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1:00pm 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva (Zoom and In-Person)
September 24 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT
Date: Sundays: September 10th and 24th, October 8th and 22nd
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm PT
Led by: Venerable Khenpo Jampa Rinpoche
These classes will, led by Venerable Khenpo Jampa Rinpoche, will cover the 37 practices of a Bodhisattvas. This is an important Lojong text/mind training manual with a set of instructions composed by Gyalse Thokme Zangpo, a monk and scholar in the 14th century. It serves as a practical guide towards how to lead one’s life in the practice of generating true compassion on our path to attaining enlightenment. The timeless advice in this simple yet profound teaching has universal relevance even to this day and age.
Registration: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6127656
Suggested donation*:
$150 for class series (Members)
$200 for class series (Public)
*The suggested donation is a guide for those who wish to contribute to the ongoing upkeep of the Monastery facilities, programs, maintenance, staff and Lamas. Please make whatever donation you are able to in support of the Monastery.
Join us in person – COVID Protocol:
1. If you have any symptoms such as nasal congestion, scratchy throat, headache or other cold symptoms, kindly refrain from entering the Monastery.
2. All visitors must be masked with an approved surgical, KF-94, KN-95 or N-95 mask (best protection), covering the mouth and nose at all times, regardless of test results. This is best practice to protect yourself and others. The Sakya Monastery provides these at the main entrance.
3. Full vaccination is not required, however it is highly recommended.
Join us on Zoom: (link will be sent to registrants prior to the start of the first class)
Khenpo Jampa Rinpoche comes to us from the Dzongsar Institute in North India, where he taught and served as library director for many years. He received his Degree of Acharya after nine years of study and graduated from Dzongsar University. Following his 13 years of study, he was designated a Khenpo in 2004 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He spent seventeen years studying with his main teacher, H.E. Khenchen Kunga Wangchuk. He has received empowerments from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and from many great masters including H.H. the Dalai Lama, H.H. Sakya Trichen, H.H. Dagchen Sakya Dorje Chang Rinpoche, H.H. Karmapa, and H.E. Dzongsar Khyentse. He now teaches intermediate and advanced level classes on Buddhist philosophy, sutra and highest yoga tantra all over the world. He is also the founder and president of Tibetan Education Foundation, as well as the former president (2014-15) of the International Association of Non-sectarian Tibetan Religious Traditions (IANTRT) of North America. Additionally, he was the President (2017-19) of the North America Sakya Monlam World Peace Foundation. He has been a resident Lama and teacher at Sakya Monastery since 2009.