
Saka Dawa 2020 & Our First Intermediate Level Online Courses
May 2020
Dear Dharma friends in India and from around the world
Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day – celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana! Please feel very welcome to join us for a special online course leading up to and including this meritorious day. Remember: on Saka Dawa karmic results are multiplied by one hundred million times!!!
We hope that you will enjoy our excellent programs together with having the satisfaction of helping Tushita survive the current challenging times. Here in India, we have been experiencing a strict lock-down for 2 months now, with no end in sight. This prevents us from hosting our usual residential programs and to make ends meet.
Under the motto “If you cannot come to us, we come to you”, we have launched a series of free online programs, which were even featured in the Times of India and BBC. The enthusiastic response from thousands of students from India and around the world has been heartwarming.
Therefore, we are offering a unique fundraising course “The Science of Happiness Through Meditation” – our first ever online intermediate level program with a very special guest teacher. Venerable Tenzin Legtsok is an American monk, who is studying in his sixteenth year of the Geshe Program at Sera Monastic University, which follows the Nalanda tradition.

The Science of Happiness Through Meditation
Intermediate Level Online Course with Venerable Legtsok
May 30 – June 5 (Plus Bonus Day for Sponsors on Saturday, June 6)
More information about this course
and instructions on how to register.
And another highlight immediately following! Our free online programs with our beloved Resident Teacher, Venerable Drolma have been hugely successful with thousands of students attending. Having received repeated requests, we are delighted to offer an intermediate level course “Healing & Transforming Emotions“. We are confident this new addition to our online program will be highly beneficial and enjoyable!

Healing & Transforming Emotions
Intermediate Level Online Course With Venerable Drolma
June 8 – 19 (Plus Two Bonus Days for Sponsors on the weekend June 20 – 21)
More information about this course
and instructions on how to register.
Thank You for Your Interest and Support
Thank you all for joining our online courses and supporting Tushita, we couldn’t do it without all of you. Those of you who cannot take part in any of our courses but would like to contribute, practice generosity and accumulate merit, then we have this amazing opportunity for you to sponsor a butter lamp offered on your behalf on Saka Dawa Day with your special dedication.
Saka Dawa Light Offering 2020
We deeply appreciate any donations any time. No amount is too small. Please email us at [email protected] to make a separate contribution.
Upcoming Events
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Geshe Kelsang Wangmo: Mapping the Mind – Lorig Across the Buddhist Tenet Schools
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[Waiting List] Introduction to Buddhism
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Drop-in Guided Meditation
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Dharma Movie Day
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How to Meditate
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Geshe Lhakdor: The Precious Garland of the Sublime Path – The Oral Instructions of Lord Gampopa
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Introduction to Buddhism
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- Chökhor Düchen 2026
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Introduction to Buddhism
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Introduction to Buddhism
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About Tushita
Tushita is a centre for the study and practice of Buddhism from the Tibetan Mahayana tradition. We're located in Northern India, in the forested hills above the town of McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala - the seat in exile of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Tushita aims to provide a friendly and conducive environment for people of all nationalities and backgrounds to learn about and put into practice the teachings of the Buddha. With this in mind we offer regular drop-in events and courses on introductory Buddhist philosophy and meditation, as well as intermediate level courses and group retreats for more experienced students.
Opening Hours
February to November
Monday – Saturday
9:30 – 11:30am
(Lunch Break)
12:30 – 4:00pm
Sundays
Closed
