The Second Gelug Monlam Festival at Nalanda
11 - 15 March 2025
Following Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s holy wish to bring the Monlam to the West, last February, Nalanda Monastery initiated the tradition of the Gelug Monlam Festival in the West.
Come and join us for the second edition of this historical event!
- 11 - 15 March, 2025
- Monasterio de Nalanda (Francia)
- En tibetano, inglés y francés
The whole assembly during Nalanda’s Second Gelug Monlam.
Participación de invitados especiales
Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi, abbot of Kopan Monastery.
Up to this point, these very special guests have kindly accepted our invitation:
Geshe Loden, resident teacher of Vajra Yogini Institute
Ven. Rabjor, Khen Rinpoche’s assistant
Metok Rinpoche
Thoesam Rinpoche, director of Tibet House Frankfurt
Kunchok Namdro, ex-chant leader of Gyuto Monastery
Geshe Dakpa Tsundu, resident teacher at Kalachakra Centre, Paris
Ven. Steve Carlier
Ven. Elisabeth Druckier, director of Kalachakra Centre, Paris
Ven. Robina Courtin, famous FPMT teacher
François Lecointre, Center Services Director, and COO of FPMT International Office
Antony Boussemart, co-president of the Union Bouddhiste de France (UBF)
La inscripción es obligatoria
Everybody is welcome! Please help us organize this event by registering aquí.
The event is free of charge, but due to limited space in the gompa, we need your registration. You will be given a seat number according to the time you register.
As the gompa has limited spaces (119), seats will also be available outside the gompa with a big TV screen.
For food and lodging, we will need your kind financial participation. Nalanda Monastery offers food and lodging to monks and nuns.
Textos de oración
Learn to chant the prayers: For those who are interested, we will be holding rehearsal sessions of the Monlam prayers on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March, and Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 March at 2pm in Nalanda, using the recorded sessions from last year. You can always rehearse on your own using this link.
Transmisiones en directo
La procesión de Maitreya durante el primer Gran Festival de Oraciones Geluk de Nalanda (fotografía de Sonam Sherpa).
Watch the films!
Last year, during the first Gelug Monlam Festival, we filmed interviews with our special guests and Geshes. You can discover our five episodes and the full movie aquí!
Celebrar los «15 días de milagros»
A partir del primer día del Año Nuevo tibetano (Losar), February 28, the “15 días de milagros" conmemoran el momento histórico durante el cual Buda Shakyamuni manifestó numerosos milagros para subyugar a los seis maestros no budistas y para que sus discípulos generaran más fe en el Dharma.
El decimoquinto día, Chötrol Duchen, corresponds to the day of the full moon, March 14. It is a particularly auspicious day where los méritos se multiplican por 100 millones. Durante estas dos semanas, los monasterios organizan el festival de las grandes oraciones: Monlam Chenmo. El propio Lama Tsongkhapa inició la primera edición de este festival de la tradición Gelug en 1409.
Lama Zopa Rimpoche wanted to implement this practice of intense accumulation of merits in the West. This is why we have organized the first traditional Gelug Monlam in France last February 2024.
Invitación a la Sangha
The monastery invites monks and nuns by offering them accommodation and food.
Nalanda’s Sangha and guests during the first Gelug Monlam in 2024 (picture by Sonam Sherpa).
Las donaciones son bienvenidas
Si desea acumular méritos participando en el cuidado de la Sangha durante el Gran Festival de Oraciones Geluk, incluidos los gastos de viaje de nuestros invitados especiales, puede hacer sus ofrecimientos aquí especificando «Monlam 2025».
Su generosidad ayudará a garantizar el éxito de este evento. Por cada donación de 100 € o más, su nombre se añadirá a la lista de dedicatorias que se leerá al final de la última sesión.
Nos vemos allí.
¡Nos vemos pronto para compartir contigo este momento tan especial!