BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Kechara - ECPv5.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Kechara X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.kechara.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Kechara REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kuala_Lumpur BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260601T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260601T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20260209T170025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T170025Z UID:55778-1780344000-1780349400@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Protector Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/protector-puja/2026-06-01/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-Protector-Puja-Web-Article.png GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260603T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260603T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20260209T155408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T155408Z UID:55733-1780516800-1780522200@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Medicine Buddha Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/medicine-buddha-puja/2026-06-03/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-Medicine-Buddha-Puja-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260603T203000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260603T223000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20260215T143221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260215T143221Z UID:56221-1780518600-1780525800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Lamrim Level 1 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/lamrim-level-1/2026-06-03/ LOCATION:Google Meet CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes,Online Programmes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Lamrim_L1_Web_Article_En.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260605T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260605T223000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20251029T143707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T122721Z UID:52300-1780689600-1780698600@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Dorje Shugden Wishfulfilling Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/dorjeshugenpuja-jun2026/ LOCATION:Kechara Forest Retreat\, Lot 3189 Jalan Chamang\, Bentong\, Pahang\, 28700\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Online Programmes,Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-DS-Puja-Web-Article-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260606T093000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260606T130000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20251230T181235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T124909Z UID:54194-1780738200-1780750800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:HEAL with Meditation DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/healbodymindspirit-jun2026/ LOCATION:Kechara Forest Retreat\, Lot 3189 Jalan Chamang\, Bentong\, Pahang\, 28700\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Mind & Wellness ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221222-kec-HEAL2022-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260607T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260607T123000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20260210T055315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T103757Z UID:55627-1780830000-1780835400@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Buddhism for Beginners DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/buddhism-for-beginners/2026-06-07/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KEC-Buddhism-for-Beginners-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260608T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260608T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20260209T170025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T170025Z UID:55779-1780948800-1780954200@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Protector Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/protector-puja/2026-06-08/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-Protector-Puja-Web-Article.png GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260610T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260610T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20260209T155408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T155408Z UID:55734-1781121600-1781127000@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Medicine Buddha Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/medicine-buddha-puja/2026-06-10/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-Medicine-Buddha-Puja-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260610T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260610T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20260602T165320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T160227Z UID:58063-1781121600-1781127000@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Guru Puja Tsog DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/guru-puja-tsog/2026-06-10/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-KEC-Tsog-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260611T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260611T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010451 CREATED:20251105T045728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T122601Z UID:52626-1781208000-1781213400@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Merit Accumulation Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/meritaccumulationpuja-jun2026/ LOCATION:Kechara Forest Retreat\, Lot 3189 Jalan Chamang\, Bentong\, Pahang\, 28700\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Online Programmes,Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Monthly-Merit-Accumulation-Puja-Web-Article.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260614T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260614T123000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20260210T054023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T160014Z UID:55946-1781434800-1781440200@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Sunday Dharma School DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/sunday-dharma-school/2026-06-14/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KEC-Sunday-Dharma-Class-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260614T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260614T123000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20260210T055315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T103801Z UID:55628-1781434800-1781440200@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Buddhism for Beginners DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/buddhism-for-beginners/2026-06-14/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KEC-Buddhism-for-Beginners-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260614T140000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260614T160000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20260309T154318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T154318Z UID:56343-1781445600-1781452800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Lamrim Level 2 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/lamrim-level-2/2026-06-14/ LOCATION:Google Meet CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes,Online Programmes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Lamrim_L2_Web_Article_En.