Buddha Shakyamuni Empowerment

Saturday, March 7, 2026
9:30 AM 5:00 PM

Kadampa Meditation Center Texas 1875 Laws Street Dallas, TX, 75202 United States (map)

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    Buddha Shakyamuni Empowerment
With a Commentary to the Liberating Prayer

What Is an Empowerment?

An empowerment is a Buddhist blessing ritual and guided meditation through which we make a deep connection with a Buddha’s enlightened mind, bringing peace, hope, and happiness to ourselves and others.

Why Receive the Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni?

On this special day Gen Kelsang Wangpo will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni. Through receiving these special blessings and teachings, we can awaken our spiritual potential and make a special connection to the enlightened beings, the Buddhas.

Commentary to the Liberating Prayer

Gen Wangpo will also give a brief commentary to the Liberating Prayer, a beautiful praise to Buddha that is recited at the beginning of teachings and meditations in Kadampa Buddhist Centers all around the world.

This special prayer, composed by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, helps us to develop deep faith in Buddha and feel inspired to practice his teachings. Through practicing what Buddha taught, we can transform our life and experience profound inner peace and happiness.

Schedule9:30
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10:00 am
Registration
10:00 am
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12:00 pm
Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni
12:00
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12:15 pm
Group photo
12:15
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1:45 pm
Lunch Break
1:45
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3:00 pm
Commentary to Liberating Prayer (part 1)
3:00
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3:30 pm
Coffee Break
3:30
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5:00 pm
Commentary to Liberating Prayer (part 2)

Cost

Full Event
Price: $60.00
Includes the Empowerment, Lunch and all sessions. Does not include parking.

Full Event - Discounted
Price: $48.00
Available to seniors 60+, students, military, first responders and low income at this time. Includes the Empowerment, Lunch and all sessions. Does not include parking.

Full Event - KMC Texas Supporting Members
Price: $42.00
Available to KMC Texas Supporting Members. Includes the Empowerment, Lunch and all sessions. Does not include parking.

Full Event - KMC Texas Sponsors
Price: $30.00
Available to KMC Texas Sponsors. Includes the Empowerment, Lunch and all sessions. Does not include parking.

Full Event - KMC Texas Benefactors
Available to KMC Texas Benefactors only. Includes the Empowerment, Lunch and all sessions. Does not include parking.

Empowerment Only
Price: $50.00
Includes the Empowerment session only (9:30 - 12:15pm). Does not include lunch or parking.

Empowerment Only - Discounted
Price: $38.00
Available to seniors 60+, students, military, first responders and low income at this time. Includes the Empowerment session only (9:30 - 12:15pm). Does not include lunch or parking.

Learn how to become a Supporting Member, Sponsor, or Benefactor.

Teacher

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GEN WANGPO

Gen Wangpo is the Resident Teacher at KMC Texas.

Gen Wangpo has spent more than 20 years studying the skillful and compassionate teachings of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche and has been teaching Dharma since 2004. Motivated by a deep commitment to helping others discover a meaningful spiritual path, Gen Wangpo inspires students to experience the transformative benefits of Buddha's wisdom.

Inspired by Venerable Geshe-la’s presentation of the teachings, Gen Wangpo shares the timeless wisdom of Kadam Dharma in ways that resonate with modern urban life. Through his clear, heartfelt, and compassionate approach, he makes profound spiritual principles both accessible and practical, motivating students throughout Texas to deepen their practice and experience genuine inner transformation.

Buddha Shakyamuni Empowerment