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Featured Current Event
Event ID: 1747
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teaching on Chandrakirti’s ‘Entering the Middle Way (Madhyamakavatara) in Conjunction with the Auto Commentary (Uma Jukpa Rangdrel Thok Ney)’ is given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translation; recorded at H.H. the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, HP, India.
Event details: The Madhyamakavatara (Uma la Jukpa), by the great seventh century Indian master Chandrakirti, is one of the most celebrated Indian works on the study of emptiness – the ultimate nature of mind and phenomena. It is a classic commentary written in verse on the meaning of Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamaka-karika and is a primary text used for the study of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) philosophy in many Tibetan monasteries and nunneries. It is also a commentary on the Sutra of the Ten Bhumis (Dashabhumika-Sutra), in that each of the chapters corresponds to the sequence of the ten levels or grounds of a Bodhisattva.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Donations made related to this event are strictly voluntary and any donations that are made will go to the Tibetan International Digital Library, a project supported by His Holiness. From the closing registration date of October 11th, 2021, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library (www.gompaservices.com/Library).
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.
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Featured Current Event
Event ID: 1742
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s teachings on the ‘Origins of Secret Mantra’ are given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translation; teachings recorded by the Office of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa.
Event details: In order to revive the Kagyu transmissions of teachings on the tantras and, in particular, for the advancement of the tantric sections of Kagyu monasteries, H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa has instituted this summer teaching programme.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Donations made related to this event are strictly voluntary and any donations that are made will go to the Tibetan International Digital Library, a project supported by His Holiness.
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.
Gompa’s webcast platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free service for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep the Gompa site free of advertising. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
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Event ID: 1761
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja is dedicated to the longevity of spiritual masters, the removal of illness, starvation, and conflict throughout the world, and the fulfilment of the positive wishes of all. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Kangso Chenmo’, which commences with the self-generation of Yamantaka and then proceeds with the offerings to the Dharma protectors Mahakala, Dharmaraja, Palden Lhamo, Vaisravana, and Setrap, is performed annually at Gaden Shartse monastery. Propitiating and making offerings to the Dharma protectors is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming our spiritual and worldly obstacles.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until October 5th, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1760
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja is dedicated to the longevity of spiritual masters, the removal of illness and conflict throughout the world, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Extensive Satisfying and Restoring Protector Ritual’, which commences with the self-generation of Yamantaka and then proceeds with offerings to the Dharma protectors Mahakala and Kalarupa, is performed annually at Gyuto monastery.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until October 5th, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1759
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ritual is dedicated to the well-being of all and is dedicated in particular to those who are sick; those who have passed away; those who are affected in any way by COVID-19; and to bringing the pandemic to an end as quickly as possible. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Medicine Buddha Ritual’ is a powerful method for healing and increasing healing powers both for oneself and others and for overcoming the inner illnesses of attachment, aversion and the misapprehension of the nature of reality. The ‘Medicine Buddha Ritual’ is said to be eminently beneficial for both the living and the deceased.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until October 3rd, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1757
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These prayers are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until October 1st, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1758
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These prayers are also dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Tara is the female embodiment of the enlightened activity of all the Buddhas. This ritual is said to pacify and bring protection from all the myriad causes of danger and suffering for ourselves and others and bring the fulfilment of positive good wishes.
‘Propitiation to Dharma Protectors’ involves making offerings and prayers to the Dharma protectors in order to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to the Dharma protectors is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming our spiritual and worldly obstacles.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until October 1st, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1762
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The abbot and all the monks dedicate their prayers to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, the pacification of malevolent forces, the removal of illnesses and obstacles, and the fulfilment of all positive wishes. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Lama Gyu-Choe’ is an important ceremony which includes making a mandala offering to the abbot of the monastery to thank him for all the teachings he has given during the Yarney (Summer Retreat) period. All those present at the ceremony also engage in prayers and practices to cultivate the supremely altruistic wish to attain enlightenment in order to lead all beings to enlightenment.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until October 1st, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1756
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: You are cordially invited to participate in this special event to commemorate the mahaparinirvana anniversary of Drubwang Pachung Rinpoche.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Cakrasamvara, with extensive offerings, which is held annually in the eighth lunar month for ten consecutive days. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and offerings are prepared by the sangha.
