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Current Event
Event ID: 179
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 will be two sessions of teachings daily, with English translation.
Event details:
In this second ten day program, Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal will teach 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.
Current Event
Event ID: 180
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: The Venerable Kunsang Choephel introduces the Tibetan Buddhist perspective on death and dying, with discussion about how to prepare for death according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Event details:
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. Ven. Kunsang Choephel also reviews the modern scientific view of death compared with the Tibetan Buddhist view.
This webcast is part of new series of Saturday morning teachings by Ven. Kunsang Choephel at IBA.
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Event ID: 181
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: A special Mahakala Puja is performed at Drepung Gomang Monastery once every year, with the intention of removing all hindrances for the benefit all the sentient beings. It is one of the most important annual pujas performed by the monastery.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 179
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 will be two sessions of teachings daily, with English translation.
Event details:
In this second ten day program, Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal will teach 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: 180
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: The Venerable Kunsang Choephel introduces the Tibetan Buddhist perspective on death and dying, with discussion about how to prepare for death according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Event details:
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. Ven. Kunsang Choephel also reviews the modern scientific view of death compared with the Tibetan Buddhist view.
This webcast is part of new series of Saturday morning teachings by Ven. Kunsang Choephel at IBA.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 178
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: The Venerable Kunsang Choephel teaches on Shamatha (calm abiding), which 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.
Event details:
The Sanskrit word Shamatha, which can also be translated as ‘tranquil abiding’ or ‘tranquility’, 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.
This webcast is part of new series of Saturday morning teachings by Ven. Kunsang Choephel at IBA.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 175
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: The 4th Great Shravasti Buddhist Cultural Assembly, Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India, including the Great Shravasti Shrine inauguration ceremony, a birthday celebration of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chokyi Nangwa, four days of teaching on the Dhammapada by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup, and a Fire Puja Offering ceremony. English translation available.
Event details:
October 31st: The Official Launching Ceremony of the 4th Great Shravasti Buddhist Cultural Assembly 2018, followed by the Inauguration of the Great Shravasti Shrine. Birthday Celebration of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chokyi Nangwa followed by prayers at Jetavana led by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup.
November 1st: Teaching on the Dhammapada by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup. (The Dhammapada is a revered collection of the sayings of the Buddha Shakyamuni, whose verses are regarded as constituting a perfect compendium of the Buddha's teachings.) Fire Puja Offering Ceremony.
November 2nd: Teaching on the Dhammapada by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup continued.
November 3rd: Teaching on the Dhammapada by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup continued.
November 4th: Teaching on the Dhammapada, by H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Tinle Lhundup continued. Closing Ceremony of the 4th Great Shravasti Buddhist Cultural Assembly.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 182
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: Professor Samdhong Rinpoche teaching at Drepung Loseling Pomra Khangtsen on the six preparatory practices, which include: 1) cleaning the space and preparing the altar; 2) the making of offerings, 3) sitting comfortably in the eight-point posture, taking refuge, and establishing a good motivation, 4) visualizing the merit field, 5) offering the seven-limb prayer and mandala; 6) requesting the guru for inspiration. The webcast is in Tibetan only.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 172
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.
Event details: ‘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.
註冊指南(pdf 1.8MB)
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Event ID: 169
Event type: Webcast Event
Brief description: The Abhidharma teachings are a detailed and systematic analysis of phenomena, comprising both the outer world of our surroundings and the inner world of our experience, and their relationship. These teachings examine the phenomenal world on the relative level of experience from the point of view of enlightened beings, thus establishing the foundation for authentic Buddhist practice.
Event details: Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden, Principal of IBA, will teach for one and a half hours in the mornings and again in the afternoons Monday to Friday (five days each week).
Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden’s teaching will be based on the celebrated Abhidharma text ‘Opening the Door to All Objects of Knowledge: A Presentation of the Skandhas, Dhātus and Āyatanas (Aggregates, Elements of Perception and Senses of Perception)’ which was composed by the revered Sakya master Gorampa Sönam Senge (1429-1489).
For more details, please refer to:
http://internationalbuddhistacademy.org/2018-3/
註冊指南(pdf 1.8MB)
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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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