Year of the Fire Horse: Tibetan New Years Celebration
With Lama Gyurme Rabgye, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, and Pure Land Farms Sangha
February 18, 2026
8am - 9am: Yuthok Nyingthig Ganapuja and Shanglon protector offering guided by Lama Gyurme (Yuthok Ling Temple + livestream)
9am - 10am: Riwo Sangchö: A ritual purification and smoke offering practice guided by Lama Gyurmé Rabgye to remove obstacles, accumulate merit, settle karmic debts, and invite auspiciousness for the year to come. (Yuthok Ling temple + livestream)
10am - 12pm: Dr. Nida Chenagtsang streams in from Italy for his annual Losar sangha greeting and teaching on Tibetan astrology and the special significance of the year of the Fire Horse. This Fire Horse year is known as a time of immense spiritual and transformative energy and holds particular importance for practices connected to the healing lineage of Yuthok Yönten Gönpo. Dr. Nida will talk about how to harness the extraordinary power of the horse for decisive action, spiritual growth, and healing. Learn about how your individual astrological sign could be affected by the energy of the fire horse and receive advice on how to protect your health and endeavors in this fiery year (Online, played in Yuthok Ling temple)
12pm until sunset: Losar festivities (in person only) - Tibetan food, dance, and music with Lama Gyurme and Pure Land Farms sangha!
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Pre-registration is required for both online or in-person participation
LAMA GYURME RABGYE
Tibetan born master painter and craftsman Lama Gyurme began his training when he was fifteen after receiving an invitation to study at Mindroling Monastery. He studied with masters who created the famous paintings of Korkyim Monastery.
As his talents for the tradition of Tibetan painting developed so did his adeptness in the ritual arts. He was appointed umdze, leader of the chants and held that position until he left in 1998. During his time at the monastery he assisted with the restoration of hundreds of the temple’s paintings.
A very close personal friend of Dr Nida’s during their time in Tibet, Lama Gyurme has consecrated our Yuthok Ling temple and statues at Pure Land Farms and is training our students in the ritual arts.
DR. NIDA CHENAGTSANG
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang is a traditional Tibetan physician, author, and lineage holder of the Yuthok Nyingthig, the spiritual heart of Tibetan medicine. Born in northeastern Tibet, he trained at Lhasa Tibetan Medical University, completed his clinical work at the Tibetan Medicine hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka. Alongside this rigorous medical training, Dr. Nida immersed himself in Vajrayana Buddhism with teachers from all the major Tibetan traditions and spent extensive periods in meditation retreat in Tibet.
A pioneering researcher and teacher of Sowa Rigpa, he is the founder and academic director of the Sowa Rigpa Institute and trains students in over forty countries worldwide. His life’s mission is to make the Medicine Buddha’s lineage and the wisdom of Tibetan medicine accessible and alive for people today.