# Event Details

- **Event Name**: CHOKHOR DUCHEN  2026 (ཆོས་འཁོར་དུས་ཆེན།)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 am – Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: CHOKHOR DUCHEN (DRUKPA TSE-SHI) & KANGYUR RECITATION 2026
Dear Friends, Devotees, and Community Members,
Tashi Delek!
The United Sherpa Association (U.S.A.) Inc. (Sherpa Kyidug America – Queens, New York) cordially invites you, your family, and friends to join us in observing Chokhor Duchen (Drukpa  Tse-Shi) and Kangyur Recitation 2026.
CHOKHOR DUCHEN (DRUKPA TSE-SHII) 
For the peace and happiness of all beings, the flourishing of the Buddha’s teachings, and the long life of Dharma holders, Sherpa Kyidug America – New York warmly invites community members, families, and devotees to observe Chokhor Duchen (Drukpa Tse-Shi), commemorating the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma by Lord Buddha Shakyamuni.
 KANGYUR RECITATION 
As part of this sacred observance, we will also conduct a Kangyur Recitation, the collective reading and recitation of the Kangyur—the sacred collection of Lord Buddha’s teachings translated into Tibetan. This revered practice is believed to purify negative karma, remove obstacles, promote peace and harmony, and generate blessings and merit for all sentient beings.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026 Saturday 
Venue: United Sherpa Association (U.S.A.) Inc.
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Way
41-01 75th Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373
Program Schedule
7:30 AM -8:00AM– Breakfast Offering
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Morning Puja and Kangyur Shyalaka (Recitation)
8:30 AM – Main Special Puja (Sang, Serkim, Neten Chyakchoe, and Prayers Commemorating the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma)
1:00 PM – Community Lunch Offering
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Chokhor Duchen Cultural Dance Program
Sponsorship Invitation
We respectfully request the continued support of our valued sponsors, community members, families, and well-wishers. Your generous contributions will help support religious ceremonies, prayer offerings, breakfast, water, lunch, and other essential arrangements for both:
Chokhor Duchen (Drukpa  Tse-Shi)
Kangyur Recitation
Your support will contribute significantly to the success of this sacred community gathering.
SPONSOR (Jindhaka): $150.00 (Same as Previous Years)
Any funding shortfall will be covered by the United Sherpa Association (U.S.A.) Inc. (Sherpa Kyidug America – Queens, New York)
Zelle Donations: sherpakyidug@gmail.com

For Sponsorship or Additional Information

United Sherpa Association Office
(718) 779-7300

Let us come together in faith, devotion, and harmony to honor this sacred occasion and receive the blessings of the Buddha’s teachings for the benefit of all sentient beings.
With Faith, Respect, and Gratitude,

United Sherpa Association (U.S.A.) Inc.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson-heights/chokhor-duchen-2026-ཆོས་འཁོར་དུས་ཆེན།/200030265644648
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Jackson Heights
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: United Sherpa Association (USA), Inc.
- **lat**: 40.74516
- **long**: -73.88983
- **full address**: United Sherpa Association (USA), Inc., 41-01 75th St, Elmhurst, NY 11373, United States, Jackson Heights

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is CHOKHOR DUCHEN  2026 (ཆོས་འཁོར་དུས་ཆེན།) being held?
  - **A:** CHOKHOR DUCHEN  2026 (ཆོས་འཁོར་དུས་ཆེན།) takes place on Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 am to Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm at United Sherpa Association (USA), Inc., 41-01 75th St, Elmhurst, NY 11373, United States, Jackson Heights.
- **Q**: Who is organizing CHOKHOR DUCHEN  2026 (ཆོས་འཁོར་དུས་ཆེན།)?
  - **A:** CHOKHOR DUCHEN  2026 (ཆོས་འཁོར་དུས་ཆེན།) is organized by United Sherpa Association (USA), Inc..

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