Celebrating 30 Years of the New Kadampa Tradition!

April 3, 2021

The New Kadampa Tradition was formally registered as a charity in July 1991. On Saturday April 3 the following year, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche inaugurated NKT Day, which was to be celebrated on the first Saturday in April every year.

Watch this amazing video story about the NKT in 2020.

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