06/08/2026
🪷13th U.S. Drikung Ngachö Monlam 🪷
Hosted by Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha
June 13–14, 2026 | Chicago, Illinois
Time⏰:
•SATURDAY 9:30-12:00
Lunch break 2:00-5:00pm
•SUNDAY 10:00-12:00
Lunch break 2:00-5:00pm
📍 Location Hyatt Place Hotel
6810 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
🌈. REGISTER:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/13th-us-drikung-ngacho-monlam-tickets-1986601248813?aff=oddtdtcreator
✨ During Saga Dawa, this Monlam gathering becomes an especially potent opportunity to pray for:
🌍 Peace and harmony in our world
🪷Prosperity and well-being for our families and communities
🪷The removal of obstacles and the flourishing of positive conditions
🪷Supporting the CRSS center and help ensure the continuity of the Buddha Dharma for future
🙏 How can you participate?
We warmly invite you to support this sacred gathering of monastics during the highly meritorious month of Saga Dawa.
🌟 Supreme Benefactor – Mandala Offering Sponsors
12 total opportunities available (6 per day)
$500 to offer a mandala during the Monlam
Plus an offering of your choice to each of the 20 monastics in attendance
✨ 108 Summoning Good Fortune Sponsors
$300 per sponsor (limited to 108)
Each sponsor will receive a White Dzambala Summoning Good Fortune Text, blessed by 21 lamas and anis.
🌸 General Sponsorship Opportunities
🍲 Meal Sponsorships
🕯 Candle Offerings
🌺 Flower Offerings
💛 General Donations
All sponsors will be included in the dedication prayers and entered into the raffle.
🎁 Raffle Offerings
All sponsors and attendees will be entered into a special raffle featuring:
A blessed statue of Jigten Sumgon
Elegant ritual tassels blessed by His Holiness Dalai Lama
Two traditional prayer malas
🎟 Attendance & Registration
All are warmly welcome to attend this powerful and auspicious gathering.
$70 – Full Monlam (both days)
$40 – Single day attendance
$50 - Online (both days)
$30 - Online single day
✨ Each ticket includes entry into the raffle for one of the three precious prizes.
🌊 Special Green Tara Blessing at Lake Michigan (Monday)
Following the Monlam, on Monday, the monastic sangha will offer Green Tara mandala sand at Lake Michigan, extending prayers for peace, protection, and harmony into the natural world.
A limited number of 108 sacred Green Tara mandala sand bags—previously blessed by His Holiness Dalai Lama—will be available:
$50 per blessed sand bag (limited to 108)
These precious substances carry deep spiritual significance and are traditionally used for blessing, protection, and the removal of obstacles.
Over these two days, we will engage in:
✨ Traditional Ngachö prayers and liturgical practices
✨ Offerings and dedications for peace, longevity, and liberation
✨ A powerful field of collective merit and compassion
✨ Connection with sangha in a spirit of devotion and unity
This Monlam is not only a time of prayer, but a profound opportunity to:
Purify obscurations
Accumulate merit and wisdom
Deepen devotion and connection to the lineage
Dedicate for the benefit of all beings
