Annual Pilgrimage to India
With Younge Khachab Rinpoche
December 29, 2024 - January 16, 2025
2 weeks in Sikkim and India
Younge Khachab Rinpoche invites you to join him on the annual YDL pilgrimage through Sikkim and the sacred pilgrimage sites in India. A pilgrimage plays an important role in a practitioner’s life and practice. The Tibetan for pilgrimage is ‘kora’, which means to circumambulate or to travel the path around a sacred place. Going on a pilgrimage allows you to immerse yourself in the blessings of the lineage and an opportunity to accumulate great merit through your practice. This experience is often transformative for those who travel the path.
This year Rinpoche will be visiting Sikkim and then traveling to the sacred pilgrimage sites in India where the Buddha attained awakening and taught. The pilgrims will journey to Bodh Gaya and Nepal. At each of the holy sites you will receive teachings and meditate with Rinpoche. While there will be a planned itinerary, there is often free time for people to continue to explore on their own. We will try to locate room shares for those who are interested and travel arrangements during the pilgrimage are shared equally by all participants.
Details
Cost $800
$400 Deposit due by October 1, 2024
Everyone responsible for own airfare, food and lodging
The complete itinerary and travel dates are currently being finalized.
Itinerary
- Arrive in Gangtok, Sikkim by December 28, 2024.
- Tour Sikkim and surrounding areas for 4 days.
- Finish with ten days in India.
- Formal pilgrimage ends on January 11, 2025.
Leader
Younge Khachab Rinpoche is a highly accomplished Dzogchen master and non-sectarian, or Rime scholar. He was educated at Ganden Jangtse Monastery where he received his Geshe degree. He was also appointed as the Khenpo of the Kagyu Monastery Thagten Nyingje Ling in Boudhnath where he taught for several years. He has studied widely with the top masters in the Kagyu, Nyingma, Gelug, Sakya and Bon traditions. Rinpoche’s style of teaching is direct, warm and engaging, extensive yet practical. He is accessible and takes a personal interest in his students’ progress. Rinpoche currently makes his home in the United States.
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