Tamdin Phur Jel (observing and receiving blessing) ceremony is one of the unique religious festival of Sera Jey Monastic University. This ceremony falls on 27th day of 12th month of Tibetan calender. Sera Jey Khen Rinpoche, Abbot will take a week long retreat and make dedication and blessing to this Holy relic. On this particular day, Sera Jey Khen Rinpoche will place holy relic on devotee's head and give blessing. Sera Jey Monastic community, Tibetan lay community members and other devotees will attend the ceremony and receive blessing of Holy relic. The Holy relic is being thoroughly processed of the traditional retuals before being made available for blessings to the public. This holy ceremony falls on 7th of February.

Sera Jey Monastic University organizes Guru Bumtsok ceremony and offerings on 2rd February which is dedicated to world peace and harmonous humanity. This special prayer service is also dedicated to long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and all other spiritual masters. We pray for every living beings for their health and longivity. Guru Bumtsok ceremony will be held at Sera Jey Main Prayer Hall with presence of entire Sera Jey monk community.

On 1st of February, Jintsek Fire Puja is conducted after the complition of an eight day Hayagriva retreat. This event symbolizes purification of environment and obsticles.

Sera Jey Monastic University organizes an 8 day Hayagriva retreat starting from 24rd of January to 31st January. During this retreat session, we do recitation of Hayagriva and prayer for world peace and harmony. We pray for long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and all other spiritual masters. We pray for the benefactors and every living beings for their health and longivity. This retreat is hold at Sera Jey Main Prayer Hall with presence of entire monk community.

From January 17th through 22nd, 2013, International Conference on Science and Buddhism will hold in Drepung Loseling Monastery. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will lead the Conference. Representatives from western scientists and Tibetan Buddhist scholars will attend the Conference. Geshe Lobsang Wangdu, Acting Abbot of Sera Jey Monastic University, Geshe Nyima Tashi, Geshe Lobsang Ngodup and 50 Sera Jey monks will attend the conference. The Conference is jointly organized by Mind Life, ETSI and Library of Tibetan Works and Archives.

In end of January 2013, Venerable Pare Rinpoche will return to New York to resume his role as the residential lama of Sera Jey Buddhist Culture Center. Rinpoche was appointed by Sera Jey Monastic University as residential lama of the Center in June of 2012. Rinpoche served as residential lama of Sera Jey Center in Taiwan from 2002 - 2004. Ven. Tsultrim Gyaltsen will accompany Rinpoche as his attendant.

The annual Sang Chos Monlam Chenmo (samantabhadra carya - pranidhana) prayer ceremony, held after the one week period of Chugu Choepa (Nineteenth Offering) in veneration to Jetsun Choekyi Gyaltsen's anniversary, has been started today on 7th, January 2013.

The prayer ceremony is one of the major spiritual curriculum and it is held with profound reverence by the entire sangha community.