Tsongkhapa's Vision of Emptiness & Buddha Nature
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with Gareth Sparham
Wednesday, February 6: 7pm-9pm Wednesday, February 20: 7pm-9pm Join us for this penetrating teaching series with renowned scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, Gareth Sparham. Gareth will talk about Tsongkhapa's relationship with meditative deities, how this relationship shaped Tsongkhapa's own exposition of emptiness, and how it influences the way later thinkers have interpreted his exposition. |
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About the Teacher
Gareth Sparham challenges common notions of personal identity just by who he is. He was born in England and grew up in Canada, going to school both in Canada and England. After finishing a degree in English literature he went to India, where he lived for nearly thirty years as a Buddhist monk amongst Tibetan refugees. He did his doctoral degree in Asian Studies. After returning to North America in 1998 he taught Tibetan language at the University of Michigan and at Berkeley. He became a United States citizen five years ago and now lives half the year in Toronto and half the year in the Bay Area, always returning for a month each year to India and the Tibetan community there to recharge his meagre spiritual batteries.
Gareth Sparham spends his life now translating Perfection of Wisdom texts into English. He contributed the entry on Tsongkhapa to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu, and to Oxford Bibliographies Online http://www.oxfordbibliographiesonline.com.
Gareth Sparham challenges common notions of personal identity just by who he is. He was born in England and grew up in Canada, going to school both in Canada and England. After finishing a degree in English literature he went to India, where he lived for nearly thirty years as a Buddhist monk amongst Tibetan refugees. He did his doctoral degree in Asian Studies. After returning to North America in 1998 he taught Tibetan language at the University of Michigan and at Berkeley. He became a United States citizen five years ago and now lives half the year in Toronto and half the year in the Bay Area, always returning for a month each year to India and the Tibetan community there to recharge his meagre spiritual batteries.
Gareth Sparham spends his life now translating Perfection of Wisdom texts into English. He contributed the entry on Tsongkhapa to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu, and to Oxford Bibliographies Online http://www.oxfordbibliographiesonline.com.
2019 Series: The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa
This teaching is a part of "The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa" presented by Tse Chen Ling.
Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357- 1419) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Gelug tradition.
The year 2019 marks the 600th anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa's parinirvana. Tse Chen Ling will be offering a series of programs that celebrate the life and lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa. These programs will reflect the core teachings and unique features of the Gelug tradition.
For details, please visit the Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa series page.
This teaching is a part of "The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa" presented by Tse Chen Ling.
Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357- 1419) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Gelug tradition.
The year 2019 marks the 600th anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa's parinirvana. Tse Chen Ling will be offering a series of programs that celebrate the life and lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa. These programs will reflect the core teachings and unique features of the Gelug tradition.
For details, please visit the Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa series page.
Registration
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds. Please contact us to make arrangements.
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds. Please contact us to make arrangements.