Palpung New York

Sang, Morning Fire Offering Ceremony
2025-07-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-01 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Sang (a special morning purification fire ceremony) is an offering to all worldly gods and the 4 guests: Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. This practice pacifies war, encourages peace and averts sickness.

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Opening Of The Tenth Three-Year Retreat
2025-07-28 09:00 - 14:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Reservations Required
Please join Lama Tsering and the sangha of Palpung Thubten Chöling in celebrating the Opening of the Tenth Three-Year Retreat.
The opportunity to attend the opening of a three-year retreat is considered highly auspicious. The karmic connection made to the Dharma and to the Three Year Retreat reaps mountains of merit and creates the conditions for participation in a retreat in this or future lifetimes.
Please arrive by 9:00 am to enjoy the following:
Procession
Ceremony

Chanting of Offerings and Aspirations
Offering of Auspicious Symbols by the Retreatants to the throne of Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
Traditional Offering of Sweet Rice and Tea
Offering of Traditional White Scarves by Guests to Lama Tsering, Lama Norgyal and the Retreatants (Packets of white scarves (katas) will be available at our bookstore.)

Lunch in honor of Retreatants, their Guests and Families
There is no charge for attending the ceremony or the lunch. Please come as our guest, but you must register in advance by filling out this form.
Overnight accommodations may be coming soon. A separate post will be made if/when they become available.
This is a very auspicious event to sponsor. For those who wish to sponsor the Opening of the 10th Three Year Retreat, donations are welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations online (please specify purpose for payment) or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling.

Songs of Milarepa's Sister Peta
2025-08-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Lama Depa, a resident of PTC who has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat, will continue to share the inspiring stories and songs of the four close female disciples of the great yogi and lineage holder, Jetsun Milarepa. In this session we will start to study songs for Milerepa’s sister Peta.

This session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
There is no charge for attending this teaching – donations are welcome.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Teachings & Empowerments: Lama Tsering in Richmond, Virginia
2025-08-15 18:00 - 2025-08-17 16:00 | Innerwork Center, 213 Roseneath Road, Richmond, VA, 23221, United States
At the request of affiliated center Palpung Shenpen Tharchin, Lama Tsering will be teaching and giving empowerments in Richmond, Virginia, August 15 – 17. This will be a hybrid event, with both in-person attendance in Richmond and livestreaming through Zoom. All are welcome to join the Richmond sangha for any or all of the sessions.
Schedule:
August 15 (Friday) 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Growing Peace and Love through Meditation
August 16 (Saturday)
9:00 am – 11:00 pm | Teaching on Chenrezig
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Chenrezig Empowerment

August 17 (Sunday)
9:00 am – 11:00 pm | Teaching on Green Tara
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Green Tara Empowerment

Click here for complete details

Guided Meditation on the Practices of Calm Abiding and Insight Meditation
2025-08-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Please join us for a guided meditation session led by Lama Lekshe Dorje The session is being held in the Mahayana shrine room and will include meditation instructions and time for questions about the practice.
Lama Lekshe Dorje, a resident of PTC, has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat.
These teaching sessions are being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
The teachings are free–donations are welcome.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through protection such as wearing a mask and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Commemoration of Buddha's Joyful Day
2025-08-30 06:00 - 2025-08-31 16:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The observance of Buddha’s Joyful Day on the full moon day of the seventh lunar month is based on the story of Maudgalyayana, a disciple of the Buddha, who discovered through his meditative powers that his mother had been reborn as a hungry ghost. Distressed, he approached the Buddha for help, who then advised him to make offerings to the Sangha, as the merit from doing so would help relieve the suffering of his mother and other beings in the lower realms. Buddha’s Joyful Day is observed by making offerings of necessities to monastics, reciting sūtras and performing acts of generosity. The merit from these deeds is dedicated to all beings, especially to relieve the suffering of the deceased.

