Jan 27 – Feb 7    Sera  Jey Monastery, India
Jan 27 - Feb 7: Oral Transmissions of Lama Jetsun pa's Commentaries on Five Classic Treatises.
The oral transmissions have been scheduled upon the request of the abbot of Sera Jey Monastery and others. Choden Rinpoche is the lineage holder of the oral transmissions of Lama Jetsun Pa's Commentaries. Lama Jetsun Pa was the composer of the scriptural texts used by Sera Jey and Ganden Jangtse.

 

Mar 5 - Mar 7   Tse Chen Ling Center, California, U.S.A
Mar 5 - 7: Guhyasamaja  Empowerment
Contact Website: http://www.tsechenling.org

 

Mar 10 - 14   Vajrapani Institute, California, U.S.A
Mar 10: White Zambhala Initiation and Explanation of The Practice
Mar 12: Oral Transmission of Heruka Body Mandala Commentary
Mar 13 & 14: Six Arm Mahakala Initiation and Explanation of The Practice
Contact Website: http://www.vajrapani.org

 

Mar 20 - Apr 4   
Hosted By Ananda Dharma Center, California, U.S.A
Venue: Event Hall, 20600 Mariani Avenue, Cupertino, CA
Mar 20: How to Practice the Union of Wisdom and Compassion in Sutrayana and in Tantrayaha
Mar 21: Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony;
Oral Transmissions of Mantras and Teachings on Mantra Practice ~ Oral transmission of the martras of Shakyamuni Buddha, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Medicine Buddha, Amitabha, Amitayus, Hayagriva, Garuda, Vajrapani etc. Teaching on the power and benefit of ancient Sanskrit mantras. How to practice mantras for purification and spiritual development.
Mar 27: Twenty-One Taras Initiation
Mar 28: How to Practice and Meditate on Tara the Liberator
Apr 3 & 4: Yamantaka Empowerment
Contact Website: www.anandadharma.org/

 

Mar 31   Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center, California, U.S.A
Mar 31: Talk On Bodhisattva Vows
Contact Website: www.gyalwagyatso.org

 

Apr 8 - May 2   Land of Medicine Buddha, California, U.S.A
Apr 8: Mitrukpa Jenang  
Apr 9: A Commentary on Mitrukpa Practice and How to Do the Practice
Apr 11, 16-18, 23-25 & Apr 30 - May 2: Lam Rim Chen Mo
Contact Website: www.landofmedicinebuddha.org

 

May 16   Hosted By Ananda Dharma Center, California, U.S.A
Venue: Ananda Dharma Center
May 16: Traversing the Entire Path to Buddhahood
Contact Website: www.anandadharma.org/

 

June 5- June 8   Khamlungpa Center
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
June 5: Manjushri Initiation, 8 PM
June 6, 7, 8: Yamantaka Initiation.
Contact Website: www.khamlungpa.org.mx/

 

July 24   Lion's Roar Dharma Center, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
July 24: Teaching on the Heart Sutra, 2 PM - 5 PM
Contact Website: www.lionsroardharmacenter.org

 

August 7-8   Hosted By Ananda Dharma Center, California, U.S.A
Venue: Event Hall, 20600 Mariani Avenue, Cupertino, CA
August 7: Amitayus Initiation
August 8: Long Life Puja for Choden Rinpoche
Contact Website: www.anandadharma.org/

 

August 15 - August 22   Milarepa Center, Vermont, U.S.A
August 15: Teaching on In Praise of Dependent Arising
Aug 20, 21, 22: Kalachakra Initiation.
Contact Website: www.milarepacenter.org/

 

August 26 - August 29   Kurukulla Center, Massachusetts, U.S.A
Aug 26, 27: Teaching on the Meaning of Om Mani Padme Hung
Aug 28, 29: Teaching on Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra
Contact Website: www.kurukulla.org/

 

September 1 - September 9   Kalachakra Kalapa Center, Garanas, Austria
1) 21 Tara Jenang
2) Initiation in the Five Deities of Chakrasamvara
3) Teachings on the Six Naro Yogas
Contact Website: http://www.shedrupling.at/kalapa/KALhome.html

 

September 10 - September 17   Kalachakra Center, Paris, France
September 10 - September 17: Kalachakra Initiation
Contact Website: www.centre-kalachakra.com
Contact Info: info@centre-kalachakra.com

