Khenpo Chödrak Tenphel Rinpoche
Khenpo Chödrak Tenphel Rinpoche was born in Eastern Tibet (Kham) in 1950. He started his Buddhist studies at 9 at the Rumtek monastery in Sikkim, India, under the guidance of H.H the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa Ranjung Rigpe Dorje. At 26, after concluding a 12-year study cycle in Buddhist philosophy and epistemology as well as linguistics and dialectics, he was awarded the title of Khenpo (great scholar of the kagyu lineage) by the 16th Karmapa. From 26 to 31, he studied the Buddhist tantras. He then directed the Nalanda Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies at the Rumtek Monastery and the KIBI (Karmapa International Buddhist Institute) in Delhi for several years. He is currently one of the main teachers of H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa.

Sunday, July 13 to Tuesday, July 29 (Course end is subject to change)
Buddhist Treasuries of Knowledge
Khenpo Chödrak Tenphel Rinpoche

The Mahayanottaratantra Shastra (Gyu Lama in Tibetan) is one of the five treatises composed by Asanga under the influence of the Buddha Maitreya. It is made up of five parts which expound seven main topics, the seven Vajra Foundations : the buddha, dharma, sangha, buddha nature, enlightenment, enlightened qualities and activities. The Gyu Lama is regarded as the treatise that links the Sutrayana with the Tantrayana, and has therefore a central role in the curriculum of the Kagyü lineage.
For the fifth year, Khenpo Chödrag will base his explanation on the commentary composed by Gö Lotsawa Shonu Pal. This year we will reach the fifth vajra foundation, enlightenment.

Registration terms

With accommodation
Reservations began February 14 and can be made by phone or mail (please specify if you want a dormitory or a room - two single beds or one double bed - as well as your arrival and departure dates).
Phone registrations will be processed first.
You have 15 days from the day of your call/email to pay the deposit:
• 70 € for one week • 140 € for 2 weeks • 200 € for 3 weeks

Confirmation is compulsory
You need to reconfirm your reservation for accommodation from May onwards.
If you do not reconfirm or cancel before June 15, we will not be able to return your deposit.

Without accommodation
You will need to reserve a set of headphones for the translation since the course is taught in Tibetan. Headphones should be reserved before June 30.

Information
Open to all
The course begins on Sunday, July 13 at 10 AM
The course ends on Tuesday, July 29 at 12 PM (Course end is subject to change)
(it is also possible to only attend part of the time)
Course fees: 16,50 € / day
Headphone rental: 23 € for the entire course, or 3€ / day.
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