August 30 (Saturday)
6:00 am | Thousandfold Lamp Offering (Tong Chö)
A traditional Tong Chö of 1,000 butter lamps, 1,000 bowls of saffron water and 300 bowls filled with rice, incense and flowers is offered weekly.
The following chanting session is being offered remotely. To participate via Zoom please click here.
10:00 am | Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
Monlam Choga, is a practice of offering and aspiration prayers compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. This is followed by the short liturgy of Shitro (Peaceful and Wrathful Deities), a profound practice from the cycle of teachings and meditations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. We dedicate this practice to the deceased in order to purify negativities, avert obstacles in the bardo, and establish a connection with the deities that will ripen in future lives.
To join the chanting please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga)

August 31 (Sunday)
Please join us as we make prayers and offerings for our parents, ancestors, and the deceased through a special recitation of the Amitabha sadhana with tsok offerings, a fire puja for the deceased, and aspiration prayers for the well being of us and all other beings, especially those to whom we dedicate the practice by name, both living and deceased.
10:00 am | Chanting of Long Amitabha Sadhana
1:30 pm | Continuation of chanting of Long Amitabha Sadhana with Tsok, Jangchok Sadhana, followed by Sür (special fire offering ceremony)
To participate via Zoom please click here.

The practice entitled ‘Jangchok’ will be included within the chanting of the Amitabha sadhana. Jangchok is done for the benefit of the recently deceased to achieve liberation. For persons who may have passed away a long time ago the Jangchok practice will still bring great blessings to the deceased and create the causes and conditions for the liberation of the person. For the living, it is said that once their karmic debtors are liberated through this practice, the person will have less obstacles. For all beings, this practice will help to create favorable conditions and enhance their well-being.
It is said that, “no matter how long ago your deceased dear ones or relatives have passed away, it is still very vital to make prayers and offerings for them to increase their merit.”
During the chanting of the Long Amitabha and Jangchok sadhanas all the names of the deceased will be blessed and burned to symbolize purification of their defilements, obscurities and negative karma by the fire of wisdom, ripening their merit to be reborn in Amitabha’s pureland of Dewachen. Also included will be a dedication of merit to all sponsors and their designated names for blessing. As it is taught in the Ullambana Sūtra, the merit of making these offerings will bring excellent health, long life, removal of obstacles from the donor’s dharma practice and work, and rebirth of the deceased in Dewachen. The merit will also be dedicated to world peace and the liberation of all sentient beings. May the Dharma continue to flourish.
You may donate any amount and provide us with the names for dedication (both living and deceased). To make these dedications, download the Amitabha Sadhana Dedication Form in Chinese and English.

法林寺盂蘭節祈福度亡法會
2025年8月30-31日 (周六,日)
農曆七月為佛教孝道月，而七月十五為盂蘭節，也是佛歡喜日。此日以供齋、供光明燈、放生、供佛像、及供養法會等善行，令功德主為父母及闔府親朋延壽祈福消災; 祛除身心疾病、工作事業修行等障礙逆緣; 超度祖先及三塗群生一切亡者, 特別是因新冠疫情、烏克蘭戰爭喪生的衆生，而報四重宏恩，令亡靈早日往生阿彌陀佛淨土; 並迴向佛法昌盛，世界和平，疫情平息, 眾生速得暫時永遠的大安樂！
8月30日 (周六)
6:00 am | 供光明燈千盏
每周必供的一千盞酥油燈，一千杯藏红花水，三百碗米，三百朵鮮花，三百支香。
10:00 am | 吉祥祈願文及文武百尊法
念誦由卡盧仁波切編纂【吉祥祈願文】，修文武百尊法。此法門源于[西藏生死書]，極其殊勝。此功德囘向超度亡者，淨化亡者中陰身者惡業障礙，令其與百尊結緣，在未來世成熟成就。
請點擊此處下載【吉祥祈願文】

