At the entrance to the garden stands the Language Pillar of Peace, inscribed with a powerful message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in four languages: Tibetan, English, Hindi and Chinese.
"We human beings are passing through a crucial period in our development. Conflict and mistrust have become the order of the day. However, I believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Genuine peace must come through inner peace."

This message represents the essence of the Tibetan Peace Garden, reminding us that the path to global peace begins within each individual. The pillar symbolizes the interconnectedness of all beings and the shared responsibility we have to foster peace through understanding and compassion.

We have chosen Human Rights Day for this celebration because it reminds us of the fundamental rights and freedoms that are essential for peace. The Tibetan Peace Garden and its message of unity and non-violence align perfectly with the principles of human rights, which advocate for justice, dignity, and respect for all.

By promoting the Peace Garden on this day, we aim to draw attention to the importance of upholding human rights as a foundation for peace. Together, we can honour these values and continue to advocate for a world where every person is treated with compassion and fairness.

Please join us in commemorating this significant occasion and in celebrating the vision of peace that the Tibetan Peace Garden represents.

Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Tibetan Peace Garden, (next to Imperial War Museum), Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, London, SE1 6HZ. - (Google Maps)

We look forward to seeing you there and sharing in this special moment of reflection and hope.

Warm regards,
H.E. Lelung Rinpoche
Lelung Dharma Trust

Read more about the Peace Garden here

This is a unique opportunity to participate in a guided meditation session led by H.E.11th Lelung Rinpoche on Monday, October 9th,  at The Rubin Museum's Mandala Lab project in London.

https://rubinmuseum.org/events/exhibitions/mandala-lab-london-2023

Timings

Please arrive any time from 6pm.  H.E. Lelung Rinpoche will be leading a guided meditation at 6.30pm.

After the meditation session, there will be a guided tour of the Mandala Lab project, offering you the chance to fully engage with this inspiring initiative. The evening offers a wonderful opportunity to come together and meditate in the setting of Canary Wharf.

Map & Directions

Union Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14.

Map

From Canary Wharf station, head towards the East Exit towards Wood Wharf.    Union Square and the Mandala Lab is just past Dishoom restaurant and TRIBE hotel.

Toilets
There is a public toilet next to the Lab.  Additionally, you can also use the toilets in the TRIBE hotel nearby.

Dear Friends,

The Lelung Dharma Trust is delighted to invite you to a very important event - ‘Celebrating Peace and Cultural Diversity’ on the occasion of the Tibetan Peace Garden’s 23rd Anniversary. This will be held on Saturday, 14th May 2022 at Tibetan Peace Garden, Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, St. George’s Road, London SE1 6ER. The main Interfaith programme starts at 1pm. It is expected to last about an hour. Leaders from different Faith communities will pray and give addresses, followed by songs and music. 

A key objective of this special event is to bring people together at a challenging time to celebrate and promote Peace and Cultural Diversity. The Tibetan Peace Garden was officially opened by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 13th May 1999. His Message of Peace is inscribed on the Stone Pillar in four languages: Tibetan, English, Hindi and Chinese. Located next to the Imperial War Museum, the Tibetan Peace Garden was commissioned by the Tibet Foundation, which is now closed.

The Lelung Dharma Trust is pleased to be involved with the Tibetan Peace Garden, which we believe is a very important initiative with blessing and support from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Lelung Dharma Trust is committed towards preserving and supporting this important Tibet landmark.

Through this special event we also aim to highlight His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first two Principal Commitments:

1. Firstly, as a human being, His Holiness is concerned with encouraging people to be happy - helping them understand that if their minds are upset mere physical comfort will not bring them peace, but if their minds are at peace even physical pain will not disturb their calm. He advocates the cultivation of warm-heartedness and human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline. He says that as human beings we are all the same. We all want happiness and do not want suffering. Even people who have no religious belief can benefit if they incorporate these human values into their lives. His Holiness refers to such human values as secular ethics or universal values. He is committed to talking about the importance of such values and sharing them with everyone he meets.

2. Secondly, as a Buddhist monk, His Holiness is committed to encouraging harmony among the world's religious traditions. Despite philosophical differences between them, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings. It is therefore important for all religious traditions to respect one another and recognise the value of their respective traditions. The idea that there is one truth and one religion is relevant to the individual practitioner. However, with regard to the wider community, he says, there is a need to recognise that human beings observe several religions and several aspects of the truth.

