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Jacques Chaunavel
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.
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Sunday, July
11 to Saturday, July 31
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 seventh
year, Khenpo Chödrak will base his explanation on the commentary
composed by Gö Lotsawa Shönu Pal. We will end this year
the teachings of the sixth Vajra Foundation, enlightened qualities,
and will study the seventh, enlightened activities. We’ll also
go over the last part of the text, which set out the benefits of
studying this treatise.
Tibetan language
classes will also be offered to people interested.
Registration
terms
With accommodation
Reservations begin February 3 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 confirm 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 11 at 10.30
- The course ends on Saturday, July 31 at 12 PM
(it is also possible to only attend part of the teaching)
- Session charges: 19€ / day
- Headphone rental: 23 € for the entire course, or 3€
/ day.
- Practical
information
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