SECBH%CUNYVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (05/23/91)
The Dalai Lama is scheduled to give several days teaching on the
Path of Compassion, to be followed by the Kalachakra Initiation
this autumn in the Felt Forum of Madison Square Garden in New
York City. The week preceding this leading spokesmen of the
principal Buddhism lineages in Tibet as well as the Bonpo leader
will give teachings on the Nature of the Mind.
For more information contact:
The Tibet Center
359 Broadway
New York, NY 10013
(212) 353-9391
Below is a summary of the information I have. All events are scheduled
for the afternoon, except for the final day, which is in the morning.
October 11 - Nature of the Mind, Venerable Lopon Tenzin Mandhak,
Bon tradition.
10/12 - Dzog Chen, Venerable Trulshik Rinpoche, Nyingma tradition
10/13 - Mahamudra, Ven. Tenga Rinpoche, Kagyu tradition
10/14 - Inseparability of Samsara & Nirvana, Kyabje Sakya Trizin
Rinpoche, Sakya tradition
10/15 - Union of Bliss and Emptiness, Ven. Tara Rinpoche, Gelug tradition
October 16 - 19: Path of Compassion teachings.
Teachings are given prior to tantric initiations such as the Kalachakra
to develop the prerequisite qualities of bodhicitta, or the wish to
become enlightened for the sake of others, and the understanding of the
true nature of reality.
On these four afternoons preceding the Kalachakra initiation, the
Dalai Lama will give teacing based on Shantideva's Bodhicharyavatara,
the Guide of the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. It is considered "
the most complete and authoritative text ever written on how to
engage in the practices of a bodhisattva, one who is solely motivated
by the desire to attain full enlightenment for the benefit of
others." This text is studied in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism,
and has become well known in other Mahayana traditions.
10/20 - viewing of ritual dancing
10/21 - 23: Kalachakra initiation. His Holiness has explained that
the intitiation is a powerful force for the realization of
world peace.
10/24 - Viewing of sand Mandala and Long Life ceremony.
Jack Carroll