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Upcoming Event
Event ID: 258
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: H.H. the Gongma Trichen Rinpoche will be presiding during this special occasion.
Event details: Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to participate in this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: H.H. the Gongma Trichen Rinpoche will be presiding during this special occasion.
Event details: Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to participate in this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Upcoming Event
Event ID: 257
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Rinpoche teaches on Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ and on selections from Je Gampopa’s ‘Dharma Talks’. Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ focuses on the topic of diligence, also referred to as joyful enthusiasm or heroic perseverance. Translation available in English and Chinese.
Event details:
‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ (Bodhisattvacharyavatara) is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature on the Bodhisattva doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, written by the great 8th century Indian poet and revered master Shantideva. The text is written in verse and has ten chapters. It deals extensively with the stages of training one’s mind in the generation of Bodhicitta, and also with the essential practices of the Bodhisattva’s conduct and way of life. It is considered one of the most authoritative texts on the study and practice of the Bodhisattva ideals within the Tibetan tradition.
This teaching is a continuation of the series of annual ten day teachings by the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche at the Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, India.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Rinpoche teaches on Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ and on selections from Je Gampopa’s ‘Dharma Talks’. Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ focuses on the topic of diligence, also referred to as joyful enthusiasm or heroic perseverance. Translation available in English and Chinese.
Event details:
‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ (Bodhisattvacharyavatara) is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature on the Bodhisattva doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, written by the great 8th century Indian poet and revered master Shantideva. The text is written in verse and has ten chapters. It deals extensively with the stages of training one’s mind in the generation of Bodhicitta, and also with the essential practices of the Bodhisattva’s conduct and way of life. It is considered one of the most authoritative texts on the study and practice of the Bodhisattva ideals within the Tibetan tradition.
This teaching is a continuation of the series of annual ten day teachings by the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche at the Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, India.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
All Events
Event ID: 257
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Rinpoche teaches on Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ and on selections from Je Gampopa’s ‘Dharma Talks’. Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ focuses on the topic of diligence, also referred to as joyful enthusiasm or heroic perseverance. Translation available in English and Chinese.
Event details:
‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ (Bodhisattvacharyavatara) is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature on the Bodhisattva doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, written by the great 8th century Indian poet and revered master Shantideva. The text is written in verse and has ten chapters. It deals extensively with the stages of training one’s mind in the generation of Bodhicitta, and also with the essential practices of the Bodhisattva’s conduct and way of life. It is considered one of the most authoritative texts on the study and practice of the Bodhisattva ideals within the Tibetan tradition.
This teaching is a continuation of the series of annual ten day teachings by the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche at the Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, India.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Rinpoche teaches on Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ and on selections from Je Gampopa’s ‘Dharma Talks’. Chapter Seven of ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ focuses on the topic of diligence, also referred to as joyful enthusiasm or heroic perseverance. Translation available in English and Chinese.
Event details:
‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’ (Bodhisattvacharyavatara) is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature on the Bodhisattva doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, written by the great 8th century Indian poet and revered master Shantideva. The text is written in verse and has ten chapters. It deals extensively with the stages of training one’s mind in the generation of Bodhicitta, and also with the essential practices of the Bodhisattva’s conduct and way of life. It is considered one of the most authoritative texts on the study and practice of the Bodhisattva ideals within the Tibetan tradition.
This teaching is a continuation of the series of annual ten day teachings by the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche at the Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, India.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 259
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This course presents methods for developing Bodhichitta, the Mind of Enlightenment, which is the courageous attitude of great compassion that strives for enlightenment for the sake of others.
Event details:
Bodhichitta has been praised by all the great masters of Mahayana Buddhism as the most important spiritual quality for everyone who wishes to bring their own sufferings and those of others to an end. It is especially relevant in today’s world where there is an explosion of suffering and danger of social and environmental breakdown – the mind of Bodhichitta offers a constructive alternative to responses of despair, cynicism or escapism that can easily overtake us in such circumstances.
Venerable Robina, ordained as a nun in 1978, is a dedicated practitioner of this path and will explain how it is possible for anyone to develop such a positive mindset through progressive, step-by-step training, offering an opportunity for genuine, lasting fulfilment in life through service to others and mental development.
This course is being recorded by Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds (www.jamyangleeds.co.uk) on February 28th to March 1st and is expected to be available to view starting from March 2nd. Optional donations can be offered to Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds at the time of registration.
Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This course presents methods for developing Bodhichitta, the Mind of Enlightenment, which is the courageous attitude of great compassion that strives for enlightenment for the sake of others.
Event details:
Bodhichitta has been praised by all the great masters of Mahayana Buddhism as the most important spiritual quality for everyone who wishes to bring their own sufferings and those of others to an end. It is especially relevant in today’s world where there is an explosion of suffering and danger of social and environmental breakdown – the mind of Bodhichitta offers a constructive alternative to responses of despair, cynicism or escapism that can easily overtake us in such circumstances.
Venerable Robina, ordained as a nun in 1978, is a dedicated practitioner of this path and will explain how it is possible for anyone to develop such a positive mindset through progressive, step-by-step training, offering an opportunity for genuine, lasting fulfilment in life through service to others and mental development.
This course is being recorded by Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds (www.jamyangleeds.co.uk) on February 28th to March 1st and is expected to be available to view starting from March 2nd. Optional donations can be offered to Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds at the time of registration.
Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 258
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: H.H. the Gongma Trichen Rinpoche will be presiding during this special occasion.
Event details: Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to participate in this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: H.H. the Gongma Trichen Rinpoche will be presiding during this special occasion.
Event details: Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to participate in this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 256
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The performance of the masked dance at the time of Tibetan New Year (Losar) is one of the most important events at Drikung Kagyu monasteries and it is said that to view this sacred ritual dance has great power in removing obstacles for the coming year.
Event details: At the beginning of the 9th century when King Trisong Detsen invited the great masters Padmasambhava and Shantarakshita to Tibet, it is said that Padmasambhava performed the rDorje-RaGur masked dance, which is considered to be the first masked dance recorded in Tibetan history. The origin of Drikung Kagyu masked dance is traced back to 1284-1350, during the time of the tenth abbot Dorje Gyalpo, Vajracharya Dakpa Gyaltsen. This masked dance tradition has continued ever since within the Drikung Kagyu lineage.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to participate in this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Schedule change: Due to heavy rain in Dehradun this event is rescheduled for February 22nd.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The performance of the masked dance at the time of Tibetan New Year (Losar) is one of the most important events at Drikung Kagyu monasteries and it is said that to view this sacred ritual dance has great power in removing obstacles for the coming year.
Event details: At the beginning of the 9th century when King Trisong Detsen invited the great masters Padmasambhava and Shantarakshita to Tibet, it is said that Padmasambhava performed the rDorje-RaGur masked dance, which is considered to be the first masked dance recorded in Tibetan history. The origin of Drikung Kagyu masked dance is traced back to 1284-1350, during the time of the tenth abbot Dorje Gyalpo, Vajracharya Dakpa Gyaltsen. This masked dance tradition has continued ever since within the Drikung Kagyu lineage.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to participate in this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to view the webcast using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Schedule change: Due to heavy rain in Dehradun this event is rescheduled for February 22nd.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 248
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: A rare opportunity to receive the empowerments and instructions of the ‘Zurkha Gyatsa Ngodup Jungne’ from H.E. Jadho Rinpoche, the former abbot of Namgyal Monastery and Gyuto Tantric College. In Tibetan with English translation of key sections.
Event details:
The ‘Zurkha Gyatsa Ngodup Jungne’ is a revered collection of empowerments and sets of instruction for the one hundred and eight main meditational deities of the Gelug school composed by Lhatsun Yeshe Tenpai Gyaltsen. It is regarded as a very special blessing to receive these empowerments and instructions from a lineage holder.
Webcast dates: February 17th to 21st and February 25th to 27th, 2020. As notified from Shelkar monastery (see News & Updates for details), there is no English translation starting from February 20th.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to participate in this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to participate using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: A rare opportunity to receive the empowerments and instructions of the ‘Zurkha Gyatsa Ngodup Jungne’ from H.E. Jadho Rinpoche, the former abbot of Namgyal Monastery and Gyuto Tantric College. In Tibetan with English translation of key sections.
Event details:
The ‘Zurkha Gyatsa Ngodup Jungne’ is a revered collection of empowerments and sets of instruction for the one hundred and eight main meditational deities of the Gelug school composed by Lhatsun Yeshe Tenpai Gyaltsen. It is regarded as a very special blessing to receive these empowerments and instructions from a lineage holder.
