Our Annual NY Sherpa Friendship Society Party to be held on March 13th, 2010 at Five star banquet hall, Long Island City. Let's get together and celebrate New Year(Losar) 2137.
We are hosting renown Nepali Singer Prem Lopchan and Roj Moktan.
Students: In order to get discount they have to present ID and must be current student.
The grand anniversary Puja to commemorate the Paranirvana of Late His Holiness Penor Rinpoche is organized by his Students in New York. All are cordially Invited to joint this special occassion at Queens Palace 37-11 57th Street, Woodside, NY 11377 on March 14th 2010.
For More Details Please Contact:
Furi Sherpa: 617 997 6177
Karma Dorje: 917 519 4576
Tsetop: 646 229 9527
Mingmar: 212 729 4298
Pemba Nuri: 347 825 9763
Leki Dhakpa: 917 476 8735
The year 2010 marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Dilgo
Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991), one of the most remarkable spiritual teachers of our time. To mark this special occasion, there will be ongoing activities celebrating his life and paying tribute to the benefits and activities he accomplished. Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, his tulku or reincarnation, will be giving teachings and empowerments and presiding over ceremonies and offerings in Asia and abroad. (SEE BELOW FOR NORTH AMERICA REGISTRATION)
At every location Yangsi Rinpoche visits there will be screenings of a new film on the life of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and a display of sacred relics, as well as ceremonies and empowerments. A boxed set of the collected works of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in English will be published as well as translations of sadhanas from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s termas . Prints of thangkas based on the terma cycles of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, painted by graduates of the Tsering Art School, will also be available.
Nepal: February and March
Feb 20 - 22 Opening celebration in Kathmandu
Feb 23 - Mar 4 Vajrasattva Drupchen
Mar 5 - 17 Tsokchen Dupa Drupchen
Mar 23 - 26 Tsechu Sacred Dances
Bhutan: May and June
May 1 - 10 Nyakphur Drupchen at Satsam Chorten
May 11 - 13 Main Celebration at Satsam Chorten
May 23 - Jun 02 Pema Tsenyi Drupchen at Sissinang Nunnery
Europe: July
July 13 - 14 Dordogne, France
July 19 - 20 Lerab Ling, France
July 23 - 24 Nyima Dzong, France
July 27 - 28 Lisbon, Portugal
July 31 - Aug 1 Zagreb, Croatia
North America: August
Aug 5 New York City
Aug 6 - 8 Vermont
Aug 13 - 15 Phüntsok Chöling, Colorado
Aug 21 - 23 Vancouver, Canada
Aug 27 - 29 Mexico City, Mexico
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia: October
Oct 10 Hong Kong
Oct 16 -17 Taipei, Taiwan
Oct 23 - 24 Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Oct 27 - 28 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
India: November-December
Nov 26 - Dec 5 Rangjung Pema Nyingthik Drupchen at Shechen Monastery in Bodhgaya, India
Nov 26 - Dec 25 Consecration of the Eight Stupas for Peace at Lumbini, Kushinagar, Sravasti, Sarnath, Sankisa, Vaishali, Rajgir and Bodhgaya.
Dec 28 - 30 Closing celebration in Bodhgaya.
For further information and international contacts: shechen@sprynet.com
******Register Now for Centennial Events in North America*********
The 2010 centennial celebrations with Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche and Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche in North America will take place in:
New York City
Vermont
Colorado
Vancouver, Canada
Mexico City, Mexico
Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche will give an empowerment and teaching in each venue. There will also be a screening of a new film, and other events happening in conjunction with the tour.
Space is limited. Please register your name at the website set up especially for the tour. Once the tickets go on sale, you will be notified and can respond them. .