Ganden Ngamchö Celebrated at Drepung Monastery as His Holiness the Dalai Lama is Honoured

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London | 15 December 2025

Drepung Monastery in Mundgod, south India, witnessed a deeply auspicious and historic observance of Ganden Ngamchö yesterday as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama presided over the annual ceremony commemorating the parinirvana of Jé Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The event was held at the request of the entire Gelug lineage and drew senior hierarchs, abbots, scholars, and more than 10,000 monks and devotees from across India, the Himalayan region and Bhutan.

Marking the occasion, the Gelugpa Buddhist Cultural Society presented His Holiness with a commemorative award honouring the 51st anniversary of his formal conferment of the Geshé Lharampa degree – Tibetan Buddhism’s highest scholastic qualification (equivalent to PhD in Philosophy or Theology) – in recognition of his lifelong contribution to Buddhist learning and the preservation of the Gelug tradition in ex...

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