Drepung Loseling Institute, an affiliate of Emory University, presents
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Khen Rinpoche
Khen Rinpoche, Geshe Lobsang Gyatso is the Supreme Head of Drepung Loseling Monastery. Born in 1933 in Kham, eastern Tibet, he entered Drepung Loseling Monastery at an early age. He received his Geshe Lharam degree in 1981, and since then has taught various Buddhist disciplines. In 2000 he was appointed Abbot of Drepung Loseling Monastery by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and in this capacity he continues to oversee the spiritual and educational programs of the monastery. Khen Rinpoche last visited Atlanta in the Fall of 2004, when he gave a two-day teaching on the Heart Sutra, a Medicine Buddha permissory empowerment, and other teachings.
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Relativity & Emptiness:
The Buddhist View of Reality
April 22 (10am-6pm) and April 23 (2pm-5pm), 2006
Khen Rinpoche, Abbot of Drepung Loseling Monastery, will teach the foremost Buddhist view of reality based on Je Tsongkhapa’s “In Praise of Relativity.” More info... |
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Mahamudra Retreat:
Meditations for Exploring the Fundamental Nature of the Mind
May 6 – 13, 2006
In this week-long retreat Khen Rinpoche will present one of the most sophisticated meditative technologies, known in Sanskrit as Mahamudra, or The Great Seal. More info... |
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Avalokiteshvara
Empowerment (New Date)
May 14 (11 am - 5 pm),
2006
Khen
Rinpoche will confer this major tantric empowerment
into Avalokiteshvara, the embodiment of the enlightened
compassionate mind. Participation is encouraged for
those who have attended the Foundation Series or have
an equivalent background in Buddhism. The first day
will be for preparatory and actual initiation, and
the second day for teaching and discussion.
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