On 19th August, His Holiness Ratna Vajra Rinpoche gave a teaching for TCP students via Zoom on Ngondro practices. The teaching was organised by Lama Choedak Rinpoche and Sakya Losal Choe Dzong in Australia. His Holiness gave general advice about the practices which was of great benefit to those who joined the meeting.
Special Webcast Announcement: we are delighted to announce a webcast of a special course by the Venerable Khenpo Dr Ngawang Jorden, Principal of the International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal on ‘The Fifth Chapter of the Bodhicharyavatara: Mindfulness and Alertness’. Each session of the course will be available to view every Thursday from August 6th to[…]
Special Webcast Announcement: We are delighted to announce a webcast of a two-day teaching by the International Buddhist Academy’s Venerable Khenpo Kunsang Choephel on ‘Shamatha Meditation’ (calm abiding) at Kathmandu, Nepal on August 1st and 2nd, 2020. The teachings will be given in English. Registration for the webcast of this event is now open to[…]
Today is Choekhor Duchen, one of the four great festivals of Shakyamuni, commemorating the First Turning of the Wheel at Sarnath, forty-nine days after Buddha gained enlightenment. At the request of the gods Brahma and Indra, Buddha arose from meditation and gave the first teaching which we now refer to as the Four Noble[…]
Special Webcast Announcement: We are delighted to announce a webcast of a two-day teaching by the International Buddhist Academy’s Venerable Khenpo Kunsang Choephel on ‘Meditation on Avalokiteshvara’ at Kathmandu, Nepal on July 25th and 26th, 2020. The teachings will be given in English. Registration for the webcast of this event is now open to Gompa[…]
Ven. Khenpo Jorden’s Online Teaching Courses 国际佛学院院长堪布Jorden博士佛法系列讲座 We are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting hosted by the Sakya Tsechen Phuntsog Choling Centre in Hong Kong. Topic: “入菩萨行论”第五品正知正念品 The Fifth Chapter of “Bodhicharyavatara” Scheduled date: Every Wednesday from July 29th. 8:00pm to 9:30pm Mainland China/Hong Kong/ Singapore/ Malaysia time ◘ July 29, 2020 ◘[…]
Today IBA celebrated with prayers the parinirvana of Khen Rinpoche Kunga Wangchuk (1921-2008), one of Sakya’s greatest modern scholars, founder of Dzongsar Institute, a renowned Sakya Tibetan Buddhist centre of learning. For many years Khen Rinpoche studied as a student of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, but was imprisoned for 18 years by the Chinese until[…]
In consultation with Alan, we have agreed to go ahead with his teaching at IBA in Novembr 2020, assuming that the world situation will have returned to something like normal by that time. We will keep interested students informed if this changes.
To all our friends and supporters, we wish you an auspicious, blessed, healthy, peaceful, content and prosperous Iron Mouse Year, 2020.
