Event

Kagyu Monlam
Dhagpo Kundreul Ling

15 to 21 December 2023

Event

Kagyu Monlam Dhagpo Kundreul Ling

15 to 21 December 2023

Invitation

We are pleased to invite you to the Kagyu Monlam 2023 in Dhagpo Kundreul Ling, which will take place from 15 to 21 December 2023.

This year, the 21st edition of Kagyu Monlam will take place again in Bodhgaya, India, where Buddha Shakyamuni realised awakening. Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the XVIIth Gyalwa Karmapa, and his eminence the IVth Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche will lead aspiration prayers under the bodhi tree, along with great lamas from our lineage.

For the fourth consecutive year, from the Main Temple of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling, Le Bost, we will be joining in the wishing prayers of Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the XVIIth Karmapa and his monks. The Kagyu Monlam is a precious moment when we can practice in unison, monastics and laypeople, in Asia and in the West, gathered around Karmapa.

May this opportunity to connect with the deep aspirations of the buddhas and bodhisattvas be a source of great benefit to the world and all beings.

The Community of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling

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Registration

To attend to Kagyu Monlam, you have to register. Registering early allows better organisation so we can welcome you in the best possible conditions.

Register in two steps!

Step 1

I wish to participate in the Kagyu Monlam → fill in the registration form:
  • One form = 1 person
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Fill in the registration form

Step 2

I wish to have my meals on site → Buy meals online via HelloAsso

  • One form = 1 person

Remark

When registering for meals on HelloAsso, prices are classified according to your level of monthly income.

Category A: less than 950€
Category B: between 950€ and 1500€
Category C: more than 1500€

Please choose meals according to your level of income.

It is not necessary to register an association or create an account to pay via HelloAsso.
Purchased meals cannot be refunded. However, in case of an emergency, contact the welcome office.

Purchase the meals

Price

We are pleased to invite you to the Kagyu Monlam 2023. The practice sessions in the temple are free of charge. You are all warmly invited from 15 to 21 December. Meals at Kundreul Ling and accommodation are not free. See details in the accommodation and meals sections.

Contact us

+33 4 73 52 24 34

ktl.contact@dhagpo.org

Accomodation

It is possible to be accommodated on site according to the availability of rooms. We mainly have double bed rooms with two, one-person beds. Since accommodation may be limited, long stay will be preferred over short stays.

Accommodation fee: between 19€ and 23€ per night according to your level of monthly income.

Remember to bring:

    • Earplugs
    • A torch for moving around at night
    • Warm clothes: Altitude of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling is 700m. Temperatures are generally cold in this season.
Categories of income Category A: less than 950€ Category B: between 950€ and 1500€ Category C: more than 1500€
Price per night (breakfast included) 19€ 21€ 23€

Non optional bed sheets: +5 euros for the whole stay

Accommodations outside of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling

See the list of accommodations

Meals

The meals are homemade and vegetarian. We will share lunch and dinner in the different refectories on site. For people with accommodation on site, breakfast will take place in your accommodation area.

Meals fee: according to your level of monthly income.

Categories of income Category A: less than 950€ Category B: between 950€ and 1500€ Category C: more than 1500€
Lunch 6€ 8€ 10€
Diner 4€ 6€ 8€

It is not necessary to register an association or create an account to pay via Helloasso.

Programme

Programme of the event:

  • Morning: 8AM to 12.30PM
  • Afternoon: 2.30PM to 6.30PM (estimated ending)

There will be one break in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Remark: In case Karmapa would give a teaching in Bodhgaya, we would do our best to broadcast it in Dhagpo Kundreul Ling, and offer a simultaneous translation.

Online Broadcast

All practice sessions will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel.

Texts to bring

« The Kagyu Monlam Prayers » textbook.
Shri Diwakar Publications 2016 – Kalimpong

→ Open the pdf version of the Kagyu Monlam Prayers book

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For a deeper understanding

The King of Prayers

A Commentary on the Noble King of Prayers of Excellent Conduct

Bird of Paradise Press

In December 2009, on the occasion of the Kagyu Monlam, Shamar Rinpoche gave an explanation on the wishing prayer of Samantabhadra, the prayer accumulated during the Kagyu Monlam. Reading his published commentary entitled “The Noble King of Prayers of Excellent Conduct” allows the practitioners to familiarise with this prayer and to understand its meaning more deeply.

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