{"id":21594,"date":"2026-07-13T14:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/?page_id=21594"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:10:34","slug":"choekhor-duchen-07-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/es\/choekhor-duchen-07-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Choekhor Duchen 07\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21594\" class=\"elementor elementor-21594\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14b168c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14b168c\" 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-59672ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59672ea\" 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<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ch\u00f6khor Duchen with <br>Khen Rinpoche Geshe Wangdu<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e1e34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0e1e34\" 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 18 July 2026<\/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-eff6641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eff6641\" 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-69591c1\" data-id=\"69591c1\" 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-612f9e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"612f9e8\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57207d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c57207d\" 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\">One of the four main holy days in Buddhism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34aca12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34aca12\" 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 align=\"justify\">\u00a0<strong>Ch\u00f6khor Duchen<\/strong>, the \u201cDay of Turning the Wheel of Dharma\u201d, is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/auspicious-days-of-the-buddhist-calendar\/\">four annual holy days in Buddhism<\/a>. This year, it will be commemorate on Saturday, July 18.\u00a0 On these special days, as taught in the <em>Treasure of Quotations and Logic<\/em>, the power of any action is multiplied by 100 million therefore it is very important to accumulate merits and to avoid negative karmas.<\/p><p>After having realized enlightenment, Lord Buddha did not teach during seven weeks. Indra and Brahma offered a dharmachakra and a conch shell. They then requested Lord Buddha to teach. Accepting, Shakyamuni Buddha turned the wheel of Dharma for the first time at Sarnath, with the teaching on the four noble truths.<\/p><p><strong>Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche\u2019s Advice<\/strong> <br \/>For these merit-multiplying days, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche&#8217;s advice can be found on the page <a href=\"https:\/\/fpmt.org\/teachers\/zopa\/advice\/practice-on-the-four-great-holy-days\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/fpmt.org\/teachers\/zopa\/advice\/practice-on-the-four-great-holy-days\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1784030824213000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1KKqlEfdXOC0qLj3uZ4CZ0\">\u201cPractice on the Four Great Holy Days\u201d<\/a>.<\/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-8ef0924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ef0924\" 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\">Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Wangdu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0087445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0087445\" 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><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Khen-Rinpoche-Wangdu-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"808\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Khen-Rinpoche-Wangdu-06.jpg 808w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Khen-Rinpoche-Wangdu-06-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Khen-Rinpoche-Wangdu-06-768x896.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Khen-Rinpoche-Wangdu-06-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Khen-Rinpoche-Wangdu-06-800x934.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>An incredible opportunity!<\/strong><\/p><p>On this meritorious day of Ch\u00f6khor Duchen, Nalanda Monastery is very honored and pleased to welcome Khen Rinpoche Wangdu.<\/p><p>Khen Rinpoche came to participate to the Great Monlam in Paris from 6 to 8 July before going to Switzerland. At short, he very kindly accepted Nalanda&#8217;s invitation to visit our monastery and teach on this very auspicious day.<\/p><p><strong>Khen Rinpoche Losang Wangdu<\/strong> is the former abbot of\u00a0 Gyudmed Tantric College.<br \/>He is now\u00a0 the 103rd Abbot of <a href=\"https:\/\/sedgyuedmonastery.org\/\">Sed gyued Monastery<\/a> (the first Gelugpa Tantric College) in East India. For nearly six centuries the teachings of Sed Gyued have passed directly from one great master to the next, never through recognized reincarnation, but through scholarship, tantric mastery, and unbroken guru devotion.<br \/>Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Wangdu is an excellent monk and scholar, a kind and wise human being, very down to earth and accessible.<br \/>In teachings, the Late Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche who knew him well from Sera, referred to him on more than one occasion in praise of his guru devotion.<\/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-a498b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a498b74\" 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\">Horario<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27a63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b27a63b\" 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>10 am to 12 pm: <strong>Developing Bodhicitta through the six causes and one effect <\/strong>in the main gompa.<\/p><p>12:00 pm to 12.30 pm: <strong>Presentation and blessings the great tangkha of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha<\/strong> outside the old monks building.<\/p><p>3 pm to 5 pm: <strong>Commentary on the Homage to Buddha Shakyamuni by Nagarjuna<\/strong> in the main gompa.<\/p><p>7 pm to 8.30 pm:\u00a0<strong>Guru puja with Khen Rinpoche<\/strong>.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21680 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka-1307x1536.jpg 1307w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka-1742x2048.jpg 1742w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka-800x940.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grande-thangka.jpg 1768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/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-2d21b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d21b77\" 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\">Traducciones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a519732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a519732\" 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>Khen Rinpoche <\/strong>will teach in <strong>Tibetan<br \/><\/strong><strong>Geshe Norbu <\/strong>will translate into <strong>Ingl\u00e9s<br \/><\/strong><strong>Someone <\/strong>will translate into <strong>Franc\u00e9s<\/strong><\/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-f6c8e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6c8e05\" 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\">You can follow online<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61357ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61357ca\" 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 will be able to follow the teachings online.<br \/><strong>The link will be added soon.<\/strong><\/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-e852496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e852496\" 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\">Participation to this auspicious day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c820612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c820612\" 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 are welcome to participate to the costs for the travels of Khen Rinpoche and his assistant. <br \/><strong>A suggested minimum donation of 15\u20ac for each session<\/strong> will be greatly appreciated.<\/p><p>The participation to all the events organized by Nalanda Monastery is free for the Sangha.<\/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-a40518a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a40518a\" 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\">Celebrate International Sangha Day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45700c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f45700c\" 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>Ch\u00f6khor Duchen is also the day on which FPMT celebrates\u00a0<strong>International Sangha Day<\/strong>! it provides an opportunity for monastic and lay communities to come together in recognition of their interdependence and celebrate the ways in which they mutually rely on each other\u2019s practice of the Dharma.<\/p><p><strong>Offerings on\u00a0Chokhor\u00a0Duchen<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>On\u00a0Chokhor\u00a0Duchen\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fpmt.org\/projects\/fpmt\/puja\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/fpmt.org\/projects\/fpmt\/puja\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1784030824213000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0z_t6DFc65z19vs7gCAoPh\">FPMT Puja Fund\u00a0<\/a>will be sponsoring numerous pujas including\u00a0Guhyasamaja self-initiation, Namgyalma long life puja, and Drugchuma. The stupas of Boudhanath and Swambyunath in Nepal will be freshly painted, and the umbrellas will be offered at the pinnacle of each stupa. A new set of robes will be offered to the Buddha statue in the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya. Additionally, animals will be liberated, sutras recited and printed, and offerings will be made to all of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche\u2019s gurus and to all the IMI Sangha communities in FPMT.\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-095ed67 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"095ed67\" 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=\"\">\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-86777b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86777b7\" 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\">Apoya a Nalanda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33492a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b33492a\" 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>Sin un monasterio, es dif\u00edcil mantener una sangha estable.<br \/>Sin sangha, no hay budadharma.<br \/>El monasterio Nalanda necesita que nos apoyes.<\/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-0c53e3a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0c53e3a\" 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=\"\">\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\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>Ch\u00f6khor Duchen with Khen Rinpoche Geshe Wangdu Saturday 18 July 2026 One of the four main holy days in Buddhism \u00a0Ch\u00f6khor Duchen, the \u201cDay of Turning the Wheel of Dharma\u201d, is one of the four annual holy days in Buddhism. 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