• For the month of August we will have a break in regular Sunday teachings and Tuesday meditation/prayers, save for a couple of special events.

    Vajrasattva Purification Retreat
    Sunday Aug 12 – 10 A.M. to 3 P.M.
    The day’s events will follow this approximate schedule:
    10:00 am – 11:30 am: First Session
    Introduction to Vajrasatva Retreat Practice, including Meaning & Benefits of Vajrasatva mantra,Visualization instruction, Giving of mantra Transmission

    11:30 – 11:45 – 15 min Break

    11:45 – 12:45 pm: Second session
    Recitation of Sadhana, Mantra with visualization meditation

    12:45 – 1:45pm Lunch (potluck see restrictions below)

    1:45 – 3:00pm: Third Session
    Recitation of Sadhana, Mantra with visualization meditation
    (Dedication)

    Note: Food restrictions for the day: no meat including fish or seafood, no eggs. All the offerings for the alter should not contain animal fat. You can bring fruits, flowers, cookies without animal fats or lights.

    JTCL Picnic at Edworthy Park
    Saturday Aug 25 – 11 A.M. to 1 P.M.

    A get-together at Edworthy Park. Guests are welcome. We will have a potluck picnic and have a nice time at the park.

    To help organize what will be brought, we will keep an updated list of items here. Send an email to let us know what you intend to bring!

    Current Potluck list:
    Snacks:

    Drinks:
    – Bottled water: Peter

    Meals:

    Misc:


    Regular dharma teaching & prayers are currently scheduled to resume Sunday September 2.

    Continue reading →: August Schedule Update
  • We have decided to cancel the animal blessing event Saturday July 21. Apologies for the inconvenience to those interested in participating. We look forward to revisiting this in the future.

    Continue reading →: Cancelled: Blessing of animals event
  • On Sunday we will perform Sangsol prayers and also celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s belated Birthday. Our precious teacher Geshe Trinly Gyatso la will lead this ceremony.

    Please bring a snack for a potluck lunch afterwards. Also, it would be a good idea to bring a lawn chair, and other necessities such as sun screen.

    Please arrive at the Stupa at 10:30am. If you need a carpool, please contact us to arrange a ride.
    The Stupa is at 470 85 St SW, Calgary, AB T3H 4E4

    Continue reading →: Sunday July 15 – Celebration at Stupa

Our events are open to the public and free of charge.

Events are open to attend in-person, and are often cast on Zoom.

Our resident teacher is available for private consultation by appointment.

Our Address:
Jam Tse Cho Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple Calgary
924 36 St SE
Calgary, Alberta   T2A 1B9
Canada

Phone:
587-434-4011

Email:
contact@jtclcalgary.ca

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  • Tibetan word of the day: ཡུམ་

    ཡུམ་

    honourific form of mother

    Spelling (jorlok; Tib. སྦྱོར་ཀློག་) and pronunciation:
    ཡུམ་ – ya zhabkyu yu ma yum (yoom)


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