Lhabab Duchen Festival ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན། LHABAB DUCHEN(The day of Lord Buddha Descent From Travastrimsa Heaven)

Dear dharma brothers and sisters We would like to invite you all to join Lhabab Duchen Festival ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན། LHABAB DUCHEN(The day of Lord Buddha Descent From Travastrimsa Heaven) 1 Guru Puja (Prayer) Tsok offering Led by Geshe Lobsang Tenzin 7 Nov 2020 10 am to11:30 am IST through Menlhai jamtse…

Lhabab Duchen Festival 2020

Lhabab Düchen is one of the four Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha, according to Tibetan traditions. Lhabab Düchen occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth lunar month according to Tibetan calendar and widely celebrated in Tibet and Bhutan. The festival is also celebrated in other Buddhist Asian countries including Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos where it is celebrated…

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