Webcast dates: February 17th to 21st and February 25th to 27th, 2020. As notified from Shelkar monastery (see News & Updates for details), there is no English translation starting from February 20th.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to participate in this special event. Monks and nuns at the partner monasteries and nunneries are also cordially invited to participate using the free member login of your partner monastery or nunnery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 247
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: In addition to teaching on ‘The Root Verses on the Wisdom of the Middle Way’ (Mulamadhyamaka-karika) by Nagarjuna, H.E. Professor Samdhong Rinpoche also concludes his teaching, from last year, on Buddhapalita’s ‘Commentary on the Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way’. In Tibetan only.
Event details: Due to a change in Rinpoche’s schedule, the teachings were rescheduled to end two days early on February 18th.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: In addition to teaching on ‘The Root Verses on the Wisdom of the Middle Way’ (Mulamadhyamaka-karika) by Nagarjuna, H.E. Professor Samdhong Rinpoche also concludes his teaching, from last year, on Buddhapalita’s ‘Commentary on the Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way’. In Tibetan only.
Event details: Due to a change in Rinpoche’s schedule, the teachings were rescheduled to end two days early on February 18th.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 246
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Two days of special events with H.E. Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details:
January 27th: Tenshug (mandala and long life puja offering) for H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche.
January 28th: Du Tri Su Empowerment by H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche. Du Tri Su is a heart practice of Bon, taught by the founding buddha of Bon, Tonpa Shenrab, which is renowned for its power to liberate simply by hearing or reciting the practice, and for its power to clear negative karma and obstacles from our lives – including illness, disease, misfortune, and depression – and to liberate beings from the lower realms of existence. Receiving this special initiation and empowerment is said to bring great benefits to this and future lives.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Two days of special events with H.E. Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details:
January 27th: Tenshug (mandala and long life puja offering) for H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche.
January 28th: Du Tri Su Empowerment by H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche. Du Tri Su is a heart practice of Bon, taught by the founding buddha of Bon, Tonpa Shenrab, which is renowned for its power to liberate simply by hearing or reciting the practice, and for its power to clear negative karma and obstacles from our lives – including illness, disease, misfortune, and depression – and to liberate beings from the lower realms of existence. Receiving this special initiation and empowerment is said to bring great benefits to this and future lives.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 244
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: The four thoughts or four considerations are regarded as key subjects of contemplation in a practitioner’s quest to overcome attachment to the attractions of worldly life. Taught in Tibetan with English translation on January 11th, 12th, 17th and 18th.
Event details:
When successfully undertaken the four thoughts lay a firm foundation for spiritual growth. These four are: 1) cultivation of an appreciation for the potentials and the opportunities of human existence; 2) reflection on death and the impermanence of all things; 3) reflection on karma and the law of cause and effect; and 4) reflection on the unsatisfactory nature of life in the cycle of existence and the nature and causes of suffering.
Karma Wangchuk Lhamo was ordained at Thrangu Tara Abbey at the age of sixteen. In 1999 she entered solitary retreat for three years in Manang, Nepal. Between 2005 and 2014 she completed the nine year shedra studies course at Namdroling monastery in South India. Since 2014 she has been a senior teacher at Thrangu Tara Abbey.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: The four thoughts or four considerations are regarded as key subjects of contemplation in a practitioner’s quest to overcome attachment to the attractions of worldly life. Taught in Tibetan with English translation on January 11th, 12th, 17th and 18th.
Event details:
When successfully undertaken the four thoughts lay a firm foundation for spiritual growth. These four are: 1) cultivation of an appreciation for the potentials and the opportunities of human existence; 2) reflection on death and the impermanence of all things; 3) reflection on karma and the law of cause and effect; and 4) reflection on the unsatisfactory nature of life in the cycle of existence and the nature and causes of suffering.
Karma Wangchuk Lhamo was ordained at Thrangu Tara Abbey at the age of sixteen. In 1999 she entered solitary retreat for three years in Manang, Nepal. Between 2005 and 2014 she completed the nine year shedra studies course at Namdroling monastery in South India. Since 2014 she has been a senior teacher at Thrangu Tara Abbey.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 243
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive an authoritative exposition on the practices related to each of the main stages of both the preliminary practices and the Five-fold Profound Path of Mahamudra according to the Drikung Kagyu tradition. English translation available.
