Lotus Garden Retreat Center

10/04/2026

In August 2026, through the direction of Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, the sangha of Mindrolling Lotus Garden began a new project to provide fresh meals to those in need within our local community. On auspicious days, Lotus Garden has been preparing food for distribution in the local community.

Read more at: https://www.lotusgardens.org/2026/10/kindness-in-action-meal-donations-for-the-local-community/

08/06/2026

In the month of July the Mindrolling sangha gathered at Lotus Garden for teachings bestowed by Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche and Minling Jetsün Dechen Paldrön, the Mindrolling Vajrasattva Drubchö, the inauguration and celebration of the Mindrol Gatsal Temple, and the birthday of Mindrolling Dungse Rinpoche.

Read more: https://www.lotusgardens.org/2026/08/a-summer-of-blessings-at-mindrolling-usa-teachings-practice-and-the-mindrol-gatsal-temple-inaugural-celebration/

07/07/2026

On July 6th, 2026, the sangha of Mindrolling gathered to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 91st birthday in the Mindrol Gatsal temple at Mindrolling Lotus Garden. With fervent supplication for His Holiness’ long life, Minling Dungse Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche,Venerable Marpa Rinpoche, khenpos, lopons, and senior monks and nuns led the assembly of sangha members from around the world in a vast offering of mandala and the Three Representations of enlightened body, speech, and mind to the representation of His Holiness. The gathered assembly all joined in heartfelt supplication for His Holiness’ good health, continued presence, and vast Dharma activity which are an unceasing source of blessings and benefit for countless beings. The perfect embodiment of selflessness, compassion, and wisdom, may His Holiness ever remain as a refuge for sentient beings.

07/04/2026

In June 2026, on the most auspicious full-moon day of Saga Dawa, over two hundred Mindrolling International sangha members gathered in Czech Republic to receive teachings, transmissions, and guidance from the most precious Gurus—Kyabje Minling Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche and Minling Jetsun Dechen Paldron at the Vajra Assembly 2026.

Read More: https://www.lotusgardens.org/2026/07/mindrolling-vajra-assembly-mahasangha-europe-2026/

06/01/2026

Sangha Gathering for Saga Dawa at Minling Pema Gatsal

During the auspicious month of Saga Dawa, sangha members gathered at Mindrolling Lotus Garden for a ten-day Sangha Practice Gathering focused on daily practice, meritorious activities, and service.

See more at https://www.lotusgardens.org/2026/06/sangha-gathering-for-saga-dawa-at-minling-pema-gatsal/

04/04/2026

On the auspicious full moon day of the second lunar month, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the very embodiment of boundless compassion and wisdom, bestowed the sacred tsugphü (hair-cutting) ceremony upon Minling Dungse Rinpoche and Minling Jetsün Rinpoche, an event of profound blessing and historic significance.

Read more: https://www.lotusgardens.org/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-confers-the-tsugphu-ceremony-to-the-mindrolling-lineage-holders/

03/05/2026

On the 10th day of the new lunar year of Fire Horse, the seven-day drubchen of Thugje Chenpo Desheg Kundu commenced at Mindrolling Monastery to commemorate the Parinirvana of Kyabje Minling Trichen.

See more on our website: https://www.lotusgardens.org/the-great-drubchen-of-thugje-chenpo-desheg-kundu-at-mindrolling-monastery-2026/

02/21/2026

On the third day of Losar of the year of the Fire Horse, 2026, the sangha of Mindrolling gathered to make vast offerings of ganachakra (feast offerings) to mark the anniversary of the parinirvana of Kyabje Minling Trichen. The assembly was led by Minling Dungse Rinpoche and included Minling Jetsün Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Dechen Paldrön, Sangyum Kushog, Venerable Khentrul Marpa Rinpoche and the other Mindrolling tulkus, khenpos, and monks, as well as nuns of Samten Tse, and Mindrolling International sangha members. Many more sangha members who could not attend in person joined the practice on the internet by live stream. The entire assembly joined together with great devotion to accomplish the vast ganacakra.

On this auspicious day with entire Mindrolling sangha gathered and with Kyabje Minling Dungse Rinpoche taking his seat of Mindrolling, the blessings of the lineage of the past, present, and future were profoundly felt by all. Like all the Mindrolling lineage masters who came before, may Dungse Rinpoche and Jetsün Rinpoche continue to uphold the glorious victory banner of the Dharma for the future generation.

02/19/2026

Live Stream for Parinirvana Day of Kyabje Minling Trichen – 8:30 AM IST, February 20, 2026 - www.dharmashri.org

The third lunar day of the year is the anniversary of the parinirvana of Kyabje Minling Trichen. Each year the sangha performs a vast tshog, or feast offering, offering to mark this important day, and as a way to accumulate great merit. For the Parinirvana day of Kyabje Minling Trichen, Friday, February 20th, 2026, the sangha of Mindrolling will perform the Rigdzin Thugthig Sadhana at Mindrolling Monastery led by Minling Dungse Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Rinpoche, Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, and Minling Jetsün Dechen Paldrön.

The practice will be live streamed from the Guru Rinpoche shrine room in the Great Stupa at Mindrolling. The practice begins at 8:30 AM India Time on Friday, February 20th, 2026. For Europe this is 4:00 AM Central Europe Time on February 20th, and for North America, it begins 10:00 PM February 19th US Eastern Time.

You can join the livestream at

www.dharmashri.org

This feast practice is a wonderful way to accumulate merit and connect with the incomparable lineage of Mindrolling, and we hope that sangha members from a round the world will join for this important sadhana practice.

02/17/2026