Lotus Garden Retreat Center

04/04/2026

On the auspicious full moon day of the second lunar month, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the very embodiment of boundless compassion and wisdom, bestowed the sacred tsugphü (hair-cutting) ceremony upon Minling Dungse Rinpoche and Minling Jetsün Rinpoche, an event of profound blessing and historic significance.

Read more: https://www.lotusgardens.org/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-confers-the-tsugphu-ceremony-to-the-mindrolling-lineage-holders/

03/05/2026

On the 10th day of the new lunar year of Fire Horse, the seven-day drubchen of Thugje Chenpo Desheg Kundu commenced at Mindrolling Monastery to commemorate the Parinirvana of Kyabje Minling Trichen.

See more on our website: https://www.lotusgardens.org/the-great-drubchen-of-thugje-chenpo-desheg-kundu-at-mindrolling-monastery-2026/

02/21/2026

On the third day of Losar of the year of the Fire Horse, 2026, the sangha of Mindrolling gathered to make vast offerings of ganachakra (feast offerings) to mark the anniversary of the parinirvana of Kyabje Minling Trichen. The assembly was led by Minling Dungse Rinpoche and included Minling Jetsün Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Dechen Paldrön, Sangyum Kushog, Venerable Khentrul Marpa Rinpoche and the other Mindrolling tulkus, khenpos, and monks, as well as nuns of Samten Tse, and Mindrolling International sangha members. Many more sangha members who could not attend in person joined the practice on the internet by live stream. The entire assembly joined together with great devotion to accomplish the vast ganacakra.

On this auspicious day with entire Mindrolling sangha gathered and with Kyabje Minling Dungse Rinpoche taking his seat of Mindrolling, the blessings of the lineage of the past, present, and future were profoundly felt by all. Like all the Mindrolling lineage masters who came before, may Dungse Rinpoche and Jetsün Rinpoche continue to uphold the glorious victory banner of the Dharma for the future generation.

02/19/2026

Live Stream for Parinirvana Day of Kyabje Minling Trichen – 8:30 AM IST, February 20, 2026 - www.dharmashri.org

The third lunar day of the year is the anniversary of the parinirvana of Kyabje Minling Trichen. Each year the sangha performs a vast tshog, or feast offering, offering to mark this important day, and as a way to accumulate great merit. For the Parinirvana day of Kyabje Minling Trichen, Friday, February 20th, 2026, the sangha of Mindrolling will perform the Rigdzin Thugthig Sadhana at Mindrolling Monastery led by Minling Dungse Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, and Minling Jetsün Dechen Paldrön.

The practice will be live streamed from the Guru Rinpoche shrine room in the Great Stupa at Mindrolling. The practice begins at 8:30 AM India Time on Friday, February 20th, 2026. For Europe this is 4:00 AM Central Europe Time on February 20th, and for North America, it begins 10:00 PM February 19th US Eastern Time.

You can join the livestream at

www.dharmashri.org

This feast practice is a wonderful way to accumulate merit and connect with the incomparable lineage of Mindrolling, and we hope that sangha members from a round the world will join for this important sadhana practice.

02/17/2026

11/10/2024

Mindrolling International and the Dharmashri Online Portal are delighted to announce that Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche will bestow online teachings on the practice of Guru Yoga to the Mindrolling International sangha.

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Mindrolling International and the Dharmashri Online Portal are delighted to announce that Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche will bestow online teachings on the practice of Guru Yoga to the Mindrolling International sangha.

06/09/2024

We are delighted to announce the official establishment of the following Mindrolling Dharma Centers and Study Groups under the spiritual guidance of Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche to support the Dharma studies and practices of the worldwide Mindrolling Sangha.

Read more on the Lotus Garden Website:

June 9, 2024 We are delighted to announce the official establishment of the following Mindrolling Dharma Centers and Study Groups within Europe and North America.  These Dharma practice and study groups under the spiritual guidance of Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche have been created to support th...

06/04/2024

Announcing H.E. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche: Seven Treasuries Reading Transmissions Beginning August 2024

Minling Lotus Garden joyfully announces that His Eminence Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche will bestow the reading transmission (lung) and brief commentary of the Dzöd Dün (the Seven Treasuries of the Omniscient One, Longchen Rabjampa) at Minling Lotus Garden from August 15th to 21st, 2024.

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June 4, 2024 Minling Lotus Garden joyfully announces that His Eminence Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche will bestow the reading transmission (lung) and brief commentary of the Dzöd Dün (the Seven Treasuries of the Omniscient One, Longchen Rabjampa) at Minling Lotus Garden from August 15th to 21st, 2024. T...

02/13/2024

On the 3rd day of the 1st lunar month of the Year of the Wood Dragon, marked the anniversary of the parinirvana of Kyabje Minling Trichen. The parinirvana day this year was an especially auspicious one because it marked the installation of the Draku of Kyabje Minling Trichen in the main shrine room.

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February 13, 2024 The 3rd day of the 1st lunar month of the Year of the Wood Dragon (February 12th, 2024) marked the 16th anniversary of the parinirvana of Kyabje Minling Trichen. The Parinirvana day this year was an especially auspicious one because it marked the installation of the Draku of Kyabje...

08/14/2023

During the first week of August, 2023, His Eminence Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche kindly returned to Minling Lotus Garden to bestow teachings on the precious text “The Sword of Wisdom” by the great Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche. It was a joyful and precious opportunity for the Lotus Garden sangha to receive profound teachings from His Eminence and for Lotus Garden to again be blessed by Rinpoche’s presence. Read more on the Lotus Garden Website.

August 13, 2023 During the first week of August, 2023, His Eminence Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche kindly returned to Minling Lotus Garden to bestow teachings on the precious text “The Sword of Wisdom” by the great Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche. It was a joyful and precious opportunity for the Lotus Garden ...

07/22/2023

VAJRA ASSEMBLY AND MINLING MAHASANGA 2023

Students from around the world gathered in the Czech Republic for the first Vajra Assembly to receive teachings and transmissions from Minling Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche. The first Vajra Assembly was followed by the 3rd Mahasangha Drubchö and events celebrating the gathering of the Mindrolling International Sangha. Read More on the Lotus Garden Website:

July 21, 2023 Students from around the world gathered in the Czech Republic for the first Vajra Assembly to receive teachings and transmissions from Minling Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche. The first Vajra Assembly was followed by the 3rd Mahasangha Drubchö and events celebrating the gathering of the Mind...