The 3rd ADC Programs

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Date

August 22-28, 2011
August 22-26, 2011 - Drubchen or The Great Accomplishment Ceremony (Conducted by monks of Hemis and Chemdrey Monasteries in Ladakh, Monks from Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery in Darjeeling and Monks from Central Monastic Body of Bhutan)

Venue

Naro Photang
(next to the Druk White Lotus School)
Shey Ladakh

The programs on August 22 and 23 are open for Drukpa Lineage masters and appointed representatives only. From August 24 onwards, the programs will be open for public participation. Registration is mandatory for all programs to ensure that sufficient faciliities and food are available for all participants.

HIGHLIGHTS

A Warm Welcome to Ladakh

Come to the world's largest assembly of Drukpa Lineage masters
Experience the unique Himalayan culture in Ladakh, one of the last remaining Buddhist havens
Visit the ONLY GREEN SCHOOL IN HIMALAYAS, the Druk White Lotus School, where the Bollywood blockbuster "3 Idiots" (starring Aamir Khan) was shot
Receive the blessings of the event graced by His Holiness The Gyalwang Drukpa, the United Nations-MDG Awardee and the "Green Hero", as well as his spiritual family, comprising the 3rd ADC chairperson Kyabje Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche, deputy chairperson Kyabje Thuksey Rinpoche, and many great masters
Join in the merit accumulating Drubchen led by accomplished practitioners from the centuries-old Hemis and Chemdrey Monasteries
Make a Grand Offering of ONE MILLION LAMPS for Universal Peace and Happiness.

THINGS TO BRING

(For more details, please refer to "Things to Prepare")

Prayer Texts: Rosary of Jewels & Sengey Tsewa (these are for sale at the venue)
Drum and bell for Sengey Tsewa Practice
FM Radio to tune in to listen to the different simultaneously translated languages (English, French, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese, Portugese and Nepali)

August 22-26:
DRUBCHEN

Witness the first-ever Drubpa conducted jointly by 800 Drukpa Lineage nuns Conducted by monks of the Drukpa Lineage (Hemis and Chemdrey Monasteries in Ladakh, Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery in Darjeeling and Central Monastic Body of Bhutan)

22-25 August: Full Day Drubpa
26 August: 6:00-8:00am

Program Details for August 22 & 23:

- MEETING & DISCUSSION AMONG THE LINEAGE MASTERS

- Chenrezig / Avalokiteshvara Drubchen performed by Monks of Hemis and Chemdrey monasteries in Ladakh.

Full day:

Come to the world's largest assembly of Drukpa Lineage masters Arrivial of Rinpoches and Representatives, followed by meeting and discussion among His Holiness The Gyalwang Drukpa, His Holiness Je Khenpo or his representatives, Their Eminences, Venerable Rinpoches and Tulkus of the Drukpa Lineage and/or their representatives who will be attending the Third ADC. Invitation to attend is based upon written recommendations by respective Rinpoches and Tulkus

August 24: Official Opening to ALL REGISTRANTS of the Third ADC
MAIN THEME: SUSTAINING THE SPIRITUAL HERITAGE & LEGACY OF UNIVERSAL HUMANITY

Time	Teaching Topics/Programs	Teachers/In Presence
6:00am - 8:00am	Sangchoed Tashi Rekong	Performed by the Monks of Hemis and Chemdrey of Ladakh.
9:30 am	Arrival of all the Masters and VIP guest.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Official opening of the Third ADC with traditional ceremony	All Present
1:30pm-3:00pm	The Theme of 3rd ADC: Sustaining the Spiritual Heritage & Legacy of Universal Humanity	His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa
4:00pm-6:00pm	Ganachakra Tshokhor	All Present
7:00 - 8:30 pm	Screening of Bhutanese feature film, "BARDO"	All present

August 25:

Time	Teaching Topics	Teachers/Performers
6:00am-8:00am	Namgyal Tongchoed/Longevity prayer	Performed by monks of Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery in Darjeeling
8:30am-10:30am	Taming The Deluded Mind	Kyabje Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso
11:00am - 12:00pm	In Search of True Happiness	His Eminence Kyabje Kunga Rinpoche
1:30pm-3:30pm	Understanding the Foundation of the Truth	Khenpo Wangchu Dorji
4:00pm-5:30pm	Conclusion of Namgyal Tongchoed/Longevity prayer	Performed by monks of Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery in Darjeeling
7:00pm-8:00pm	Sengey Tsewa Practice	Nuns of the Naro Phodrang

August 26:

Time	Teaching Topics/Programs	Teachers/Performers
6:00am-8:00am	Namgyal Tongchoed/Longevity prayer	Performed by monks of Druk Sangag Choeling Monastery in Darjeeling
9:00am-12:00pm	Long Life (Tenshug) Puja	All Present
1:30pm-3:30pm	Long Life (Tenshug) Offering	All Present
3:30pm-5:00pm	Meaningful Life	Kyabje Khamtrul Rinpoche Jigme Pema Nyinjadh
	Conclusion of Namgyal Tongchoed/Longevity prayer	Performed by monks of Druk Sangag Choling Monastery in Darjeeling
6:30pm-7:30pm	Nangsa Obum	Performance offered by Ladakh Theatre Group

August 27:

Time	Teaching Topics/Programs	Teachers/Performers
6:00am-8:00am	Tsepamed Throwo Lhamang Drubchen	Performed by Monks of Central Monastic Body of Bhutan
8:30am-11:00am	Display of Relics	Only for the Masters and the VIPs
11:30am-12:30pm	- The Wisdom of Good Heart	His Eminence Kyabje Thuksey Rinpoche
	- Parallel to the program, relic viewing for the public will be open for 28th and 29th August.
1:30pm-3:00pm	Walking On The Mind's Rooftop	Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
3:30pm-5:30pm	Conclusion of Tsepamed Throwo Lhamang	Performed by Monks of Central Monastic Body of Bhutan
6:30pm-8:00pm	Sengey Tsewa Practice	Nuns of the Naro Phodrang

August 28:

Time	Teaching Topics/Programs	Teachers/Performers
8:00am-8:30am	Guru Yoga Practice	All Present
8:30am-10:30am	History of spiritual ties between the Masters of the Drukpa Lineage in Ladakh and Bhutan	Representive of His Holiness Je Khenpo
11:00am-12:30pm	History of Drukpa Lineage in Ladakh	Khenchen Tsewang Rinzin
1:30pm-4:00pm	Tsokhor or Grand Ganachakra	All Present
4:30pm-7:00pm	Grand Closing Ceremony	All Present
8:00pm-9:00pm	Offering of One Million Lamps in dedication to the late Chosgyal Thinley Namgyal of Ladakh, August 6^th Tragedy and Grand Prayer for Universal Peace and Happiness	All the monasteries of Ladakh is invited

NOTE:

The Relic viewing will continue on 29^th August for those devotees who did not get the chance on 27^th and 28^th August.
The Monlam and the Ganachakra offering will be performed together by the monks and nuns. Simultaneous translation of the teachings and discussions will be available in English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese and Nepali.
On the request of Ladakhi people, there will be a MANI DUNGDUB dedicated for His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa's longevity.

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