Chokhor Duchen July 10 2024 with Geshe Tenzin Zopa

This day known as CHOKHOR DUCHEN, commemorates the first teachings that Shakyamuni Buddha gave after his Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya - The Four Noble Truths
Geshe Tenzin Zopa offers the transmission of The Sūtra of the Wheel of Dharma with an explanation
and leads us in long-life prayers for His Holiness Dalai Lama and Swift Return Prayers for Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
🌿The Sūtra of the Wheel of Dharma contains the Buddha’s teaching to his five former spiritual companions on the four truths that he had discovered as part of his awakening: (1) suffering, (2) the origin of suffering, (3) the cessation of suffering, and (4) the path leading to the cessation of suffering. According to all the Buddhist traditions, this is the first teaching the Buddha gave to explain his awakened insight to others. The foundation of all following teachings that the Buddha gave.

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