Update: More events have been scheduled by Sera Mey for Aug 29 and 30. Please see details below.

Schedule summary

20 Aug, Thu

4:30 – 5pm

HE Khen Rinpoche arrival at airport
For those interested in welcoming Khen Rinpoche to Calgary at the airport. (Westjet 1503 4:40pm scheduled arrival)

6 – 7pm

Potluck dinner for HE Khen Rinpoche

Jam Tse Cho Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple – Calgary

22 Aug, Sat

10am – 4pm

Medicine Buddha Initiation

Holy Trinity Family Activity Centre

23 Aug, Sun

10am – 4pm

Purification ritual for the deceased

Holy Trinity Family Activity Centre

29 Aug, Sat

10am – 12:30pm

Yamantaka prayers and fire puja purification ritual

Jam Tse Cho Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple – Calgary

30 Aug, Sun

10am – 12:30pm

Long life White Tara Empowerment

Jam Tse Cho Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple – Calgary

Event details

Saturday, August 22 & Sunday, August 23, 2026 · 10:00am–4:00pm
Holy Trinity Family Activity Centre, 1514 44 St SE, Calgary, AB T2A 1N3

Saturday, August 29 & Sunday, August 30, 2026 · 10:00am–12:30pm
Jam Tse Cho Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple, 924 36 ST SE, Calgary, AB T2A1B9

Jam Tse Cho Ling (JTCL) is honoured to welcome back His Eminence Khen Rinpoche Neten Tulku, Abbot of Sera Mey Monastic University, for our annual Great Medicine Buddha Ceremony — one of the most important events on our temple’s calendar.

Rinpoche’s visits combine the deep traditional practice with an open, accessible introduction to Buddhism, and everyone — whether a longtime practitioner or someone curious about Tibetan Buddhism for the first time — is warmly invited to attend.

Who is Khen Rinpoche Neten Tulku?

Rinpoche is the Abbot of Sera Mey, one of the great monastic universities of the Gelugpa tradition, and is JTCL’s founder and Spiritual Director. He travels from India each year to visit Dharma centres and communities across North America, offering empowerments, teachings, and rituals that are otherwise very difficult to receive outside a major monastery.

His visit to Calgary is a rare opportunity to receive blessings directly from a senior lineage holder of this tradition.

Learn more at https://jamtsecholing.org/en/biography.html

About the Medicine Buddha ritual

The Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru, Tibetan: སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་བླ་ sang gye men la) is depicted with a deep lapis-lazuli blue body, seated in meditation, holding a bowl of healing nectar and the myrobalan medicinal plant. He represents the healing power of the Buddhas — not only of physical illness, but of the deeper “sicknesses” of the mind: anger, attachment, and ignorance that cause us to suffer. Praying to and meditating on the Medicine Buddha is one of the most widely practiced rituals in Tibetan Buddhism, done both for the living and for those who have passed away.

Medicine Buddha Initiation is given by a qualified teacher that opens the door to a particular meditation practice. Rinpoche will guide participants through the Medicine Buddha initiation, planting the seeds to practice this healing meditation and receive its blessings. No prior experience or Buddhist background is required to attend — the initiation is offered as an act of compassion open to all who wish to receive it.

Everyone Is Welcome

You do not need to be Buddhist, or have attended a temple event before, to take part. Rinpoche’s teachings are given in a spirit of openness. Simply come with an open heart.

Please double-check jtclcalgary.ca for any last-minute updates before attending.