Schedule of Events
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Upcoming Event
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.
Upcoming Event
Event ID: 235
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: A special occasion blessed and presided over by the H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche and attended by Geshemas and nuns from throughout India and the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Event details: Grand reception for H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche; prayers and Tensum Mandala Offering to His Holiness by H.E. Dungse Asanga Rinpoche and Khenchen Sonam Gyatso (Director of the Sakya College for Nuns); address by Choepa Dechen Wangmo Acharya (Principal of the Sakya College for Nuns); lecture on the ‘Evolution of Epistemology’ by the Venerable Khentrul Khorchag Rinpoche; short speeches by Dr. Kurt J. Schwalbe, Madam Nangsa Choedon (Director, Tibetan Nuns Project) and Chamkushok Rinchen Khando (former cabinet minister and Founding Director, Tibetan Nuns Project); presentation of Kachupa Degrees to graduating students by H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche; speech by His Holiness; and concluding prayers.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: A special occasion blessed and presided over by the H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche and attended by Geshemas and nuns from throughout India and the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Event details: Grand reception for H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche; prayers and Tensum Mandala Offering to His Holiness by H.E. Dungse Asanga Rinpoche and Khenchen Sonam Gyatso (Director of the Sakya College for Nuns); address by Choepa Dechen Wangmo Acharya (Principal of the Sakya College for Nuns); lecture on the ‘Evolution of Epistemology’ by the Venerable Khentrul Khorchag Rinpoche; short speeches by Dr. Kurt J. Schwalbe, Madam Nangsa Choedon (Director, Tibetan Nuns Project) and Chamkushok Rinchen Khando (former cabinet minister and Founding Director, Tibetan Nuns Project); presentation of Kachupa Degrees to graduating students by H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche; speech by His Holiness; and concluding prayers.
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Event ID: 233
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: During the auspicious month of Lhabab Duchen, the annual commemoration of Lord Buddha’s descent from the Heaven of Thirty-Three, the Great Kamei Tsogchen Dupa Drubchen is performed over seven days by hundreds of monks. The merit of any good deeds performed during this special time is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The Drubchen includes one of the most sacred ritual dances, the construction of the sand mandala, and the main Drubchen. This ceremony is held in accordance with the Dupa Do in the Kama or oral tradition from the Lochen Kabum and represents the entire mandala of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities. The viewing of the sacred sand mandala is considered to hold immense blessings and powers of purification.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: During the auspicious month of Lhabab Duchen, the annual commemoration of Lord Buddha’s descent from the Heaven of Thirty-Three, the Great Kamei Tsogchen Dupa Drubchen is performed over seven days by hundreds of monks. The merit of any good deeds performed during this special time is considered to be multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The Drubchen includes one of the most sacred ritual dances, the construction of the sand mandala, and the main Drubchen. This ceremony is held in accordance with the Dupa Do in the Kama or oral tradition from the Lochen Kabum and represents the entire mandala of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities. The viewing of the sacred sand mandala is considered to hold immense blessings and powers of purification.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 234
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Every year Gaden Shartse monastery performs the prelude, principal section, and the conclusion of the Rabne Gelek Charbeb consecration ritual over three days, coinciding with the auspicious month of Lhabab Duchen (the annual commemoration of Lord Buddha’s descent from the Heaven of Thirty-Three). It is said that the merit of any good deeds performed during this special time is multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Through the re-consecration of all the statues, sacred texts and stupas at the monastery each are re-empowered to radiate enlightened and protective qualities throughout the environment for the benefit of all sentient beings. A fire offering puja is also performed on the last day of the consecration ritual. The consecration ritual will be carried out in the presence of all the senior lamas and the entire monk assembly.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Every year Gaden Shartse monastery performs the prelude, principal section, and the conclusion of the Rabne Gelek Charbeb consecration ritual over three days, coinciding with the auspicious month of Lhabab Duchen (the annual commemoration of Lord Buddha’s descent from the Heaven of Thirty-Three). It is said that the merit of any good deeds performed during this special time is multiplied many times. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Through the re-consecration of all the statues, sacred texts and stupas at the monastery each are re-empowered to radiate enlightened and protective qualities throughout the environment for the benefit of all sentient beings. A fire offering puja is also performed on the last day of the consecration ritual. The consecration ritual will be carried out in the presence of all the senior lamas and the entire monk assembly.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 230
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: There is no webcast for this event but member-supporters can participate by making offerings and dedications. The final day of the Drubchen is the auspicious day of Lhabab Duchen, the annual commemoration of Lord Buddha’s descent from the Heaven of Thirty-Three; it is said that the effects of positive actions are multiplied many times on this special day.
