Shitro Narak Kong Shak Teaching and Practice

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Shitro Narak Kong Shak Teaching and Practice‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sa‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌tu‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌r‌d‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌e‌b‌‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 18‌th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY‌with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche(Special Aspiration Prayers and Dedications: ‌‌S‌‌‌‌‌‌u‌‌n‌‌‌‌‌d‌‌a‌‌‌‌‌‌y F‌e‌‌b‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 19‌th ‌‌‌‌‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T )Khenpo will give the instructions on the Shitro Narak Kong Shak. The Narak Kong Shak, Emptying the Lower Realms from their Very Depths, is known as one of the most powerful and important methods […]

Special Aspiration Prayers and Dedications

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Special Aspiration Prayers and Dedications‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌e‌b‌‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 19th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY‌with Khenpo Samdup RinpocheThe international Sangha will recite Special Aspiration Prayers and Dedications: Prayer of Kuntuzangpo, King of Aspiration Prayers: Samantabhadra’s “Aspiration to Good Actions,” The Confession Before the 35 Buddhas, etc.Text DownloadsVideo Library

‌20‌2‌3 Losar Celebration

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

2023 Losar Celebration - Year of the Water Rabbitwith Kenpo Samdup Rinpoche & International Sangha‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday February 25 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌e‌b‌‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 26th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY‌Join us online with the Internation Sangha and our sister center, Drikung Dharma Surya, to celebrate Losar thru reciting prayers on this auspicious weekend. May the blessings be boundless!Click below to request […]

‌Shakyamuni Buddha Teachings / 20‌2‌3 Losar Celebration

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Shakyamuni Buddha Teachings - 2023 Losar Celebration (Year of the Water Rabbit)with Kenpo Samdup Rinpoche & International Sangha‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday February 25 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌e‌b‌‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 26th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY‌Join us online with the Internation Sangha and our sister center, Drikung Dharma Surya, to celebrate Losar thru reciting prayers on this auspicious weekend. May the blessings be boundless!Text […]

White Tara Practice & Teachings, Stupa Consecration

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

White Tara Practice & Teachings and Stupa Consecration in Tulum‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday March 11th and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y March 12th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm ONLINE ONLY‌ (Saturday EST, Sunday EDT)Join us this weekend when Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will lead us in practice and teachings of White Tara. In addition, Khenpo will bestow the lung of the White Tara text, Purified Drop of Immortality. White Tara […]

White Tara Practice & Teachings, Stupa Consecration

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

White Tara Practice & Teachings and Stupa Consecration in Tulumwith Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday March 11th and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y March 12th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm ONLINE ONLY‌ (Saturday is EST, Sunday EDT)Join us this weekend when Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will lead us in practice and teachings of White Tara. In addition, Khenpo will bestow the lung of the White Tara text, Purified […]

White Sur Offering called Pervading All Purelands (Online Only)

~The time of death can be an opportunity for the realization of great wisdom or taking a happier rebirth ~The White Sur consists of a smoke offering of flour, sweets, dairy products or a special blend of offering substances. This practice can be dedicated for the benefit of people or animals who have died to […]

Dzogchen Bardo Teachings: Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Commentary by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday March 18th and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y March 19th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will be teaching on the root text of Jigme Lingpa's famous Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer which covers the four principal intermediate states in their entirety: the natural bardo of life, the bardo of death, the […]

Dzogchen Bardo Teachings: Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Commentary by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday March 18th and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y March 19th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will be teaching on the root text of Jigme Lingpa's famous Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer which covers the four principal intermediate states in their entirety: the natural bardo of life, the bardo of death, the […]

Dzogchen Bardo Teachings: Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Commentary by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday March 25th and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y March 26th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will be teaching on the root text of Jigme Lingpa's famous Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer which covers the four principal intermediate states in their entirety: the natural bardo of life, the bardo of death, the […]

Dzogchen Bardo Teachings: Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Commentary by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday March 25th and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y March 26th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will be teaching on the root text of Jigme Lingpa's famous Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer which covers the four principal intermediate states in their entirety: the natural bardo of life, the bardo of death, the […]

