Trashi Ganden Choepel Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre

02/09/2026

Geshe Palden Tsering's 19th memorial anniversary puja livestream

We will commemorate our founder Geshe Palden Tsering's 19th memoria...

30/08/2026

Updated September Programme

Wed 2/Sep, 7:00pm - Geshe Palden Tsering's memorial anniversary Heruka Guru Puja

Sun 6/Sep, 10:00am - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Wed 9/Sep, 7:30pm - Guided meditation and discussion time with Geshe Nyima Dorjee

Sun 13/Sep, 10:00am - Geshe Nyima Dorjee's teaching on Middling Stages of Meditation

Wed 16/Sep, 7:30pm - Guided meditation and discussion time with Geshe Nyima Dorjee

Sun 20/Sep, 10:00am - Geshe Nyima Dorjee's teaching on Middling Stages of Meditation

Mon 21/Sep, 7:30pm - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Wed 23/Sep, 7:30pm - Guided meditation and discussion time with Geshe Nyima Dorjee

Sun 27/Sep, 10:00am - Geshe Nyima Dorjee's teaching on Middling Stages of Meditation

Wed 30/Sep, 7:30pm - Guided meditation and discussion time with Geshe Nyima Dorjee

Following a review of the programme, Geshe-la has kindly agreed to continue Wednesday night guided meditations with the addition of post-meditation discussion and Q&A time.

While Geshe-la is with us, the centre will be open daily from 10am to 5pm. You are welcome to call in advance to arrange a time to visit (09 444 8886.) Geshe-la is also available for consultations regarding dharma questions, life questions, and other services such as house blessings, etc.

26/08/2026

September Programme

Sun 30/Aug, 10:00am - Welcoming ceremony for Geshe Nyima Dorjee followed by shared lunch (please bring a dish)

Wed 2/Sep, 7:00pm - Geshe Palden Tsering's memorial anniversary Heruka Guru Puja

Sun 6/Sep, 10:00am - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Sun 13/Sep, 10:00am - Geshe Nyima Dorjee's teaching on "Middling Stages of Meditation"

Sun 20/Sep, 10:00am - Geshe Nyima Dorjee's teaching on "Middling Stages of Meditation"

Mon 21/Sep, 7:30pm - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Sun 27/Sep, 10:00am - Geshe Nyima Dorjee's teaching on "Middling Stages of Meditation"

Dear friends in the dharma,

We are pleased to announce that Geshe Nyima Dorjee, resident teacher of Phen Day Dhargyey Ling in Christchurch, has kindly agreed to take up a teaching residency at our centre for the next few months. Geshe-la and his interpreter Dawa will arrive in Auckland this weekend and we invite you to join us for the welcoming ceremony and shared lunch starting 10am this Sunday, the 30th.

Geshe Nyima Dorjee has deep connections to our centre as our founder Geshe Palden Tsering was a house teacher for him at Sera Jey Monastery's Tehor Khamtsen house no. 1. As a member of Tehor Khamtsen he has a long-standing connection with our spiritual director Za Choeje Rinpoche who has recommended him as a qualified teacher.

Geshe-la has agreed to teach Kamalashila's "Middling Stages of Meditation" for the weekly Sunday teaching. Kamalashila was a master involved in the early transmission of Buddhism from India to Tibet. As a renowned scholar and practitioner, he composed "Middling Stages of Meditation" as a guide for Mahayana yogis and meditators. Emphasising the need for compassion and bodhicitta on the path, he detailed the steps for achieving a union of concentration and analytical meditations. These teachings will be livestreamed through Zoom, please contact us for details. We may add a Wednesday night teaching series on further consideration.

We will commemorate the 19th memorial anniversary of our dear founder Geshe Palden Tsering on the 2nd of September. In addition to Geshe Nyima Dorjee, the Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling sangha headed by Geshe Sangye Thinley, Karma Choeling sangha, and Geshe Jamyang from Tauranga have confirmed their attendance. We hope to see many of you there for this special Heruka Guru Puja starting 7pm.

