Samdhong Rinpoche: The Tradition of Buddhist Philosophy and It’s Practice in Daily Life
June 28, 2024 @ 9.00 – 11.00am IST
In person only!
We are extremely honoured and delighted that Samdhong Rinpoche accepted our request to give a teaching at Tushita for the first time for the Introduction to Buddhism course in Hindi.
Rinpoche will teach in Hindi with translation into English by Kabir Saxena.
Please bring your own radios and headphones.
This teaching is open to everyone and registration is not required.
Please be aware that times might change on short notice. Thank you!
The recording is available on our Youtube Channel:
(for now only in Hindi!)
Teacher
Professor Samdhong Rinpoche was born in Jol, in Eastern Tibet, in 1939. At the age of five, Rinpoche was recognized, by the sublime teachers in the area, as the re-incarnation of the fourth Samdhong Rinpoche, with a formal Enthronement Ceremony held at Jol Gadhan Dhechenling Monastery. Two years later, Rinpoche took vows as a monk and started his education, learning the common subjects—grammar, etc.—and spiritual studies into Lamrim (Stages of the Path to Enlightenment), and other texts, at the feet of the great Teacher, Reverend Ngawang Jinpa, and other six teachers. At the age of twelve, Rinpoche entered the great monastic university Drepung, and learned at the feet of five great Teachers, the major scriptures, besides receiving many commentarial teachings. After the Chinese invasion of Tibet, along with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Rinpoche was forced into exile, and sought political asylum in India.
In the winter of the same year, 1959, at the age of 20, Rinpoche received the full-ordination vows (Bhikṣu), at Bodh Gaya, from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as the Abbot; His Eminence, the Tutor Kyabjey Ling Dorjechang, as the Ceremony Procedure Teacher; Tsenshab Serkong Dorjechang, as the questioner in secrecy; with the presence of His Eminence, the Tutor Kyabjey Trijang Dorjechang, as the Saṅgha congregation.
In 1960, Rinpoche was specifically advised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to work for the Tibetan Administration, in Dharamshala, where Rinpoche, at the same time, received teachings from His Eminences the two Tutors, and Tehor Kyorpon Rinpoche.