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Tibetan Pocket Calendar – Fire Male Horse
Tibetan Pocket Calendar for 2026-2027.
Tibetan Year of the Fire Male Horse of the 17th Rabjung 2153.
Available in printed pocket version.
Upcoming Events



Practice in honour of Dza Patrul Rinpoche
Dharma City
300 rue de Mettet, 5620 Florennes, Belgium

Practice in honour of Mipham Rinpoche
Dharma City
300 rue de Mettet, 5620 Florennes, Belgium


Patrul Nangchö Mönlam 2026 ནང་ཆོས་སྨོན་ལམ།
Dharma City
300 rue de Mettet, 5620 Florennes, Belgium

The Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering Practice
Dharma City
300 rue de Mettet, 5620 Florennes, Belgium

Shedra 2026 Cycles I – II- III
Dharma City
300 rue de Mettet, 5620 Florennes, Belgium



Teaching Cycle

The Words of My Perfect Teacher
A Complete Translation of a Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. Patrul Rinpoche makes the technicalities of his subject accessible through a wealth of stories, quotations, and references to everyday life.
Which one is your favourite chapter?
HOW TO FOLLOW A SPIRITUAL FRIEND
Part 1 – Chapter 6
ACTIONS: CAUSE AND EFFECT
Part 1 – Chapter 4
Taking Refuge
Part 2 – Chapter 1
AROUSING BODHICITTA
Part 2 – Chapter 2
Latest Article

The Offering of the Bodhicaryāvatāra
Why Do We Celebrate the Offering of the Bodhicaryāvatāra — and Who Was Śāntideva? This year, a new event has been introduced by Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche: the Offering of the Bodhicaryāvatāra, a special day of practice established by the great Dza Patrul Rinpoche. So who was Śāntideva, and why does his work inspire such a celebration? Śāntideva...
“We can free ourselves from any kind of suffering
if we understand the true nature of mind.”
Reading Room
Sunday talks with Patrul Rinpoche coming back soon
Dzogchen Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche will continue teaching on Sunday mornings.
It will take place from the first Sunday of November until Christmas 2025.
Truthful Speech
Message from Patrul Rinpoche
Written by Patrul Rinpoche, 28 October 2012 – Letter About the Winter Retreat 2012
If you ask me what I am currently concerned about, I would say that I am deeply concerned about the teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha’s teachings are very, very important for everybody. They are useful not only for us, but beneficial and very important for all sentient beings.
The Black Guru Rinpoche Statues Project
The black diamond-carved Guru Rinpoche statues, which contain iron beads, relics and scriptures, can last for hundreds of years in outdoor environment. According to Guru Rinpoche’s prediction, they can be placed on mountains, rivers or caves, in lakes or in the ocean around the world to suppress and resolve various disasters and wars, liberating all sentient beings in the six realms into Buddhahood.


