Tibetan New Year, or Losar, marks the start of a new Lunar year. Virtuous acts done during this time are multiplied many thousand-fold because of its connection with events in the life of the historical Buddha. Losar festivities always include morning and evening prayers. Join us at 7 pm for the Chenrezig Puja.
The Bodhisattva Vow is the heart of transformation in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Through it, we vow to train in Bodhicitta – the Mind of Awakening – so that we can gradually change our self-centered ways to the ways of the bodhisattva. In the ceremony, we vow to “train as the Buddhas of the past […]
The Bodhisattva Vow is the heart of transformation in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Through it, we vow to train in Bodhicitta – the Mind of Awakening – so that we can gradually change our self-centered ways to the ways of the bodhisattva. In the ceremony, we vow to “train as the Buddhas of the past […]
The Bodhisattva Vow is the heart of transformation in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Through it, we vow to train in Bodhicitta – the Mind of Awakening – so that we can gradually change our self-centered ways to the ways of the bodhisattva. In the ceremony, we vow to “train as the Buddhas of the past […]
Our main KTC Tibetan New Year celebration takes place on Losar Sunday - the first Sunday after the Losar holiday. Members, friends, families and the Sangha are invited to meet the Sunday after Losar to light lamps, acknowledge volunteers, swear in new officers, and make offerings to a representation of His Holiness Karmapa, the head of our lineage.