8月31日 (周日)
10:00 am | 阿彌陀佛天法長軌
1:30 pm | 阿彌陀佛天法長軌 (繼續), 消災“將除”, 火供“餗”含山林煙供
通過Zoom 參加者，请點擊此處.
法會功德利益
在修阿彌陀佛天法時, 將加修消災除障法“將除”. 其巨大加持力，迅速救度最近過世，或已過世很久的祖先亡者。法會將超度並焚燒亡者名單，象徵以智慧之火，祛除亡者惡業障礙逆緣，圓滿其福報而往生阿彌陀佛淨土。同時亦為功德主及生者名單加持、祈福消災、超度怨親債主、祛除惡業身心疾病，清淨障礙逆緣，增加順緣福報。修火供“餗”（含山林煙供），上供佛菩薩本尊護法、及下施三途六道眾生，如天神土地諸神，惡魔鬼魅等，怨親債主。亡者因惡業障礙祛除而得到超度；而生者則因障礙逆緣祛除,而病痛痊愈及順緣福報增加。西藏生死書］作者索甲仁波切說：幫助亡者絕對不會嫌晚，不管其去世多久。你要幫助的人也許過世一百年，但他們仍會獲得修法利益。
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Songs of Milarepa's Sister Peta
2025-09-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Lama Depa, a resident of PTC who has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat, will continue to share the inspiring stories and songs of the four close female disciples of the great yogi and lineage holder, Jetsun Milarepa. In this session we will continue to study songs for Milerepa’s sister Peta.

This session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
There is no charge for attending this teaching – donations are welcome.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Teachings on Gampopa's A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
2025-09-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-09 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Our Retreat Master, Lama Tsering Dakpa is offering a series of teachings on Gampopa’s A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. This text is one of Gampopa’s masterworks on how to practice effectively and remove obstacles on the path to awakening.

This class is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

There is no fee for attending this teaching; donations are welcome. For this teaching series, we will be providing Tibetan to English translation. To help support the costs of translation services, please click below:

Translation Support

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through protection such as wearing a mask indoors and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Songs of Milarepa's Sister Peta
2025-10-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Lama Depa, a resident of PTC who has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat, will continue to share the inspiring stories and songs of the four close female disciples of the great yogi and lineage holder, Jetsun Milarepa. In this session we will continue to study songs for Milarepa’s sister Peta.

This session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
There is no charge for attending this teaching – donations are welcome.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche - Teachings on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva and Bestowal of the Bodhisattva Vow
2025-10-18 10:00 - 2025-10-19 17:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Join us for a weekend with the revered Tibetan Buddhist teacher Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.
Chinese translation will be available.
Click here for Chinese – 中文请点击这里

Event Schedule:
Teachings on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
Oct 18 (Saturday) 10:00 am – 11:30 am; 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Oct 19 (Sunday) 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will be teaching on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva written in the 14th century by the Tibetan master Gyalse Thogme Zangpo. This text offers lucid advice to practitioners on the Bodhisattva path, providing practical methods for transforming any situation into an opportunity for awakening. Ngulchu Thogme’s verses summarize the quintessence of the Mahayana path as represented in the famous Bodhicaryavatara by Shantideva and are thus venerated and frequently quoted by masters of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
* These sessions are being offered in person and on Zoom.

Bestowal of the Bodhisattva Vow
Oct. 19 (Sunday) 2:30 pm
Rinpoche will be offering the Refuge Vow at the beginning of this session.
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will bestow the Bodhisattva Vow which is the heart of the Mahayana Buddhist path. It is the affirmation that the root of true happiness and wisdom is bodhicitta, the resolve to attain enlightenment for the benefit of others. Taking and maintaining the Bodhisattva Vow reinforces bodhicitta.
It is customary for those receiving the Bodhisattva vow to bring offerings to the shrine such as fruit, incense or flowers, and to offer a kata (traditional white scarf) and monetary gift directly to the Rinpoche bestowing the vows after the ceremony to express sincerity and commitment to cultivating bodhicitta. Please arrive 30 minutes before the start of the ceremony to set up your offerings with the help of the shrine attendant.
A Body, Speech & Mind Offering ceremony will be held at the end of Sunday afternoon’s session. Following this ceremony, the Sangha may line up to make an offering with kata (offering scarf) to Rinpoche.
** This session is being offered in-person only.

Fees for Each Session. Cost of accommodations not included.
In-Person and Zoom/Live Stream:
Members $30/session
Non-Members $35/session
PLEASE REGISTER BY OCTOBER 10
TO REGISTER PLEASE CLICK HERE

* For those registering to participate in the teachings on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, a link unique to these teachings will be sent. It will be a different link than the one used to access our weekly public classes and chanting sessions.
** For those registering to participate in the Bestowal of the Bodhisattva Vow (in-person only) – participants in need of Chinese translation will be given a one time dedicated zoom link on site which we respectfully ask not be shared with anyone off site.
For Chinese translation in-person: Please bring your own devices (smartphones or tablets) with headphones and Zoom app installed. Those devices with no cellular service may connect to the guest WiFi.