3. Thirdly, His Holiness is a Tibetan and as the ‘Dalai Lama’ is the focus of the Tibetan people’s hope and trust. Therefore, he is committed to preserving Tibetan language and culture, the heritage Tibetans received from the masters of India's Nalanda University, while also speaking up for the protection of Tibet's natural environment.

4. In addition, His Holiness has lately spoken of his commitment to reviving awareness of the value of ancient Indian knowledge among young Indians today. His Holiness is convinced that the rich ancient Indian understanding of the workings of the mind and emotions, as well as the techniques of mental training, such as meditation, developed by Indian traditions, are of great relevance today. Since India has a long history of logic and reasoning, he is confident that its ancient knowledge, viewed from a secular, academic perspective, can be combined with modern education. He considers that India is, in fact, specially placed to achieve this combination of ancient and modern modes of knowing in a fruitful way so that a more integrated and ethically grounded way of being in the world can be promoted within contemporary society.

For information and inquiries, please contact: info@lelung.org | 07927376532. 

We hope to see you on this special day. Please bring your picnic and also pray for good weather too!

31 Oct  6.30 - 730pm Maidment Hall, Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury,   Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow   www.shropshiremusictrust.co.uk

1 Nov  730 - 9pm Stapleford Granary,  Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow www.staplefordgranary.org.uk

3 Nov   3-5pm Peace House, North Harrow,  Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow  www.lelung.org

4-7 Nov  London, British Library,  Sand Mandala, www.bl.uk

13-16 Nov  Leeds, Sand Mandala  and   Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow     www.jamyangleeds.co.uk

18-20 Nov  London, St James’  Piccadilly Sand Mandala www.alternatives.org.uk

18 Nov   7pm - 830 pm London,  St James’ Piccadilly  Tibetan Sacred Arts: Creating a Sand Mandala, Long Life Ceremony and Powerful Chants www.alternatives.org.uk

23 Nov London, SOAS, Tibet Foundation Day   www.tibet-foundation.org

28 Nov   730 - 830pm The Isbourne, Cheltenham, Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow  www.isbourne.org

29 Nov  5 - 6pm Dance Workshop Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road,Bradford on Avon,   www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk

29 Nov  7.30 -9pm Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow   Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road,Bradford on Avon,   www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk

5-8 Dec  Lekdanling, Hackney, Sand Mandala  www.lekdanling.org

8 Dec 8-9pm Shacklewell Lane Mosque, Dalston, Sacred Tibetan Music + Mongolian Music & Throat Singing

The purpose of the Lelung Dharma Trust's Shide-Peace project is to bring peace to the UK and also globally and in order to help raise awareness of this the Lelung Dharma Trust is bringing a group of Tibetan monks to the UK. Through doing this it hopes to generate positive energy for world peace. www.shide-peace.org

Also the monks need some help as they had to build new accommodation and need support for this project. Therefore the Trust is also organising this peace tour to help them. This tour is relying mainly on donation based funding and therefore any donation made will help the monks' project and all donations will go to the monks. www.drepungkongpokhangtsenmonks.org

During their UK Peace Tour the monks will be creating beautiful sand mandalas made from millions of grains of coloured sand and also performing 'Sacred Music

Dance from the Land of the Snow'. With rich overtone chanting, meditative prayer, traditional costumes, ceremonial masks and the use of Tantric instruments they will evoke the atmosphere of sacred Tibet.

Tour Schedule - www.drepungkongpokhangtsenmonks.org

24-26 Oct  Pinner, Sand Mandala    www.heathrobinsonmuseum.org

28-30 Oct   Shrewsbury, Sand Mandala  www.shropshiremusictrust.co.uk

31 Oct  Shrewsbury,   Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow   www.shropshiremusictrust.co.uk

1 Nov  Stapleford,  Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow www.staplefordgranary.org.uk

3 Nov   North Harrow,   Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow  www.lelung.org

4-7 Nov  London, British Library,    Sand Mandala, www.bl.uk

14-17Nov  Leeds, Sand Mandala  and   Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow     www.jamyangleeds.co.uk

18-20 Nov  London, St James’  Piccadilly Sand Mandala www.alternatives.org.uk

18 Nov   London,  St James’ Piccadilly  Tibetan Sacred Arts: Creating a Sand Mandala, Long Life Ceremony and Powerful Chants www.alternatives.org.uk

23 Nov London, SOAS, Tibet Foundation Day   www.tibet-foundation.org

28 Nov    Cheltenham,   Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow  www.isbourne.org

29 Nov  Bradford on Avon,   Sacred Music and Dance from the Land of the Snow   www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk

5-8 Dec  Hackney, Sand Mandala  www.lekdanling.org

The Inauguration of Peace House on Sunday, July 14 was a very joyous and happy event attended by over 200 people including the Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress of Harrow, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Representative in London and many people from different faith groups in Harrow.