Please check our website's calendar for details of events: www.trashiganden.org/events

27/07/2026

August Programme

Sun 2/Aug, 10:00am - Teaching review: Wisdom chapter part 5/5

Tue 4/Aug, 7:30pm - Za Choeje Rinpoche's birthday, Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Sun 9/Aug, 10:00am - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Sun 16/Aug, 10:00am - Teaching review: Essence of Dependent Origination, part 1/3
Sun 23/Aug, 10:00am - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Sun 30/Aug, 10:00am - Welcoming ceremony for Geshe Nyima Dorjee followed by shared lunch (please bring a dish)

Dear friends in the dharma,

I would like to start by thanking everyone who supported our events in July, especially the 100,000 Ganachakra Offerings Ceremony. By those merits may all wishes in accordance with the dharma be fulfilled. With the busyness of July over, we have just one major celebration in August - Za Choeje Rinpoche's birthday on Tuesday the 4th. We will celebrate with Guru puja and ganachakra as usual, and send Rinpoche our best wishes wherever he may be.

We are also tentatively planning a day trip to Whangarei on a Saturday in the second half of August to make offerings to the Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling sangha. If you would like to join us, please get in touch for details and updates.

Please check our website for details of events:

Check out our events calendar for programme details.

16/07/2026

Dear friends in the dharma,

Our annual 100,000 Ganachakra Offerings Ceremony in celebration of Guru Rinpoche's birthday is just over a week away! We are expecting a dozen sangha members to join us over the course of the weekend, including our dear Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling sangha who will be there Friday and Saturday. We are still seeking volunteers to help before and during the event, please get in touch.

www.gurupadma.org.nz

28/06/2026

July Programme

Sun 5/Jul, 10:00am - His Holiness the Dalai Lama's birthday celebration: Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Fri 10/Jul, 10:00am - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Sun 12/Jul, 10:00am - Teaching review: Wisdom chapter part 3/5

Sat 18/Jul, 10:00am - Buddha's first teaching anniversary special prayers

Sun 19/Jul, 10:00am - Teaching review: Wisdom chapter part 4/5

Fri 24/Jul, 10:30am - Short ganachakra offering

100,000 Ganachakra Offerings Ceremony in downtown Auckland
Fri 24/Jul, 7:00pm - Opening ceremony and first session
Sat 25/Jul, 10:00am - Second session followed by complimentary vegetarian lunch
2:00pm - Third session
Sun 26/Jul, 10:00am - Fourth session concluding with the full performance of The Ling Dance of Great Bliss Music (Lingdro Dechen Rolmo)

Dear friends in the dharma,

July is a month of many celebrations for us. Starting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 91st birthday, we also have the Matariki public holiday falling on a ganachakra day this year, followed by the anniversary of Buddha's first teaching, and ending with the annual 100,000 Ganachakra Offerings Ceremony (Maha Guru Boomtsog) that we are co-hosting with Padma Ati Buddhist Institute in celebration of Guru Rinpoche's birthday.

The 100,000 Ganachakra Offerings Ceremony will be led by Katog Rigzin Chenpo Rinpoche, together with Pong Re Rinpoche and our teachers and close sangha friends from Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling in Whangarei, Trashi Gomang in Mangere, Tashi Choepel Ling in Tauranga, and Karma Choeling in Waitoki (confirmed thus far.) The ceremony will start at 7pm on Friday 24th July, the actual birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche, and conclude at lunchtime on Sunday the 26th. Please note this is an offsite event being held downtown at Level 9, 10 Lorne Street, Auckland Central, and livestreamed through Zoom as well. Details are available from www.gurupadma.org.nz

Due to the nature of dependent arising where without each individual contribution the whole result would not have been possible, your participation and contribution to the Ceremony will result in the same benefits as if you had made the 100,000 offerings all by yourself. Therefore, we would appreciate and welcome any volunteers and donations to the account below in support of the event. If you would like to submit names for the dedication list, please email us.

Account name: Trashi Ganden Choepel Ling Trust
Account number: 12-3136-0049333-50

Please check our website for details of events: www.trashiganden.org/events

Check out our events calendar for programme details.

30/05/2026

Scenes from the nyung-ne retreat, joining Dhargyey Buddhist Centre online.

30/05/2026

June Programme

Mon, 1/Jun, Nyung-ne retreat ends
8:00am - Avalokitesvara sadhana concluding session

Wed 3/Jun, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sun 7/Jun, 10:00am - Parnashavari sadhana practice

Wed 10/Jun, 7:30pm - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Sun 14/Jun, 10:00am - Teaching review: Wisdom chapter part 1/5

Wed 17/Jun, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sun 21/Jun, 10:00am - Padmasambhava guru yoga

Wed 24/Jun, 7:30pm - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Sun 28/Jun, 10:00am - Teaching review: Wisdom chapter part 2/5

Please check our calendar for details of events: trashiganden.org/events

Dear friends in the dharma,

We are currently in the middle of our nyung-ne retreat being held on the sacred occasion of the Vaishaka full moon weekend. We hope many of you will be able to join us in celebrating Buddha Shakyamuni's life on the actual full moon day (31 May) with the special prayers and extensive offerings starting at 10am.