Accommodations: Please note that accommodations are only open to program participants. Please review the options for daily rates below. These rates include vegetarian meals. They do not include teachings/seminar fees.
We have limited accommodations; private rooms are not available.
Type of Accommodation (Per Person) Non-Member / Member
Dormitory $35 / $30
Double Occupancy Room Guest House $70 / $50
Double Occupancy Room Maitreya Center $85 / $70
Tent Camping ($25 first person, $20 each additional)

ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED

Day Guests: The suggested donation for meals:

Breakfast – $5
Lunch – $10
Dinner – $5

Please send an email to reservations@palpungny.org if you are joining us for meals.
Please note our meal offerings may contain common allergens including soy, wheat, tree nuts, seeds, milk, and egg products. We are sorry that we are unable to accommodate special dietary needs.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID-19 through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

林谷祖古仁波切－傳授《佛子行三十七頌》及菩薩戒
10月18日 上午10:00 – 10月19日 下午5:00

邀請大家與尊貴的藏傳佛教大師林谷祖古仁波切共度週末。
將提供中文翻譯

時程：
開示《佛子行三十七頌》
10月18日（星期六）上午10:00 – 11:30；下午2:30 – 4:00
10月19日（星期日）上午10:00 – 11:30
仁波切將開示藏傳佛教大師無著賢菩薩於14世紀撰寫的《佛子行三十七頌》。這部經典為修習菩薩行者提供了清晰的指導，將任何境遇轉化為覺悟契機的實用方法。無著賢菩薩的偈語總括了大乘道精髓，正如寂天菩薩著名的《入菩薩行論》所表述般，因此受到藏傳佛教各派上師的尊崇和引用。
* 本次課程將現場和Zoom視訊進行。

傳授菩薩戒
10月19日（星期日）下午2:30
仁波切將在活動開始時授予皈依戒
林谷祖古仁波切將授與大乘道的核心，菩薩戒。如衆所確認，真正幸福和智慧的根本源於菩提心，即為利益眾生而成佛之愿心。受持菩薩戒可以強化菩提心。
依慣例，受戒者需供養佛堂水果、香或鮮花等供品，並在受戒儀式結束後直接向授戒的仁波切獻供哈達（kata）和紅包，以表生起菩提心的誠意和承諾。請在儀式開始前30分鐘到達，並在佛堂侍者的幫助下準備好供品。
週日下午課程結束後，將舉行獻供身語意儀式。儀式結束後，僧伽大眾可排隊向仁波切獻上哈達（kata）。
** 此課僅限現場參加。

每節課費用。不含住宿費用。
現場授課及Zoom/直播：
會員30美元/節
非會員35美元/節
請於10月10日前報名
點此報名/点此报名

* 報名參加《佛子行三十七頌》者將收到專用連結。該連結與每週公開課和誦經課程的連結不同。
** 報名參加受菩薩戒者（僅限現場），如需中文翻譯，將在現場獲得一次性專用 Zoom 鏈接，敬請勿與場外任何人共享。
聆聽現場中文翻譯者：請攜帶自己的設備（智慧型手機或平板電腦）及耳機。預先裝好Zoom應用程式。無行動通信服務的設備可接訪客 WiFi。

住宿：請注意，住宿僅對參加法會者開放。每日費用如下。這些費用僅含素食餐飲，不含法會費用。
本寺住處有限，恕不提供單人房間。
住宿類型（每人）非會員/會員
宿舍 $35 / $30
雙人房 客房 $70 / $50
雙人房 彌勒中心 $85 / $70
帳篷（第一位客人 $25，每增一位 $20）

住宿現已滿員

非住宿者：建議餐費：
‧ 早餐 – $5
‧ 午餐 – $10
‧ 晚餐 – $5
需用餐者，請發送電子郵件至 reservations@palpungny.org
請注意，餐食可能含有常見的過敏原，包括大豆、小麥、堅果、種子、牛奶和蛋製品。很抱歉無法滿足特殊的飲食需求。

