On your 91st  birthday, Your Holiness, we bow with deep gratitude. You’ve touched millions of lives with compassion, wisdom, and peace. Today, the deaf may not hear and the mute may not speak, but their hearts express what words cannot pure love and profound respect. 

Happy 91st Birthday, Your Holiness

This year, nine nuns graduated with the Geshema degree from Jamyang Choling Institute. To celebrate this momentous occasion, a Geshema Damcha debate ceremony was held in the new debate hall on 21st and 22nd February.

Lha Bab Duchen " The festival of the Descent from Heaven. On this day the Lord  Buddha descended from the heaven of thirty three gods on three golden gem decked ladders to the human realm. This day is considered to be very important because it is believed that any unctuous actions or negative actions performed are ten millions times greater on this particular day of the year."

Special events were held at Jamyang Choling Instutite during the month of Saka Dawa celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana.

Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was an eminent teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. This is the celebration of his parinirvana. It is celebrated on the 25th day of the 10th month in the Tibetan calendar.     

In the celestial realm encircled by snow peaks, you are the source of all benefit and bliss. Tenzin Gyatso, Avalokiteśvara in person, may your lotus feet remain firm for a hundred aeons!🪷