tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288002562024-03-07T19:39:44.472-08:00Rangjung Yeshe InstituteRangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-6691885708323902011-06-27T05:04:00.000-07:002011-06-27T05:07:55.426-07:00Summer Lecture Series: Lara Braitstein, PhD.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr5LN4HbsMmt4M4IFl74wEeaSTa3-SOXZzDD6T9P42I06gP4SBBbGCbJ-XCSxl0NnPBm9Ep24ruX6LckqdmSYR2mLWk0rH3_YGuRoprN3Z8z7bAAGaQVqyZT0Bt81pk40rO75lQ/s1600/Saraha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Please Join Us in Kathmandu for our second lecture in our summer lecture series!</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr5LN4HbsMmt4M4IFl74wEeaSTa3-SOXZzDD6T9P42I06gP4SBBbGCbJ-XCSxl0NnPBm9Ep24ruX6LckqdmSYR2mLWk0rH3_YGuRoprN3Z8z7bAAGaQVqyZT0Bt81pk40rO75lQ/s320/Saraha.jpg" width="284" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lara Braitstein, PhD. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Saraha's Adamantine Songs"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This Thursday, June 30th at 5:30 pm</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the Big Classroom</div><div style="text-align: center;">at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery</div></div>Tsepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00310940723476986803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-62030723506283668422011-02-19T01:47:00.001-08:002011-02-19T01:48:15.876-08:00Guest Lecture: Dr. Klaus-Dieter Mathes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzLxrMCIxwM5A_nBmMdzD6Phqkh-dmaND-cEIxu5Qhbid5ovYfyqrrqYV7j_lw8It5PUh0Gf7DDkJ9y-ajxxr-XNLntNCwAlgPt-VvXjBFxWKRK6fmNA4VQcrnac8WlovJfvu/s1600/ratna-gotra-vibhaga.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzLxrMCIxwM5A_nBmMdzD6Phqkh-dmaND-cEIxu5Qhbid5ovYfyqrrqYV7j_lw8It5PUh0Gf7DDkJ9y-ajxxr-XNLntNCwAlgPt-VvXjBFxWKRK6fmNA4VQcrnac8WlovJfvu/s400/ratna-gotra-vibhaga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575335144139808210" border="0" /></a><br />Rangjung Yeshe Institute is pleased to welcome back Dr. Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Professor of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies at University of Vienna.<br /><br />Dr. Mathes will be offering a lecture on "Gö Lotsawa's Mahamudra-Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga"<br /><br />Thursday, February 24 – 4.00 PM to 5.30 PM<br /><br />Venue:<br />The Manjushri Room at RYI/CBS Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu<br /><br />Registration:<br />The lecture is free and open to the public.<br /><br />For Further Information:<br />Please call the RYI Office: 4483575Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-56735167935432219962011-01-14T03:10:00.000-08:002011-01-14T08:20:10.701-08:00Indian Buddhist Tantric Literature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuolJ4r1R5lrhijpKwqO8gG0OkRyzCZD55Rlr1L2i7xr7Yqqe_DbPERt35V406y6KnQoYTXix8YWyLgClWa30fhrz6TODkHm_rj4hsfsy05NhPL0Bkhyphenhyphent8HZLfUrE7ere62oCO/s1600/Harunaga+Isaacson.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuolJ4r1R5lrhijpKwqO8gG0OkRyzCZD55Rlr1L2i7xr7Yqqe_DbPERt35V406y6KnQoYTXix8YWyLgClWa30fhrz6TODkHm_rj4hsfsy05NhPL0Bkhyphenhyphent8HZLfUrE7ere62oCO/s320/Harunaga+Isaacson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561999427468244898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Problems in the Interpretation of Indian Buddhist Tantric Literature</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A seminar with Dr. Harunaga Isaacson (Hamburg University)</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />February 7 – March 4, 2011</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute is pleased to announce a lecture cum seminar to introduce the study and translation of Indian Buddhist tantric scriptures and commentaries.<br /><br />The material will be drawn primarily from the Hevajratantra and related tantras and commentaries. In two meetings per week, the literature of this key Yoginītantra cycle will be surveyed. The emphasis will be on extant Sanskrit works although some works available only in Tibetan translation will also be discussed.<br /><br />In the third meeting each week, practical problems (and possible solutions thereto) connected to translating the Buddhist tantras into modern languages will be discussed. Examples will be drawn from a number of texts, including the Kurukullākalpa , the Mahāmāyātantra, and others. The topics covered will include: how to identify and handle textual error (whether in Tibetan translations or in Sanskrit texts), how to deal with passages that can be interpreted in substantively different ways, how to handle non-standard grammatical forms of Sanskrit in tantras, and how to make use of commentaries in the translations of tantras.<br /><br />To participate some knowledge of Sanskrit is highly desirable; without it a substantial part of the discussion may be very difficult to follow.