The great festival of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday is celebrated globally on July 6th.
The occasion serves as an international “Day of Compassion” , where devotees and admirers honor his legacy of nonviolence, interfaith harmony, and his lifelong work for the well-being of all sentient beings.
Please join us as Ven. Angie leads this special puja to pray for His Holiness’ long life and success!
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has given advice on how to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday. In the advice, Rinpoche discusses what prayers to recite and in what order, remarking that “doing [these prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama] will help your practice very much; you will get the realizations of the path.”
Rinpoche later requested that this advice be given to all FPMT centers, projects, and services.
FPMT International Office has collated Rinpoche’s advice into this booklet, How to Do the Great Festival of His Holiness’ Birthday in the Best Possible Way.
The practice we will do includes some of the following prayers:
- Prayers for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Prayer that Spontaneously Fulfills all Wishes
- Remembering the Kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan People, and
- Prayer for Tibet.
The practice also includes offering a group Kata (which we will provide) to the throne of His Holiness here at Vajrapani Institute, which His Holiness taught from during his visit in 1996.
Come join us to make special prayers and dedication for His Holiness to live a very long healthy life and all His bountiful wishes to be fulfilled.