Looking at the months ahead, we will start a new teaching review series based on the wisdom chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Za Choeje Rinpoche gave these teachings over five sessions in 2023.

We have tentative dates for this year's 100,000 Ganachakra Offerings Ceremony (Maha Guru Boomtsog.) To honour Guru Rinpoche's birthday, we hope to hold the event from 24 - 26 July. We will update you once details are confirmed.

We are also planning on making a day trip to Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling in Whangarei in the near future to congratulate Geshe Karma Gyasey on his recent geshe graduation. If you are interested in joining us, please let us know so we can keep you informed.

Check out our events calendar for programme details.

02/05/2026

May Programme

Sun 3/May, 10:30am - Teaching review: Refuge part 4 of 4

Wed 6/May, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sun 10/May, 10:00am - Recitation of "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons" mind training

Tue 12/May, 7:30pm - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Wed 13/May, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sun 17/May, 10:00am - Medicine Buddha puja

Wed 20/May, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sun 24/May, 10:00am - Four mandala offerings to Tara ceremony

Tue 26/May, 7:30pm - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Wed 27/May, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sat 30/May, Nyung-ne retreat begins:
6:30am - taking the eight Mahayana precepts (please contact us if taking for the first time)
8:00am - Avalokitesvara sadhana session 1
4:00pm - Avalokitesvara sadhana session 2

Sun, 31/May, Buddha's birth, awakening, and passing anniversary
7:00am - taking the eight Mahayana precepts and Avalokitesvara sadhana session 3
10:00am - special prayers and Buddha bathing ceremony in honour of Shakyamuni Buddha
12:00pm - Avalokitesvara sadhana session 4
4:00pm - Avalokitesvara sadhana session 5

Mon, 1/Jun, Nyung-ne retreat ends
8:00am - Avalokitesvara sadhana concluding session

Please check our calendar for details of events: trashiganden.org/events

Dear friends in the dharma,

As May brings a refreshing coolness to the air, we look forward to celebrating the most sacred Vaishakha month (Saga Dawa) which begins on the 17th and culminates with the full moon day on the 31st. This full moon day marks three important milestones in the Buddha's life, namely his birth, his awakening at the age of 35, and his passing at the age of 80.

We encourage you to join the united Buddhist community celebrations of this sacred month on Saturday 16th May at Tsi Ming Temple in Greenlane. The ceremonies begin at 9am. More details can be found on the NZ Sangha Fellowship website.

This year the sacred full moon day fortuitously falls on the Sunday of King's Birthday long weekend. Therefore, in addition to our usual prayers and bathing ceremony in honour of Shakyamuni Buddha, the centre will also conduct the two day nyung-ne fasting retreat over that weekend. The nyung-ne fasting retreat focuses on the yoga method of Avalokitesvara to enhance our experience of great compassion by taking on the sufferings of the lower realms. On the first day, practitioners observe the eight precepts and take one meal in the morning. On the second day, no food or drinks are consumed, and silence is observed with the exception of prayers. The fast is broken on the third day during the final dawn practice session. You are welcome to drop in for any or all of the nyung-ne sessions without following the fasting restrictions. For those who would like to complete the full retreat, please email us to make arrangements.

Check out our events calendar for programme details.

31/03/2026

April Programme

Wed 1/Apr, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Wed 8/Apr, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sun 12/Apr, 10:00am - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Wed 15/Apr, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sun 19/Apr, 10:00am - Teaching review: Refuge part 3 of 4

Wed 22/Apr, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Sun 26/Apr, 11:00am - Guru puja with ganachakra offering

Wed 29/Apr, 7:30pm - Open meditation

Dear friends in the dharma,

With two long holiday weekends in April, we hope you can find time to rest and recover from the busyness of daily life. Especially in these times when our collective merits are declining, we encourage you in your virtuous endeavours for the benefit of sentient beings. Please note there is no programme on Sunday the 5th (also when daylight savings ends,) and the Guru puja on Sunday the 26th will start later than usual at 11am.

For details of events, please see our website's calendar:

Check out our events calendar for programme details.