{"id":162674,"date":"2025-01-21T16:20:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T16:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/printemps\/the-founder"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:16:29","slug":"le-fondateur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/le-fondateur","title":{"rendered":"Le Fondateur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0.2\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kadampa-Spring-Festival-2026---Deity-and-Flourish-1x-1.png\" alt=\"Kadampa Spring Festival 2026 - Deity and Flourish (1x)\" height=\"454\" width=\"636\" title=\"Kadampa Spring Festival 2026 - Deity and Flourish (1x)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tNKT-IKBU INTERNATIONAL\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tSPRING FESTIVAL 2026\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMAY 22 &#8211; 27\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-156061-CATTR36a9cccdb631701676ccd131c3f18740\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-156061-CATTR36a9cccdb631701676ccd131c3f18740\" data-viewnumber=\"156061-CATTR36a9cccdb631701676ccd131c3f18740\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:156061,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;speed&quot;:5,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:1,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:1,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162674?wpv_view_count=156061-CATTR36a9cccdb631701676ccd131c3f18740&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162674?wpv_view_count=156061-CATTR36a9cccdb631701676ccd131c3f18740\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\n    <div class=\"centered-container\">\n        <div class=\"opens\">Les r\u00e9servations ouvrent le jeudi 26 f\u00e9vrier \u00e0 13 h, heure britannique.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\nSpring Menu\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-spring\"><li id=\"menu-item-162482\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\">Welcome<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-162101\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/le-fondateur\">The Founder<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-146050\"><a href=\"#\">Festival<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162099\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/enseignements\">Teachings<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162098\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/enseignants\">Teachers<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162143\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/programme\">Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162144\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/festival-experience\">Festival experience<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162147\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/participer-au-festival-en-ligne\">Attending the festival online<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162105\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/benevolat\">Volunteering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-162104\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/lieu\">Venue<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-142369\"><a href=\"#\">Booking<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162140\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/tarifs\">Fees<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/hebergement\">Accommodation<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162145\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/festival-food-and-drink\">Festival food and drink<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162102\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/traduction-et-besoins-particuliers\">Translation and Assisted Needs<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/enfants-jeunes-adultes\">Children &#038; young adults<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-511736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/parking\">Parking<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162103\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/information-voyage\">Travel information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162148\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/informations-generales\">General information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162123\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/how-to-book\">How to book<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-162100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/conditions-generales\">Terms &#038; Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-162117\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/retraites-post-festival-dete\">Post Festival Retreats<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-162141\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/pit\">ITP<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-162109\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\tThe Founder\t<\/h1>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2007-07-29_MKMC_SumFest_Geshe-la.jpg\" alt=\"Venerable Geshe-la\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1613\" title=\"2007-07-29_MKMC_SumFest_Geshe-la\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p>The three International Festivals were founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, a world-renowned meditation master and Teacher who inspired thousands of people around the world to apply the pure teachings of Buddha to their modern lives to solve their personal problems and discover a deep and lasting inner peace and happiness.<\/p>\n<p>Through finding peace within our own hearts, developing the compassionate good heart of cherishing others, and working together with others, we can quickly find solutions to the world&rsquo;s problems. In this way, there is great hope for peace in our world.<\/p>\n<p>Kadampa Festivals are an important part of Venerable Geshe-la&rsquo;s legacy giving people everywhere an opportunity to come together as an international family of spiritual practitioners and thus preserving our International Kadampa Buddhist Union.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NKT-IKBU INTERNATIONAL SPRING FESTIVAL 2026 MAY 22 &#8211; 27 Spring Menu Welcome The Founder Festival Teachings Teachers Program Festival experience Attending the festival online Volunteering Venue Booking Fees Accommodation Festival food and drink Translation and Assisted Needs Children &#038; young adults Parking Travel information General information How to book Terms &#038; Conditions Post Festival Retreats &#8230; <a title=\"Le Fondateur\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/printemps\/le-fondateur\" aria-label=\"En savoir plus sur Le Fondateur\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":162383,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[704],"class_list":["post-162674","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162674"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":512412,"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162674\/revisions\/512412"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampafestivals.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=162674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}