Kalachakra New Year & Wheel Turning Day: 24-Hour Global Prayer

Kalachakra New Year & Wheel Turning Day:  24-Hour Global Prayer Celebration

Join us for a rare and powerful 24-hour continuous practice honoring the Kalachakra New Year—Kalachakra Wheel Turning Day, one of the most sacred and auspicious times in the Kalachakra tradition. This holy day commemorates the anniversary when Buddha Shakyamuni manifested as Kalachakra and taught the Kalachakra Tantra to the Bodhisattva King Suchandra, setting in motion the lineage that would flourish in Shambhala for the benefit of all beings.

A Day of 100 Million Times Merit

Celebrated during Ngakpa Dawa, this is an extraordinarily powerful karmic window. It is taught that all virtuous actions performed on this day are multiplied 100 million times.

For this reason, in the great Jonang monasteries, monks traditionally engage in two weeks of intensive Kalachakra practice, performing generation stage sadhanas and elaborate Kalachakra pujas to accumulate vast merit and wisdom. We invite you to join in this same spirit of deep practice and collective aspiration.

Special Session with Khentrul Rinpoche

Khentrul Rinpoche will join us live for a special one-hour session of prayers and teachings, offering blessings and guidance on this most auspicious occasion.

Immediately following Khentrul Rinpoche’s session, we will gather with for a special one-hour tribute session honoring His Holiness Jigme Dorje Rinpoche, who recently entered Parinirvana. This session will include prayers, devotional songs, recitation of his name mantra, and video reflections along with storiees celebrating his life and enlightened activity. In this way, we unite remembrance, devotion, and merit-making within the flow of this sacred day.

Join for Khentrul Rinpoche’s puja and participation:

Melbourne, Australia — Fri, 1 May 2026 at 7:00 PM AEST
Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Fri, 1 May 2026 at 5:00 PM HKT
Hanoi, Vietnam —  Fri, 1 May 2026 at 4:00 PM ICT
Vienna, Austria —  Fri, 1 May 2026 at 11:00 AM CEST
São Paulo, Brazil —  Fri, 1 May 2026 at 6:00 AM BRT
New York, USA —  Fri, 1 May 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
San Francisco, USA — Fri, 1 May 2026 at 2:00 AM PDT

24 Hours of Unbroken Global Practice

Together, as an international sangha, we will create a continuous 24-hour cycle of practice, including:

-Kalachakra mantra recitation
-Vishvamata mantra
-Marichi prayers
-Invocations to the Shambhala Dharma Kings

This unbroken stream of practice becomes a living mandala of awakened activity encircling the world.

Creating the Causes for the Future
We dedicate this powerful day of practice to creating the causes and conditions for Khentrul Rinpoche’s 2027 Global Tour and for the flourishing of the Kalachakra teachings throughout the world.

Why Participate

-Connect directly to the origin of the Kalachakra teachings
-Accumulate vast merit—multiplied 100 million times
-Join a global mandala of continuous practice
-Support the future spread of Kalachakra
-Receive blessings from Rinpoche and the lineage
-Contribute to the vision of the Golden Age and connect with Shambhala

Whether you join for one hour or many, your practice becomes part of an unbroken field of awakened intention benefiting all beings.

Turn the Wheel of Dharma and help bring forth the second Golden Age for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Schedule by Timezone

Vienna (CEST) — May 1, 12:00 AM → May 2, 12:00 AM
San Francisco (PDT) — April 30, 3:00 PM → May 1, 3:00 PM
New York (EDT) — April 30, 6:00 PM → May 1, 6:00 PM
São Paulo (BRT) — April 30, 7:00 PM → May 1, 7:00 PM
Hanoi (ICT) — May 1, 5:00 AM → May 2, 5:00 AM
Hong Kong (HKT) — May 1, 6:00 AM → May 2, 6:00 AM
Melbourne (AEST) — May 1, 8:00 AM → May 2, 8:00 AM

Zoom Information

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