The 2022 Saga Dawa Event
~ Thursday, 2 June – Tuesday, 14 June
All Are Invited to Attend
The 2022 Dzogchen Buddha Path
Saga Dawa Teaching and Practice Program
Conducted by
the Holy Vajra Master Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche
along with the International Dzogchen Buddha Path
Dharma Teachers and Sangha
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to join the event, all participants must complete payment and
registration at least 24 hours before the start of the session they wish to attend.
We are unable to make exceptions to this rule.
Thursday, June 2nd through Tuesday, June 14th
The Merit Power of This Enlightened Month
Saga Dawa is the Month of Buddha Shakyamuni’s Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana.
During this Tiger Year 2022, Saga Dawa – the fourth lunar month – is from May 31st to June 10th. During this auspicious month, the power of positive and negative intentions and actions increases one billion (1,000,000,000) times or more.
Thus, we encourage all virtuous beings to practice Dharma and engage in virtuous activities every day for the whole month.
Especially, we invite all to join us in this Saga Dawa Event during the 3rd – 15th days of this lunar month in order to create immeasurable good karma.
Each day has 4 sessions:
1. Regional Buddha Path Morning Practice led by regional teacher or Sangha
2. International Event teaching by the Holy Vajra Master
3. Regional Event teaching by regional Buddha Path Teachers
4. Regional Buddha Path Evening Practice led by regional teacher or Sangha
European Schedule (Vienna time)
International Teaching 5:00 – 7:00 am
Preliminary Practice 8:30 – 9:30 am
Concluding Practice 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Regional Teaching 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Language and Translation
The international and regional sessions of this program will be taught in English.
Daily Schedule Commitment
- Practice the morning Buddha Path practice for up to 1 hour.
(Joining the daily Buddha Path Internet Group Practice is encouraged.) - Receive live teaching and tutoring for 1-2 hours.
(This includes Q&A sessions.) - Engage in individual virtuous activity during the day for 1 hour.
(personal activities) - Participate in individual tutoring or group discussion for 1 hour.
(personal study) - Do self-study, contemplation, meditation, and practice for 1 hour or more.
(personal practice) - Practice the evening Buddha Path practice for 1 hour.
(Joining the daily Buddha Path Internet Group Practice is encouraged.) - Rest for 7 to 8 hours while holding the vows of virtue and silence.
If you need to work during this Internet Program, then transform your daily activities into Dharma activities so that you will be able to join this precious program while also fulfilling your responsibilities.
Introduction Regarding the Dzogchen Buddha Path Saga Dawa Program
The “Month of Saga” – the fourth month of the Tibetan Lunar calendar – is incredibly important and auspicious. This fourth month marks the 2,982nd anniversary of Our Supreme Guide Buddha Shakyamuni displaying sacred birth beneath a laksha tree in Lumbini; the 2,948th anniversary of Buddha subjugating the maras and attaining enlightenment; and the 2,902nd anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni displaying death between the twin sala trees in Kushinagara.
To honor and celebrate Our Supreme Guide Buddha Shakyamuni, our kind beneficent teacher Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche, along with the International Dharma Teachers and Sangha, will conduct a Dzogchen Buddha Path Saga Dawa Internet Teaching and Practice Program on the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Incomparable Buddha Shakyamuni.
Please add this Dzogchen Buddha Path Saga Dawa Teaching and Practice Program to your calendar and joyfully send this link to your contact lists so that other people may also have the opportunity to attend this auspicious event.
The Goals and Objectives of the Saga Dawa Program
- Immediate goal
To transform our bodies, speech, and minds into the enlightened wisdom of all Buddhas. - The ultimate goal
To swiftly liberate all beings from suffering and to establish them in Unsurpassable Enlightenment, Buddha, the absolute goal of the Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage. - The short-term objective
To train our bodies, speech, and minds every day to embody the inherent miracles of natural healing through taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha and holding the vow of bodhicitta. - The long-term objective
To bring the natural wisdom of all Buddhas and enlightened beings into our daily lives.