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Schedule: </span><br />Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 4.00-7.00 pm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fees: </span><br />Local Students: 1500 Nrs.<br />RYI International Students: US$ 140<br />Non-RYI International Students: US$ 200<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Registration:</span><br />To register for the course, please sign up at the office or via email to Phuntsok Dolma (phuntsok.d@shedra.org).Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-48325893291816650662010-11-21T17:41:00.000-08:002010-11-21T17:41:54.015-08:00Join us for the 8th Annual Symposium!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg6TUMHxXLjcTgjPlartbU9e9HWgYSIr6ZfAtYJ26ApqZbP_owPEh_kulKIbrCfVMiMUZQo-WaAUAcK5jtRwIXf8GXGO7dNTuoRNp0j9BKIfzhFv0ytq76RyIYhpsiFb47o5YiQ/s1600/2010+RYI+8th+Symposium+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg6TUMHxXLjcTgjPlartbU9e9HWgYSIr6ZfAtYJ26ApqZbP_owPEh_kulKIbrCfVMiMUZQo-WaAUAcK5jtRwIXf8GXGO7dNTuoRNp0j9BKIfzhFv0ytq76RyIYhpsiFb47o5YiQ/s320/2010+RYI+8th+Symposium+Poster.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>Tsepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00310940723476986803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-19340230039871290952010-11-05T04:15:00.000-07:002010-11-05T04:15:46.361-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Rangjung Yeshe Institute presents</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two Lectures on the Art History of Newar Buddhism</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Kerry Brown, PhD Candidate</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Virginia Commonwealth University</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_rBw8WbtETx-YI4q3PtzHUBIRfIsjJuxhSbTMtGqCjqsCrw7B-s2AUzu9kNNF32dszLD3rXjfw8U12zr-QmKHOvz0_nTCzYQDDeOhBS9rjKEVjeGM3WXzwEJxQwAvF-CK5Bo0A/s1600/Dipankara+Buddha+Sunflower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_rBw8WbtETx-YI4q3PtzHUBIRfIsjJuxhSbTMtGqCjqsCrw7B-s2AUzu9kNNF32dszLD3rXjfw8U12zr-QmKHOvz0_nTCzYQDDeOhBS9rjKEVjeGM3WXzwEJxQwAvF-CK5Bo0A/s320/Dipankara+Buddha+Sunflower.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Nepal Mandala: Localizing the Sacred in Newar Art</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tuesday, November 9 / 2:45 - 4:15 pm</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>The Iconography of Dipankara Buddha in Nepal</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Friday, November 12 / 2:45 - 4:15 pm</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Admission is free and all are welcome - Please join us!</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Tsepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00310940723476986803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-91768660426438180522010-03-15T19:33:00.000-07:002010-03-15T19:36:19.680-07:00Contemplation, Service and Action <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/AndreasDoctor/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Rangjung Yeshe Institute is pleased to announce a public lecture series by Dr. John Makransky, Boston College, USA.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style="">Contemplation, Service and Action—<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style="">Meditations of Compassion and Wisdom for People who Serve Others.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">In these lectures John Makransky will discuss ways that meditations of compassion and wisdom may inform and empower service and action for teachers, development and health workers, therapists, community organizers and others in service professions. Included are guided meditations of compassion and wisdom, their relevance for relationship and service, connections to approaches of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Thich Nhat Hanh, and participant questions and discussion.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Venue: </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, Boudhanath, Kathmandu</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Time:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">April 5: <span style=""> </span>1.00-3.00 pm.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">April 6: <span style=""> </span>1.00-2.30 pm.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">April 9: <span style=""> </span>1.00-2.30 pm.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">The lectures are sponsored by Rangjung Yeshe Institute and free to the public.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;">John Makransky is an Associate Professor of Buddhism at Boston College and a senior faculty advisor for the Centre for Buddhist Studies in Boudhanath, Kathmandu. He has taught contemplative practices of compassion and wisdom for service and action in diverse social service and dharma settings, such as Boston College, Harvard Divinity School and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. He is author of <i style="">Awakening through Love</i> and <i style="">Buddhahood Embodied</i>, and co-editor of Buddhist Theology.