This Drupchod is said to bestow great benefit and blessing to all participants – including the clearing away of obstacles to our lives and practice, the overcoming of illness, and the alleviation of negative mental states and depression.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until October 3rd, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1747
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teaching on Chandrakirti’s ‘Entering the Middle Way (Madhyamakavatara) in Conjunction with the Auto Commentary (Uma Jukpa Rangdrel Thok Ney)’ is given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translation; recorded at H.H. the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, HP, India.
Event details: The Madhyamakavatara (Uma la Jukpa), by the great seventh century Indian master Chandrakirti, is one of the most celebrated Indian works on the study of emptiness – the ultimate nature of mind and phenomena. It is a classic commentary written in verse on the meaning of Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamaka-karika and is a primary text used for the study of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) philosophy in many Tibetan monasteries and nunneries. It is also a commentary on the Sutra of the Ten Bhumis (Dashabhumika-Sutra), in that each of the chapters corresponds to the sequence of the ten levels or grounds of a Bodhisattva.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Donations made related to this event are strictly voluntary and any donations that are made will go to the Tibetan International Digital Library, a project supported by His Holiness. From the closing registration date of October 11th, 2021, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa Library (www.gompaservices.com/Library).
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.
Gompa’s webcast platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free service for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep the Gompa site free of advertising. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1742
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s teachings on the ‘Origins of Secret Mantra’ are given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translation; teachings recorded by the Office of H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa.
Event details: In order to revive the Kagyu transmissions of teachings on the tantras and, in particular, for the advancement of the tantric sections of Kagyu monasteries, H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa has instituted this summer teaching programme.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. Donations made related to this event are strictly voluntary and any donations that are made will go to the Tibetan International Digital Library, a project supported by His Holiness.
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.
Gompa’s webcast platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free service for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep the Gompa site free of advertising. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1739
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The ‘Rainy Season Summer Retreat’ (Yarney) is considered a very important and beneficial tradition, which offers the opportunity for lay people to participate by making offerings for the monks’ food and tea. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The summer retreat is a sacred tradition established by the Buddha. During this time, the monks remain within the monastery and concentrate exclusively on study and practice. Special vows are taken and strict discipline is followed by all of the monks.
There is no webcast for this event. Gompa member-supporters are invited to register for the event and to send offerings, together with dedications, at any time up until October 6th, 2021.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1734
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche teaches on Shantaraksita’s ‘The Ornament of the Middle Way (Madhyamakalamkara)’; teachings recorded in October of 2004 by Dzogchen Beara, Ireland. This special teaching is available on Gompa in association with the Rigul Trust, UK.
Event details: The Ornament of the Middle Way (Madhyamakalaṃkara) was written by Shantarakshita, the great Indian scholar who assisted Guru Padmasambhava in introducing Buddhism to Tibet and in the founding of the renowned monastery of Samye. Rinpoche teaches from the highly regarded commentary by Mipham Rinpoche, his most comprehensive work on Madhyamika, which brilliantly sets out the unique Nyingma view bringing together themes from the Middle Way and the Mind Only schools. The Ornament of the Middle Way is among the most important Mahayana Buddhist philosophical treatises to emerge on the Indian subcontinent. It synthesizes into one coherent system three major trends in Indian Buddhist thought that existed during the eighth century: the Madhyamaka thought of Nagarjuna, the Yogacara thought of Asanga, and the logical and epistemological thought of Dharmakirti.
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist master of the Kagyu lineage tradition. He was trained in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism under many great masters such as H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Since 1990 he has been traveling and teaching Buddhism and meditation at more than fifty universities, institutes and Buddhist centres in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and Asia. He has authored several books on Buddhism as well as some children’s books both in Tibetan and European languages. He founded Bodhicharya (www.bodhicharya.org), an international organization that coordinates worldwide activities to preserve and transmit Buddhist teachings, to promote inter-cultural dialogue and educational and social projects. Rinpoche also founded the Rigul Trust (www.rigultrust.org), which supports social welfare, education and poverty relief in the Tibetan communities of Rigul, Tibet and other Himalayan regions. Rinpoche is the official representative of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa for Europe and the Founder of the Karmapa Foundation Europe.