 

September 18 - September 26   Chua Dai Bi Tam Temple, Bjuve, Skane, Sweden
1) Three Principle Aspects Of The Path
2) Tara Cittamani Initiation
3) Tara Cittamani Guru Yoga Commentary
Contact Website: www.phatdao.com

 

October 1 - October 4   Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Pomaia (Pisa), Italy
October 1, 2, 3 - Yamantaka Initiation
October 4 - Yamantaka Commentary
Contact Website: www.iltk.it
Contact Info: iltk@iltk.it

Jan 3 - 5   Hayagriva Centre, Australia
Jan 3 : Turning away from Suffering
Jan 4 : 8 Verses of Thought Transformation
Jan 5 : Tantric Practice in Everyday Life (Highest Yoga Tantra initiates only)
Contact Website: http://www.hayagriva.org.au/

 

Jan 9 - 11   Buddha House , Australia
Jan 9 : Chenrezig Initiation (Open to all practitioners)
Jan 10 : Chenrezig Practice & Public Talk: “Finding Peace in a World of Crisis”
Jan 11 : Medicine Buddha Puja & Teaching: “8 Verses of Training the Mind”
Contact Website: http://www.buddhahouse.org/

 

Jan 16 - 19   Vajrayana Institute, Australia
Jan 16 : Three Principle Aspects of the Path
Jan 17 - 19: Yamantaka Initiation
Contact Website: http://www.vajrayana.com.au/

 

Jan 24 - 26   Chenrezig Institute, Australia
Jan 24 - 26: Ten Innermost Jewels of the Kadampas
                    Maitreya Empowerment
Contact Website: http://www.chenrezig.com.au/

 

Jan 30 - Feb 1    Langri Tangpa Centre, Australia
Jan 30 - Feb 1: Yellow Manjushri initiation
                          How to Practice Yellow Manjushri
                          21 Tara teaching
Contact Website: http://www.langritangpa.org.au/

 

Feb 5 - 13    Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, New Zealand
Feb 5 - Feb 7: Solitary Hero
                        Yamantaka Initiation
Feb 9 - Feb 13: Commentary on Yamantaka Short Sadana
Contact Website: http://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/

 

Mar 6 - 13    Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore
Mar 6: Guru Puja with Rinpoche
Mar 7: How to Meditate on Lamrim (Session 1)
Mar 8: How to Meditate on Lamrim (Session 2)
Mar 10: How to Meditate on Lamrim (Session 3)
Mar 11: Shakyamuni Buddha Puja with Rinpoche
Mar 13: How to Meditate on Lamrim (Session 4)
Contact Website: http://www.fpmtabc.org/

 

Mar 13 - 15    Holy Pilgrimage to Borobudur, Indonesia
Borobodur is the holy place in Java where Lama Serlingpa resided at. Lama Atisha studied with Serlingpa for twelve years and received the lineage of bodhicitta from him.

 

Mar 19 - Apr 15   FPMT Centers in Taipei, Taiwan

* Maitreya project :
Teachings on Maitreya's Ornament for Clear Realization
Chakrasamvara Initiation
Practices of Vajrayogini's Self-initiation and Medicine Buddha
Tel: (886) 2 2731 3000

* Jinsiu Farlin :
Mar 25: Eight Verses for Training the Mind (修心八頌)
Mar 27 - 29: Vajrapani Initiation (大輪金剛手灌頂)
Apr 1: Explanations of Vajrapani Sadhana
Contact Website: http://www.fpmt.tw/

 

Apr 15 - 19   Khoshung Ghang Ing Monastery, Taiwan
Medicine Buddha Initiation
Amitabha Buddha Initiation
Tel: 07-76152622   0937375367

 

Apr 20 - 27    Heruka Center, Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Teachings on Seven Verses of Mind Training
Fire Puja
Tel: 886 7 612 5599

 

Apr 28 - May 7    Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan
Teachings on Lam Rim Chen Mo
Practices of Vajrayogini's Self-initiation and Cittamani Tara Fire Puja (and/or Heart Sutra Puja, to be decided)
Tel: 886 4 2436 4123

 

May 8 - 16   Professor Yangkaiyu's Group, Taiwan
May 8 - 10: Guyasamaja initiation
May 14 - 16: Commentary on Guyasamaja

