Tse Chen Ling Buddhist Meditation Center
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FPMT Basic Program:
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Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds Part 1
with Ven. Sangye Khadro
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Wednesdays, September 4 - December 18, 2024
6:00pm - 8:00pm (Pacific Time)


(Note this class will continue in 2025)
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​Online via Zoom / ​Registration required
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Program Description:
In this course we will study Shantideva’s Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds, a beautiful and much-cherished text—one of the Dalai Lama’s favorites! Composed in the 8th century, the text comprises ten chapters and more than 1,000 verses, providing precious and practical advice on how to cultivate the state of mind and way of life of a bodhisattva, someone who aspires to become a Buddha for the benefit of all beings. 

Root Text: Shantideva, Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds 

​Commentary:
Dragpa Gyaltsen, A Precious Garland, A Commentary on (Shantideva’s) Engaging in the Deeds of a Bodhisattva
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​​​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.  
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Registration:
​Advance registration is required. 
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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].

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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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