Event details: This special Ritual Dance and Long Life Puja is a tradition passed forward from Thrangu Monastery in Tibet. During the time of 14th Karmapa, Thekchok Dorjee, the Terton Chokgyur Lingpa came to Thrangu Monastery to restore the monastery after an earthquake. At that time he foretold that it would be necessary to do this ceremony annually and instructed the monastery on how to perform the Ritual Dance according to his visions. As this Ritual Dance and Long Life Puja carry great blessings, for the past several years the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery has performed this Ritual Dance and Long Life Puja each year in order to preserve and uphold this precious tradition and for the long life of the V.V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. The Ritual Dance and Long Life Puja will be performed in the presence of the V.V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, the other Rinpoches of Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, and more than six hundred monks and nuns at Namo Buddha, one of the most sacred sites in Nepal.
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: There is no webcast for this event but member-supporters can participate by making offerings and dedications. The final day of the Drubchen is the auspicious day of Lhabab Duchen, the annual commemoration of Lord Buddha’s descent from the Heaven of Thirty-Three; it is said that the effects of positive actions are multiplied many times on this special day.
Event details: This special Ritual Dance and Long Life Puja is a tradition passed forward from Thrangu Monastery in Tibet. During the time of 14th Karmapa, Thekchok Dorjee, the Terton Chokgyur Lingpa came to Thrangu Monastery to restore the monastery after an earthquake. At that time he foretold that it would be necessary to do this ceremony annually and instructed the monastery on how to perform the Ritual Dance according to his visions. As this Ritual Dance and Long Life Puja carry great blessings, for the past several years the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery has performed this Ritual Dance and Long Life Puja each year in order to preserve and uphold this precious tradition and for the long life of the V.V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. The Ritual Dance and Long Life Puja will be performed in the presence of the V.V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, the other Rinpoches of Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, and more than six hundred monks and nuns at Namo Buddha, one of the most sacred sites in Nepal.
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: 232
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is the third teaching in a new series of Saturday morning introductory teachings, in English, by the Venerable Kunsang Choephel, who is becoming widely appreciated for the clarity and approachability of his introductory teachings on key topics.
Event details: The principle of interdependent origination, sometimes called dependent arising, is central to Buddhist philosophy. In essence, this principle says that all things arise as the result of cause and effect and that they are therefore interdependent. For many people the concept of the twelve links is a challenging subject to fully understand and even more difficult to relate to one’s personal experience and daily practice. In this talk the Venerable Khenpo Kunsang Choephel talks about the nature of the twelve interdependent links and gives guidance on the relationship of the concept of the twelve links of interdependent origination to our daily lives.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is the third teaching in a new series of Saturday morning introductory teachings, in English, by the Venerable Kunsang Choephel, who is becoming widely appreciated for the clarity and approachability of his introductory teachings on key topics.
Event details: The principle of interdependent origination, sometimes called dependent arising, is central to Buddhist philosophy. In essence, this principle says that all things arise as the result of cause and effect and that they are therefore interdependent. For many people the concept of the twelve links is a challenging subject to fully understand and even more difficult to relate to one’s personal experience and daily practice. In this talk the Venerable Khenpo Kunsang Choephel talks about the nature of the twelve interdependent links and gives guidance on the relationship of the concept of the twelve links of interdependent origination to our daily lives.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 231
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: It is said that to view this very auspicious and wondrous mandala and to participate in the Inner and Outer Generation carries a blessing that can purify many aeons of negative karma, remove all one’s obstacles, and endow profound confidence, wisdom and merit. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This special puja is held annually in the 9th lunar month for eight consecutive days. Note that the webcast schedule for this event has changed, with H.H. the Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche presiding.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: It is said that to view this very auspicious and wondrous mandala and to participate in the Inner and Outer Generation carries a blessing that can purify many aeons of negative karma, remove all one’s obstacles, and endow profound confidence, wisdom and merit. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This special puja is held annually in the 9th lunar month for eight consecutive days. Note that the webcast schedule for this event has changed, with H.H. the Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche presiding.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 229
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is the second teaching in a new series of Saturday morning introductory teachings, in English, by the Venerable Kunsang Choephel, who is becoming widely appreciated for the clarity and approachability of his introductory teachings on key topics.
Event details: The Venerable Kunsang Choephel gives an introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist perspective on death and dying. In this context the Tibetan term ‘bardo’ refers to an intermediate period of time between death and rebirth, during which our consciousness is said to undergo a series of transitional experiential states. Corresponding to these experiential states, specific meditative techniques are taught which are conducive to achieving liberation from cyclic existence.