Event details:
H.E. Kyabje Nubpa Rinpoche teaches on Jigten Sumgon’s ‘The Essence of the Mahayana Teachings’ from the commentary composed by Yongzin Ayang. Beginning with an exposition of the main preliminary topics: the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind, How to Follow a Spiritual Teacher, Refuge, Bodhicitta and the Bodhicitta vows, H.E. Kyabje Nubpa Rinpoche gives a detailed exposition of the stages of the Five-fold Profound Path of Mahamudra. One session of teaching each day, with English translation.
Schedule note: January 31st is the last day of the teaching; there is no teaching or webcast on February 1st.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive an authoritative exposition on the practices related to each of the main stages of both the preliminary practices and the Five-fold Profound Path of Mahamudra according to the Drikung Kagyu tradition. English translation available.
Event details:
H.E. Kyabje Nubpa Rinpoche teaches on Jigten Sumgon’s ‘The Essence of the Mahayana Teachings’ from the commentary composed by Yongzin Ayang. Beginning with an exposition of the main preliminary topics: the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind, How to Follow a Spiritual Teacher, Refuge, Bodhicitta and the Bodhicitta vows, H.E. Kyabje Nubpa Rinpoche gives a detailed exposition of the stages of the Five-fold Profound Path of Mahamudra. One session of teaching each day, with English translation.
Schedule note: January 31st is the last day of the teaching; there is no teaching or webcast on February 1st.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 228
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive authoritative guidance on key practices of the Vajrayana (tantric) path. Two sessions of teachings daily, with English translation. Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal is greatly admired for his skill in making even the most complex and subtle Dharma subjects inspiring and accessible to monks and his students.
Event details:
The ten day study and meditation course is the third part of a five part program titled ‘A Curriculum for Progressing towards Liberation’. For details see www.jamgonkongtrul.org/section.php?s1=3&s2=3.
In this third ten day program, Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal gives a detailed guide to the very essence of Mind Training – the creation and completion stages of Vajrayana practice. According to the Vajrayana path, the main practices of meditation, which follow the successful conclusion of the preliminary practices, include the generation and the completion stages. The initial generation stage is characterised by the meditative processes of the practitioner’s gradual identification with the form and pristine cognition of the meditational deity and it is during this stage that, with the support of mantra recitation, the elaborate visualisation of the deity is gradually generated and stabilised. The completion stage then follows, which includes techniques for controlling the energy channels and vital energies within the visualised transmuted body, with the purpose of generating an ever deepening realisation of the ultimate nature of mind. The teaching is given based on the practices related to the meditational deity Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara), the embodiment of the enlightened compassion of all the buddhas.
Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal is the Principal of Rigpe Dorje Monastic Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies at Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery, Lava, India, and Rigpe Dorje Institute for Buddhist Studies at Pullahari Monastery, Nepal. Studying under the guidance of The Very Venerables Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, he was among the leading students in the first batch of graduates of the nine year Acharya Program at the Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, India, and was granted the position of Khenpo at his graduation in 1991. In 1997, upon completion of a three year Mahamudra retreat, he was bestowed the position of Drupon Khenpo by The Very Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche, who recognised in him a rare accomplishment and skill in both study and practice.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive authoritative guidance on key practices of the Vajrayana (tantric) path. Two sessions of teachings daily, with English translation. Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal is greatly admired for his skill in making even the most complex and subtle Dharma subjects inspiring and accessible to monks and his students.
Event details:
The ten day study and meditation course is the third part of a five part program titled ‘A Curriculum for Progressing towards Liberation’. For details see www.jamgonkongtrul.org/section.php?s1=3&s2=3.
In this third ten day program, Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal gives a detailed guide to the very essence of Mind Training – the creation and completion stages of Vajrayana practice. According to the Vajrayana path, the main practices of meditation, which follow the successful conclusion of the preliminary practices, include the generation and the completion stages. The initial generation stage is characterised by the meditative processes of the practitioner’s gradual identification with the form and pristine cognition of the meditational deity and it is during this stage that, with the support of mantra recitation, the elaborate visualisation of the deity is gradually generated and stabilised. The completion stage then follows, which includes techniques for controlling the energy channels and vital energies within the visualised transmuted body, with the purpose of generating an ever deepening realisation of the ultimate nature of mind. The teaching is given based on the practices related to the meditational deity Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara), the embodiment of the enlightened compassion of all the buddhas.
Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal is the Principal of Rigpe Dorje Monastic Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies at Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery, Lava, India, and Rigpe Dorje Institute for Buddhist Studies at Pullahari Monastery, Nepal. Studying under the guidance of The Very Venerables Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, he was among the leading students in the first batch of graduates of the nine year Acharya Program at the Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, India, and was granted the position of Khenpo at his graduation in 1991. In 1997, upon completion of a three year Mahamudra retreat, he was bestowed the position of Drupon Khenpo by The Very Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche, who recognised in him a rare accomplishment and skill in both study and practice.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 223
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive step by step guidance from His Holiness on key elements of ‘Ngondro’, the inner preliminary practices, namely: taking refuge, developing bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) and the practice of Mandala Offering. In English with simultaneous Chinese translation.
Event details:
中文版線上直播註冊指南 (PDF, 1.6MB).
It is expected that His Holiness will teach for approximately eight days on the above-mentioned topics between August 19th and August 30th. (Please note that only for those physically present at the teaching, His Holiness will also be giving the Hevajra cause empowerment and guidance on Vajrasattva and Guru Yoga practices.)
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive step by step guidance from His Holiness on key elements of ‘Ngondro’, the inner preliminary practices, namely: taking refuge, developing bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) and the practice of Mandala Offering. In English with simultaneous Chinese translation.
Event details:
中文版線上直播註冊指南 (PDF, 1.6MB).
It is expected that His Holiness will teach for approximately eight days on the above-mentioned topics between August 19th and August 30th. (Please note that only for those physically present at the teaching, His Holiness will also be giving the Hevajra cause empowerment and guidance on Vajrasattva and Guru Yoga practices.)
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 210
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This ten day study and meditation course is the second part of a five part program titled ‘A Curriculum for Progressing towards Liberation’ which comprises a preparation for and guide to key practices of the Vajrayana (tantric) path. There are two sessions of teachings daily, with English translation.
[This event was originally webcast in November 2018 as Event ID 179.]
Event details:
In this second ten day program, Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal teaches on the perspectives and practices related to the cultivation of Bodhicitta. Bodhicitta is the altruistic aspiration to attain full enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. Literally, Bodhi means ‘enlightenment’, and citta, ‘mind’. Bodhicitta is cultivated on the basis of specific mental attitudes, principal among them being the development of love and great compassion towards all beings equally. Mahayana literature speaks of two types of Bodhicitta: conventional Bodhicitta and ultimate Bodhicitta. Conventional Bodhicitta relates to the altruistic aspiration to attain full enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. Ultimate Bodhicitta relates to the wisdom directly realising emptiness, which is induced by the altruistic intention of Bodhicitta. Fundamentally, the cultivation of Bodhicitta, in its relative form, overturns our self-cherishing and, in its ultimate form, overturns our habitual tendency to regard appearances as existing independently, i.e. as independently ‘real’.
For details of the five part program titled ‘A Curriculum for Progressing towards Liberation’, see: http://www.jamgonkongtrul.org/section.php?s1=3&s2=3.
Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal is the Principal of Rigpe Dorje Monastic Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies at Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery, Lava, India. He was also the Drupon (retreat master) for the traditional 3-year Mahamudra retreat at Pullahari Monastery from 1998 to 2001. Drupon Khenpo-la completed his three-year retreat in 1997 at Pullahari under the guidance of the Very Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. In 1991, prior to undertaking the retreat, he completed the nine year Acharya program at the Nalanda Institute, Rumtek Monastery, studying under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Drupon Khenpo-la is greatly admired for his skill in making even the most complex and subtle Dharma subjects inspiring and accessible to his students.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This ten day study and meditation course is the second part of a five part program titled ‘A Curriculum for Progressing towards Liberation’ which comprises a preparation for and guide to key practices of the Vajrayana (tantric) path. There are two sessions of teachings daily, with English translation.
[This event was originally webcast in November 2018 as Event ID 179.]
Event details:
In this second ten day program, Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal teaches on the perspectives and practices related to the cultivation of Bodhicitta. Bodhicitta is the altruistic aspiration to attain full enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. Literally, Bodhi means ‘enlightenment’, and citta, ‘mind’. Bodhicitta is cultivated on the basis of specific mental attitudes, principal among them being the development of love and great compassion towards all beings equally. Mahayana literature speaks of two types of Bodhicitta: conventional Bodhicitta and ultimate Bodhicitta. Conventional Bodhicitta relates to the altruistic aspiration to attain full enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. Ultimate Bodhicitta relates to the wisdom directly realising emptiness, which is induced by the altruistic intention of Bodhicitta. Fundamentally, the cultivation of Bodhicitta, in its relative form, overturns our self-cherishing and, in its ultimate form, overturns our habitual tendency to regard appearances as existing independently, i.e. as independently ‘real’.
