Lecturer: Khenpo Jampa Tenphel Rinpoche
Sunday, September 15th
Time: 1:30- 3:30 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: $30 Public, $25 Members
Prerequisite: None
Nagarjuna is the great systemitizer of the Madhyamaka philosophy of the Middle Way. What does the union of emptiness and wisdom mean? What are the differences between external emptiness and internal emptiness? How do you realize the nature of the wisdom of emptiness? The teaching will be a detailed explanation of these important concepts which are essential to obtaining enlightenment.
Khenpo Jampa Tenphel Rinpoche comes to us from Dzongsar University in India, where he was the library director and tutor for many years. He received a Degree of Acharya (equivalent to an M.A.) in Buddhist Philosophy in 2002 and was ordained as an Abbot in 2004. He has received many teachings and initiations from all four sects of Tibetan Buddhism (Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, Nyingma), including many from H.H. the Dalai Lama, H.H. Sakya Trizin, H.H. Dagchen Rinpoche and H.H. Karmapa. At the Virupa Educational Institute, Khen Rinpoche teaches intermediate and advanced level curriculum on Buddhist philosophy, highest yoga tantra and sutra.