TIBET DAY

 

 

Friday 11^th September at 6.30pm – 8.30pm

 

Venue: The Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London, 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russel Squre, London. Admission Free

 

TIBET DAY is a special day marking the 24^th anniversary of Tibet Foundation and the concluding event of the 10^th anniversary of the Tibetan Peace Garden

 

PROGRAMME

 

• Introduction by Professor Dr Stadeusz Skorupski from the Centre of Buddhist Studies (SOAS)

 

• Invocation Prayer by the most Reverend Nagase, the resident head monk of the Japanese Nipponzan Myohoji order in charge of The London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park

 

• A report of Tibet Foundation by their trustee, Susan Burrows

 

• Prayer of Compassion by the most Reverend Bante Sangthong Dhammacaro, the head of Theravada Thai Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon;

 

• Prayer of Medicine Buddha for longevity by Venerable Chueh Ru,  Abbess of  London Fo Guang Shan, a Chinese Mahayana Buddhist temple in the West End

 

• Key Note Speech by the honourable Simon Hughes, MP for North Southwark & Bermondsey who has represented the area since 1983. Simon Hughes met His Holiness the Dalai Lama and was present at the time of opening the Tibetan Peace Garden in Southwark in 1999.

 

• Prayer of Buddha of Compassion by Khen Rinpoche Pema Choephel from Palyul Tibetan Buddhist Centre

 

• Dedication Prayers by Students of Sogyal Rinpoche from the Rigpa Tibetan Buddhist Centre in north London

 

The event will be concluded with a vote of thanks followed by a reception hosted jointly by the Centre of Buddhist Studies and Tibet Foundation

 

TIBET FOUNDATION, a non-political registered charity (no.292400) was established in 1985 with the aim of promoting the culture, religion and way of life of people of Tibetan origin. It aims to help raise the standards of education and healthcare in Tibetan communities and to support the continuity of Tibet Buddhism and culture.

 

THE TIBETAN PEACE GARDEN is one of the major projects commissioned by the Foundation. His Holiness the Dalai Lama opened and blessed the Tibetan Peace Garden on 13^th May 1999. He has dedicated the Garden “to the courage of the Tibetan people and their commitment to peace”. He appreciates its importance as a “symbol to remind us that human survival depends on living in harmony and always choosing the path of non-violence in resolving our differences”. On the occasion of the 10^th anniversary this year His Holiness reaffirmed his support and said that the Garden “has both a practical and symbolic value”.

 

Contact details:

 

Tibet Foundation, 2 St James’s Market, London SW1Y 4SB Tel. 020 7930 6001 Email: office@tibet-foundation.org Website: www.tibet-foundation.org

 

The London Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park (on the southern bank of the Thames between Chelsea & Albert Bridges) Tel. 020 7228 9620

Email: janesill@aol.com

The Buddhapadipa Temple, 14 Calonne Road, Wembledon, London SW19 5HJ Tel. 081 946 1357 Email: dhammacaro@yahoo.co.uk

London Fo Guang Shan, 84 Margaret Street, London W1W 8TD

Tel: 020 7636 8394 E-mail: londonfgs@gmail.com or ibps@londonfgs.org.uk

 

Palyul Centre UK
3 Rotherfield Street , Islington , London N1 3EE Tel/Fax: 020 7359 5964
Email: palyuluk@hotmail.com

 

Rigpa Tibetan Buddhist Centre, 330 Caledonian Road, London N1 1BB Tel: (020) 7700 0185 Email: enquiries@rigpa.org.uk

 

 

 

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