Review Sessions

of the Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Leh, Ladakh

with Venerable Gache

July 28 – 31, 2022 (Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun) @ 4:00 – 5:30 pm
& extra weekend sessions
July 30 – 31, 2022 (Saturday & Sunday) @ 6.30 – 8:00 pm

ONLINE ONLY: Indian Standard Time (IST) – convert to your time zone

We recognize that for many of you outside of India, this time may not work. It can still be possible to use the recordings of the sessions.

Video recordings of each session will be available on Tushita’s Youtube Channel for those who cannot make the live sessions.

His Holiness’s Teachings

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give 3 days of teaching in Leh, Ladakh, on the mornings of July 28, 29 & 30 at Shewatsel Teaching Ground near Choglamsar at the request of the Ladakh Buddhist Association and the Ladakh Gonpa Association.

July 28 & 29 morning: His Holiness will give teachings on Chapter 9 of Śāntideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (chodjug).

July 30 morning: His Holiness will confer the Avalokiteshvara Initiation (chenresig wang) followed by a short long life prayer to His Holiness offered by the Ladakh Buddhist Association and the Ladakh Gonpa Association.

For further information please see www.dalailama.com/live

Our Review Sessions

On the first two days (July 28 – 29) of His Holiness’s teachings on Chapter 9 of Śāntideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, we will hold sessions from 4:00 – 5:30 IST to review His Holiness’s talks.

On Saturday and Sunday (July 30 – 31) we will have two sessions per day to delve in detail into the text, verse by verse.

Santideva’s Chapter on Wisdom

Śāntideva’s classic text, Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra (Tib. Byang chub sems dpa’i spyod pa la ‘jug pa, Eng. Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds), is widely renowned as the most extensive and clear Indian commentary on the bodhisattva practices of compassion, ethical discipline, patience, joyous effort and concentration. The ninth chapter differs significantly from the rest of the text, focusing in depth on the philosophy of emptiness. Many teachings on Śāntideva’s text do not cover this chapter in detail, but during this course we will focus on it exclusively. Śāntideva carefully follows Nāgārjuna’s Mādhyamaka system and presents it in a practical, concise manner conducive to meditation.

Tsongkhapa considered Śāntideva to be among the few followers of Nāgārjuna, along with Buddhapālita and Candrakīrti, to interpret the master’s philosophy unerringly.

During this short course we will examine how this classical philosophy is relevant in light of modern questions on the nature of self and the relation of body and mind.

See Programs > Drop-In Sessions > Review Sessions for more information.