{"id":3150,"date":"2016-01-01T20:23:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T12:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3150"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:54:38","slug":"24-hour-tara-puja","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/portfolio-item\/24-hour-tara-puja\/","title":{"rendered":"24-hour Tara Puja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_tab_container  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='wp-image-143577 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-143577 avia_image' src='https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NKTDay2026-L001-T-300x188.jpg' alt='' title='NKTDay2026-L001-T' height=\"188\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"tabcontainer   top_tab   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last \" role=\"tablist\">\n\n<section class=\"av_tab_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div aria-controls=\"tab-id-1-content\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id=\"#tab-id-1\" class=\"tab active_tab\"  itemprop=\"headline\" ><span class='tab_icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue81e' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>About the Course<\/h3>\n<p><\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-id-1-content\" class=\"tab_content active_tab_content\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"tab_inner_content invers-color\"  itemprop=\"text\" >\n<p><strong>4 April 2026 is New Kadampa Tradition Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone is welcome to join us for the 24-hour Tara puja on 4-5 April to celebrate this auspicious day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the first Saturday of April each year, we celebrate the NKT Day, which commemorates the founding of the New Kadampa Tradition \u2013 International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate this upcoming NKT Day, we shall be holding a 24-hour chanted prayer to Buddha Green Tara. May the virtues accumulated from paying homage to Venerable Arya Tara be dedicated to the flourishing of Kadam Dharma throughout the world so that all living beings will quickly find permanent inner peace. We also remember the extraordinary kindness of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche in founding the NKT-IKBU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timetable<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>4th Apr (Saturday)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Session 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"255\">12:00 noon &#8211; 1:15 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Session 2<\/td>\n<td width=\"255\">4:00 pm &#8211; 5:15 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Session 3<\/td>\n<td width=\"255\">8:00 pm &#8211; 9:15 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>5th Apr (Sunday)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Session 4<\/td>\n<td width=\"255\">12:00 mn &#8211; 1:15 am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Session 5<\/td>\n<td width=\"255\">4:00 am &#8211; 5:15 am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Session 6<\/td>\n<td width=\"255\">8:00 am &#8211; 9:15 am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Everyone is welcome to join us for all or any of the sessions. If you would like to stay overnight at the Centre, please bring a sleeping bag. The prayers will be chanted in English. Please bring your own Liberation from Sorrow sadhana or you can purchase the sadhana at the Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Booking Deadline : 3rd April (Friday)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">On line booking has been closed, if you would like to book please send email to booking@meditation.hk .<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Donations Welcome!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>* All donations are used to run the Centre and flourish the precious teachings of Buddha.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"av_tab_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div aria-controls=\"tab-id-2-content\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id=\"#tab-id-2\" class=\"tab \"  itemprop=\"headline\" ><span class='tab_icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue841' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Venue<\/h3>\n<p><\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-id-2-content\" class=\"tab_content \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"tab_inner_content invers-color\"  itemprop=\"text\" >\n<p><b>Kadampa Meditation Centre Hong Kong<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.hk\/maps\/place\/%E4%B8%8A%E7%92%B0%E5%B9%B2%E8%AB%BE%E9%81%93%E4%B8%AD122-124%E8%99%9F%E6%B5%B7%E6%B8%AF%E5%95%86%E6%A5%AD%E5%A4%A7%E5%BB%88\/@22.2869003,114.1502309,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3404007dac1e47c5:0xe933398c8f43cb62!8m2!3d22.2869003!4d114.1524196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1\/F, Harbour Commercial Building, 122-124 Connaught Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong<\/a><br \/>\n(Exit C of Sheung Wan MTR station)<\/p>\n<p>Tel. 2507 2237<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 &#8211; 5 April<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":143579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/3150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3150"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/3150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143776,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/3150\/revisions\/143776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3150"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meditation.hk\/2021\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=3150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}