{"id":17427,"date":"2025-10-03T10:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/?page_id=17427"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:42:09","slug":"lama-tsongkhapa-day-2025-14-12-25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/es\/lama-tsongkhapa-day-2025-14-12-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Lama Tsongkhapa Day 2025 (14\/12\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17427\" class=\"elementor elementor-17427\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa65291 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa65291\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340ede4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"340ede4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lama Tsongkhapa day<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03f2a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d03f2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saturday 13th &amp; Sunday 14th of December 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb3428 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb3428\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f146a2\" data-id=\"4f146a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d705816 elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d705816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAvalokiteshvara, great treasure of non-objectifying compassion;<br>Manjushri, master of stainless wisdom;<br>Vajrapani, destroyer of the entire host of maras;<br>Tsongkhapa, crown jewel of the sages of the land of snows,<br>To Losang Drakpa, at your feet I make requests.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Migtsema prayer to Lama Tsongkhapa<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99d8ff1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99d8ff1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aba3f92\" data-id=\"aba3f92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3baec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd3baec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ganden Ngamchoe - Lama Tsongkhapa's parinirvana<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62f6ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62f6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tsongkhapa5visions2007E-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong>Je Tsongkhapa or Lama Tsongkhapa (1357 &#8211; 1419) of his ordained name Losang Drakpa was a tibetan monk and teacher, founder of the tibetan Gelug school.\u00a0<\/p><p>Every year on the 25th day of the 10th month of the lunar calendar we celebrate Ganden Ngamchoe &#8211; Lama Tsongkhapa&#8217;s parinirvana. In 2025 this holiday occurs on the <strong>14th of December<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">You can read more about this auspicious day <a href=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/auspicious-days-of-the-buddhist-calendar\/#tsongkhapa\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p>This year in particular, Nalanda Monastery is happy to welcome members of the French Kalmyk community represented by the ADKF (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adkf.fr\/\">Association des Kalmouks de France<\/a>). Based on their historical ties with the Gelug school, in the Kalmyk tradition, Lama Tsongkhapa&#8217;s parinirvana &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adkf.fr\/coutumes-et-traditions\">Zul<\/a> &#8211; is the most important day in the year as it represents new beginnigs and a New Year.\u00a0<\/p><p>In order to present our brothers and sisters&#8217; culture and traditions we organize the festivities on the whole weekend of the 13-14 december 2025:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Saturday 13th<\/strong> : presentation of the culture of the Kalmyk people<\/li><li><strong>Sunday 14th<\/strong> : Lama Tsongkhapa Day (tib. Ganden Ngamchoe, kal. Zul)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3614f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3614f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5671\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5671\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Program of the 13 & 14 of December 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5671\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5671\"><table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"66\">\n<col width=\"300\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>Saturday 13\/12\/2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Almuerzo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Presentation on the kalmyk people and their culture<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Traditional kalmyk tea party<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Lama Tsongkhapa&#8217;s Guru Yoga (Ganden Lhagyama)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>in the main gompa leaded by Ven. Tsultrim in Russian<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:00<\/td>\n<td>Cena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>Buddha Medicine Puja (in English)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"66\">\n<col width=\"300\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>Sunday 14\/12\/2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>06:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>8 Precepts of Mahayana<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>07:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Movie projection on the life of Geshe Ngawang Wangyal &#8211; &#8220;Geshe Wangyal, With Blessing of the Three Jewels&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><br>Chanting the names of Manjushri &amp; King of prayers (in english)<\/span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>Almuerzo<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;Question and answer with Ven. Tsultrim in Russian Lama Yeshe Gompa<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14:00 to 14:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Puja del Gur\u00fa&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Traditional kalmyk tea party<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Traditional Kalmyk light offering ceremony<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99dbbb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e99dbbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/zjAtSrbXXJb1ZkRr9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Inscripci\u00f3n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1845b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d1845b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to accumulate merits on this special occasion?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9342847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9342847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>&#8220;It is best to offer as many light offerings as you can. It is very common to offer lights on Lama Tsongkhapa Day\u2026 The center\u2019s students can hang up as many Christmas lights as possible. By offering lights, we create the cause of enlightenment, of liberation from samsara, and of the happiness of future lives<\/i>.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Kyabje Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2b550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b2b550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Offering-lights-1024x305.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14860\" alt=\"light offerings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Offering-lights-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Offering-lights-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Offering-lights-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Offering-lights-1536x458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Offering-lights-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Offering-lights-800x239.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Offering-lights.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e508b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e508b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can offer <strong>a Tibetan led lamp for \u20ac10<\/strong>. <br \/>Your name will be mentioned with the light you will sponsor.\u00a0<\/p><p>This way, you make a light offering in order to dispel ignorance and Nalanda monastery can use your generosity for Dharma purposes.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Kalmyks also practice light offering, but for them it bears an additional meaning &#8211; traditionally they didn&#8217;t celebrate individual birthdays but on this day, each added one more ghee lamp representing an additional year to their age.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6780d elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a6780d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjEyMzQiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620e84e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"620e84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb09685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb09685\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b450d25\" data-id=\"b450d25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c5283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0c5283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Stream - Special Guru Puja and Tsog<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6e9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6e9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Video below is from previous edition of Lama Tsongkhapa Day (25\/12\/2024).<\/p><p>This year&#8217;s livestream and video will be available soon.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3a8b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fe3a8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=AVPVHQZ5SEs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lama Tsongkhapa day Saturday 13th &amp; Sunday 14th of December 2025 Avalokiteshvara, great treasure of non-objectifying compassion;Manjushri, master of stainless wisdom;Vajrapani, destroyer of the entire host of maras;Tsongkhapa, crown jewel of the sages of the land of snows,To Losang Drakpa, at your feet I make requests. Migtsema prayer to Lama Tsongkhapa Ganden Ngamchoe &#8211; Lama &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/es\/lama-tsongkhapa-day-2025-14-12-25\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lama Tsongkhapa Day 2025 (14\/12\/25)<\/span> Leer m\u00e1s &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17427","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lama Tsongkhapa Day 2025 (14\/12\/25) &#8212; 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