The first two sessions of the teaching are available to view on Saturday and Sunday, August 7th and 8th, 2021, and consequent sessions on each following Saturday and Sunday until September 12th, 2021. The final session on September 12th is audio only, as the original video footage was damaged.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. At the time you register there will be the option to make a voluntary donation to Rigul Trust (UK). 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.
Gompa’s library and webcast platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free service for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep the Gompa site free of advertising. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1733
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: Venerable Thubten Chodron teaches on chapter five of Shantideva’s ‘Bodhisattvacaryavatara’. Teachings recorded by Sravasti Abbey, Newport, Washington, USA.
Event details: The Bodhisattvacaryavatara, composed by the great 8th century Indian master and poet Shantideva, is one of the most celebrated expositions in classical Indian literature of the bodhisattva path of Mahayana Buddhism. 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, the altruistic aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, and with the essential practices of a bodhisattva's conduct and way of life, pervaded by the qualities of love, compassion, generosity and patience.
Venerable Thubten Chodron is an American Buddhist nun and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington, USA. Ordained since 1977, she is a student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkong Rinpoche, and several other Tibetan lamas. She is currently assisting His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the writing and publication of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, a multi-volume series on the Buddhist path.
The first two sessions of the Venerable Thubten Chodron’s teaching on Chapter five of the Bodhisattvacaryavatara take place on Thursday and Friday, August 5th and 6th, 2021, respectively, with consequent sessions on each following Thursday and Friday until September 24th, 2021. The teaching on all ten chapters continues throughout 2021, with the dates for the webcast of the teaching on each chapter being announced as they become available to view.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. At the time you register there will be the option to make a voluntary donation to Sravasti Abbey (USA). 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.
Gompa’s library and webcast platform has been built specifically as an advertising-free service for the presentation of Dharma teachings and other Dharma activities and events. Gompa’s member-supporters enable us to keep the Gompa site free of advertising. (The privacy of your personal data is fully respected on Gompa – we do not market or sell your personal data as on commercial platforms.)
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1602
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: The first formal discourse which the Buddha Shakyamuni gave following his attainment of buddhahood at Bodh Gaya was on the Four Noble Truths. The investigation and understanding of these four truths are regarded as an indispensable basis for a successful practice of the Buddhist path. [This event was originally webcast in March 2021 as Event ID 1578.]
Event details: The Four Noble Truths are: the truth of suffering (the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence), the truth of its origins (the causes of suffering), the truth of cessation (that there is a state free from suffering), and the truth of the path leading to such cessation.
Gaden Shartse Khensur Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and is now executive director of the Geluk International Foundation, deputy general secretary of the International Buddhist Confederation, and vice president of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace. Khensur Jangchup Choeden also teaches widely in India and abroad, where his teachings are much appreciated for their clarity and directness.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1599
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Nagarjuna, the great 2nd century Indian master and leading proponent of the Madhyamaka philosophical school, wrote this celebrated poem as a letter of advice to his disciple King Gautamiputra. This course of teachings, recorded in August 2017 by Thrangu Monastery, Canada, is given in Tibetan with English and Chinese translation. [This event was originally webcast in December 2020 and January 2021 as Event ID 1469.]
Event details: 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.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1600
Event type: Free Webcast
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. [This event was originally webcast in August 2019 as Event ID 223. There were no webcasts on Days 7, 8, and 9.]
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1601
Event type: Free Webcast
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. [This event was originally webcast in July 2019 as Event ID 220.]
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: 173
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: H.E. Minling Khenchen Rinpoche teaching on the fundamental importance of the cultivation of Bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings) in our practice of Dharma (the process of spiritual transformation). English translation available.
[This event was originally webcast on 14 April 2018 as Event ID 152.]
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