</span><!--EndFragment--> Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-75615990717265056992009-10-26T00:28:00.000-07:002009-10-26T00:30:25.597-07:007th Annual Symposium on Buddhist Studies<div style="text-align: center;">RYI is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Symposium on Buddhist Studies</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buddhist Ethics</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Speakers:</div><div>Dr. Jose Cabezon, University of California at Santa Barbara</div><div>Dr. Stephen Jenkins, Humboldt University</div><div>Dr. Tom Tillemans, Lausanne University</div><div>Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery</div><div><br /></div><div>Venue:</div><div>Hyatt Regency Hotel, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal</div><div><br /></div><div>Time:</div><div>1.00 pm - 5.00 pm</div><div>Saturday, December 12, 2009</div><div> </div><div>The Symposium includes a Silent Auction of many exciting items to benefit the Centre for Buddhist Studies. </div><div><br /></div><div>The symposium is free of charge, everyone is welcome!</div><div><br /></div>Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-88093535435388958642009-09-21T08:26:00.001-07:002009-09-21T19:56:44.582-07:00The Bridge: Article on Studying at RYI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3teDTcLTvO6wxomwe-SenMGCUin2ONV-YpVXIV2cF3PW5mLDAQ2co02MVCdd6imUZlnoRVp99I-s8H2xnPARuukzEGjYCR_C_lj23tkCIOvgVO0bFqFOv2bs8AlbG9hIG03X/s1600-h/The+Bridge+Fall+2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3teDTcLTvO6wxomwe-SenMGCUin2ONV-YpVXIV2cF3PW5mLDAQ2co02MVCdd6imUZlnoRVp99I-s8H2xnPARuukzEGjYCR_C_lj23tkCIOvgVO0bFqFOv2bs8AlbG9hIG03X/s320/The+Bridge+Fall+2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384119127920480594" border="0" /></a><br />In January 2009 the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley visited RYI to learn about Buddhism and share their own experience of Christianity with faculty and students at RYI.<br /><br />Following the visit, the JSTB journal, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Bridge</span>, published an article about this visit, which can be read here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jstb.edu/publications/bridge_spring09.pdf">http://www.jstb.edu/publications/bridge_spring09.pdf</a>Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-7668473684980867412009-09-21T08:26:00.000-07:002009-09-21T20:08:34.102-07:00Meditation Seminar with Khenpo Jampa Donden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmI_8PuFNAQXLthiOVaCIy1oQKEHCV2frCyUs1EIBD36yVDZ9IhCeTISPUJqsXWWTYYSEQKYCCmrHA8C_pxCLVDGyFJRdzdMjjvbuXAgC8F5G2O8Bm4z0dzZOXB9SrzQqcd5e/s1600-h/kh+jampa+donden.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmI_8PuFNAQXLthiOVaCIy1oQKEHCV2frCyUs1EIBD36yVDZ9IhCeTISPUJqsXWWTYYSEQKYCCmrHA8C_pxCLVDGyFJRdzdMjjvbuXAgC8F5G2O8Bm4z0dzZOXB9SrzQqcd5e/s320/kh+jampa+donden.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384123163074067986" border="0" /></a><br />Rangjung Yeshe Institute is pleased to announce a short course on <span style="font-style: italic;">Buddhist Meditation</span> by Khenpo Jampa Donden.<br /><br />Venue: Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery.<br /><br />Time:<br />Saturday, October 10: 2.00 - 3.30 pm<br />Sunday, October 11: 10.00 - 12.00 am<br /><br />Tuition:<br />International: Nrs. 500<br />Local: Nrs. 200<br /><br />Registration should be done in person at the RYI office at the monastery.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-20970982815568839672009-09-14T07:03:00.000-07:002009-09-14T07:14:43.132-07:00A Survey of Buddhist EthicsRYI is pleased to announce a seminar on Buddhist Ethics by Dr. Stephen Jenkins (Humboldt University).<br /><br />The course will explore the Buddhist ethics of compassion from a variety of perspectives and in terms of some basic ethical categories. While addressing definitions and philosophical underpinnings of loving kindness and compassion the seminar will also consider historical and hermeneutical issues in the interpretation of compassion in abhidharmic, Mahāyānist, and tantric modes of Buddhist thought.<br /><br />Dates: Nov. 2 – Dec. 4, 2009.<br /><br />Time: Tuesday and Friday, 1.00 - 2.30 pm<br /><br />The seminar is open to the public. However, preregistration at the RYI offices is required.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-38962751718520119222009-08-31T04:03:00.000-07:002009-08-31T04:06:11.601-07:00Guest Lecture: Dr. Per K. SorensenRangjung Yeshe Institute is pleased to announce a guest lecture by Dr. Per K. Sorensen (University of Leipzig).