For details of the five part program titled ‘A Curriculum for Progressing towards Liberation’, see: http://www.jamgonkongtrul.org/section.php?s1=3&s2=3.
Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal is the Principal of Rigpe Dorje Monastic Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies at Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery, Lava, India. He was also the Drupon (retreat master) for the traditional 3-year Mahamudra retreat at Pullahari Monastery from 1998 to 2001. Drupon Khenpo-la completed his three-year retreat in 1997 at Pullahari under the guidance of the Very Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. In 1991, prior to undertaking the retreat, he completed the nine year Acharya program at the Nalanda Institute, Rumtek Monastery, studying under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Drupon Khenpo-la is greatly admired for his skill in making even the most complex and subtle Dharma subjects inspiring and accessible to his students.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 203
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive a comprehensive teaching from His Holiness on one of the most revered works in the Sakya tradition. This seminal text, by the great 16th century master Ngorchen Khönchog Lhundrup, is widely taught as a preparation for entering the Vajrayana path. Teaching in English with simultaneous Chinese translation.
[This event was originally webcast in September 2018 as Event ID 172.]
Event details:
中文版線上直播註冊指南 (PDF, 1.6MB).
‘The Beautiful Ornament of the Three Visions’ is a complete meditation manual for the path according to the Lamdré (Path Including Its Result) cycle of teachings. The teaching will cover all the graduated practices: taking refuge, the generation of bodhicitta, the cultivation of calm abiding and special insight and will culminate in an exposition of the qualities of enlightenment which manifest as a result of the perfection of these practices.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is a rare opportunity to receive a comprehensive teaching from His Holiness on one of the most revered works in the Sakya tradition. This seminal text, by the great 16th century master Ngorchen Khönchog Lhundrup, is widely taught as a preparation for entering the Vajrayana path. Teaching in English with simultaneous Chinese translation.
[This event was originally webcast in September 2018 as Event ID 172.]
Event details:
中文版線上直播註冊指南 (PDF, 1.6MB).
‘The Beautiful Ornament of the Three Visions’ is a complete meditation manual for the path according to the Lamdré (Path Including Its Result) cycle of teachings. The teaching will cover all the graduated practices: taking refuge, the generation of bodhicitta, the cultivation of calm abiding and special insight and will culminate in an exposition of the qualities of enlightenment which manifest as a result of the perfection of these practices.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 249
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche teaching on the "The Way of the Bodhisattva" (Chapters 4 and 5) at the Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, India. English translation available.
[This event was originally webcast on 7-16 March 2018 as Event ID 144. Note: there was no teaching on Shantideva’s text on 10 March 2018 and therefore no webcast for Day 4.]
Event details: "The Way of the Bodhisattva" is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature on the Bodhisattva doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, written by the 8th century Indian poet and saint Shantideva. The text is written in verse and has ten chapters, of which Chapter 4 focuses on cultivating careful attention to one’s intention and actions and Chapter 5 focuses on cultivating mindful alertness. "The Way of the Bodhisattva" deals extensively with the stages of training one's mind in the generation of Bodhicitta, and also with the essential practices of the Bodhisattva’s conduct and way of life. It is considered one of the most authoritative texts on the study and practice of the Bodhisattva ideals within the Tibetan tradition.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche teaching on the "The Way of the Bodhisattva" (Chapters 4 and 5) at the Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, India. English translation available.
[This event was originally webcast on 7-16 March 2018 as Event ID 144. Note: there was no teaching on Shantideva’s text on 10 March 2018 and therefore no webcast for Day 4.]
Event details: "The Way of the Bodhisattva" is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature on the Bodhisattva doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, written by the 8th century Indian poet and saint Shantideva. The text is written in verse and has ten chapters, of which Chapter 4 focuses on cultivating careful attention to one’s intention and actions and Chapter 5 focuses on cultivating mindful alertness. "The Way of the Bodhisattva" deals extensively with the stages of training one's mind in the generation of Bodhicitta, and also with the essential practices of the Bodhisattva’s conduct and way of life. It is considered one of the most authoritative texts on the study and practice of the Bodhisattva ideals within the Tibetan tradition.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
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