There were solo songs from Ngawang Lodup, Bat-Erdene Victor Nyamdavaa, James McCartney and songs and dances by the Tibetan Community in Britain Dance Group.

Thank you to everyone who attended the inauguration and also to those who helped in the preparation for the event to help make it such a very special occasion.

All the donations received from the envelopes and donation box were able to cover the event costs.

In the afternoon and evening we will be celebrating Saga Dawa at Peace House

2.30pm-4pm        Prayers and reciting mantras
4pm-4.30pm        Tea Break
4.30pm-6pm        Tsok (Feast) Offering
6pm-7.30pm         A light meal will be served
7.30pm-8.30pm    Talk and meditation

We do hope you can join us.   We will be dedicating everything we do on this day to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's long life.

If you would like to, you are very welcome to bring food for the Tsok Offering.  

A special appreciative puja to the Dharmapalas (Dharma protectors) was held at the new Lelung Dharma Centre in North Harrow. This will be where the Monday clases will beheld from now on.

The celebration of the 690 year anniversary of the Lelung Jedrung lineage, took place in Ruislip, on 24th November 2017
It was a fantastic event and we are so sorry for those people who could not attend this time. People were queuing at the end to say 'thank you' and how wonderful the whole event was to Lelung Rinpoche. 
The Lelung Dharma Trust covered the hire cost of the venue and other expenses, approximately £1,300. The sale of tickets, food and drinks raised £3,100 and this whole amount will go direct to the Gyuto Monastery Medical Clinic in India.

VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON

23RD APRIL 2017

Just a reminder that this date, of course, is the Virgin London Marathon and we have four runners this year. See below:
Have a look at their profiles and as each of them has a specific project, you may wish to choose the project that has most significance for you.
I understand the training is going well and they are all excited about the run.

Please support them if you can. No donation too small.

SOUTHBANK CENTRE

4TH MARCH 2017

On Saturday 4th March, they are holding an event at the South Bank Centre with informal discussions throughout the day. Chaired panels consisting of religious leaders, authors, artists, philosophers etc will be talking about life and death from their differing viewpoints.
Lelung Rinpoche will be taking part in a discussion group on the subject of What Happens Next? from 11.30 to 12.30 with three or four other panelists. 
Then between 1pm and 2pm, he will be on the panel for How To Live and then later in the day at 4pm, on How do we Live with Death? with Rev. Richard Coles and Dorothy Moore Brookes who is the Chaplain of Great Ormonde Street Hospital.
It is apparently intended to be very informal and light hearted, despite the subject matter! and there will be opportunities for the audience to ask questions at the end of each session. I think it will be very interesting.

It is advisable to book for this so please look on the website www.southbankcentre.co.uk. 
The Saturday pass which allows admittance to all the discussions and talks is £15.

Maybe we could all get together for this. Please let me know by Monday 20th February if you are interested in going along.

How To Live

What makes a good life? Whether we believe that our actions echo in eternity or not, what can we do to make the most of the here and now? A panel of experts and ...
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/119324-how-live-2017

How Do We Live With Death? Panel Talk

Ticketing This event is included in both the Saturday and Weekend Passes, and is part of How Do We Live with Death? Weekend. Access BSL Interpretation
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/119328-how-do-we-live-death-panel-talk-2017

What Happens Next? - southbankcentre.co.uk

Whether you believe you’re going to heaven, hell, or being reincarnated as a beetle, we’ve all wondered what happens next. Do our actions in this life echo in the ...
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/119322-what-happens-next-2017

FEEDBACK REQUESTED ON LELUNG LINEAGE BOOK

9th September 2008

Lelung Rinpoche is inviting the public to help him improve the new English translation of the Lelung lineage book. The book, written by Rinpoche in Tibetan, was first published in 2000. It details the lives and accomplishments of the masters of the Lelung or Jedrung tradition. These previous Lelung incarnations have played an important role in the history of Tibet, especially the development of Buddhism.

