Chokor Duchen – First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma

Date: Saturday, 18/07/2026 7:00 pm

7pm – 8.30pm

Chokhor Duchen is one of the four major days of the Buddhist calendar, and celebrates the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma by Buddha Shakyamuni. Shakyamuni Buddha turned the wheel of Dharma for the first time at Sarnath in his teaching on the Four Noble Truths.

Chokhor Duchen will be celebrated at Tibetan Buddhist Institute with a Guru Puja ritual.

The Guru Puja – “Lama Chopa” in Tibetan – is a practice in the Gelug tradition of making offerings to the spiritual master and includes a review of all the points of the combined sutra and tantra path to enlightenment. It is a beautiful ritual and there are many different tunes sung throughout a session.

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