<br /><br />Title: <span style="font-style: italic;">Studying Tibetan History</span><br /><br />Time: Friday, September 4, 9.15-10.15 am<br /><br />Venue: Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, Boudhanath, Nepal<br /><br />The lecture is open to the public and free of chargeRangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-51845425393327606302009-08-26T23:28:00.000-07:002009-08-31T03:55:43.941-07:00RYI Online Learning Course Begins<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 102, 153); line-height: 20px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">This year’s Online Learning course at Rangjung Yeshe Institute starts on Monday 31st August 2009 so you now have only a few days left to register! </span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">To help you decide whether the course is for you, we have provided a week’s trial of materials on the website at </span></span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.shedra.org/moodle/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">www.shedra.org/moodle</span></a></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> (follow the links for Trial Course).<br /><br />On the homepage you will also find a video of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche talking about Online Learning and explaining the significance of the inaugural text, the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā by Nāgārjuna.<br />---<br />Follow Rangjung Yeshe Institute Online Learning (RYI Online) on:</span></span></span></p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">YouTube</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/RYIonline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">http://www.youtube.com/RYIonline</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> and </span></span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Twitter</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/RYI_Online"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">http://twitter.com/RYI_Online</span></span></span></a></span>Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-85767324982231128772009-06-05T07:56:00.000-07:002009-06-05T09:01:14.782-07:00New Book: Mipham's Luminous Essence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeGrlX_AWm8CjGZm9E6JPWpnKPgU1mynf9JvWRsq3Q9UfqxK5aKtlxaCNVTmAE2wGjaDugpdPvKJZmft3TeiTQeid91P0rVdw57FMqeF196eQ1RdWwa7sUKhRy9rpPfFmzkLs/s1600-h/Luminous+Essence+cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeGrlX_AWm8CjGZm9E6JPWpnKPgU1mynf9JvWRsq3Q9UfqxK5aKtlxaCNVTmAE2wGjaDugpdPvKJZmft3TeiTQeid91P0rVdw57FMqeF196eQ1RdWwa7sUKhRy9rpPfFmzkLs/s320/Luminous+Essence+cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343860447982806754" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;font-family:Cambria;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-size:14.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.snowlionpub.com/html/product_9912.html">Luminous Essence</a> by Jamgon Mipham</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-prop-change:"Andreas Doctor" 20090306T1536"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Translated by </span><a href="http://www.dharmachakra.net/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dharmachakra Translation Committee</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span><a href="http://snowlionpub.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Snow Lion Publications</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have no doubt that interested and initiated practitioners of the Guhyagarbha Tantra cycle of practices will derive great benefit from reading and relying on this explanatory text.</span></span></i><span style="mso-bidi- mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> – From the foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latinfont-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Luminous Essence</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic; ">gsang snying spyi don ’od gsal snying po) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">is a complete introduction to the world of tantric thought and practice. Composed by the renowned Tibetan master, Jamgon Mipham (1846-1912), the text provides an overview of the theory and experiential assimilation of a seminal tantric scripture, the </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tantra of the Secret Essence</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Guhyagarbha-tantra</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">). Embodying the essence of tantric practice, this text has been a central scripture in Tibetan Buddhism for well over a thousand years. Mipham’s explanation of this text, here translated for the first time, is one of the most celebrated commentaries on the </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tantra of the Secret Essence</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which today occupies an important place in the tantric curriculum of Tibetan monastic colleges.