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His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin in Prague

S obrovskou radostí jsme v úterý 23. 8. přivítali Jeho Svatost 42. Sakya Trizina poprvé v České Republice. Velké díky Siddhártha Centru (siddhartha.cz) za organizaci návštěvy a za poskytnutí záznamu učení Jeho Svatosti 42. Sakya Trizin Rinpočheho v Praze 27. a 28. 8.

On August 23, we welcomed with great joy His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin for the first time in Czech Republic. Big thanks to Siddhartha Centrum (siddhartha.cz) for organization of visit and for providing a records of teaching of His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin Rinpoche’s in Prague August 27 and 28.

Teaching on Four Immeasurables – učení o čtyřech nezměrnostech
Teaching on Four Noble Truths – učení o Čtyřech vznešených pravdách
Teaching on Six Paramitas – učení o šesti páramitách
Teaching on Refuge – učení o útočišti
Teaching on Bodhichitta, Bestowing Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows and Vajrakilaya Blessing – učení o bodhičittě, předání slibu útočiště, slibu bodhisattvy a požehnání Vadžrakílaji

Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZD3Ekl4nfZxGBqNoPgzjTasZliEvS7v7/view?usp=sharing

Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures”: A Practitioner’s Guide for Liberation

In this book, Ben Connelly shows the power of integrating early Buddhist psychology with the Mahayana emphasis on collective liberation. You’ll discover how wisdom from fourth-century India can be harnessed to heal and transform systems of harm within ourselves and our communities.

The three natures (svabhavas)—the imaginary, dependent, and complete, realized natures—are inherent aspects of all phenomena. The imaginary nature of things is what we think they are. Their dependent nature is that they appear to arise from countless conditions. The complete, realized nature is that they aren’t as we imagine them to be: things that can be grasped or pushed away. The three natures form the backbone of Yogacara philosophy, and by showing us how to see beyond our preconceived notions of ourselves and others, beyond the things that we’re convinced are “true,” they open up a path to personal and communal healing.

Dive into this empowering approach to freedom from suffering, from harmful personal and social patterns, and to finding peace and joyfulness in the present.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Vasubandhus-Three-Natures-Practitioners-Liberation/dp/1614297533

Online lectures: Kumarajiva’s Meditation Manual

Online lecture series: Kumarajiva’s Meditation Manual
Place: Somaiya Vidyavihar University (somaiya.edu), Mumbai, India
Date: 02.03. 2021 – 10.20. 2021

Audio: Download or Archive.org
Bhante’s working version of English translation: here
KJ Somaiya Institute of Dharma Studies YouTube Channel

We thank Somaiya University for their kindness and for sharing these great lectures.

This is the series of lectures by Ven. Dhammadipa, starting from 3rd Feb 2021, organized by KJ Somaiya Institute of Dharma Studies, Somaiya Vidyavihar University. These teachings are based on one of the three meditation manuals ascribed to Kumarajiva in Chinese catalogues: the Chanfa yaojie, which Ven. Dhammadipa has translated into English. The special features of the text are the incorporation of bodhisattva ideas into classical Buddhist meditation. He will use selections from the text to explicate the meditation method in comparative light, drawing extensively upon his study of the Abhidharmakosa and his long years of study and practice guided by his teachers of the forest tradition in Sri Lanka and Burma.

International Buddhist Conference

A virtual dialogue among Buddhist teachers/ scholars from the Pali and Sanskrit Traditions of Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhist Centre (tibetanbc.org)

A virtual dialogue among Buddhist teachers and scholars from the Pali and Sanskrit Traditions of Buddhism on the topic of Tisikha / Trishiksha (Theory and Practice for the lay audience), Samādhi-sikkhā/Samādhi-Śikṣā and a Q&A section with the online audience on 5th and 6th March 2021. (Bhante is speaking the second day of the conference.)

Audio: Download or Archive.org

Interview

Thank Tsadra Foundation (tsadra.org) for beautiful interview.
Tsadra Foundation Media Channel: Youtube

Audio: Download or Archive.org

1. On the Roots of Tathāgatagarbha and His Position on the Concept
2. On the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana
3. On Yogachara, Shamatha and Vipashyana, and Tathāgatagarbha as Skillful Means
4. On the Nature of Mind in Yogachara
5. On How He Came to Study the Yogachara Tradition