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Sep 12
day 11

The Gyalwang Karmapa’s Closing Remarks to the Mar Ngok Summer Teachings

My voice is locked. I’m not sure if I’ve got much to say, I’m losing my voice. I’ve been spending a month teaching, and so I really don’t feel like I have much to say. In general, in the current situation, it is not easy for me to go to... read more →
Sep 07

Differing Perspectives on the First Council and the Compilation of the Tripiṭaka

Mar Ngok Summer Teaching 2022: Day 14. In today’s shorter teaching, the Gyalwang Karmapa concluded his discussion of the First Council and the compilation of the baskets of the Sūtra and the Vinaya. He focused particularly on what various scholars have said about its structure, its time and location, the... read more →
Sep 05

Upāli – the Foremost in the Vinaya and Contemporary Analyses of the First Council  

The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022: Day 13   In today’s part of his long exposition on the “Origins of Secret Mantra”, Gyalwang Karmapa related emotive vignettes from Upāli’s life, followed by accounts on his recitation of the Vinaya, then closed the teaching session with a comparative exploration of contemporary... read more →
Sep 02

Ananda’s Offenses, Arhatship, and Recitation of the Sūtras

Mar Ngok Summer Teaching 2022 Day 12 His Holiness explained that he would continue speaking on the second of the two accounts, as taught in the “Great Commentary on the Hundred Thousand Prajnaparamita” attributed to Nagarjuna. The teaching session began with an explanation of Ananda’s six offenses. There are primarily... read more →
Aug 31
day 11

Results of the First Buddhist Council: How the brahma penalty was imposed on Channa

The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022: Day 11 After His Holiness the Karmapa had greeted everyone, he reminded his listeners that he had previously spoken about the different accounts of the First Council found in the Kangyur and Tengyur, which he had divided into two groups and described in two... read more →
Aug 30
day 10 mar ngok

The First Council continues with contributions from Ananda, Upāli, and Pūrṇa

Mar Ngok Summer Teaching 2022 Day 10 On day 10 of the Mar Ngok summer teachings, His Holiness resumed the presentation of the order of the First Council, attempting to compile and synthesize disparate accounts from the following four extant sources: The Dharmaguptaka “Four-Part Vinaya” The Mahīśāsaka “Five-Part Vinaya” The... read more →
Aug 26
day 9

The Parinirvāṇa of Buddha and the First Council According to the Dharmaguptaka Tradition

Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022 Day 9 The Karmapa opened by saying he had been unable to teach for a few days because of feeling tired and possibly catching a cold, so he had taken some time to rest. Although he called it rest, he still had a lot of... read more →
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MIND TRAINING TEACHING
The Gyalwang Karmapa gave an extensive teaching on the 8 Verses of Training the Mind

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THE PRAJNAPARAMITA
Taught over six sessions, this is a direct explanation of the Buddhist view of emptiness

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THE CHENREZIK PRACTICE
The Gyalwang Karmapa taught on how to practice Chenrezik and recite his mantra

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100 SHORT INSTRUCTIONS
Taught over nine sessions, this text by the 8th Karmapa was taught in great depth by the present Karmapa.

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THREE PRINCIPLE ASPECTS
A comprehensive teaching that condenses the entire Buddhist path by Tsongkhapa

 

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His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is the head of the 900 year old Karma Kagyu Lineage and guide to millions of Buddhists around the world.

Born in 1985, the Karmapa resides in his temporary home at Gyuto Monastery in India after making a dramatic escape from Tibet in the year 2000.

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