Warm greetings from Tushita &wishing you all an auspicious Chökhor Düchen! The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Chökhor Düchen marks Shakyamuni Buddha’s first teaching, when the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths in Sarnath, near Varanasi. This day is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar and is considered to be […]
Gyudmed Ngarampa Venerable Thupten Dorje la, known as Tushita’s most precious Lama Gyupa la, was the most senior monk from Gyudmed Monastery and has been offering service at Tushita to all our precious gurus and sentient beings since Lama Yeshe’s time, so for almost 50 years! Lama Yeshe requested Lama Gyupa la in late 1970s […]
Yangten Rinpoche answers a question regarding the war in the world during one of our Introduction to Buddhism course in March 2026. Please find the video and the transcript below: Student: My papa is from Ukraine, my mama is from Russia and I am suffering because of this war. I cannot do anything to stop […]
Tibetan Year of the Fire Horse Our 2026 schedule of events can be found here. To find out more and register for an upcoming event, if required, follow the links!
Warm greetings from Tushita! Monsoon started mid June and it was pretty intense this year! Nevertheless we continued with our program and since then we have welcomed around 800 students both residentially and non-residentially and hosted quite a few special events! Rejoice rejoice rejoice! During these rainy months, we offered 6 Introduction to Buddhism courses, […]
Hello & welcome to our (biannual) Rejoice Newsletter! It is unbelievable that already half a year has passed and so many special events happened here at Tushita! We were soo fortunate to receive teaching from special teachers like Yangten Rinpoche, Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche, Yangsi Rinpoche, Geshe Lhakdor, Geshe Tenzin Zopa, Geshe Kelsang Wangmo and to […]
Warm greetings from Tushita &wishing you all an auspicious Chökhor Düchen! The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Chökhor Düchen marks Shakyamuni Buddha’s first teaching, when the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths in Sarnath, near Varanasi. This day is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar and is considered to be […]
This year the world is celebrating His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday! For this occasion, special events are organised at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeodGanj and in many centres around the world. Here at Tushita, 30 minutes up the hill from His Holiness’s Temple, we celebrated this precious event together with special […]
Warm greetings from Tushita &wishing you all an auspicious Saka Dawa! Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day – celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana! To celebrate the occasion we have the following program at Tushita. Please feel very welcome to join us in person at Tushita or online on this […]
Hello & welcome to our (biannual) Rejoice Newsletter! The 2024 season has come to an end and wow wow wow – we have hosted so many extraordinary visitors, teachers, courses and events.. It’s truly inspiring and a great source for rejoicing!! We started our season and the Tibetan New Year in early and rather chilly […]
Happy (Tibetan) New Year & welcome to our 2025 season to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! We warmly welcome you to celebrate the Days of Miracles with 16 inspiring teachers joining us online & in person from different parts of India & around the world! The 15 Days of Miracles mark […]
Our 2025 schedule of events can be found here. To find out more and register for an upcoming event, if required, follow the links! Teachings of His Holiness (& Tushita’s Related Review Sessions) When His Holiness the Dalai Lama gives public teachings at his Main Temple in McLeod Ganj (Dharamsala), Tushita usually also offers Review […]
Why don’t we create skies of merit together simply by rejoicing in all the virtuous activities that took place at Tushita in 2024? What an incredible year it has been! Yes, we know you hear this from us a lot, but don’t you agree? Now, let’s hear all about it! We started the season with […]
Warm greetings from Tushita &wishing you all an auspicious Lhabab Düchen! On Lhabab Düchen we celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha’s descent from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three, after giving Dharma teachings for several months to the gods and his mother, Mayadevi. This day is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar and […]
Happy (Tibetan) New Year & welcome to our 2024 season to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! Tushita starts the new season again with an extraordinary event on February 10th, the Tibetan New Year (Losar)! The following 15 Days of Miracles, culminating in the full moon day of Chotrul Düchen […]
Tibetan Year of the Wood Dragon Our 2024 schedule of events, past and upcoming, can be found here, as well as on our Event Calendar. To find out more and register for an upcoming event, if required, follow the links! Teachings of His Holiness (& Tushita’s Related Review Sessions) When His Holiness the Dalai Lama […]
It has been 50 years since Tushita became a home for people of all nationalities and backgrounds to learn about and put into practice the teachings of the Buddha. Tushita’s 50th anniversary year—2023—was no exception! The season once again showed how far we have come and how fortunate we have been. With great joy, we […]
🪷 Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s last visit at Tushita🪷 Rinpoche showing the aspect of passing away🪷 FPMT: Long Life Puja for His Holiness, Audience with His Holiness & Picnic at Tushita🪷 Special Guests & Events🪷 Drop-in Sessions, Courses & Retreats 🪷 Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s visit at Tushita We were sooo incredibly fortunate […]
Welcome to our 2023 season & 50th anniversary to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! Tushita starts the new season & 50th anniversary celebrations with an extraordinary event on February 21st, the Tibetan New Year (Losar)! The following 15 Days of Miracles, culminating in the full moon day of Chotrul Düchen on […]
Tibetan Year of the Water Rabbit Our 2023 schedule of events, past and upcoming, can be found here, as well as on our Event Calendar. To find out more and register for an upcoming event, if required, follow the links! Teachings of His Holiness (& Tushita’s Related Review Sessions) When His Holiness the Dalai […]
Happy Chökhor Düchen to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! Lhabab Düchen on November 15th marks the last wheelturning day in the Tibetan Buddhist Calendar of 2022! On this auspicious occasion we celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha’s descent from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three, after giving Dharma teachings for several months […]
Happy Chökhor Düchen to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Chökhor Düchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s First Teaching of the Four Noble Truths in Sarnath, near Varanasi. To celebrate this auspicious occasion we warmly welcome you to join us for an all-day […]
Happy Saka Dawa to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day – celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana! We are so delighted and grateful to finally welcome you back in person for our special Saka Dawa program after 2 long […]
With 14 Inspiring Teachers. Welcome to our 2022 season to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! Tushita starts the 2022 season with an extraordinary online event on March 3rd, the Tibetan New Year (Losar)! The following 15 Days of Miracles, culminating in the full moon day of Chotrul Düchen, mark […]
Tibetan Year of the Water Tiger Our 2022 schedule of events, past and upcoming, can be found here, as well as on our Event Calendar. To find out more and register for an upcoming event, if required, follow the links! Online Program Teachings of His Holiness (& Tushita’s Related Review Sessions) When His […]