Glimpse of The GREAT SHRAVASTI CENTRE
Drikung Center Opening in Malaysia
The grand opening ceremony for the newly built Kedah Drikung Kagyu Dharma Centre was conducted on Dec 7, 2018 in Kedah, Malaysia in the presence of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang. At 8 am H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon led the consecration for the new temple and the statues of the shrine.
Great Shravasti Buddhist Centre Inaugurated
On the Auspicious Day of the Buddha Descended from Tushita Heaven the 4th Great Shravasti Buddhist Cultural Assembly and the opening ceremony of the Great Shravasti Buddhist Centre was conducted on Oct 31, 2018 at Katra, Shravasti, India. In the morning, H.H. the Pujya Chidanand Saraswati Jee and H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, along with H.E. Thritsab Rinpoche, most Ven. Nupa Rinpoche, and all the followers did consecration of the Buddha Statue at the main shrine of the Stupa.
Great Shravasti Opening Ceremony
His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang and organising committee of the Great Shravasti Center wound like to announce for the Opening Ceremony of the Great Shravasti Center which is going to be held on October 31, 2018 in Shravasti, U.P. India. The Great Shravasti Center was established under the kind direction of His Holiness with a unique plan to creat a non-sectarian place to study and practice Buddha Dharma. After the function there would be Dharma Talk as well as culture shows from different Himalayan regions from Ladakh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim.
Plantation Program in Dehradun.
Under the kind direction of H.H. The Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, the monks and nuns of Drikung Kagyu Institute, Samtenling Nunnery, Kagyu College and Songtsen Library joined for the plantation program along the banks of the Rispana River with Honble Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat ji & Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji, as well as our interfaith family to plant the trees of harmony for oneness on July 22, 2018 at 9:30-11am, Mothrowala, Dehradun (Near Sewage Treatment Plant).
Global Mentor Award for Holiness
Global Mentor Award for His Holiness, Subharti University, Meerut, India.
On June 29, 2018, H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang was offered a Global Mentor Award by the Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, U.P. India for his social welfare and green project “Go Green & Go Organic” in Ladakh and other Himalayan regions. There were also awardees from Thailand, Burma, Taiwan and India. H.H. and entourage were received with warm welcome by
H.H Visits Holy Bank of Ganga, Rishikesh
On 2nd of June 2018, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang joined with His Holiness the Pujya Swamiji Chidanand Saraswati for Ganga Aarti at the river bank of the Mother Ganga with such a magnificent sun setting in the evening. after Ganga Aarty His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon and His Holiness the Pujya Swamiji Chidanand Saraswati signed MOU the Memorandun of Understanding for green priject in Rishikesh, Dehradun, India. The CM of Uttarakhand Shri. Trivandra Singh Ravat, Development Minister Shri. Satyapal Singh and religious leaders from all the traditions were also present.
H.H Join Doubling Farmers income in Ladakh by 2022
After visits Dha- Hanu, His Holiness visited Village of Achi Nathang, Leh Dho and Takmachik. On May 25, 2018: A seminar on “Doubling farmers’ income in Ladakh by 2022” organized by Thangjuk Nursery and Organics Domkhar and LAHDC Leh supported by DIHAR Leh was organized today. His Holiness was the chief guest. Seminar held with the concept of ‘Revival of agriculture in Ladakh’. His Eminence Skyabjey Togdan Rinpoche, Skyabje Choskyong Palga Rinpoche, J&K Minister for Cooperative and Ladakh Affairs Tsering Dorjey Lakrook,
H.H Visits Drokyul, Leh Ladakh
11th of May 2018. With the grand reception, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang visited Drokyul the 'Land of Aryans' located around 163 km north-west of the town of Leh, nearly India Pakistan border area, for the last few days His Holiness visited Gur Gur Dho, Dharchik, Sanatse, Hordes, Dha, Garkon, Bayma and Dha- Hanu.
His Holiness visited in every villages and share
Conference in CIBS Leh, Ladakh 2018
On 9th May 2018. His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon was invited as Chief Guest for the conference "Buddhism and Environment in Ladakh"(ལ་དྭགས་ལ་ནང་ཆོས་དང་འཁོར་ཡུག) at the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies(Deemed University) in Choglamsar, Ladakh, hosted by the Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust, the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, and the All Ladakh Gompa Association.The two day conference brings together a number of religious leaders, scholars,and NGOs across Ladakh to discuss the convergence between the Tibetan Buddhism and environmentalism on the basis of environmental issues in Ladakh. At the inaugural conferenc. His Holiness spoke about the Buddhist concept of interdependent origination in relation to the environment and
H.H Attends Buddha Jayanti in New Delhi
On 30 April 2018. His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang joined the celebration of Buddha Jayanti in New Delhi at Indira Gandhi Stadium organised by the Misnister of Culture and International Buddhist Confederation. The program started with the ceremonial procession of many great Rinpocheys and Eminences form Tibetan tradition, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and so on inviting the Buddha Relics towards the main hall for the function. There were followed by the performance form Tibetan Institute of Art in Daramsala and students from Bhutan. H.H and all the Eminences offered the scarf and welocme Shri Nerendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India.Shri,
H.H Lead World Earth Day 22nd April 2018.
As usual since 2014 under the banner of Go green Go organic the 6 th phase of Go green Go organic happened once again with mass plantation at Phulak area of Lalok – Durbuk in Ladakh. And this time the 2 nd Green Ladakh Festival was also celebrated alongside the 6 th phase of Go green Go organic. The mass plantation was participated by the people from Chushul to Shayok of Durbuk block. And it started by 8 o’clock in the morning until 11:30 am. They planted local trees, local plant called Womboo and seabuck thorn in large number. Soon after when the guests from various parts of the world arrived a short programme of about an hour was carried out under the chairmanship of
His Holiness Visits Shayog Leh, Ladakh
His Holiness the 37 th Gyalwang Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche arrived Shayok on 3 rd April 2018 in the afternoon. The entire people of Lalok welcomed His Holiness, particularly the monks of Shachukul monastery and the people of Shayok gave a special welcome at the Shayok monastery. Shayok is a small village in Lalok, comprising of just 22 households located at an altitude of about 12,000 feet. In the morning of 4 th April His Holiness left for Shayok pharka with a group of villagers and inspected some sites for the development of greenery around the area. And during the inspection His Holiness appointed a villager, Mr. Tsering Mutup to lead the work to be done at the site.