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Tse Chen Ling is honored to have Ven. Sangye Khadro teach the next FPMT Basic Program topic, Maitreya's Ornament For Clear Realization - Chapter Four. It is rare to have this subject taught by a Western teacher and we are very fortunate to have her available to present it in English.
Program Description:
That which through the knower of all leads hearers seeking pacification to peace, which through the knower of paths causes those helping migrators to achieve the aims of the world, and through the perfect possession of which the Munis set forth
these varieties having all aspects, to the Mother of the Buddhas as well as the host of hearers and bodhisattvas, I pay homage.
-- Maitreya
Maitreya’s Ornament for Clear Realization is the main text for the study of the levels of realization related to enlightenment according to the Madhyamaka school. This important scripture, traditionally the basis for extensive study in the monastic curriculum, makes explicit these levels presented in only a hidden manner in the Buddha’s Perfection of Wisdom teachings.
From among the eight chapters of the Ornament, chapter four has been selected for one of the modules of the FPMT Basic Program. This course will give a brief overview of the Ornament and the eleven topics covered in chapter four, then focus on the 37 harmonies with enlightenment, which are included in the first of the eleven topics. The emphasis will be on meditation instructions for the 37 harmonies, especially the first four: the four establishments of mindfulness.
Text: Maitreya, Ornament for Clear Realization
Commentary: Chokyi Gyaltsen, General Meaning of the Fourth Chapter
From among the eight chapters of the Ornament, chapter four has been selected for one of the modules of the FPMT Basic Program. This course will give a brief overview of the Ornament and the eleven topics covered in chapter four, then focus on the 37 harmonies with enlightenment, which are included in the first of the eleven topics. The emphasis will be on meditation instructions for the 37 harmonies, especially the first four: the four establishments of mindfulness.
Text: Maitreya, Ornament for Clear Realization
Commentary: Chokyi Gyaltsen, General Meaning of the Fourth Chapter
About Ven. Sangye Khadro:
Originally from California, Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald) was ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in 1974. She has studied Buddhism with various teachers such as Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At the request of her teachers, Ven Sangye Khadro began teaching in 1979, while living in England, and since then has taught in many countries around the world. She was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, in Singapore, for 11 years. In 1988 Sangye Khadro took the full ordination (bhikshuni) vows. She is the author of How to Meditate and Awakening the Kind Heart. She completed the FPMT Masters Program in Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa, Italy, in 2013, and was on the faculty of the Human Spirit Psychoanalytic-Buddhist Training Program in Israel for seven years. She now lives in Sravasti Abbey, Washington, and teaches online.
Originally from California, Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald) was ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in 1974. She has studied Buddhism with various teachers such as Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At the request of her teachers, Ven Sangye Khadro began teaching in 1979, while living in England, and since then has taught in many countries around the world. She was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, in Singapore, for 11 years. In 1988 Sangye Khadro took the full ordination (bhikshuni) vows. She is the author of How to Meditate and Awakening the Kind Heart. She completed the FPMT Masters Program in Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa, Italy, in 2013, and was on the faculty of the Human Spirit Psychoanalytic-Buddhist Training Program in Israel for seven years. She now lives in Sravasti Abbey, Washington, and teaches online.
Registration:
Advance registration is required.
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Suggested donation amounts are provided, and we welcome you to offer what you can to help us sustain our programming and make the dharma and events like this possible. And of course, ordained sangha (ordained nuns and monks) are always welcome free of charge.
If you're not donating at this time but would like to attend, please email [email protected].
Advance registration is required.
We offer all Dharma teachings and center events on a “dana” basis. This means we’re grateful for your generosity but there is no required cost to attend and no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Suggested donation amounts are provided, and we welcome you to offer what you can to help us sustain our programming and make the dharma and events like this possible. And of course, ordained sangha (ordained nuns and monks) are always welcome free of charge.
If you're not donating at this time but would like to attend, please email [email protected].