Announcements
Summer Retreat in Bylakuppe Through September 3
Yarney Shrine, 2021 Yarney, or the annual summer retreat, has begun at Ayang Rinpoche's monastery in Bylakuppe, India. This is a tradition that goes back to the time of Buddha. Its purpose was to allow monks to gather and shelter from the monsoon rains and to take time to reflect, pray, meditate, and listen to the dharma. During Buddha’s time, the summer retreat was three months long: by staying in a single location for the duration of the rainy season, the monks avoided the increased likelihood of walking on and harming many insects and other small beings that reproduce during the rainy season. At Thubten Shedrup Jangchupling, Yarney starts on the full moon of the sixth month of the lunar calendar and is held for 45 days, concluding on the new moon of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, July 21 to September 3. The first day of the Yarney begins with the Sojong vows. Sojong is a practice for purifying and repairing broken vows to replenish positive … [Read More...]