Gaden Samdrupling Monastery is very honored and blessed with the upcoming visit of our kind and renowned Teacher Venerable Lama Zasep Rinpoche in December 2025.
Biography: Lama Zasep Rinpoche, a highly realized and internationally respected teacher of Gelugpa Buddhism, was born in Tibet in the province of Kham in 1948. Since 1976 he has taught western Dharma students in Australia, Canada, and the United States and has developed Dharma centers in each of these countries. Rinpoche regularly visits these centers and offers extensive teachings, initiations and retreats which his many students enthusiastically attend.In 1999, Rinpoche and his students created the Gaden for the West, an umbrella organization to more effectively support and nourish the study of Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhism in the West.
Here is the upcoming schedule in December 2025
Event: Guide to Bodhisattva way of life: Chapter: 8 (Concentration)
Date: Friday, Dec 5th at 7pm
Event: Lamrim (Stages of the path to the Enlightenment) One day retreat (please RSVP below)
Date: Saturday, Dec 6th at 10am – Simple lunch served – 4.30pm
Event: Kurukulla Initiation
Date: Sunday, Dec 7th at 2pm
Dress code: Casual.
All teachings are offered free of charge. Donations are welcome
RSVP for Lamrim One Day Retreat Dec 6 2025