Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 9 September 2021 Having explored the history of India and Brahmanical religions, Karmapa began teaching on the Buddha’s life and the rise of Buddhism. The date of Buddha’s birth is not known for certain, but it was probably the end of the 6th century BCE. Karmapa... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 7 September 2021 The Karmapa continued his discourse on the burgeoning of Indian thought during the Age of Philosophy. Previously he had described the views of the six Darshana, the orthodox Hindu philosophical schools. He now moved on to consider the sixty-two philosophical views... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 6 September 2021 The Six Darshanas His Holiness began by recapping: during the Age of Philosophy, the sutras developed out of the Brāhmanas, followed by the Six Darshanas (orthodox Hindu schools), which developed out of the Upanishads. In general, many different philosophies developed in... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 3 September 2021 The Karmapa continued his discourse on the early history of India as a background to understanding the life and thought of Buddha Shakyamuni. The Age of Philosophy is the third part of the Later Vedic Period. The Indo-Aryans had continued to... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 2 September 2021 The Gyalwang Karmapa opened by revising a comment he had made on Day Six that the Upanishads present views on the ultimate nature of the world and karmic cause and effect. Upon further reflection, His Holiness said, it was more accurate... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 31 August 2021 It is because of the profound and vast philosophies that had already developed in India that when the Buddha gave his teachings, people were ready for it. His Holiness began by setting out the three parts of the late Vedic period:... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 30 August 2021 His Holiness continued today’s teachings with a presentation of the later Vedic Period which lasted from the 11th to the 6th century BCE. The Spread of Philosophical Literature Around the tenth or eleventh century BCE, all the non-Aryan people who had previously... read more →