local monastery of Othok he studied both Dharma and secular subjects extensively before entering Sera Je Monastery eleven years later. He fled Tibet in 1959. Upon his arrival in India, Geshe-la not only continued his monastic studies, but also spent three years at the Sanskrit University in Varansi, earning an MA with honors. Invited by the Queen of Sikkim, he taught at the University of Sikkim for nearly 20 years before returning to Sera monastery in South India and obtaining his Geshe degree. Additionally, Geshe-la taught in Taiwan before arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999.

2019 Series: The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa
This teaching is a part of "The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa" presented by Tse Chen Ling.
Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357- 1419) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Gelug tradition.
The year 2019 marks the 600th anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa's parinirvana. Tse Chen Ling will be offering a series of programs that celebrate the life and lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa. These programs will reflect the core teachings and unique features of the Gelug tradition.
For details, please visit the Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa series page.
This teaching is a part of "The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa" presented by Tse Chen Ling.
Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357- 1419) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Gelug tradition.
The year 2019 marks the 600th anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa's parinirvana. Tse Chen Ling will be offering a series of programs that celebrate the life and lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa. These programs will reflect the core teachings and unique features of the Gelug tradition.
For details, please visit the Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa series page.