若您感覺不適和/或發燒，請勿前來寺院。
懇請所有與會者戴口罩並勤洗手，以預防持續存在的 COVID-19 風險。
所有入口處將提供口罩和洗手液。
非常感謝大家的支持，確保本次活動盡可能安全！

Teachings on Gampopa's A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path - Please note change of starting time
2025-10-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States

Commemoration of Lhabab Duchen: Nyungne, the Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
2025-11-10 05:00 - 2025-11-12 08:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
About Nyungnye and Lhabab Duchen
Buddhahood is the state in which one spontaneously and effortlessly benefits oneself and all beings without exception. In order to attain this state, we must perfect the accumulations of merit and wisdom. Through the perfection of the two accumulations, we purify our notions of self and other and realize the true nature of mind.
Lhabab Duchen is the auspicious occasion commemorating Lord Buddha’s return from the Tushita realm. It is said to be a time when the merit accumulated through performing virtuous activity is multiplied.
This year, Lhabab Duchen falls on Tuesday, November 11. To commemorate this occasion, the resident sangha of PTC will be participating in the practice of Nyungne (the Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig). The Nyungne practice is a profound kriya tantra meditation ritual based on loving-kindness and compassion in the form of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig. The practice involves maintaining strict vows and meditating while reciting mantras and prayers, and performing prostrations and visualizations. Undertaken in sets of two days, the first day includes one vegetarian meal at noon, drinking water throughout the day as needed. The Nyungne is renowned as a superior means to purify negative karma and accumulate great merit.
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This event is in-person only. It will not be accessible remotely.

Guests are welcome to participate in the Nyungne but please note – it is necessary to arrive at PTC by 8:00 pm the evening before as the practice begins as early as 5:00 am each day.
Guests attending a nyungne for the first time must speak to Lama Lhadrun before doing this practice. Please contact her by email or call 845-297-2500 (leaving both your name and phone number so that she can get back to you).
We do suggest that guests try to come for the 1st day of the nyungne set, but if that is not practical, it is still possible to participate any day of the practice. For further details for how to participate in this way, please follow the contact instructions above.

Nyungne prices: includes meals and room accommodations. Please note that accommodations are only open to program participants.

Type of Accommodation Non-Member / Member
Dormitory $50 / $30
Double Occupancy Room Guest House $70 / $50
Private Room Guest House $90 / $70
Double Occupancy Room Maitreya Center $110 / $90
Private Room Maitreya Center $130 / $110

TO REGISTER PLEASE CLICK HERE
Deadline for Registration is November 2

There are many ways to share in the merit of this event through sponsoring the chanting, the tea served during the chanting, and the lunch.
You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
Please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through protection such as wearing a mask indoors and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Gya Shi, The Practice of the Four Hundred Offerings
2025-11-22 13:30 - 17:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
To help dispel obstacles and bring about auspicious conditions the resident sangha of PTC will be chanting Gya Shi, the Practice of the Four Hundred Offerings. This practice, which involves the offerings of 100 tsa-tsas, 100 butterlamps, 100 tormas, 100 chambu (effigies), is a means to purify obstacles created by the four maras (mental afflictions, attachment to happiness, clinging to the five skandhas, death).

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals and the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra
2025-11-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The resident sangha of PTC will be chanting Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra. Sherab Nyingpo is an obstacle-averting practice that dispels unfavorable circumstances and promotes good conditions. The Heart Sutra is recited repeatedly as a means to purify obstacles created by the four maras (mental afflictions, attachment to happiness, clinging to the five skandhas, death). The practice invokes the blessings of Prajnaparamita, the Mother of all Buddhas.
Chanting Sessions | 9:00 am & 1:30 pm

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals and the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Drolma Yuldok, a practice based on the 21 Taras and Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
2025-11-28 13:30 - 2025-11-30 17:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
November 28 – 30, Friday – Sunday | Drolma Yuldok, a practice based on the 21 Taras
This three-day practice based on the 21 Taras, known as Drolma Yuldok, is chanted to remove obstacles and bring about auspicious conditions. The central content of the chanting is the 21 Praises of Tara repeated with various offerings and prayers.
Chanting Schedule:
Friday | 1:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 am & 1:30 pm

November 30, Sunday (following Drolma Yuldok chanting) | Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
Sür (an evening fire offering ceremony) is an offering to the four guests: the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Protector deities, sentient beings, and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, to beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals and the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Songs of Tseringma
2025-12-14 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-01-18 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-03-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Lama Depa, a resident of PTC who has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat, will share selections from the songs and stories of the Goddess Tseringma, the revered disciple of the great yogi and lineage holder, Jetsun Milarepa.

