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Featured Current Event
Event ID: 3092
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This teaching, to be recorded at Tsuglagkhang, Main Temple, Dharamsala, HP, India, will be given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translations.
Event details: Gaden Lha-gyama, also known as the ‘Hundred Deities of Tushita Heaven’, is a Guru Yoga practice in the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It is a seven-limb practice which focuses on Lama Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Geluk tradition. It is a powerful method for cultivating compassion, purifying negative karma, and ultimately helping the practitioner to achieve enlightenment.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching 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 May 20th, 2024, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa 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.)
Featured Upcoming Event
Event ID: 3105
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teachings, recorded at Menri monastery, Dolanji, Himachal Pradesh, India, are given in Tibetan with English translation.
Event details: H.H. the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche will teach on ‘The Four Wheels of Bon’ (Bon-khor Tsig-shi). ‘The Four Wheels of Bon’ is taken from the 16th chapter of the 12th volume of the long biography of Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche. ‘The Four Wheels of Bon’ summarizes the essential and key practices of Yungdrung Bon.
The Four Wheels are:
• Take the highest view, the view of Dzogchen.
• Step up your activities starting from the smallest virtues.
• Whatever practice you do, take compassion as the base.
• Practice the ten paramitas with determination.
H.E. Menri Ponlop Rinpoche will teach on two important topics. First on the ‘History of the Grand Medicine Ritual (Men-drup) and its Benefits’ and second on the theme of ‘Practice and Accumulating Merit on the Profound Path of Tantra’.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Menri monastery, Dolanji, Himachal Pradesh, India. From the closing registration date of May 27th, 2024, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa 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.)
Event ID: 3106
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: ‘Kangyur’ literally means the 'translated words' of the Buddha. The Kangyur is a collection of the Buddha's teachings in Tibetan translation. Readings of the Kangyur generate tremendous merit and are beneficial to all sentient beings.
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 May 2nd, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3099
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: 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 endowment of profound confidence, wisdom, and merit. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the deity Hevajra, and is held annually in the third Tibetan lunar month. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and extensive offerings are prepared by the sangha. In commemoration of the parinirvana of Dorje Denpa Dzongpa Kunga Namgyal, an extensive ceremonial feast will also be prepared and offered.
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 May 3rd, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3108
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These practices are dedicated to the flourishing of the Buddha Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Ushnishavijaya is a meditational deity specifically related to longevity. The practices related to Ushnishavijaya carry a powerful blessing, which can purify the negative deeds committed in past lives and increase merit and lifespan in the present life.
‘Sixty-Four Part Torma Offering to Kalarupa’ (Drug-chuma Tong-tsar) is an extremely profound practice focusing on Kalarupa, the principal protector associated with both Yamantaka in particular and the Geluk lineage in general. This profound practice is highly effective in averting obstacles and establishing favourable conditions for the practice of Dharma.
The ‘Medicine Buddha Ritual’ is a powerful method for healing and increasing the healing powers of both 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 April 29th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3105
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The teachings, recorded at Menri monastery, Dolanji, Himachal Pradesh, India, are given in Tibetan with English translation.
Event details: H.H. the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche will teach on ‘The Four Wheels of Bon’ (Bon-khor Tsig-shi). ‘The Four Wheels of Bon’ is taken from the 16th chapter of the 12th volume of the long biography of Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche. ‘The Four Wheels of Bon’ summarizes the essential and key practices of Yungdrung Bon.
The Four Wheels are:
• Take the highest view, the view of Dzogchen.
• Step up your activities starting from the smallest virtues.
• Whatever practice you do, take compassion as the base.
• Practice the ten paramitas with determination.
H.E. Menri Ponlop Rinpoche will teach on two important topics. First on the ‘History of the Grand Medicine Ritual (Men-drup) and its Benefits’ and second on the theme of ‘Practice and Accumulating Merit on the Profound Path of Tantra’.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Menri monastery, Dolanji, Himachal Pradesh, India. From the closing registration date of May 27th, 2024, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa 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: 3098
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special pujas are dedicated to the long lives of all the spiritual masters, and for the benefit of all beings, living and dead. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: ‘Guru Puja’ (La-choe) literally means ‘making offerings to the spiritual guide’. This beautifully poetic and profound Guru Puja practice is a powerful method for strengthening the guru-disciple relationship and for creating merit on this special day.