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260615T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260615T220000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20260209T164227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260215T154759Z UID:55867-1781553600-1781560800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Dorje Shugden Wishfulfilling Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/dorje-shugden-wishfulfilling-puja/2026-06-15/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-DS-Wishfulfilling-Puja-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260616T081500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260618T140000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20251207T160756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T124511Z UID:53896-1781597700-1781791200@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Amitayus Retreat DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/amitayus-retreat/ LOCATION:Kechara Forest Retreat\, Lot 3189 Jalan Chamang\, Bentong\, Pahang\, 28700\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Buddhist Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251117-Amitayus-Retreat-KEC-Single-Event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260617T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260617T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20260209T155408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T155408Z UID:55735-1781726400-1781731800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Medicine Buddha Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/medicine-buddha-puja/2026-06-17/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-Medicine-Buddha-Puja-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260617T203000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260617T223000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20260215T143221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260215T143221Z UID:56222-1781728200-1781735400@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Lamrim Level 1 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/lamrim-level-1/2026-06-17/ LOCATION:Google Meet CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes,Online Programmes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Lamrim_L1_Web_Article_En.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260618T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260618T210000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20251201T164723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T125133Z UID:53704-1781812800-1781816400@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Ritual Revision Class DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/ritual-revision-class-jun2026/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Short Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-kec-ritual-revision-class-kec-event.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260620T083000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260621T180000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20251030T101905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T123427Z UID:52418-1781944200-1782064800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Inner Peace Retreat DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/innerpeaceretreat-jun2026/ LOCATION:Kechara Forest Retreat\, Lot 3189 Jalan Chamang\, Bentong\, Pahang\, 28700\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Mind & Wellness ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kec3.0-ipr-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260621T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260621T123000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20260210T054023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T155529Z UID:55947-1782039600-1782045000@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Sunday Dharma School DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/sunday-dharma-school/2026-06-21/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KEC-Sunday-Dharma-Class-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260621T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260621T123000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010452 CREATED:20260210T055315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T103805Z UID:55629-1782039600-1782045000@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Buddhism for Beginners DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/buddhism-for-beginners/2026-06-21/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KEC-Buddhism-for-Beginners-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260621T140000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260621T160000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20260309T154318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T154318Z UID:56344-1782050400-1782057600@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Lamrim Level 2 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/lamrim-level-2/2026-06-21/ LOCATION:Google Meet CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes,Online Programmes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Lamrim_L2_Web_Article_En.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260622T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260622T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20260209T170025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T170025Z UID:55780-1782158400-1782163800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Protector Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/protector-puja/2026-06-22/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-Protector-Puja-Web-Article.png GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260624T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260624T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20260209T155408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T155408Z UID:55736-1782331200-1782336600@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Medicine Buddha Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/medicine-buddha-puja/2026-06-24/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-Medicine-Buddha-Puja-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260624T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260624T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20260602T165320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T165320Z UID:58128-1782331200-1782336600@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Guru Puja Tsog DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/guru-puja-tsog/2026-06-24/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-KEC-Tsog-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260625T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260625T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20251230T174851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T155832Z UID:54177-1782417600-1782423000@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:More Dharma\, Less Drama DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/more-dharma-less-drama-jun2026/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-KEC-KH-Dharma-Sharing-article-en.