The English translation has been underway for several years. Lelung Rinpoche is collaborating with an experienced translator friend to produce the English text. With the first draft now proofread, Rinpoche feels this is the moment to open up the process to the public. The team is primarily interested in finding typographical and grammtical errors, but other types of feedback are also welcome.

If you are interested to help with this project, please download the PDF files of Chapter 2 and Chapter 6 (see links on right). Feedback should be emailed to info@lelung.org.

DATES CONFIRMED FOR TRANSMISSIONS BY KYABJE RIZONG RINPOCHE

8th September 2008

Lelung Dharma Trust has just received confirmation that Kyabje Jangtse Choje Rizong Rinpoche will give an important series of transmissions for the Geden Phacho Bhucho project in December 2008. Starting on 14 December, Rinpoche will give twenty days of oral transmissions (lung in Tibetan) from three key figures in the Gelug lineage:

• Ngulchu Yabse Sum Khedrup Nagwang Dorje (1720-1803)

• Ngulchu Dharmabhadra (1772-1851);

• and his disciple Ngulchu Yangchen Drubpai Dorje (1809-1887)

The texts covered by the transmission include many deities' practices. For anyone practicing the three main Gelugpa deities, this is a truly unique opportunity to receive the oral transmissions from such an accomplished master. Kyabje Rizong Rinpoche was born in Ladakh in the early 1930s. He was recognized and enthroned as a child as the reincarnation of the founder of the illustrious Rizong Hermitage. Rinpoche has conducted numerous retreats and is renowned for his Tantric powers. He is frequently called upon by H.H. the Dalai Lama to lead ceremonies for healing and other similar purposes.

The event will take palce at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in South India. This location has great significance because the authors of the texts are from Tashi Lhunpo. This event will inevitably bring great benefit to participants, the monastery, and the Buddhist tradition. For full details, including travel advice, see the Geden Phacho Bhucho website.

UPDATE ON COLLECTED WORKS PROJECT

5th June 2006

Work on the Collected Works project (for full description see Projects > Collected Works) is progressing well. We started in January 2004 with four Tibetan scholars working on forty volumes by the Fifth Lelung Rinpoche. The scholars have gone through all the digitised volumes three times to compare them with the originals.

First, one scholar reads the original text as another scholar reads the digitised text on the computer. They go through letter by letter to input or delete, making corrections to any letters or sentences that may be missing or duplicated. Second, they print out the volume and check both spelling and grammar by marking mistakes with a red pen. When this is done, other scholars look through it and make the necessary changes in the digitised versions. Third, the scholars go through the text again even more thoroughly, referring to other relevant texts or old and new dictionaries if necessary. They mark up the printed versions in red pen and their colleagues review it and make the necessary changes in the digitised texts.

At the moment, we have completed this process for all 35 volumes. The remaining five volumes must still be gone through for a second and third check, which will likely take a few more months. Finally, before these volumes are sent to the publishers, the present Lelung Rinpoche and a very experienced scholar need to go though all forty volumes again. That means a huge demand upon their time.

The Lelung Literature Preservation Centre workers are being supported during these years of hard work by friends from Ruislip Lelung Dharma Centre the UK and friends from Taiwanese Dharma Study Group in Taipei. Lelung Rinpoche very much appreciates the support that these groups have given him and he is making dedication prayers for the groups' happiness and all sentient beings through this enormous and virtuous project. If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact info@lelung.org.

TRUSTEE MAUREEN ELLIOTT RESIGNS

6th May 2006

At the meeting on 6th May 2006, our dearest Maureen Elliott announced her resignation as a trustee of Lelung Dharma Trust. Maureen leaves to pursue further studies in Dharma. In honour of her contribution and friendship over many years, Lelung Rinpoche gave her thanking khatak, a traditional Tibetan white blessing scarf.

Maureen is one of Lelung Rinpoche's oldest friends in the UK. She has generously supported Rinpoche and his work for many years. Lelung Rinpoche and Lelung Dharma trust would like to take this opportunity to thank her for all her time and hard work. We wish her all the best with her future endeavors. We will miss you Maureen!