The ‘Propitiation Ritual’ (Kangso) involves making offerings and prayers to the Dharma protector Mahakala in order to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to Dharma protector is regarded as extremely beneficial in overcoming both 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 May 7th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3103
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This practice is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, to the well-being 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: Tara is the female embodiment of the enlightened activity of all the Buddhas. This special practice is said to pacify and offer protection from the myriad causes of danger and suffering for ourselves and others.
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 April 25th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3104
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These special practices are dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the 11th Panchen Lama, H.H. the Dalai Lama, and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. 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 April 25th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3102
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja, ‘The Wish-fulfilling Gem Enhancing the Buddha’s Teachings’, a method for making offerings and prayers to Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats, is said to bring special blessings for long life and to quickly generate merit. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: It is said that the Buddha himself selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to protect the Dharma. At the time of the Buddha’s parinirvana they vowed to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya.
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 April 23rd, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3097
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This practice is dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters and benefactors. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Tara is the female embodiment of the enlightened activity of all the Buddhas and this prayer 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.
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 April 23rd, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3095
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These prayers and practices are 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: 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 April 23rd, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3096
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: These prayers are dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, the swift attainment of enlightenment for 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 April 23rd, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3092
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This teaching, to be recorded at Tsuglagkhang, Main Temple, Dharamsala, HP, India, will be given in Tibetan, with English and Chinese translations.
Event details: Gaden Lha-gyama, also known as the ‘Hundred Deities of Tushita Heaven’, is a Guru Yoga practice in the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It is a seven-limb practice which focuses on Lama Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Geluk tradition. It is a powerful method for cultivating compassion, purifying negative karma, and ultimately helping the practitioner to achieve enlightenment.
Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special teaching 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 May 20th, 2024, onwards, the teaching will continue to be available to Gompa member-supporters from the Gompa 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: 3091
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: 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. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: This Drupchod is a propitiation to the meditational deity Cakrasamvara, with extensive offerings, which is held annually in the third Tibetan lunar month for seven consecutive days. As with many Drupchod, an elaborate sand mandala and offerings are prepared by the sangha.
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 April 26th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3094
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ is especially dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters and benefactors. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The monastery will perform the following practices:
April 20th: ‘Monthly Propitiation Ritual of Dharma Protectors’ (Dha-Kang).
April 21st: ‘Torma Ritual for Clearing of Karmic Debts’ (Lan-chak Torma) and ‘One Hundred Torma Offerings to the Dharma Protectors’ (Torma Gya-tsa).
April 23rd: ‘Extensive Series of the Monastery’s Regular Prayers and Pujas’ in praise of all the Buddhas, bodhisattvas, great Nalanda masters, and the great masters of all traditions on the auspicious occasion of Cho-chod Dusang.
April 27th: ‘Propitiation Ritual of the Dharma Protectors’ (Kangso).
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 April 27th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3107
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This Drupchen is said to bestow great benefit and blessing to all participants – including the clearing away of obstacles to our lives and practice – and is dedicated to world peace and the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Red Chenrezig, Gyalwa Gyatso (in Tibetan), is an embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the three times and ten directions. As with many Drubchen, an elaborate sand mandala and offerings are prepared by the sangha.
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 April 26th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3084
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja is also dedicated to the long life of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chokyi Nangwa, and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Every year, Lamayuru Monastery performs this special ritual in which offerings and prayers are made to the protector Achi Chokyi Dolma in order to purify negativities and restore broken commitments. Propitiating and making offerings to Achi Chokyi Dolma 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 April 24th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3085
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This puja conveys a powerful blessing to our deceased loved ones and is a way for us to show our continued care and our wish for our loved ones to meet with auspicious circumstances and to be released from suffering. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: Vairocana Buddha is considered to be a ‘king of purification’, with practices and pujas that bestow great benefit both for the purification of the negative karma of the deceased and of the living. If you wish the name(s) of your deceased loved one(s) to be included in the puja, please write each name into the ‘Your dedication’ section of the event registration page.
