03/01/2020 - Celebration of the 67th Birthday of Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
2020-03-01 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
All are invited to join us as we celebrate the 67th birthday of Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.
9:30 am | Sequence of events is as follows:
• Offering of Sang fire puja (cleansing smoke offering)
• Installation of Chamgon Kenting Tai Situ Rinpoche’s official photograph on the throne
• Offering of traditional tea and dresi (Tibetan sweet rice)
• Offering of a Ku Sung Tuk ceremony (the symbols of enlightened body, speech and mind)
• Birthday cake for all!
12 noon | Vegetarian Lunch
Reservations are required one week in advance if you plan to join us for meals and/or need overnight accommodations. Please see General Information about Events at PTC below for details. Please send an email to reservations@kagyu.com if you are joining us for meals only.

03/09/2020 - Commemoration of Chötrul Duchen
2020-03-09 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
In honor of the full moon of the Month of the Buddha’s Miracles, Chötrul Duchen, when, for fifteen days, the Buddha displayed miracles, we will be offering 500 butterlamps and chanting the Buddha Shakyamuni prayer. On this very auspicious day your merit will be multiplied 10 million times, which happens only 4 times per year. Please join us for the chanting and/or sponsoring the chanting.
1:30 pm | Chanting of the Buddha Shakyamuni Prayer
You may make your donations on-line via PayPal 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. 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 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.
There is no charge for attending the chanting but reservations are required if you plan to join us for meals and/or need overnight accommodations. Rates for accommodations & individual meals are available on our visitor information page. Please send an email to reservations@kagyu.com if you are joining us for meals only.
Please note: When arriving by train, please make pick-up arrangements in advance. Click here for information on taxis

03/15/2020 - Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2020-03-15 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Lama Norgyal will be teaching on and leading the KTC sangha in the chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar. Written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
English and Chinese texts available.
10:00 am | Teaching on Calling the Lama from Afar
11:00 am | Chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar
Click here to download English text of Calling the Lama from Afar.
There is no charge for attending the chanting but reservations are required if you plan to join us for meals and/or need overnight accommodations. Rates for accommodations & individual meals are available on our visitor information page. Please send an email to reservations@kagyu.com if you are joining us for meals only.
Please note: When arriving by train, please make pick-up arrangements in advance. Click here for information on taxis.