 

May 20    Bang Tong Temple, Tokyo, Japan
May 20: Medicine Buddha Initiation

May 28 - Jun 6   Tse Chen Ling Center, California, U.S.A
May 28, 29 & 31: Mahamudra Teachings
June 4 - 6: Heruka Chakrasamvara Empowerment - Sixty Two Deities
Contact Website: http://www.tsechenling.org

 

Jun 9   Machig Labdron (FPMT) Study Group, California, U.S.A
Jun 9, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.: the Eight Verses of Mind Training
Venue: Sukasiddi Center, 1938A 4th st, San Raphael
Contact Person: Judith Hunt (415) 459 - 4427
Contact Website: http://www.machig-labdron.org/

 

Jun 12 - 14   Lion's Roar Dharma Center, California, U.S.A
Jun 12 - 14: Medicine Buddha Great Empowerment
Contact Website: http://www.chodenrinpoche2009.com

 

Jun 19 - 21   Vajrapani Institute, California, U.S.A
Jun 19 - 21: Essence of Highest Yoga Tantra
Contact Website: http://www.vajrapani.org

 

Jun 26   Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center, California, U.S.A
June 26: Bodhichitta: How to Expand the Heart
Contact Website: http://www.gyalwagyatso.org

 

Jun 27 - 28   Ananda Dharma Center, California, U.S.A
Jun 27: Oral Transmission of the Heart Sutra & Four Armed Chenrezig Jenang
Jun 28: Mani Retreat
Contact Website: http://www.anandadharma.org/

 

Jul 3 - 5   Land of Medicine Buddha, California, U.S.A
Jul 3 - 5: Palden Lhamo jenangs
Contact Website: http://www.landofmedicinebuddha.org

 

Jul 6 - 31   Ananda Dharma Center, California, U.S.A
Jul 11 - 12: Vajrayogini Empowerment
Jul 17, 18, 19, 24 & 25.: Vajrayogini Commentary
Jul 26: Long Life Puja for Kyabje Choden Rinpoche
Jul 29: Statue Consecration Ceremony
Contact Website: http://www.anandadharma.org/

 

Aug - Sep   Many Dharma Centers, Taiwan
Sep 25 - 27: Kalachakra Initiation at Kaoshiung
Contact Website: http://www.fpmt.tw/

 

Oct 11 – Dec 10    Sera  Monastery, India
Rinpoche will contine the oral transmissions of the collected works of Lama Tsong Khapa and his two spiritual sons.
Oct 11 - 21: First part of the oral transmissions of the collected works of of Khedrub Je
Oct 30 - Nov 6: Second part of the oral transmissions of the collected works of of Khedrub Je
Nov 7 - Nov 14: Oral  transmissions of the collected works of of Jetsun Chokyi  Gyalten

 

Dec 12 - 16    Holy Pilgrimage to Sri Lanka
During the four days pilgrimage to Sri Lanka, Rinpoche will venerate the Sacred Relic of the tooth of Buddha and visit Dambulla cave temple. He will also meet with the Buddhist temple leaders in Sri lanka .

 

Dec 16 - 22    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dec 16 - 22: Cittamani Tara Initiation and Commentaries

 

Dec 22 - 29  Chokyi Gyaltsen Group, Penang, Malaysia
Dec 22 - 29: Medicine Buddha Initiation & Tonglen Practice (the Practice of Giving and Taking)
Contact Tel: (4) 226 4509
Email: fpmt.cgc@gmail.com

 

Dec 30 - Jan 6  Potowa Center, Jakarta, Indonia
Dec 30: Dinner with Potowa members
Jan 1, Morning: Guru Puja in Candi Muara Jambi
Jan 1, 19:00- 22:00: Lojong Transmission and Commentary (The Seven Points of Mind Training)
Jan 3, 10:00 - 11:30 & 14:00 - 15:30 : How to bring Tantra into Daily Lifes (Why Tantra works? Why do we need to learn Tantra? Mantra techniques. Explanations about Protectors, Deities and Dakinis. Rinpoche might also give mantra transmissions.)
Jan 4, 19:00 - 22:00: Guru Puja Commentary
Contact Website: http://www.potowa.org/
Email: info@potowa.org