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260628T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260628T123000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20260210T054023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T155530Z UID:55948-1782644400-1782649800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Sunday Dharma School DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/sunday-dharma-school/2026-06-28/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KEC-Sunday-Dharma-Class-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260628T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260628T123000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20260210T055315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T103805Z UID:55630-1782644400-1782649800@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Buddhism for Beginners DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/buddhism-for-beginners/2026-06-28/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KEC-Buddhism-for-Beginners-Web-Article.jpg GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260628T140000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260628T160000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20260309T154318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T154318Z UID:56345-1782655200-1782662400@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Lamrim Level 2 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/lamrim-level-2/2026-06-28/ LOCATION:Google Meet CATEGORIES:Dharma Classes,Online Programmes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Lamrim_L2_Web_Article_En.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260629T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20260629T213000 DTSTAMP:20260705T010453 CREATED:20260209T170025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T170025Z UID:55781-1782763200-1782768600@www.kechara.com SUMMARY:Protector Puja DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part commentary on Manjunath Tsongkhapa’s Songs of Lamrim Realisations and a general orientation to the Lamrim tradition. This series of precious talks will be conducted by Venerable Geshe Cheme Tsering\, a highly qualified Buddhist scholar. Talks are open to all Kechara members. A grounding in the Lamrim is recommended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details \n \n \n \n Part 1 – ⁠Nov 1 (Sun)⁠⁠⁠Part 2 – Nov 7 (Sat)⁠⁠Part 3 – Nov 8 (Sun)6.00 pm – 8.30 pmKechara Forest Retreat\, BentongFree admission\, please RSVP here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Lamrim Tradition \n \n \n \n The Lamrim is a genre of Dharma that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings in a step-by-step pathway towards complete enlightenment. It serves as a roadmap to Buddhahood by defining the Buddhist path as the three scopes of a practitioner — small\, medium\, and great. Hence\, it is often translated as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. It was originally composed in verse form by the Indian master Atisha\, titled Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. Later\, it was elaborated by Manjunath Lama Tsongkhapa in his seminal work Lamrim Chenmo\, which was fleshed out from various scriptural sources. Lama Tsongkhapa would later go on to compose varying lengths of lamrims. Lama Tsongkhapa composed three major lamrim texts — the extensive Great Exposition of the Path to Enlightenment or Lamrim Chenmo mentioned earlier\, a medium-length version known as the Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path\, and a shorter exposition named Songs of Lamrim Realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nAny teachings or practices given by Lama Tsongkhapa will lead to quicker realisations.\n– Tsem Rinpoche – \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations \n \n \n \n The Songs of Lamrim Realisations is also known as ‘Song of Spiritual Experience’ or ‘Destiny Fulfilled.’ Called Lamrim Nyam Gur in Tibetan\, it is a famous 45-verse text that condenses the entire Lamrim into a profound song whose contents are renowned to be based on Lama Tsongkhapa’s personal meditative experience on the Lamrim. The work is composed in a style similar to the poetic songs characteristic of the Vajrayana Buddhist tantric movement of India and Tibet. This tradition first arose in India when Buddhist mahasiddhas would spontaneously compose such songs as a means to convey teachings derived from realisations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Author \n \n \n \n The author of the text\, Lama Tsongkhapa\, was a famous Tibetan Buddhist master\, scholar and tantric yogi. His activities — and those of his disciples — led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. In his teachings and writings\, Lama Tsongkhapa placed great emphasis on the importance of philosophical reasoning as a basis on the path to enlightenment. As a writer\, he was prolific\, composing over 300 written works that are collected into 18 volumes. The majority of his works are on tantra but the most popular are on the subject of Lamrim. He was renowned for having innumerable visions of Manjushri and is said to have received many clarifications and teachings directly. Therefore\, his knowledge\, realisations\, teachings and writings are either directly transmitted or blessed by the Buddha of Wisdom. Many lamas and practitioners regard him to be a direct emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri himself. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Geshe Cheme Tsering was born in Lhodrag\, southern Tibet\, in 1958. Growing up in India\, he attended the Central School for Tibetans in Shimla\, H.P. and continued his studies at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies at Sarnath\, Varanasi and Nyingmapa Lamas College at Tibetan Colony\, Clement Town\, U.P. He entered Gaden Shartse Monastery in 1978 as a residence student of Zemey Labrang\, received Geshe Lharampa recognition in 1996 after 15 years of intensive study\, and was invited in 2008 to fill the post of main translator at Trijang Buddhist Institute in Vermont\, USA for His Holiness Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche. During his tenure\, he has given numerous teachings on important parts of Lamrim. His translations include A Play of Magical Illusion\, the autobiography of Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (1901-1981; Edition Rabten\, 2022); the biography of Tri Jangchub Chophel (1756-1838)\, the first Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche; and the extended biography of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche (1921-1986). URL:https://www.kechara.com/event/protector-puja/2026-06-29/ LOCATION:Kechara House\, 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\, 47301\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Pujas & Prayers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.kechara.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/KH-Protector-Puja-Web-Article.png GEO:3.1193349;101.5989772 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kechara House 7 Jalan PJU 1/3G SunwayMas Commercial Centre Petaling Jaya Selangor 47301 Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Jalan PJU 1/3G\, SunwayMas Commercial Centre:geo:101.5989772,3.1193349 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR