Date: Sunday, March 19th & 26th, April 2nd
Time: 1:00 pm PT
The Sixteen Arhats embody the compassion of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the three times. Emanations of the Buddha, they have the appearance of disciples. Lord Buddha instructed them to protect his doctrine and living beings and to remain after his Nirvana until Maitreya had been fully enlightened in Vajrasana.
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Ven. 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.