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Program Description:
THE TATHAGATA ESSENCE: the buddha lineage or tathagata essence that exists within every sentient being
THE TATHAGATA ESSENCE: the buddha lineage or tathagata essence that exists within every sentient being
I bow to the one who, with no beginning, middle or end, has a serene stillness and is clear-minded and fully evolved, who became clear from his own aspects and once clear, shows fearless, constant paths of the mind to bring realization to those with no realization…” -- Maitreya
One of the major texts studied in all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum clarifies the meaning of our buddha potential, in particular the emptiness of the mind that allows evolution to a state of complete enlightenment. The first chapter of this work explains four of the seven related ‘vajra’ subjects – the fourth of these, buddha nature, is the focus of this teaching.
Text: Maitreya, Sublime Continuum of the Mahayana – First Chapter
Commentary: Gyaltsab Je, Commentary to (Maitreya’s) ‘Sublime Continuum of the Mahayana’– First Chapter
Text: Maitreya, Sublime Continuum of the Mahayana – First Chapter
Commentary: Gyaltsab Je, Commentary to (Maitreya’s) ‘Sublime Continuum of the Mahayana’– First 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.
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