2019 Shechen Monastery Event Calendar

November 10th, 2018  |  Published in NEWS

 

Shechen Monastery Events Calendar: 2019
Western

Date

Time Program of Events 2019
23-Jan 8 am Anniversary of Kunkhyen Longchen Rabjam
6 pm Dialectics debate by the Shedra Students
26-Jan 8 am Yamataka Drupchen Begins: Blessing of the Ground
27-Jan 6 pm Blessing of the Torma
Jan28-

3 Feb

6 am Yamantaka Gutor
2-Feb 4 am Prayers
2-Feb 12pm Cham, sacred lama dances related to the Yamantaka ritual
3-Feb 3 am Prayers
3-Feb 1 pm Conclusion of the ceremony with the burning of the Torma
4-Feb 4 am Oering tormas to dharmapalas and oering thanks
5-Feb                   TIBETAN NEW YEAR (LOSAR)
10-Feb 8 am Vajrasattva Drupchen begins (Minling Dorsem)

Blessing of the Ground and Tagön for the Vajrasattva Drupchen

11-Feb 3 pm colsing the mandala
Feb 12-18 6 am Main part of the Minling Dorsem Drupchen for seven days
19-Feb 3.30 am Receiving Blessing from the Mandala of Minling Dorsem Drupchen
21-Feb 8 am Blessing of the Ground and Tagon For the Tsokchen Duepa
22-Feb 9 am Ka’ma Tsal Cham (Lama Dance associated with Ka’ma Teachings)
25-Feb 1 pm Anniversary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo Closing the Mandala For the Five Ka’ma Ceremonies
26 Feb-4 mar 6 am Main part of the Tshokchen Duepa Dupchen
3-Mar 5 am Puja and Garcham (Dance)
4-Mar 5 am Fire Puja
5-Mar 3 am Receiving Blessing from the Mandala of Tshokchen Duepa
7-9 Mar 9 am All Shechen Annual Meeting for Three Days
11-Mar 9 am MEETING
12-Mar 8 am Result announcement
14-16Mar 6 am Ceremony of Lama Sangdu for Three Days
15-Mar 12pm Rehearsal of the Tse-chu Dance Festival in the Courtyard
16-Mar 3 am Lama Sangdu Puja
9 am Great Tse-Chu Festival of Sacred Dances
17-Mar 9 am Lama Sangdu Empowerment
*****12-26April Kyabje Rabjam Rinpoche give empowerment and oral reading transmission of Jigme Lingpa’s collected works (Sung bum) and  the complete oral transmission of the collected writings of Patrul Rinpoche, Orgyen Jigme Chokyi Wangpo.