The time of our Enlightened Aspiration Teaching and Practice Program will include the following auspicious enlightened days and thus all of our practices will accumulate billions of times more virtuous karma.
The Holy Day of Buddha Shakyamuni’s Birth, Monday, 6th June, 2022
The Holy Day of Buddha Shakyamuni’s Birth, which is when the 10th Bhumi Bodhisattva Prince Siddhartha was born from the virtuous Queen Maya Devi beneath a Laksha tree in Lumbini, 2,982 years ago.
The Holy Day of Buddha Subjugating the Maras, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022
The Holy Day of Mara Subjugation, which is when then 10th Bhumi Bodhisattva Shakyamuni subjugated the four maras under the bodhi tree at Vajrasana in Bodhgaya, 2,948 years ago.
The Holy Day of Perfect Enlightenment, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022
The Holy Day of Perfect Enlightenment, which is when Bodhisattva Shakyamuni became Buddha under the bodhi tree at Vajrasana in Bodhgaya, 2,948 years ago.
The Holy Day of Buddha’s Parinirvana, Tuesday, 14th June 2022
The Holy Day of Buddha’s Parinirvana, which is when Buddha Shakyamuni displayed death between the twin sala trees in Kushinagara, 2,902 years ago.
Heartfelt Invitation
We wholeheartedly invite and encourage all virtuous beings to
join us for the entire Saga Dawa Teaching and Practice Program.
The International Dzogchen Buddha Path Community is honored to host this Saga Dawa Teaching and Practice Program.
The International Event Directors of this Saga Dawa Event – Bodhi Lama Zangshod and Sangha Member Sunny Chu
The European region Event Director of this Saga Dawa Event – Bodhi Lama Rita Pichlhoefer
The North American Event Director of this Saga Dawa Event – Sangha Mitra Juliana Arguelles and Dharma Acharya Sarah King
The Asian Event Director of this Saga Dawa Event – Sangha Member Krystal Loh
The Russian Event Director of this Saga Dawa Event – Dharma Acharya Sasha Vazhnina
We sincerely invite all Sangha and friends to attend the 2022 Annual Dzogchen Buddha Path Saga Dawa Teaching and Practice Program from Thursday, June 2nd through Tuesday, June 14th 2022 to study and practice the life and teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni during this holy time.
Our Kind Vajra Master and Dharma Teachers of the Dzogchen Buddha Path
We are extremely happy to announce that our Holy Vajra Master Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche, a Dzogchen Lineage Holder and founder of the Dzogchen Buddha Path International Organizations, together with the International Dzogchen Buddha Path Dharma Teachers and Sangha, will lead this Dzogchen Buddha Path Saga Dawa Teaching and Training Program and provide daily instruction to all students during the entire program.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to receive profound instructions directly from a living Vajra Master born and trained in Tibet as well as from the qualified Dharma Teachers of the Dzogchen Buddha Path in the company of dedicated Sangha members from around the world.
Importance of Supporting and Participating in this Program
Enlightened wisdom is not something that somebody gives to you, but rather it is something that you can achieve through learning, contemplating, meditating, and practicing the Dzogchen Buddha Path. Like that, by participating in and supporting this Saga Dawa program you will achieve merit and wisdom. Whatever amount of merit and wisdom you achieve, you have that much more power to benefit yourself and others.
Even during this difficult time, we are establishing enlightened wisdom ourselves with the blessings of all Buddhas and enlightened beings and especially Buddha Shakyamuni and all Dzogchen Lineage Masters, along with the assemblage of Our Holy Vajra Master, Dharma Teachers, and precious Sangha.
It is rare to have such an extraordinary virtuous event occur in this world during such difficult times. Therefore, it is very important to support such beneficial Dharma events and virtuous activities according to your resources, time, and energy for the sake of yourself and the whole world.
It is surprising that some people are willing to spend huge amounts of resources, time, and energy for nonvirtuous events and harmful activities, but are not willing to spend even a small amount of resources, time, and energy for beneficial events or virtuous activities. Such actions never bring benefit to self or others.
We encourage everyone to participate in and support this auspicious Saga Dawa event.
