Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc.
is honored to offer
DLM Dolls

White Tara Empowerment

A Tibetan Tantric Buddhist Ceremony
to Enhance Health and Happiness
 with
His Eminence Gonsa Rinpoche
Saturday, March 29, 2025
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Translation by Geshe Tsewang Punchok
In-Person Only
 
 

White Tara is the feminine form of the Buddha of compassion. The name
literally translated means ''One Who Saves," because of her commitment to save sentient beings from suffering. As the embodiment of enlightened compassion and activity, she nurtures the beings with her blessings of health, peace, and longevity.
 
There are two ways to participate in this ceremony:
     
1.
  Receive the empowerment to practice the White Tara sadhana:
     
   
•  You must have taken Refuge in the Three Jewels or;
•  Must be a buddhist practitioner with an ongoing practice who will take Refuge in the Three Jewels during this empowerment
   
2.
Receive a blessing of White Tara without the taking of refuge vows
 
All participants must only eat a vegetarian meal prior to the empowerment
(no eggs, no meats, dairy ok).

Please bring a khata if you would like to receive a personal blessing from H.E. Gonsa Rinpoche after the empowerment. Khatas are available for sale in the gift shop.

 
This event is in person only.  Seating is limited.
 
 

His Eminence Gonsa Rinpoche was born in 1978 in a Tibetan refugee settlement in Mundgod, India. At the age of five, he was recognized by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama as the 5th reincarnation of the esteemed 18th-century Tibetan master and abbot of the renowned Gonsa Monastery in eastern Tibet. At eight, he received his novice ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and, that same year, began his monastic training at Drepung Losel Ling Monastery in South India. An exceptionally gifted student, Gonsa Rinpoche completed his studies with top honors, earning the Geshe Lharampa degree (the highest academic distinction in Tibetan Buddhism) in 2013. He was also awarded the Ngagrampa degree from Gyumed Tantric University in 2014. After his studies, Rinpoche traveled globally, offering teachings, initiations, and spiritual guidance to students in India and abroad, including Taiwan, Japan, Europe, Mexico, and the United States.
Tuition:
   $45 ($35 members)
    A voluntary offering to the teacher is customary in the Buddhist tradition and may be offered at the end of ceremony to Rinpoche.
     
Location:
   Drepung Loseling Monastery, Meditation Hall
     
Registration Deadline:
   Thursday, March 27, 2025
     
 
To register for this event, click here
Recording Policy:
No recordings, audio or visual, without express permission from Drepung Loseling Monastery.
 
Cancellation Policy:
One-day events: If you withdraw before the day of the event, we will refund your fees, minus a $20 administrative charge. You must speak with a member of the administrative staff by 6pm. Leaving a message will not alter your registration. There will be no other refunds.
If you do not attend a session it is counted as a withdrawal and there will be no refunds or exchanges.
*When purchasing a series for either the Foundation or the Intermediate classes note that the series advantage gives you a lower rate and purchasing classes individually gives you flexibility. When purchasing these series the first class will count toward the one day cancellation policy. After the first class has begun for the purchase of the series there will be no other refunds or exchanges.

Multiple-day events: If you withdraw before the start of the retreat, course, or event, we will refund your fees, minus a 10% administrative charge. If you withdraw after the first retreat or teaching session, we will refund 75% of the fees. After the start of the second session there will be no refunds.
 
 
Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc.
1781 Dresden Drive
Atlanta, GA 30319