Venerable Kunsang Choephel talks about how to prepare for death according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and also reviews the modern scientific view of death compared with the Tibetan Buddhist view.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is the second teaching in a new series of Saturday morning introductory teachings, in English, by the Venerable Kunsang Choephel, who is becoming widely appreciated for the clarity and approachability of his introductory teachings on key topics.
Event details: The Venerable Kunsang Choephel gives an introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist perspective on death and dying. In this context the Tibetan term ‘bardo’ refers to an intermediate period of time between death and rebirth, during which our consciousness is said to undergo a series of transitional experiential states. Corresponding to these experiential states, specific meditative techniques are taught which are conducive to achieving liberation from cyclic existence.
Venerable Kunsang Choephel talks about how to prepare for death according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and also reviews the modern scientific view of death compared with the Tibetan Buddhist view.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 227
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: This special Mahakala puja is renowned for its efficacy in giving protection from all kinds harm; for bestowing the power to overcome life’s struggles; and for eliminating obstacles to success in all endeavours. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This special puja is unique to the Sakya Monastery of Tibet and is held, over seven days, at the end of alternate lunar years. It is anticipated that H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche will preside during this concluding day.
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: This special Mahakala puja is renowned for its efficacy in giving protection from all kinds harm; for bestowing the power to overcome life’s struggles; and for eliminating obstacles to success in all endeavours. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This special puja is unique to the Sakya Monastery of Tibet and is held, over seven days, at the end of alternate lunar years. It is anticipated that H.H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche will preside during this concluding day.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 226
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is the first teaching in a new series of Saturday morning introductory teachings, in English, by the Venerable Kunsang Choephel, who is becoming widely appreciated for the clarity and approachability of his introductory teachings on key topics.
Event details:
Mandala Offering is a ritual of offering which involves visualisation of the entire universe and mentally offering this to an object of refuge such as one's guru, a meditational deity or the Three Jewels. Together with Taking Refuge, Vajrasattva Meditation, and the practice of Guru Yoga, Mandala Offering is widely regarded as a prerequisite for a successful practice of Vajrayana (the path of the tantras).
The Sanskrit word Shamatha, (calm abiding), refers to a state of mind which is characterised by the stabilisation of attention on an internal object of observation, conjoined with the calming of external distractions to the mind. Shamatha is an essential basis for training one's mind in the generation of Vipashyana (penetrative insight), a true, analytical insight into the more profound aspects of the chosen object, such as its emptiness or its ultimate nature. These two methods of meditation -- Shamatha, (calm abiding) and Vipashyana (penetrative insight) -- are the meditative foundations for attaining a profound realisation of the ultimate nature of mind and phenomena.
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: This is the first teaching in a new series of Saturday morning introductory teachings, in English, by the Venerable Kunsang Choephel, who is becoming widely appreciated for the clarity and approachability of his introductory teachings on key topics.
Event details:
Mandala Offering is a ritual of offering which involves visualisation of the entire universe and mentally offering this to an object of refuge such as one's guru, a meditational deity or the Three Jewels. Together with Taking Refuge, Vajrasattva Meditation, and the practice of Guru Yoga, Mandala Offering is widely regarded as a prerequisite for a successful practice of Vajrayana (the path of the tantras).
The Sanskrit word Shamatha, (calm abiding), refers to a state of mind which is characterised by the stabilisation of attention on an internal object of observation, conjoined with the calming of external distractions to the mind. Shamatha is an essential basis for training one's mind in the generation of Vipashyana (penetrative insight), a true, analytical insight into the more profound aspects of the chosen object, such as its emptiness or its ultimate nature. These two methods of meditation -- Shamatha, (calm abiding) and Vipashyana (penetrative insight) -- are the meditative foundations for attaining a profound realisation of the ultimate nature of mind and phenomena.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 225
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Hosted by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup, ceremonies and related commentaries and events at the Great Shravasti International Buddhist Cultural Assembly, Uttar Pradesh, India, attended by 108 venerable Bhikkhus together with honored dignitaries and teachers.
Event details: Ceremonies, commentaries and events include: Kathina (robe) weaving and offering to the Sangha; the Vassa (rains retreat) closing ceremony; introductory short commentary on the significance of the event by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup (in English); introductory short commentary on the significance the event by the Venerable Pamokkha Mahathera (the dhamma teacher and Chief Abbot of the summer retreat, in English); Lamp Offering and speeches by honored guests; prayers by the Kagyu College monks; cultural performances by Ladakhi and Tiripura artists; an introduction by the Venerable Khenpo Rangdol to the significance of the holy site of Shravasti where the Buddha Shakyamuni himself is said to have spent twenty-five rains retreats (in English).
