NKT-IKBU INTERNATIONAL
FALL FESTIVAL 2025
OCT 3 - OCT 9
Festival Teachers
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
The Teacher at the 2025 Fall Festival will be Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong.
Gen-la Dekyong is the General Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union. She is the Resident Teacher at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center, the mother center of our tradition, and teaches extensively internationally. Gen-la studied and practiced for many years with her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche and is his close disciple. She is deeply respected and treasured throughout the Kadampa world for her sincere reliance on her Spiritual Guide, taking his teachings to heart and putting them into practice in every aspect of her life. She is recognized as a fully qualified Teacher of Sutra and Tantra.
Gen-la will be assisted by senior NKT Teachers who will lead the meditations during the Festival.
Introduction to the Festival
The introduction to the Fall Festival will be given by Gen-la Kelsang Jampa who is the Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, the Resident Teacher at KMC Los Angeles and one of the most senior NKT teachers.
The retreat at the Festival will be led by Gen Kelsang Demo.
The meditations at the Festival will be led by Kadam Morten Clausen.