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First Saturdays with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
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(First Saturdays teachings will end after the April 1 class on the "Commentary on the Short Sadhana of Guhyasamaja.")

First Saturday of the month
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10:00am-12:00pm Pacific

Presented via Zoom. Registration is required.


​​Join us as Tse Chen Ling’s longtime resident teacher, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, shares his wisdom and insight on a series of topics beneficial to our minds and our practice. Geshe-la will choose topics as the series progresses, and they’ll be posted here and announced in our eNews and social media. We’re grateful to have a scholar of Geshe Dakpa’s renown offer these teachings to our community! 
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Upcoming Topic:

​Commentary on the Short Sadhana of Guhyasamaja

The exact number of sessions will be determined by Geshe-la as we progress through the topic.
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2023

Saturdays: January 7, February 4, March 4 & April 1
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10:00am - 12:00pm PT

Presented via Zoom
Registration is required



Program Description:​

This commentary will be given on the basis of the short sadhana that is included in the Tibetan prayer books at Sherig Parkhang and the Colleges at Sera.  An English Translation will be prepared and distributed for these classes. The prerequisite for attending this commentary is to have received the Guhyasamaja empowerment.
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Ven. Stephen Carlier will provide English interpretation of Geshe Dakpa’s teaching, and class will be hosted by Stephen Butler. This class is offered in collaboration with Land of Medicine Buddha.
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​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.
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Previous topics:
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​Calm Abiding
August 21 & October 22, 2021

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Explanation of Kriya Tantra Practice​
March 5, 2022, April 2, 2022
​May 7, 2022

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Dependent Origination
​November 6, 2021 & January 8, 2022

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Explanation of Buddhist Refuge and Refuge Ceremony
June 4, 2022



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Explanation and Oral Transmission of Prayers to Padmasambhava
February 5, 2022

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Explanation of the
​Eight Worldly Dharmas

​July 2, 2022


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Commentary on the Short Sadhana of Guhyasamaja
​August 6, 2022, September 3, 2022
October 1, 2022, December 3, 2022
January 7, 2023, February 4, 2023
March 4, 2023, April 1, 2023


Location

​302 Jules Ave.
​San Francisco, CA 94112

About 

Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies is a Dharma Center dedicated to cultivating compassion and wisdom. Inspired by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, we provide teachings and practices in the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Buddhist tradition. We offer meditation and a wide-range of Buddhist and secular programs as well as other basic life improvement classes. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization located in the Ingleside neighborhood of San Francisco.

Contact 

[email protected]
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