</span></span></span></span></span></p><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latinfont-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Luminous Essence</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is a specialized guide meant for initiated tantric practitioners. To fully appreciate and assimilate its message, it should be studied under the guidance of a qualified teacher by those who have received the appropriate empowerments, reading transmissions, and oral instructions.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-72334684086465373502009-06-04T22:36:00.000-07:002009-06-05T00:21:02.069-07:00Online Learning to begin at Rangjung Yeshe Institute!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8pUzQZkVVPW7EH3B4C2yoevb71LywcRa_iZ3UQWLS0A9q1Sxrzei9D5LVTzDJqLVoD0TshxqhZxdV31K2X7GQiTAzn-Ml2O9m1CBPgNmZoWGWmOW0wcqKSTCh4D61zdZAoRz/s1600-h/OLL+Shambhala+Ad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8pUzQZkVVPW7EH3B4C2yoevb71LywcRa_iZ3UQWLS0A9q1Sxrzei9D5LVTzDJqLVoD0TshxqhZxdV31K2X7GQiTAzn-Ml2O9m1CBPgNmZoWGWmOW0wcqKSTCh4D61zdZAoRz/s320/OLL+Shambhala+Ad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343739696419057762" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times Ext Roman"">Rangjung Yeshe Institute is pleased to announce the launch of its Online Buddhist Studies program - making the Buddhist classics available to anyone, wherever they live.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times Ext Roman"">The inaugural course provides students with traditional teachings on <span style="letter-spacing:.25pt">Nagarjuna’s <i>Knowledge—Root of the Middle Way</i> (<i>Mūlamadhyamakakārikā</i>); </span>perhaps the most important Buddhist philosophical scripture of the Indian tradition. Additional lectures and discussion groups provide a broader historical and cultural context for assimilating the teachings in today’s world.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times Ext Roman"">Registration </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height: 115%;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica">for the fall semester 2009 is open from June 15</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times Ext Roman"">! </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height: 115%;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica">Lectures can be taken on an individual basis or for academic credit.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></p> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times Ext Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US">To learn more, go to <a href="http://shedra.org">www.shedra.org</a><br /></span><div style="mso-element:comment-list"><div style="mso-element:comment"><div id="_com_1" class="msocomtxt" language="JavaScript" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_1','_com_1')" onmouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_1')"> </div> </div> </div> <!--EndFragment-->Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-88759804054370425422009-04-12T01:18:00.001-07:002009-04-12T01:18:53.990-07:00Guest Lecture by Dr. Giacomella OrofinoRangjung Yeshe Institute announces a guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Giacomella Orofino, University of Napoli.<br /><br />Topic: The Early History of the Kalacakra Tradition<br /><br />Date: Wednesday, April 15<br />Time: 4.15 - 5.15 pm<br />Venue: The Big Classroom, Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Boudhanath<br /><br />The talk is free and open to the public!<a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target="" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"><div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"><br /></div></div></div></a>Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-17128972060063882782009-02-24T21:45:00.000-08:002009-09-14T07:03:43.410-07:00Buddhism and Cognitive Science (postponed)<span style="font-weight: bold;">(Note: this seminar has been postponed until further notice due to a scheduling conflict)</span><br /><br />CBS is honored to announce a time intensive seminar with Dr. Georges Dreyfus (Williams College) from October 12-23, 2009.<br /><br /><b>What Can Buddhism Contribute to Cognitive Science?</b><br /><br />The course examines some of the ideas and practices that buddhism might contribute to the contemporary discussions about the mind among mind scientists. We will start by examining some of the assumptions and main views of contemporary cognitive sciences. Then we will examine a few topics such as consciousness, the self, embodiment and emotions, and discuss the standpoint that modern buddhist thinkers might adopt on these difficult topics. In doing so, we will examine some of the buddhist ideas but we will mostly focus on the contemporary discussions and see to which degree some modern views, particularly those belonging to husserl's phenomenological tradition and varela's enactive approach, might be compatible with Buddhist views.