Tsongkhapa's Explanation of Emptiness and Two Truths
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with Guy Newland
Saturday, August 3: 10am-4pm (lunch break at 12-2pm) Sunday, August 4: 10am-4pm (lunch break at 12-2pm) This is a part of "The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa" presented by Tse Chen Ling. **Download the handout text for this course here. **See the video recording: session1, session2, session3, session4 Join us for an engaging evening with Guy Newland, Ph.D., scholar of Tibetan Buddhism and professor at Central Michigan University since 1988. He has authored, translated, and edited a number of publications on Tibetan Buddhism. In this two-day series, Dr. Guy Newland will give a presentation of emptiness based on Tsongkhapa's Great Treatise, thereby explaining what is distinctive about Tsongkhapa's ideas. Dr. Newland will then go on to explain how this leads to the Gelukpa presentation of the two truths. |
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About the Teacher
Dr. Guy Newland is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Central Michigan University where he has taught since 1988. He holds a Ph.D. in the history of religions from the University of Virginia, where he studied Tibetan Buddhism with Jeffrey Hopkins. Guy has also studied with many Tibetan scholars in the U.S. and India. He is an editor of the three-volume translation Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and Changing Minds, and the author of four other books: "Introduction to Emptiness", "The Two Truths: Appearance and Reality", and "A Buddhist Grief Observed."
Dr. Guy Newland is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Central Michigan University where he has taught since 1988. He holds a Ph.D. in the history of religions from the University of Virginia, where he studied Tibetan Buddhism with Jeffrey Hopkins. Guy has also studied with many Tibetan scholars in the U.S. and India. He is an editor of the three-volume translation Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and Changing Minds, and the author of four other books: "Introduction to Emptiness", "The Two Truths: Appearance and Reality", and "A Buddhist Grief Observed."
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
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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.