This year, on the day of Vesak, the eminent Buddhist master Kyabje Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche (representing the Vajrayana tradition), along with the Most Venerable Uparatana (representing the Theravada tradition) and Rev. Marvin Harada (representing the Mahayana tradition), offered prayers and each lit an auspicious lamp for the first Vesak ever celebrated in the White House of the United States of America.

Today, on the auspicious Guru Rinpoche Day, Rinpoche kindly revealed the name of this temple: Pal Thubten Yeshe Ling, the Glorious Temple of the Wisdom Teachings of the Buddha.