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Georges Dreyfus was a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for many years, and eventually became the first Westerner to obtain the degree of Geshey Lharampa. He currently teaches at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.</span><br /><br />For more information and to register, contact: admin@shedra.orgRangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-18404970688767185612009-01-23T00:45:00.000-08:002009-01-23T00:48:09.384-08:00RYI Short Courses Spring 2009<span style="font-weight: bold;">Four Stakes that Bind the Life Force by Patrul Rinpoche</span><br />March 9-20 (Monday to Friday)<br /><br />The Four Stakes that Bind the Life-Force is Patrul Rinpoche‘s explanation on one of the core concepts found in the development stage literature of the Nyingma tradition. Despite its condensed nature, this treatise addresses all aspects of the development stage, distilling the key points of this difficult subject into four main points, or “stakes,” that capture the essence of this stage of practice. Although the “four stakes” concept presented here is unique to the Nyingma School, in terms of content, Patrul‘s explanation is relevant to all forms of development stage meditation.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seven Points of Mind Training by Langri Tangpa</span><br />March 30 - April 10 (Monday to Friday)<br /><br />The Seven Points of Mind Training is one of the earliest and most beautiful Tibetan teachings on the practice of mind training. In seven pithy pieces of advice, this text shows how to transform ordinary samsaric experience into the heroic way of awakening of the bodhisattva. This classic teaching of the Great Vehicle has been a cherished instruction at the heart of Tibetan Buddhism for many centuries, inspiring practitioners to the actualization of compassion and wisdom.<br /><br />All courses will be offered at the Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, and translated into English.<br /><br />Registration for All Courses should be done in person at the RYI office in the Monastery during the week before the start of the course in question.<br /><br />Fees:<br />International – 1,000 NRs.<br />Local – 500 NRs.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-11352112332982033532009-01-21T01:31:00.000-08:002009-01-21T01:43:24.427-08:00Catherine Dalton from CBS Wins Prestigious Award<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmbrhMWOTsj4DkLMWEVkWxPV2gnEIj-hJorli6SPKxAPLFIFeAVP4o6w175F3ZckFEKIqyRKoEZwShRChn7vlVkwIszankdrGEeKxy5iv3kKlBJoWKlgLpkceDj3cNx-ZC4q1/s1600-h/Catherine+Dalton+Award.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmbrhMWOTsj4DkLMWEVkWxPV2gnEIj-hJorli6SPKxAPLFIFeAVP4o6w175F3ZckFEKIqyRKoEZwShRChn7vlVkwIszankdrGEeKxy5iv3kKlBJoWKlgLpkceDj3cNx-ZC4q1/s320/Catherine+Dalton+Award.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293680217616676754" border="0" /></a><br />On November 19 more than 1,700 students from various faculties at Kathmandu University graduated. In addition to the many Nepalese students, a total of 351 students from various countries including Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, Japan, Norway, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia, Srilanka and India obtained their degrees.<br /><br />Among all the graduate students, CBS MA student Catherine Dalton won the prestigious Chancellor Gold Medal award for obtaining the highest grade average at the post-graduate level. The award was given to Catherine Dalton by the Chancellor of Kathmandu University, the Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-40246748903795078082009-01-21T00:35:00.000-08:002009-01-21T00:39:50.188-08:00Lectures on Interreligious DialogueKa-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, Friday January 23rd<br /><br />2:15 – 3:15 pm<br /><br />Father Robert W. McChesney, S.J., The coordinator of Cross Cultural Initiatives at The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley will be presenting a lecture on Jesuit Religious Vision & Spiritual Practice.<br /><br />3:30 – 4:30 pm<br /><br />Dr. Thomas Cattoi, Assistant Professor of Christology and Cultures at The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley will be lecturing on his book entitled “Divine Contingency: Towards a Comparative Theology of Divine Embodiment.”Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-23136626081221426732008-12-21T22:08:00.000-08:002008-12-21T22:13:02.857-08:00Dr. Abdul Kalam visits Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfF80fTiUhgv6hGbyQrfb95fdySrPHPuLvRNXhwErUbT-k0mrhyphenhyphenpAWSnS_cxWY8qbL0Vf8_m4ylYWXttf7pppgzGw3NT-hPt7PWBUq-pIXRrLxUoB0d6IPloyLUyuz7UI3ZR7/s1600-h/Dr.+Abdul+Kalam+Welcome.