Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche has encouraged as part of the Vast Visions for FPMT to support, create, and display large thangkas, and to host thangka festival days where many people can gather to enjoy the beauty and power of the holy artwork, and participate in making offerings and other virtuous activities.

At Land of Medicine Buddha, we hold two such events annually. We warmly invite you to join us in the celebration of Medicine Buddha and Ksitigarbha Festival Days!

Join us to celebrate Ksitigarbha Festival Day!
September 6, 2025 * Saturday, 10am – 2pm
Register your participation here!

In 2007, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised the director of Land of Medicine Buddha to host a Ksitigarbha Festival Day together with Angela Wang and the Chinese community. Since then, we had celebrated Ksitigarbha in the 7th lunar month, which is associated with Ksitgarbha’s strong practice in his previous lives as a bodhisattva, particularly with his practice of filial piety and dedication to helping sentient beings in the lower realms. He famously made the vow:

“Only when all sentient beings are delivered, will I attain Bodhi; if the hells are not empty yet, then I will not attain Buddhahood.”

Since 2008, we celebrated Ksitigarbha Festival Day with special prayers to Ksitigarbha, mantra recitation, sutra reading, offering to the Sangha, offerings of plentiful food, flowers, and water bowls. We had also made offering of music and dance. Please enjoy photos of our previous Ksitigarbha Festival Days.

2008 | 2009 • 2009 | 2010 | 2011 • 2011 | 2012 • 2012 | 2013 | 2014 * 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018

Please enjoy photos of our previous Medicine Buddha Festival Days.

2010 | 2011 part 1 * 2011 part 2 * 2011 part 3 | 2012  | 2013 |  2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2018