Join us in working for peace through bliss and wisdom
2-3 August 2025
Level 9, 10 Lorne Street, Auckland Central
The 100,000 ganachakra offerings ceremony (known as Maha Guru Boomtsog in Tibetan) is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist practice dedicated to the welfare of all beings and the world. Due to the particular aspirations, prophecies, and vows made by Padmasambhava, this ceremony is a powerful antidote to the challenges confronting our world at this time.
Padma Ati Buddhist Institute and Trashi Ganden Choepel Ling held the first Padmasambhava for Peace 100,000 Ganachakra Offerings Ceremony at Murrays Bay in 2024. On the advice of our spiritual advisors Kathog Rigzin Chenpo Rinpoche and Za Choeje Rinpoche, we will come together again in 2025 to work for peace and celebrate Padmasambhava's birthday, the 10th day of the 6th lunar month.
The venerable Kathog Rigdzin Chenpo Rinpoche leading the 2024 ceremony
About
Who is Padmasambhava?
Padmasambhava, whose name means Lotus-Born, is also popularly known by the Tibetan title Guru Rinpoche, meaning precious master. The historical figure of Padmasambhava was a renowned 8th century tantric master from the land of Oḍḍiyāna who was instrumental in introducing Buddhism to Tibet and the wider Himalayan region. Beyond the historical figure, Guru Rinpoche is a personification of the inner guru principle, representing our mind's most fundamental nature and our potential to become a fully enlightened Buddha.
The renowned "Looks Like Me" statue of Guru Rinpoche that was housed at Samye Monastery, said to have been acknowledged and blessed by Guru Rinpoche himself. Image credit: TseRigs, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What is a ganachakra offering?
The ganachakra offering is a very profound method for quickly purifying negativities and gathering vast stores of merit and wisdom. The term literally means "circle/wheel of gathering," and can refer to the gathering of offerings substances, guests, practitioners, qualities, and results.
Ganachakra tormas (offering cakes) at the 2024 ceremony
Schedule
2nd & 3rd August 2025
Venue: Level 9, 10 Lorne Street, Auckland Central
Morning
Middle
Afternoon
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
During each session we will conduct the ritual practice of "The Treasury of the Most Profound Wish-Fulfilling Jewel," a terma (treasure) revealed by the second Kathog Rigzin Chenpo, Tsewang Norbu Rinpoche. This practice focuses on a peaceful, standing form of Guru Rinpoche, the inner accomplishment of the spontaneous fulfillment of wishes. The bulk of each session will consist of the ganachakra offering prayer and mantra which we will collectively recite 100,000 times.
A complimentary vegetarian lunch will be served to all participants.
