Starting on Saga Dawa Düchen – 11 June 2025

End date: 8 October 2025

We invite you to join us in reciting and collecting Mani Mantras with the shared goal of reaching one million mantras. This meaningful project begins on Saga Dawa Düchen— one of the four Wheel Days in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar— which falls on Wednesday, 11 June in 2025. We will finish on the 8th of October 2025, the anniversary of Akong Rinpoche’s parinirvana.

Whether you’re on your meditation cushion or standing in a queue, your Om Mani Padme Hum counts. Everyone who participates will share in the merit of the entire million recitations.

Now in its fourth year, this project is dedicated to:

• The swift return of Akong Tulku Rinpoche
• The health and long life of Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche
• The benefit of all sentient beings

We will begin on the full moon of the fourth lunar month, known as Saga Dawa, the holiest month in Tibetan Buddhism. It commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha. During this sacred time, virtuous deeds—such as prayer, generosity, and refraining from harm—are especially encouraged and believed to be multiplied many times over.

How to Participate:

• Record your mantra count and send it to: johannesburg@kagyu.org.za
• Or enter your total directly on the shared spreadsheet
• You may also dedicate your recitations to individuals by adding their names to the prayer list

Let us come together as a community in compassion and aspiration. Every mantra counts!