Announcing the Program for the 33rd Kagyu Monlam

The 33^rd Kagyu Monlam will be held during the first Tibetan month, the “Month of Miracles,” of the Fire Monkey year, February 2016, in Bodhgaya, India. The Gyalwang Karmapa will teach the chapter on  mandala offerings from The Torch of True Meaning on February 12 and 13 as well as on the Kadampa master Potowa’s Long Soliloquy during the actual Monlam. On February 14, there will be a ceremony to commemorate the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa. The main Kagyu Monlam will be held for seven days from February 16 to 22. There will also be an Ocean of Kagyu Songs ganachakra offering for those who have completed one hundred thousand repetitions of all four special preliminaries. The Monlam will conclude with the Marme Monlam on February 23. For details, see the schedule below.

Virtue in the Beginning

Teachings on The Torch of True Meaning

Dates: February 12-13, 2016

Location: Monlam Pavilion

I       8:00–9:00 am         Teachings on mandala offerings from
                                      The Torch of True Meaning

        9:00–9:30 am         Tea Break

        9:30–10:30 am       Accumulation of mandala offerings

II      2:00–3:00 pm         Teachings on mandala offerings from
                                      The Torch of True Meaning

        3:00–3:30 pm         Tea Break

        3:30–4:30 pm         Accumulation of mandala offerings

A Commemoration of the Sixteenth Karmapa

Date: February 14, 2016

Time: 9:00 am

Location: Monlam Pavilion

Examination of Monastic Forms

Dates: February 12–14, 2016

Time: 7:00–9:00 pm

Location: Monlam Pavilion
 

Virtue in the Middle: The Kagyu Monlam

Dates: February 16–22, 2016

Location: Monlam Pavilion 

Day 1: Tuesday, February 16

        I       6:00–8:30 am       Mahayana Sojong, Twenty-Branch Monlam

        II      9:00–10:30 am     Teachings on Mind Training: Potowa’s Long Soliloquy

        III    1:30–3:00 pm        The Noble Aspiration for Excellent Conduct,

        IV    3:30–5:00 pm        The Twenty-Branch Monlam

Day 2: Wednesday, February 17

        I       6:00–8:30 am       Mahayana Sojong,The Twenty-Branch Monlam

        II      9:00–10:30 am     Teachings on Mind Training: Potowa’s Long Soliloquy

        III    1:30–3:00 pm        The Noble Aspiration for Excellent Conduct,

        IV    3:30–5:00 pm        The Twenty-Branch Monlam

                7:30 pm                The Ocean of Kagyu Songs Ganachakra Offering

Day 3: Thursday, February 18

        I       6:00–8:30 am        Mahayana Sojong,The Twenty-Branch Monlam

        II      9:00–10:30 am      Teachings on Mind Training: Potowa’s Long Soliloquy

        III    1:30–3:00 pm         Prayers to Tara and Saraswati

        IV    3:30–5:00 pm         The Twenty-Branch Monlam

Day 4: Friday, February 19

        I       6:00–8:30 am          Mahayana Sojong,The Twenty-Branch Monlam

        II      9:00–10:30 am        Teachings on Mind Training: Potowa’s Long Soliloquy

        III    1:30–3:00 pm           Prayers to Guru Rinpoche

        IV    3:30–5:00 pm           The Twenty-Branch Monlam

Day 5: Saturday, February 20

        I       6:00–8:00 am          Mahayana Sojong,The Twenty-Branch Monlam

                8:00 am                  Kangyur Procession

        II      9:00–10:30 am        Reading the Kangyur

        III    1:30–3:00 pm           Prayers for the Well-Being of Tibet

        IV    3:30–5:00 pm          The Twenty-Branch Monlam

Day 6: Sunday, February 21

        I       6:00–11:00 am        Mahayana Sojong, Sixteen Arhats Puja

                7:00 am                  Alms Procession

        III    1:30–3:00 pm          Sutra in Three Sections, Reciting Akshobhya Sutras

        IV    3:30–5:00 pm          The Twenty-Branch Monlam

                5:00 pm                  Akshobhya Fire Puja

Day 7: Monday, February 22

        I       6:00–8:30 am          Mahayana Sojong, Medicine Buddha

        II      9:00–10:30 am        Offerings to the Gurus

        III    1:00–2:30 pm           Offerings to the Gurus

        IV    3:00–5:00 pm           Sponsor Appreciation
 

Virtue in the End: The Marme Monlam

Dates: February 23, 2016

Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Monlam Pavilion