This session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
There is no charge for attending this teaching – donations are welcome.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

2025 Year-End Chanting Practices
2025-12-29 08:30 - 2026-01-01 11:30 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The PTC Sangha will be chanting practices for averting obstacles, sickness, war, and disasters, bringing all auspicious conditions for the coming year.
法林寺除旧迎新法會

To join us via Zoom please click here.

December 29 – 31, Monday – Wednesday | Druptab, the extended version of the Six-Armed Chadrupa practice.
These extended Mahakala prayers are performed to clear away obstacles.
There will be two chanting sessions each day starting at 8:30 am & 1:30 pm

January 1, Thursday (10:00 am) | Sang, Morning Fire Offering Ceremony
Sang is a special morning purification fire ceremony. It is an offering to all worldly gods and the 4 guests: Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. This practice pacifies war, encourages peace and averts sickness. It also creates merit and concludes the year-end chanting by purifying any remaining obstacles.

There are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through sponsoring meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

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· 法林寺除旧迎新法會
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
12/29-31六臂大黑天除障法 每天8:30am及1:30pm开始
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1/1/25 元旦（周四）火供桑 10am 开始
此法平息戰爭、增進和平、回遮疾病。為施主及眾生增福德淨災障。
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Chanting to Avert Obstacles and Bring Auspicious Conditions
2026-02-14 08:30 - 2026-02-16 17:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The PTC Sangha will be chanting practices for averting obstacles, sickness, war, and disasters, bringing all auspicious conditions for the coming year.

Join us in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

February 14, 15 & 16 (Saturday, Sunday & Monday)
8:30 am | Mahakala Chanting (Tsendring, the extended version of the Protector Bernachen practice)

February 16 (Monday) | Long Life Ritual (Chiblu) inserted inside Mahakala chanting
This vajrayana ritual is a profound means to avert obstacles to long life.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made towards meals or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions towards these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.

You may donate any amount and provide us with the names for dedication (both living and deceased). To make these dedications, download the donation form in English and Chinese.

You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

大黑天除障法會
2月14日至16日

法林寺將舉行法會，平息災障、疫情戰爭，為來年帶來吉祥緣起。

如果您感到不適和/或發燒，請勿前來本寺。請您在康復後，才再光臨本寺。

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2月14日至16日（週六、週日及週一）
上午 8:30 | 大黑天除障法（ 加長儀軌）
2月16日（週一）
上午 8:30 |大黑天除障法（ 加長儀軌）
修大黑天時加插“除佈”法，此法是囘遮死神、祛除壽障、延壽的密法。
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Chinese New Year Festivities
2026-02-17 09:30 - 15:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Year of the Fire Horse – Clearing Obstacles for the New Year
下面是中文

9:30 am |

Torma and Incense Offering, Buddha Bathing Ceremony, Lighting of 500 Butterlamps
Chanting Practices and Prayers for long life and auspicious conditions for the new year followed by a Fire Offering (Sang) and the recitation of the Butterlamp Aspiration Prayer (Marme Monlam)
Offering of gifts by PTC (Red Envelope, Protection Cord and Blessing Pills)
Vegetarian Lunch.

This event is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.

There are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through sponsoring meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.

You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.
May everyone enjoy abundance, peace, health, safety, and the accomplishment of all aims!

