The Fifteen Days of Miracles—from the first day of the Tibetan new year (Losar, February 18, 2026) until the fifteenth (March 3, 2026) —commemorate the special time when Guru Shakyamuni Buddha showed miraculous powers in order to subdue six tirthikas, or non-Buddhist teachers, who lacked faith in him, and to inspire more faith in his followers. It culminates on the full moon, the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, which is the actual Day of Miracles – Chotrul Duchen. Merit created on all of the Days of Miracles is multiplied 100 million times according to the Vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logics so this is a wonderful opportunity for us to practice together.
When: Beginning Wednesday, February 18th Daily (except Sundays) until Sutra recitation is completed, 12:15 – 1:00 pm EST
Let us create the causes for peace in our world by reciting together the Sutra of Golden Light during the Days of Miracles, a period of holy days in the Buddhist calendar when prayers are more powerful.
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“The most beneficial thing to have peace and to stop the wars is recitation of the Golden Light Sutra. This is the most beneficial thing to bring peace, everyone should try to do this, no matter how busy they are, even to recite one or two pages, even a few lines. When you read the Golden Light Sutra you also read the ‘mantra without attachment’ this practice is within the text. The benefits of reciting just this mantra: Even all the material possessions, all the human wealth, especially all the wealth of the deva realms (asura’s and sura’s) can not compare to the value of this mantra. It is nothing compared to this mantra. You collect limitless skies of benefit and merit by even just reciting one word of this mantra. So by reciting the whole text is unbelievably beneficial, one collects extensive merits, liberates numberless sentient beings from the oceans of suffering and brings them to enlightenment.” – Lama Zopa Rinpoche
You can receive the oral transmission of the Sutra of Golden Light from Lama Zopa Rinpoche online. This makes your recitation even more powerful.
The Sutra can be downloaded here.
Make an Offering to Lama Yeshe Ling During These Auspicious Days
Our programs are given freely, and we also rely on your generosity – this is the traditional and pure way of the Buddha Dharma. Offering support for the Dharma can be a limitlessly powerful act. This is the highest, most long-term form of generosity, which is to share with others the path to full awakening. When we support the Dharma we create causes for us to encounter the Dharma frequently, and we create the merit to be able to integrate the teachings in our minds easily. Offering support deepens our connection to Dharma teachers and connects us as a community.
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