Commemorating Rinpoche’s 6th Parinirvana Anniversary

July 1, 2025
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July 1, 2025
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Tsem Rinpoche’s Parinirvana Anniversary is an annual prayer festival in Kechara Forest Retreat, attended by senior lamas of our lineage and monastic representatives from Shar Gaden, Serpom, Phelgyeling and Segyu. This year’s programme takes place from early August to early September 2025.

Aug 5 Chasum & Ludzong obstacle-clearing puja (click for details)
Aug 7 400 offering Gyabshi puja (click for details)
Aug 10 8 Medicine Buddhas puja & blessing (click for details)
Aug 11 Vajrayogini self initiation & ruchok puja (click for details)
Aug 15 Cittamani Tara puja (click for details)
Aug 16 Yamantaka water purification & protection blessing (click for details)
Aug 16 Rabney consecration puja (click for details)
Aug 17 Medicine Buddha puja for pets (click for details)
Aug 23 Yangdup wealth puja (click for details)
Aug 24 Dorje Shugden Day prayer flag puja (click for details)
Aug 24 Gyenze increase fire puja (click for details)
Aug 26 Dukkar obstacle eliminating torma ritual (click for details)
Aug 28 Special naga puja (click for details)
Sep 4 Tsem Rinpoche’s parinirvana anniversary puja (click for details)
Sep 5 1000 offering Namgyalma long life puja (click for details)
Sep 7 Dorje Shugden thanksgiving & ruel recharge puja (click for details)

The importance of the Guru’s parinirvana anniversary

The lama’s parinirvana anniversary is a special time for Rinpoche’s disciples to reflect on our guru’s extraordinary compassion, enlightened activities, and to create the causes for his incarnation to manifest the great deeds of his previous lives.

We hope you will join us as visitor, volunteer or sponsor — to contribute and share in this celebration of Rinpoche’s life and deeds, as we embark on 5 weeks of holy activities.

How to join

Admission to all pujas is free and you are invited to attend. To ensure we have enough seating for all guests, please RSVP your attendance here.

How to contribute

We seek your kind sponsorship to support over 15 pujas and ceremonies that are part of the parinirvana anniversary programme. This includes puja offerings, ritual substances, and dana for the Sangha conducting the puja.

Names of the Grand & Diamond Sponsors for each puja will be read in monastic style during the puja.

Ordinary sponsor: RM50
Special sponsor: RM150
Bronze sponsor: RM300
Silver sponsor: RM750
Gold sponsor: RM1,500
Diamond sponsor: RM3,000
Grand sponsor: RM5,000

Donate online via the Tsem Rinpoche Parinirvana Anniversary Fund or WhatsApp us at wa.me/60103020999. Please indicate which puja you are sponsoring. Any amount is welcome and deeply appreciated.