Dzogchen Bardo Teachings: Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Commentary by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday April 1 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y April 210‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will be teaching on the root text of Jigme Lingpa's famous Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer which covers the four principal intermediate states in their entirety: the natural bardo of life, the bardo of death, the […]

Dzogchen Bardo Teachings: Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Commentary by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday April 1 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y April 210‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will be teaching on the root text of Jigme Lingpa's famous Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer which covers the four principal intermediate states in their entirety: the natural bardo of life, the bardo of death, the […]

Vajrakilaya Retreat (Online and at Temple)

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday April 22 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y April 2310‌‌am - 12:00‌pm EDT and 1:30 - 4:30pm EDT Please join us in welcoming Khenpo back to Gar Drolma in Dayton, Ohio for the weekend retreat of Vajrakilaya, the wrathful manifestation of Vajrasattva, the deity of purification. In t‌od‌ay‌’s world, anxieties about our personal life and world […]

Vajrakilaya Retreat (Online and at Temple)

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday April 22 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y April 2310‌‌am - 12:00‌pm EDT and 1:30 - 4:00pm EDT Please join us in welcoming Khenpo back to Gar Drolma in Dayton, Ohio for the weekend retreat of Vajrakilaya, the wrathful manifestation of Vajrasattva, the deity of purification. In t‌od‌ay‌’s world, anxieties about our personal life and world […]

Generation Stage Meditation Teachings  From Stages of Meditation: Awakening the Mind

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

by Khenpo Samdup RinpocheSaturday April 29 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y April 3010‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Please join us this weekend as the teachings continue on the Generation Stage practice with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche. Generation Stage is one of the principal techniques of Buddhist Tantra. In these practices, by means of visualization and mantra recitation we gradually shift our perceptions away […]

Generation Stage Meditation Teachings  From Stages of Meditation: Awakening the Mind

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday April 29 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y April 3010‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Please join us this weekend as the teachings continue on the Generation Stage practice with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche. Generation Stage is one of the principal techniques of Buddhist Tantra. In these practices, by means of visualization and mantra recitation we gradually shift our perceptions away […]

4-Day Mani Retreat for World Peace

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

In-Person @ Drikung Dharma Surya Center Temple & Virtual Online with Worldwide Sangha04 – 07 MAY 2023; 9 AM – 5PM EDTLed by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche with Geshe Lobsang Cholphal, Lama Rigzin, Acharya Konchok Chonyi & Venerable Thich Minh TrạmPlease see the DDSC Upcoming Events Page for details *  For In-Person, please register at:  [email protected]*  For Virtual […]

Tara Blessings & Teachings with HE Garchen Rinpoche,Venerable Khenpo Samdup, Venerable Khenpo Tenzin, & the Garchen Institute Lamas

At Garchen Buddhist Institute in ArizonaLivestream Session: May 12th - 14thVenerable Khenpo Tenzin - Four Dharma of Gampopa Teachings ‌Fr‌ida‌y M‌ay 12‌th 6‌pm-8‌pm EDT Venerable Khenpo Samdup - Supplication to Tara Teachings ‌Sa‌tu‌rda‌y M‌ay 13‌th 6‌pm-8‌pm E‌DT‌HE Garchen Rinpoche - Mahamudra TeachingsS‌u‌nd‌ay M‌ay 14‌th 1‌p‌m – 3‌pm E‌‌DT‌‌ ‌

Tara Blessings & Teachings with HE Garchen Rinpoche,Venerable Khenpo Samdup, Venerable Khenpo Tenzin, & the Garchen Institute Lamas

At Garchen Buddhist Institute in ArizonaLivestream Session: May 12th - 14thVenerable Khenpo Tenzin - Four Dharma of Gampopa Teachings ‌Fr‌ida‌y M‌ay 12‌th 6‌pm-8‌pm EDT Venerable Khenpo Samdup - Supplication to Tara Teachings ‌Sa‌tu‌rda‌y M‌ay 13‌th 6‌pm-8‌pm E‌DT‌HE Garchen Rinpoche - Mahamudra TeachingsS‌u‌nd‌ay M‌ay 14‌th 1‌p‌m – 3‌pm E‌‌DT‌‌ ‌