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Hosted by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup, ceremonies and related commentaries and events at the Great Shravasti International Buddhist Cultural Assembly, Uttar Pradesh, India, attended by 108 venerable Bhikkhus together with honored dignitaries and teachers.
Event details: Ceremonies, commentaries and events include: Kathina (robe) weaving and offering to the Sangha; the Vassa (rains retreat) closing ceremony; introductory short commentary on the significance of the event by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup (in English); introductory short commentary on the significance the event by the Venerable Pamokkha Mahathera (the dhamma teacher and Chief Abbot of the summer retreat, in English); Lamp Offering and speeches by honored guests; prayers by the Kagyu College monks; cultural performances by Ladakhi and Tiripura artists; an introduction by the Venerable Khenpo Rangdol to the significance of the holy site of Shravasti where the Buddha Shakyamuni himself is said to have spent twenty-five rains retreats (in English).
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: 221
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: Nagarjuna, the great 2nd century Indian master and founder of the Madhyamaka philosophical school, wrote this celebrated poem as a letter of advice to his disciple King Gautamiputra. Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden is Principal of the International Buddhist Academy in Kathmandu. Course taught in English with simultaneous Chinese translation available.
Event details:
中文版線上直播註冊指南 (PDF, 1.6MB).
Nagarjuna’s ‘Letter to a Friend’ gives a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Mahayana Buddhism, guiding both householders and the ordained onto the path leading to liberation and enlightenment. The instructions are of special interest to those who wish to follow a spiritual path while continuing to live and work in society; styled in a language and imagery that are easy to understand.
Letter to a Friend prayers before teachings - English (PDF, 0.9MB)
Letter to a Friend prayers before teachings - 中文 (PDF, 1.3MB)
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: Nagarjuna, the great 2nd century Indian master and founder of the Madhyamaka philosophical school, wrote this celebrated poem as a letter of advice to his disciple King Gautamiputra. Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden is Principal of the International Buddhist Academy in Kathmandu. Course taught in English with simultaneous Chinese translation available.
Event details:
中文版線上直播註冊指南 (PDF, 1.6MB).
Nagarjuna’s ‘Letter to a Friend’ gives a concise and comprehensive introduction to the entire path and practice of Mahayana Buddhism, guiding both householders and the ordained onto the path leading to liberation and enlightenment. The instructions are of special interest to those who wish to follow a spiritual path while continuing to live and work in society; styled in a language and imagery that are easy to understand.
Letter to a Friend prayers before teachings - English (PDF, 0.9MB)
Letter to a Friend prayers before teachings - 中文 (PDF, 1.3MB)
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Event ID: 220
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: Karma is a Sanskrit word which means ‘action’. Karma refers to the doctrine of actions and their causal consequences. These three talks by senior teacher Karma Wangchuk Lhamo are given in Tibetan with English translation.
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The concept of karma includes, in its causal aspect, both the actual actions (physical, verbal and mental) and the psychological imprints and tendencies created within the mind by such actions. After the commitment of an action a causal chain is maintained within the mental continuum which continues through successive events and rebirths. Such a karmic potential is later activated when it interacts with appropriate circumstances and conditions thus leading to the fruition of its effects. In general, if we act motivated by greed, anger, or delusion, we are planting the seed of suffering; when our acts are motivated by generosity, love, or wisdom, then we are creating the karmic conditions for openness and happiness.
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: Karma is a Sanskrit word which means ‘action’. Karma refers to the doctrine of actions and their causal consequences. These three talks by senior teacher Karma Wangchuk Lhamo are given in Tibetan with English translation.
Event details:
The concept of karma includes, in its causal aspect, both the actual actions (physical, verbal and mental) and the psychological imprints and tendencies created within the mind by such actions. After the commitment of an action a causal chain is maintained within the mental continuum which continues through successive events and rebirths. Such a karmic potential is later activated when it interacts with appropriate circumstances and conditions thus leading to the fruition of its effects. In general, if we act motivated by greed, anger, or delusion, we are planting the seed of suffering; when our acts are motivated by generosity, love, or wisdom, then we are creating the karmic conditions for openness and happiness.
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: 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.]
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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: 199
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden teaching in four sessions on the ‘Wheel of Sharp Weapons’ , a revered text in the Lojong (Thought Transformation) tradition, containing practical advice for everyday life.
[This event was originally webcast over four Saturdays in October 2017 as Event ID 118.]
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden teaching in four sessions on the ‘Wheel of Sharp Weapons’ , a revered text in the Lojong (Thought Transformation) tradition, containing practical advice for everyday life.
[This event was originally webcast over four Saturdays in October 2017 as Event ID 118.]
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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