RICHMOND — The Gyuto Basis, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery situated in East Richmond Heights, and the U.S. Monlam Pageant invite the neighborhood to have fun the ninetieth birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the fruits of the three-day Monlam Prayer Festivals for world peace, an annual celebration that takes place through the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. The Tibetan neighborhood and their buddies will host the celebration in honor of the Dalai Lama’s birthday on the finish of the three-day competition on Sunday, March 30, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
“We are so happy that these events have coincided with The Gyuto Foundation’s 25th Anniversary, which we will also be celebrating on April 5th. We warmly welcome everyone to our center on April 5th in East Richmond Heights,” says Thupten Donyo, the founding father of the Gyuto Basis, in a press launch.
All locally, Buddhist or not, are welcome to hitch within the festivities with English translation accessible via FM radio. The occasions will happen from 9am-6pm on March 28-30, 2025 on the Richmond Civic Middle Auditorium, at 2569 Nevin Ave in Richmond.
For extra info, go to www.gyutofoundation.org.
Tibetan Buddhist monks stand for the procession with a photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, California, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) Tibetan Buddhist monks pray as His Eminence Kyabje Jangtse Choeje Rinpoche, left, stays seated on a throne through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, Calif., on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) A photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is displayed through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, California, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) Girls serve tea to Tibetan Buddhist monks as they chant through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, California, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) A Tibetan Buddhist monk attends the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, California, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) Tibetan Buddhist monks put together to wish for world peace through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, California, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) A Buddhist member spins a prayer wheel as they chant with Tibetan Buddhist monks through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, California, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) Buddhist members chant with Tibetan Buddhist monks through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, California, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) A lady prays earlier than a photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama positioned on an altar on the finish of a procession by Tibetan Buddhist monks through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, California, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) A photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, celebrating his ninetieth birthday, is positioned on an altar on the finish of the procession by Tibetan Buddhist monks through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, Calif., on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group) Tibetan Buddhist monks pray through the annual Monlam Prayer Pageant for world peace on the Richmond Civic Auditorium in Richmond, Calif., on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group)
