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SUMMARY:Celebration and Light Offerings: Lama Tsong Khapa Day 
DESCRIPTION:11:00 am -12:30pm in the Maitripa College Jokhang Meditation Hall \nJoin us in celebration of Ganden Ngamchoe: Lama Tsong Khapa Day: Celebration and Light Offerings \nNo registration required to join in person. \nPlease click here for advice and more about this celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. \nJoin by Zoom here
URL:https://maitripa.org/events/ama-tsong-khapa-day2025/
LOCATION:Maitripa College\, 1119 SE Market St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lha Bab Duchen: Guru Shakyamuni Puja with Namdrol Miranda Adams & the Maitripa Nuns
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 11 – Lha Bab Duchen: Guru Shakyamuni Puja with Namdrol Miranda Adams & the Maitripa Nuns\nCelebrate this auspicious day marking the Buddha’s descent from the heaven realms with offerings\, prayers\, and community practice. \nTibetan Buddhists celebrate a handful of holidays each year when the Buddha and lineage masters performed miracles\, taught the Dharma\, and were of great benefit to others. \nJOIN BY ZOOM HEREMore About Lhabab Duchen\nOne of the four great holy days in the Tibetan calendar\, Lhabab Duchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth after spending three months in the god realms teaching Dharma to his mother. Lord Buddha’s return was a time of rejoicing for his disciples and is one of the four main Buddhist festivals commemorating special events in the life of Shakyamuni Buddha. In the Tibetan tradition it’s a day for making prayers and practicing virtue as all merit created on this special day is multiplied 100 million times.  \nPlease click here to learn more about this day and for advice on individual practices you can do at home: https://fpmt.org/charitable-activities/projects/retreats-and-practices/pf-news/imagine-hundreds-of-millions-of-pujas-and-practices-to-benefit-all-beings/
URL:https://maitripa.org/events/lhabab-duchen-2025/
LOCATION:Maitripa College\, 1119 SE Market St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Public Events,Holidays
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SUMMARY:Chokhor Duchen
DESCRIPTION:Chokhor Duchen: Monday July 28 5pm \nYou are warmly invited to join us in celebration of Chokhor Duchen\, one of the four great Buddhist festival days of the year. This sacred day commemorates the Buddha’s first turning of the Wheel of Dharma\, when he began to share the profound teachings that continue to guide and inspire us today. \nOn this auspicious occasion\, the merit of all spiritual activities is multiplied many times over. We will gather in practice\, reflection\, and community\, honoring the Buddha’s teachings and their immeasurable benefit to all beings. All are welcome to attend. \nIt is not necessary to register to attend in person; follow the link below to attend online through Zoom. \nClick here for Zoom link to attend online
URL:https://maitripa.org/events/chokhor-duchen/
LOCATION:Maitripa College\, 1119 SE Market St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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SUMMARY:His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday\nSunday\, July 6th\, 10am \nYou are invited to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with us on Sunday! Join us to practice ‘The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokiteshvara: A Source of All Powerful Attainments’ with Venerable Tenzin Drolma and the Maitripa College community. \nDiscovering Buddhism: Presenting the Path will continue after puja. Snacks & birthday cake available for all following the teachings! \nNo registration necessary for in-person attendance; click below to join online by Zoom. \n  \nJoin the celebration online!
URL:https://maitripa.org/events/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-birthday/
LOCATION:Maitripa College\, 1119 SE Market St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saka Dawa
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Saka Dawa! \nYou’re warmly invited to join us in spirit by celebrating Saka Dawa\, one of the most sacred and powerful days in the Buddhist calendar. This auspicious occasion commemorates the birth\, enlightenment\, and parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha—a day when the merit of our prayers and positive actions is said to be multiplied many millions of times. \nAlthough there will be no formal community practice at Maitripa College on this day\, due to the completion of our Mahamudra retreat\, we encourage you to mark this special day with your own personal practice. You might: \n\nEngage in meditation or recite prayers\nDedicate your practice for the enlightenment of all beings\nMake offerings on your altar or to others\nPerform acts of generosity or kindness\nTake and keep vows for the day
URL:https://maitripa.org/events/saka-dawa-celebration-2/
LOCATION:Maitripa College\, 1119 SE Market St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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SUMMARY:Losar\, Tibetan New Year (Year of the Wood Snake)
DESCRIPTION:This year Losar (Tibetan New Year) is on February 28\, 2025.  According to the Tibetan calendar\, it marks the start of the year of the Wood Snake 2152. \nThis year\, in solidarity with the Tibetan community of Portland\, we will not host a grand Losar celebration\, but you are welcome to come by the Maitripa College Jokhang to offer a prayer for an auspicious new year anytime noon to 4:00pm.  \n(There will be a Rituals class in progress in the Jokhang Meditation Hall from 1:00-3:00pm\, but please drop by and stay as you wish in addition to making personal offerings in areas set up for that purpose).
URL:https://maitripa.org/events/losar-2025/
LOCATION:Maitripa College\, 1119 SE Market St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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SUMMARY:Guru Puja: Lama Tsong Khapa Day 
DESCRIPTION:11:00 am in the Maitripa College Jokhang Meditation Hall \nJoin us in celebration of Ganden Ngamchoe: Lama Tsong Khapa Day.  No registration required to join in person. \nPlease click here for advice and more about this celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. \nJoin online through zoom\nGenerosity Policy for Community Programming\nWe strive to operate our community programs at Maitripa College within the model of a gift economy\, grounded in an understanding of interdependence\, and sensitive to the dynamics of connection. In traditional Buddhist teachings as well as in indigenous cultures\, deep relationship is established through giving. In this spirit\, we invite you to connect to Maitripa College by giving however you are able\, in order to establish the reciprocity that deepens and strengthens relationship.  Click below for donation options. May your generosity ripen in abundance for yourself and all beings everywhere. \nSupport Maitripa College Community Programs and Special Teacher Visits
URL:https://maitripa.org/events/lama-tsong-khapa-day/
LOCATION:Maitripa College\, 1119 SE Market St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T151500
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SUMMARY:Lhabab Duchen Puja with Venerable Lozang Yönten
DESCRIPTION:Tibetan Buddhists celebrate a handful of holidays each year when the Buddha and lineage masters performed miracles\, taught the Dharma\, and were of great benefit to others. \nJoin in the observance of one of these special days – Lhabab Duchen (Buddha’s Descent from Tushita Heaven) by doing Shakyamuni Buddha Puja with us\, led by Venerable Lozang Yönten\, on Friday\, November 22 \nNo registration necessary for in-person attendance; join by Zoom online via link below. \nregister to attend on zoomMore About Lhabab Duchen\nOne of the four great holy days in the Tibetan calendar\, Lhabab Duchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth after spending three months in the god realms teaching Dharma to his mother. Lord Buddha’s return was a time of rejoicing for his disciples and is one of the four main Buddhist festivals commemorating special events in the life of Shakyamuni Buddha. In the Tibetan tradition it’s a day for making prayers and practicing virtue as all merit created on this special day is multiplied 100 million times.  \nPlease click here to learn more about this day and for advice on individual practices you can do at home: https://fpmt.org/charitable-activities/projects/retreats-and-practices/pf-news/imagine-hundreds-of-millions-of-pujas-and-practices-to-benefit-all-beings/
URL:https://maitripa.org/events/lhabab-duchen-puja-with-venerable-lozang-yonten/
LOCATION:Maitripa College\, 1119 SE Market St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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