Kalachakra 2006 Detailed Tour

This Kalachakra is the 30th and it significantly coincides with the 2550th anniversary of the passing away of Lord Buddha. His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave the first Kalachakra initiation in 1954 at Norbulingka in Lhasa, Tibet.

The origin and the concept of "Wheel of Time" is said to be supernatural and mysterious. The majority of Buddhist sutras, with the exception of the kalachakra Doctrine, were composed in the form of a conversation between Lord Buddha and his disciples Ananda, Sariputra, Maudgalyana, Subhuti and others in the Indian towns of Vaisali, Benares, Rajagrha, Sarvasti etc. In Dhannyakataka stupa, when Buddha proclaimed " Kalachakra", ninety seven kings headed by Sucandra, flew from Shambala under magical powers. Sucandra, on returning wrote down that Buddha had given teachings. Several centuries after King Sucandra, his descendants Manjusri Kirti, Pandarika and other kings wrote commentaries on " Kalachakra" called the " Vimalaprabha". It was said that this book was stored in Shambala and still remains there. There is a legend which says that the 10th century A.D. Indian pandita Tsilupa, while visiting Shambala with some merchants listened to the Kalachakra teachings and wrote it down from memory upon his arrival. In 1027 this book was translated into Tibetan and therefore the year 1027, the Red Hare year, was called Rab-Byung, thus beginning the Tibetan sexagenary cycle.

Day by day Outline programme
Day 1 : 06th January, 2006
Hyderabad ( South India - Andhra Pradesh )

Day 2 : 07th January, 2006
Hyderabad - Nagarjunasagar

Day 3 : 08th January, 2006
Nagarjunakonda

Day 4 : 09th January, 2006
Nagarjunasagar - Vijayapuri - Amravati

Day 5 : 10th January, 2006
Amravati (Sightseeing)

Day 6 : 11th January, 2006
Attending Kalachakra Festival (Teachings & Prayers).

Day 7 : 12th January, 2006
Attending Kalachakra Festival (Teachings & Prayers).

Day 8: 13th January, 2006
Attending Kalachakra Festival (Initiation & Prayers ).

Day 9 : 14th January, 2006
Attending Kalachakra Festival ( Initiation & Prayers ).

Day 10 : 15th January, 2006
Amravati - Vijayawada

Day 11 : 16th January, 2006
Vijayawada - Guntupalli - Vijayawada

Day 12 : 17th January, 2006
Vijayawada - Sankaram - Visakhapatnam

Day 13 : 18th January, 2006
Visakhapatnam - Salihundam Visakhapatnam

Day 14 : 19th January, 2006
Visakhapatnam - Hyderabad - Europe or North America.

Time Table - Kalachakra Ceremony

Thursday, 5th January 0700hrs - 1000hrs 1000hrs - 1100hrs 1100hrs - 1200hrs 1200hrs - 1300hrs 1300hrs - 1430hrs	Kalachakra Ritual Preparation Earth Ritual Prayers Teaching for about 30-40 main disciples Earth Ritual Prayers Lunch Earth Ritual Prayers
Friday, 6th January 0700hrs - 1200hrs 1200hrs - 1300hrs 1300hrs - 1430hrs 1500hrs - 1700hrs	Kalachakra Ritual Preparation Prayers Lunch Earth Ritual Dance - performed by monks of Namgyal Monastery Prayers
Saturday, 7th January 0700hrs - 1200hrs 1200hrs - 1300hrs 1300hrs - 1500hrs 1500hrs 1600hrs	Kalachakra Ritual Preparation Prayers Lunch Prayers Beginning of sand mandala construction Inauguration of Kalachakra Museum & Interpretation Centre
Sunday, 8th January 0800hrs - 1000hrs 1200hrs - 1300hrs 1300hrs - 1600hrs	Preliminary Teachings (Day One) Prayers Lunch * Teaching on Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom (of the Middle Way)
Monday, 9th January 0800hrs - 1000hrs 1200hrs - 1300hrs 1300hrs - 1600hrs	Preliminary Teachings (Day Two) Prayers Lunch * Teaching on Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom (of the Middle Way)
Tuesday, 10th January 0800hrs - 1000hrs 1200hrs - 1300hrs 1300hrs - 1600hrs	Preliminary Teachings (Day Three) Prayers Lunch * Teaching on Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom (of the Middle Way)
Wednesday, 11th January 0700hrs - 1200hrs 1200hrs - 1330hrs 1330hrs - 1430hrs 1430hrs - 1600hrs	Kalachakra Ritual and Offering Dance Prayers Lunch * Ritual Offering Dance Prayers
Thursday, 12th January 0700hrs - 1200hrs 1200hrs - 1300hrs 1300hrs - 1630hrs	Students Preparation (Preliminary Empowerment) Self-Generation Prayers Lunch * Preparatory Empowerment for Students
Friday, 13th January 0700 hrs - 1200 hrs 1200 hrs - 1300 hrs 1300 hrs - 1700 hrs	Kalachakra Empowerment Self-Generation Prayers Lunch * Kalachakra Empowerment
Saturday, 14th January 0700 hrs - 1200 hrs 1200 hrs - 1300 hrs 1300 hrs - 1700 hrs	Kalachakra Empowerment (15th day [full moon] of the 11th Tibetan month) Self-Generation Prayers Lunch * Kalachakra Empowerment
Sunday, 15th January 0700 hrs - 1200 hrs 1200 hrs - 1300 hrs 1300 hrs - 1700 hrs	Kalachakra Empowerment Self-Generation Prayers Lunch * Kalachakra Empowerment
Monday, 16th January 0700 hrs - 0730 hrs 0730 hrs - 0930 hrs 0930 hrs - 1200 hrs 1200 hrs - 1400 hrs 1200 hrs - 1500 hrs 1500 hrs	Long Life Empowerment for the Public and Long Life Offering to His Holiness Self-Generation Prayers * Long Life Empowerment for the Public * Long Life Offering to His Holiness Lunch * Public Viewing of Mandala to start immediately Dismantling of Mandala & Disposal of Sand Return to Teaching Site for Concluding Prayers

Map of Kalachakra