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfF80fTiUhgv6hGbyQrfb95fdySrPHPuLvRNXhwErUbT-k0mrhyphenhyphenpAWSnS_cxWY8qbL0Vf8_m4ylYWXttf7pppgzGw3NT-hPt7PWBUq-pIXRrLxUoB0d6IPloyLUyuz7UI3ZR7/s320/Dr.+Abdul+Kalam+Welcome.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282493515730122210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JxL7KoeoDzqwlGuUbhxHWqKbVlK62NnfV7cHL5vFUWZ3wLd-NOe4AvOz8kAjomnGxkI7gsY_iRhufm2YcTqX59wgQ2ACv4m59hOaCtfHoRMyjVQL5Nw7gyo98zH9sTSSxY3a/s1600-h/CNR+and+Dr.+Abdul+Kalam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JxL7KoeoDzqwlGuUbhxHWqKbVlK62NnfV7cHL5vFUWZ3wLd-NOe4AvOz8kAjomnGxkI7gsY_iRhufm2YcTqX59wgQ2ACv4m59hOaCtfHoRMyjVQL5Nw7gyo98zH9sTSSxY3a/s320/CNR+and+Dr.+Abdul+Kalam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282493317087172722" border="0" /></a><br />On November 17, 2008, Dr. Abdul Kalam, former president of India, visited Nepal to preside as the Chief Guest at the yearly convocation ceremony of Kathmandu University. During his brief visit to Nepal Dr. Kalam took time off from a busy schedule to visit Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Boudhanath, Kathmandu.<br /><br />It was a personal wish of Dr. Kalam to visit a Buddhist monastery while in Nepal and as Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery is also home to the Centre for Buddhist Studies (CBS) at Kathmandu University this monastery was chosen as the venue for this visti. Dr. Kalam was greeted at the monastery gates by the Abbot and co-founder of CBS, Ven. Tulku Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche along with senior monks and all the faculty and students at CBS.<br /><br />Following a brief tour of the main shrine hall Dr. Kalam and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche proceeded to have a private conversation in the abbot’s shrine room at the top floor of the monastery. During the meeting the two scholars had a vigorous and warm exchange on the nature of Buddhism and global responsibility. In particular the topic of Buddhism and science was discussed in great detail and both Dr. Kalam and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche were pleased to share their respective areas of expertise in a conversation of fresh inquisitiveness, humor and mutual respect.<br /><br />Also present at the meeting were Vice Chancellor at Kathmandu University, Dr. Suresh Raj Sharma, the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Mr. Rakesh Sood, and several other professors and scholars from Kathmandu University and CBS.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-78977253652670139542008-11-07T02:55:00.000-08:002008-11-07T03:02:38.119-08:00Padmasambhava Meditation Retreat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMf9mnrhfdC0tbWS8OgXxakNXWafGgucYScCRMWrhPX1InQfeGew0u9K2HhG8nUtI4Fw6s9cSc1vDVI37lW0Y_JcmYBK57y6d0jKrTxqGgpgrKqNtM32EMrdzmED800b-54Wi/s1600-h/IMG_6548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMf9mnrhfdC0tbWS8OgXxakNXWafGgucYScCRMWrhPX1InQfeGew0u9K2HhG8nUtI4Fw6s9cSc1vDVI37lW0Y_JcmYBK57y6d0jKrTxqGgpgrKqNtM32EMrdzmED800b-54Wi/s320/IMG_6548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265868463919219282" border="0" /></a><br />Rangjung Yeshe Institute<br /><br />ANNOUNCES<br /><br />Padmasambhava Meditation Retreat at Asura Cave in Pharping<br /><br />December 15-21, 2008<br /><br />The Retreat will be held at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery's traditional meditation retreat center at Asura Cave in Pharping, a picturesque village on the southern rim of the Kathmandu Valley. It is led by Lama Tenzin Sangpo and consists of teachings and meditation on Padmasambhava according to the Trinley Nyingpo Sadhana Practice as well as silent meditation.<br /><br />To attend the retreat it is a requirement to have received the empowerment for this practice. Chokling Rinpoche has been requested to offer this empowerment on December 1.<br /><br />Accommodation will be in double rooms. Please bring your own bedding (bed and mattress are provided).<br /><br />Cost<br />6.000 NRs. Internationals<br />3.000 NRs. Locals<br />Price includes teachings, accommodation in double rooms and all meals.<br /><br />Registration: at the Shedra office or via email: claudia.roth@shedra.org<br />Registration deadline: November 30<br /><br />Since space is limited the retreat may fill quickly, so register early to secure your place.<br /><br />For Additional Information call us at 4483575 or email: claudia.roth@shedra.orgRangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-9310193424369319472008-11-06T23:20:00.000-08:002008-11-07T01:29:06.753-08:00Workshop on Relative TruthKathmandu University, Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute is pleased to announce a philosophical workshop entitled:<br /><br />Analytic Philosophers and Asianists on Buddhism: What is Conventional Truth and What's True about it?