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News 2020 Saka Dawa 2020 & Our First Intermediate Level Online Courses

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

More Info & Register Here

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

More Info & Register Here

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

Donate Here

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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    July 18, 2026
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    July 18, 2026 9:00 am – 10:00 am
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    July 18, 2026 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Sutra of Golden Light Reading on Chökhor Düchen
    July 18, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Venerable Thubten Drolkar: The Heart of Buddha’s Teachings (Hybrid)
    July 18, 2026 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Dharma Movie Day
    July 20, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Introduction to Buddhism
    July 21 – 30, 2026
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    August 3 – 15, 2026
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    August 18 – 27, 2026
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    September 1 – 10, 2026

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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

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