Guru Rinpoche Day Messages

Phakchok Rinpoche offers teachings on the lunar 10th day with the aspiration of inspiring students. He chooses topics that remind us to bring our minds home in the midst of our busy lives.

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May 7, 2025 - The Five Dedications

Phakchok Rinpoche explains that, although most of us know that we should recite the dedication of merit at the end of practice, we should also know how the buddhas and…

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About Guru Rinpoche Day

The Sacred Tenth Lunar Day

Guru Rinpoche journeyed throughout India and the Himalayan regions taming countless beings and introducing Vajrayāna teachings. As he taught, he also displayed innumerable miraculous deeds to benefit beings. And on the 10th lunar day of each month of the year, he displayed twelve great deeds. Therefore, Vajrayāna practitioners commemorate this occasion on the 10th of each month by doing intensive practice and supplication.

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