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 April 23rd, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3093
Event type: Webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The webcast will be made available to view by the end of the day (India time) on April 14th, 2024.
Event details: The ‘Grand Medicine Ritual’ (Men-drup Woeser Khil-wa) is traditionally only held once in the lifetime of each Menri Trizin (the spiritual head of the Bon). The Mendrup ritual of Yungdrung Bon is a Vajrayana sadhana (meditative means of attainment) and a consecration ritual in which various special substances are empowered. The ritual process itself and the medicine produced (Men) are said to combine highly effectively to bring increased healing, rejuvenation, and longevity, as well as great spiritual enhancement. The Bonpo Mendrup ritual when performed on a large scale is one of the most elaborate healing rituals. It is also probably one of the rarest and most demanding of Tibetan rituals still practised and is believed to be extremely powerful – an event one should participate in at least once in a lifetime.
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Gompa member-supporters are cordially invited to register for this special event. At the time you register, there will also be the opportunity to make a voluntary offering in support of Menri monastery, Dolanji, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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: 3078
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: The Bonpo Mendrup ritual when performed on a large scale is one of the most elaborate healing rituals. It is also probably one of the rarest and most demanding of Tibetan rituals still practised and is believed to be extremely powerful – an event one should participate in at least once in a lifetime. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The ‘Grand Medicine Ritual’ (Men-drup Woeser Khil-wa) is traditionally only held once in the lifetime of each Menri Trizin (the spiritual head of the Bon). The Mendrup ritual of Yungdrung Bon is a Vajrayana sadhana (meditative means of attainment) and a consecration ritual in which various special substances are empowered. The ritual process itself and the medicine produced (Men) are said to combine highly effectively to bring increased healing, rejuvenation, and longevity, as well as great spiritual enhancement.
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 April 27th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 3058
Event type: Non-webcast Event (for member-supporters)
Brief description: This ‘Extensive Series of Special Practices’ is especially dedicated to the stable health and long life of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the other great masters of all traditions, to the flourishing of the Dharma and world peace, and to the well-being of all sentient beings and all sangha members, supporters and benefactors. You are cordially invited to participate.
Event details: The monastery will perform the following prayers and practices:
Usnisasitatapatra Prayer (Dhuk-kar Choega), Tara Ritual (Dol-chog), Ritual of Confessing Downfalls (Tung-Shak Choega), Butter Lamps Offerings, and a Recitation of the Five Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Nam-nga), which includes the Samantabhadra Prayer (Zang-choe Monlam); Prayer to Maitreya (Jam-mon); Sukhavati Prayer (Dey-mon); Prayer of Virtuous Beginning, Middle and End (Thok Thama); and the Prayer of Engaging in the Practices of the Bodhisattva (Cho-juk Monlam).
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 April 30th, 2024.
We apologise for the cancellation /postponement of this event. All paid registrations will be refunded, all pre-registrations have been cancelled.
Event ID: 1894
Event type: Free Webcast
Brief description: These suttas (discourses) stress the practice of sati (mindfulness) for the purification of beings, and the overcoming of suffering, and for walking on the path of truth toward the realization of Nirvana. English and Chinese translation available.
[This event was originally webcast in December 2021 as Event ID 1835.]
Event details: The Satipatthana Sutta (The Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness), and the subsequently created Mahasatipatthana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness), are two of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, acting as the foundation for contemporary vipassana meditational practice. The Pali texts of the Satipatthana Sutta and the Mahasatipatthana Sutta are largely similar in content; the main difference being a section about the Four Noble Truths (Catu Ariya Sacca) in the Observation of Phenomena (Dhammanupassana), which is greatly expanded in the Mahasatipatthana Sutta.
Teaching recorded at H.H. the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, HP, India. 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.
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 Jangchup Choeden is a former abbot of Gaden Shartse monastery and former Executive Director of the Geluk International Foundation. He is a 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.
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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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