Grand Inauguration and Consecration · 6 March 2028

Zangdok Palri

Join revered masters, monastics and practitioners from around the world for the historic completion and consecration of the sacred Zangdok Palri temple.

༈ ཟངས་མདོག་དཔལ་རིའི་ཕོ་བྲང་ཆེན་མོ།The Great Palace of the Copper-Colored Glorious Mountain

6 March 2028. The auspicious 10th day of the first Tibetan month, Tibetan Royal Year 2155, the Male Earth Monkey Year.

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Practitioners from around the world

Together, we gather to celebrate the fulfilment of a sacred vision and make aspirations for the flourishing of the Buddha Dharma.

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The gathering

A historic gathering on the Auspicious Guru Rinpoche Day

Zangdok Palri temple with its golden roofs rising above the mist at Dundul Raptenling Monastery
Date
6 March 2028
Tibetan calendar
10th day of the first Tibetan month
Year
Tibetan Royal Year 2155Male Earth Monkey Year
Location
Dundul Raptenling MonasteryT.R.S. Camp No. 3, MahendragadaGajapati District, Odisha 761017, India
Purpose
The grand inauguration and consecration of Zangdok Palri and its sacred contents.

The ceremony

Grand inauguration and consecration

The ceremony will celebrate the completion of the Zangdok Palri temple and all its sacred contents. The gathering is expected to include consecration rituals, prayers, offerings, teachings and other traditional ceremonies led by lineage masters and the monastic sangha.

Consecration Program

  1. 5 March 2028Guest Arrival, Registration and Orientation
  2. 6–8 March 2028Consecration, Grand Opening, Khenpo Enthronement and Cultural Celebrations
  3. 9–11 March 2028Dharma Dialogue, Guru Rinpoche Eight Manifestations Cham and Seven Treasures Tsok Offering

The program will be conducted under the guidance of the presiding masters and the monastic community of Dundul Raptenling Monastery.

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Gilded statue of Guru Rinpoche wearing the lotus crown

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Offerings will help the monastery prepare for visiting masters, monastics, pilgrims and guests. Support may be used for ceremonial preparations, food, facilities, transportation, temporary accommodations and other event needs.

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Join us in Odisha in 2028

Gather with practitioners from around the world for the fulfilment of a sacred vision begun in the Fire Monkey Year of 2016.

6 March 2028 · Dundul Raptenling Monastery, Odisha, India

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