Special Insight Section of the Middle Length Lam Rim
with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Second and fourth Saturdays of the month
10:00am - 12:00pm Pacific
2023:
January 14, 28 / February 11, 25 / March 11
April 8, 22 / May 13, 27 / June 10, 24
July 8, 22 / August 26 / September 23 / October 14
Presented via Zoom. Register HERE
10:00am - 12:00pm Pacific
2023:
January 14, 28 / February 11, 25 / March 11
April 8, 22 / May 13, 27 / June 10, 24
July 8, 22 / August 26 / September 23 / October 14
Presented via Zoom. Register HERE
Program Description:
We are excited and deeply grateful to announce a new class offering with Tse Chen Ling’s longtime resident teacher, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa.
Out of his great kindness, Geshe-la has offered to open one of his private teachings to new students.
Geshe-la will give commentary on The Special Insight Section of the Middle Length Lam Rim composed by Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419). This text presents in lucid detail Tsongkhapa’s presentation of the philosophy of the Middle Way, the pinnacle of the Buddhist view of reality.
Ven. Stephen Carlier will provide English interpretation, and class will be hosted by Stephen Butler. In consultation with Ven. Steve, we will be using the translation by Jeffrey Hopkins found in the book Tsong-kha-pa’s Final Exposition of Wisdom: https://www.shambhala.com/tsong-kha-pa-s-final-exposition-of-wisdom-2435.html
About Geshe Ngawang Dakpa:
Geshe Ngawang Dakpa served as a resident teacher at Tse Chen Ling. He was born in Nakchu, northeast of Lhasa, Tibet and became a monk at the age of ten. At the local monastery of Othok, he studied both Dharma and secular subjects extensively before entering Sera Je Monastery eleven years later. He fled Tibet in 1959. Upon his arrival in India, Geshe-la not only continued his monastic studies, but also spent three years at the Sanskrit University in Varanasi, earning an MA with honors. Invited by the Queen of Sikkim, he taught at the University of Sikkim for nearly 20 years before returning to Sera monastery in South India and obtaining his Geshe degree. Additionally, Geshe-la taught in Taiwan before arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999.
We are excited and deeply grateful to announce a new class offering with Tse Chen Ling’s longtime resident teacher, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa.
Out of his great kindness, Geshe-la has offered to open one of his private teachings to new students.
Geshe-la will give commentary on The Special Insight Section of the Middle Length Lam Rim composed by Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419). This text presents in lucid detail Tsongkhapa’s presentation of the philosophy of the Middle Way, the pinnacle of the Buddhist view of reality.
Ven. Stephen Carlier will provide English interpretation, and class will be hosted by Stephen Butler. In consultation with Ven. Steve, we will be using the translation by Jeffrey Hopkins found in the book Tsong-kha-pa’s Final Exposition of Wisdom: https://www.shambhala.com/tsong-kha-pa-s-final-exposition-of-wisdom-2435.html
About Geshe Ngawang Dakpa:
Geshe Ngawang Dakpa served as a resident teacher at Tse Chen Ling. He was born in Nakchu, northeast of Lhasa, Tibet and became a monk at the age of ten. At the local monastery of Othok, he studied both Dharma and secular subjects extensively before entering Sera Je Monastery eleven years later. He fled Tibet in 1959. Upon his arrival in India, Geshe-la not only continued his monastic studies, but also spent three years at the Sanskrit University in Varanasi, earning an MA with honors. Invited by the Queen of Sikkim, he taught at the University of Sikkim for nearly 20 years before returning to Sera monastery in South India and obtaining his Geshe degree. Additionally, Geshe-la taught in Taiwan before arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999.
Registration:
Ordained sangha are always welcome free of charge. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Please email [email protected] to make special arrangements.
Ordained sangha are always welcome free of charge. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Please email [email protected] to make special arrangements.