法林寺2026新春除障祈福法會

2/17 年初一 (星期二) 上午9:30
· 上新年頭香，點5百盞光明酥油燈（含花、燈、米、水）、浴佛
· 共修勾招福、祿、壽、康、財運、滿願及消災法（備中文法本）
· 火供-增福祿壽康財消災 誦供燈祈願吉祥平安文
· 佛堂贈與會大眾護身金剛結繩、壓歲錢、甘露丸
· 共進新春素宴
以上時程或會變更。敬請留意本寺網站https://palpungny.org/更新法訊！
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小巴/法會報名:黃邁可師兄 917-731-6130 微信號: MICHAEL6130
Morgan陳 646-322-3119
法會報名: 瑪琍：646-285-8833 mzeng11355@yahoo.com

願大家富足安康，心想事成！

Losar (Tibetan New Year)
2026-02-18 06:30 - 13:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Please join us in celebration of the Tibetan New Year of the Fire Horse!

February 18 (Wednesday) | Losar Day – First Day of the Tibetan New Year
6:30 am | Welcome in the New Year with the traditional playing of instruments
7:00 am | Morning Fire Offering (Sang)
9:00 am | Lighting of 500 Butterlamps
9:30 am | Prayers for long life and auspicious conditions for the new year.
12:00 noon | Lunch

To join us via Zoom please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made towards meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions towards these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We look forward to your visit when you feel better.

歡迎參加藏歷火馬年法會！

2月18日（星期三），藏曆新年第一天
6:30am| 奏樂迎新年法會
7:00am| 火供“桑”消災除障
9:00am| 供酥油燈5百盞
9:30am| 祈禱健康長壽、國泰民安、新年如意吉祥。
12:00pm| 午宴

若您感到不適和/或發燒，請勿前來本寺。請康復後再臨。
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Celebration of the 73nd Birthday of Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
2026-02-22 09:30 - 13:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
All are invited to join us as we celebrate the 73rd birthday of Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.
Join us in person and on Zoom. To join remotely, please click here.

9:30 am | Prayers for long life and auspicious conditions

Special morning purification fire ceremony (Gelek Trinpung)
Prayer to the Sixteen Arhats
Offering of a Ku Sung Tuk ceremony (the symbols of enlightened body, speech and mind). The assembly can offer katas following the Ku Sung Tuk.
Birthday cake for all!

12 noon | Vegetarian Lunch

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

慶祝金剛總持廣定大司徒仁波切73歲華誕

2月22日（星期日）上午9:30 -下午1:00
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9:30 | 長壽吉祥祈願文
· 特別的早晨淨化火供
· 十六阿羅漢祈請文
· 獻供聖身、語、意的象徵，隨後大衆獻哈達
· 享用生日蛋糕！
12:00 | 共進素宴

若您感到不適和/或發燒，請勿造訪本寺！
本寺敦促所有參與者小心防範流行病毒，請戴口罩並洗手。
所有入口處均提供口罩和潔手液。
非常感謝大家的支持，確保本次活動安全！

Commemoration of Chotrul Duchen and the Anniversary of Milarepa
2026-03-03 06:30 - 16:00 | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The anniversary of Milarepa auspiciously coincides with Chotrul Duchen, the ‘Festival of Miracles’ which occurs on the full moon of the first Tibetan month, and commemorates the Buddha performing fifteen days of miracles in order to inspire devotion in his disciples. On Chotrul Duchen, all positive and negative actions are said to be multiplied 10 million times.
Milarepa is the most beloved yogi and poet of Tibet and one of the forefathers of the Kagyu lineage revered for his inspirational life story and profound songs of realization. The Guru Yoga of Milarepa is an essential practice of the Kagyu lineage in which the transmission of devotion becomes the basis of Mahamudra.

6:30 am | Thousandfold Lamp Offering (Tong Chö)
A traditional Tong Chö of 1,000 butter lamps, 1,000 bowls of saffron water and 300 bowls filled with rice, incense and flowers accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.
The following sessions will also be available on Zoom. To join remotely, please click here.
10:00 am | Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
Chanting of the Monlam Choga, a practice of offering and aspiration prayers compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. This is followed by the short liturgy of Shitro (Peaceful and Wrathful Deities), a profound practice from the cycle of teachings and meditations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. We dedicate this practice to the deceased in order to purify negativities, avert obstacles in the bardo, and establish a connection with the deities that will ripen in future lives
1:30 pm | Chanting of Milarepa Practice with Feast Offering (Tsok)

There are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through sponsoring the chanting, the tea served during the chanting, meals, and the offering of butter lamps. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID through wearing masks indoors and washing hands.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!