<br /><br />Speakers and participants:<br /><br />Dr. Georges Dreyfus (Williams College)<br />Ms. Bronwyn Finnegan (Auckland University)<br />Dr. Jay Garfield (Smith College)<br />Dr. Guy Newland (Central Michigan State U.)<br />Dr. Graham Priest (U of Melbourne)<br />Dr. Mark Siderits (U. of Seoul)<br />Dr. Koji Tanaka (Auckland University)<br />Dr. Sonam Thakchoe (U of Tasmania)<br />Dr. Tom Tillemans (U of Lausanne)<br />Dr. Jan Westerhoff (U. of Durham)<br /><br />Date and time: November 26, 2008 from 2.00 to 6.00 pm<br /><br />Venue: The Kirtipur Room at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal<br /><br />The workshop is open to the public and free of charge - everyone is welcome.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-30643775789016686572008-11-06T23:18:00.000-08:002008-11-06T23:20:14.782-08:00Symposium on Buddhist Studies6th Annual Symposium on Buddhist Studies<br /><br />Buddhism Translated: Language, Transmission and Transformation<br /><br />Speakers:<br />Dr. John Dunne, Emory University<br />Dr. Sara McClintock, Emory UNiversity<br />Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery<br />Dr. Tom Tillemans, Lausanne University<br /><br />Venue:<br />Hyatt Regency Hotel, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal<br /><br />Time:<br />1.00 pm - 5.00 pm<br />Saturday, December 13, 2008<br /><br />The symposium is free of charge, everyone is welcome.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-33111544165540105742008-10-21T19:58:00.000-07:002008-10-21T20:04:14.228-07:00Visiting Lecture: Dr. Alexander von RospattOn November 7, 2008, Dr. Alexander von Rospatt (UC Berkeley) will visit CBS to give a lecture entitled:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Remarks on a little studied section of the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra: The Bhāvanāmayī Bhūmiḥ and its Treatment of Practice.</span><br /><br />The Yogācārabhūmiśāstra, which the tradition attributes to Asaṅga, is the foundational work of the Yogācāra school. The talk will first give a brief overview of this work and the current state of<br />research, and then deal in more detail with one particular section, namely the so-called Bhāvanāmayī Bhūmiḥ (which survives in form of an as yet unpublished Sanskrit manuscript, and in Tibetan and Chinese translation). Particular attention will be paid to its treatment of practice.<br /><br />The talk will take place at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery at 9.30 am. The talk is free and everyone is welcome.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28800256.post-67705807040351368202008-10-15T21:12:00.000-07:002008-10-15T21:59:30.337-07:00New Book: Mipam on Buddha Nature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82XMp7-XuyHp26tXxZs0rx0L1uwYtNXwfmgaO4iYkBgcUW4wwjefwpjbPBEY-TJJ7lc-IYnvuMo8OaffTa-qFdukJdU9E_zlsuMz2yHRWTZRtUcfHp9QkYY6D6AIELe-L_mDy/s1600-h/mipam+book.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82XMp7-XuyHp26tXxZs0rx0L1uwYtNXwfmgaO4iYkBgcUW4wwjefwpjbPBEY-TJJ7lc-IYnvuMo8OaffTa-qFdukJdU9E_zlsuMz2yHRWTZRtUcfHp9QkYY6D6AIELe-L_mDy/s320/mipam+book.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257603628836706450" border="0" /></a><br />Mipam (’ju mi pham rgya mtsho, 1846-1912) is one of the most prolific figures in the history of Tibet and his works continue to be widely studied across the Tibetan cultural region and beyond. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mipam-Buddha-Nature-Ground-Nyingma-Tradition/dp/0791475212/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224130724&sr=8-1">Mipam on Buddha-Nature</a> is an overview of Mipam’s view. Drawing upon a wide range of discourses in Mipam’s works, Douglas Duckworth shows how the Great Perfection permeates his writings on the Middle Way and Buddha-nature.<br /><br />Each chapter illuminates the meaning of Buddha-nature and emptiness to expose a recurrent theme throughout Mipam’s works: the ground of the Great Perfection within the dialectical unity of presence and absence. The book brings together many important topics across a wide range of Mipam’s works and offers new translations from several of his important texts.<br /><br />Buddha-nature is arguably the most important doctrine in Buddhism. For Mipam, Buddha-nature is equivalent to the true meaning of emptiness; it is the ground of all and the common ground shared by sentient beings and Buddhas. The ground, which is the unity of the two truths, is the foundation of the path of the Nyingma school of Buddhism. Since the view of this ground is the basis of meditation, the correct view is of utmost importance in the Buddhist tradition. This book is thus essential to Buddhist scholars and practitioners alike.<br /><br />Dr. Douglas Duckworth is an instructor at the <a href="http://www.cbs.edu.np/">Centre for Buddhist Studies</a> at Rangjung Yeshe Institute and a contributor to the curriculum development at CBS.Rangjung Yeshe Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12666300248172737117noreply@blogger.com0