Community Gatherings & Celebrations
From auspicious Losar festivities to mindful nature walks in Cubbon Park, join our Dharma family to connect and celebrate. Whether you are exploring Buddhist traditions or looking for a welcoming community, these gatherings are open to everyone.
A schedule for our weekend teachings and Founder's Day Celebration with Venerable Gyalten Lekden. We will honor our founders with prayers and activities, open to all.
An invitation to our Losar 2023 celebrations. Join us at the center for a full day of auspicious group practices, including altar setup, prayer offerings, and sutra recitation to welcome the Tibetan New Year.
Join us for a day-long Losar celebration to welcome the Year of the Wood Snake. The schedule includes sutra readings, guided offerings, and a Guru Puja to generate positive energy for the year ahead.
"Walking the Path Together," a Sunday walking meditation at Cubbon Park. This session is an opportunity to convert an everyday activity into a practice for spiritual growth and benefiting others.
A special Holi Weekend at CKSL with a morning of practice and community. The volunteer-led program includes a Medicine Buddha Puja, a student discussion, and a center decoration activity.
An invitation to join us on Zoom for Lhabab Duchen, a merit multiplying day celebrating Buddha's return to Earth. We will recite the Sutra Remembering Three Jewels and meditate on Shakyamuni Buddha.
A student-led weekend program at our center. Join us for chanting the names of Noble Manjushri and performing prostrations to the 35 Buddhas. All are welcome to connect with the community.
A student-led session featuring a reading of the Diamond Cutter Sutra and meditation on Shakyamuni Buddha. Join us in person to explore this profound teaching that cuts through illusion.
A schedule for our weekend teachings and Saka Dawa 2023 celebrations with Geshe Tenzin Legtsok. Join us for this merit multiplying month with altar setup, sutra recitation, and special teachings.
An invitation to our Saka Dawa celebration, observing Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvana. The day includes altar setup, meditation, teachings on Buddha's life, and a Shakyamuni Buddha Puja.
About Community Gatherings & Celebrations
Unlike our formal study courses, these gatherings are low-pressure spaces designed to help you connect with others. You do not need any prior knowledge of Buddhism to join; whether we are chanting for global peace or sharing tea after a student-led discussion, the focus is on shared experience. Bring your family, your friends, or just yourself, and feel free to bring simple offerings like fresh flowers or fruit if you wish to participate in our traditional altar setups.
At Choe Khor Sum Ling, we believe that practicing together creates a unique energy that is hard to replicate alone. Our community gatherings are centered around the Tibetan calendar, marking significant days like Losar (Tibetan New Year), Saka Dawa, and Lhabab Duchen. These are known as 'merit multiplying' days, times when the karmic results of our actions are traditionally believed to be magnified. We invite you to join us on these occasions to perform sutra recitations, puja, or simply to spend time in a meditative environment.
Beyond formal celebrations, we host student-led activities that ground these ancient teachings in our daily lives in Bangalore. You might find us gathered at our Domlur center for a Heart Sutra writing day, or walking through Cubbon Park for a session of walking meditation. These events are not lectures; they are opportunities to learn from one another, share tea, and build a support network of like-minded people.
Because we are a community-supported center, participation in these events is often by donation. We want the Dharma to be accessible to all, regardless of your background or experience level. If you have never visited a Buddhist center before, our community events are the perfect entry point. The environment is informal, friendly, and respectful, and there is always someone happy to explain the significance of the practices we are performing. Come by, take part in the chanting or meditation, and stay for the tea.
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