Thursday, July 16, 2020

Latest News on His Holiness the Dalai Lama's July 17-19, 2020 Livestream Event

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, www.dalailama.com, photo by Tenzin Choejor.

On July 13, 2020, I posted details about His Holiness the Dalai Lama's July 17-19 livestream event. There have been several recent updates. The information below is the most current information I have at this time.

The Event

The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has updated www.dalailama.com so it now says, "His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a three-day teaching on Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way (uma jukpa) on the mornings of July 17, 18 and 19, 2020 from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of Nalanda Shiksha, a group of Indian Buddhists. 

"He will also field questions from the same group from 10 am to 10.30 am.

"Those interested may watch the live webcast of the teachings in Tibetan with translation in English, Chinese, Hindi, French, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mongolian, Korean, German, Portuguese and Italian on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast."

Schedule

July 17, 18, and 19, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM IST

(July 16, 17, and 18 from 8:30PM - 10:00PM PT)

Watch the Livestreams

Watch the July 17, 18, and 19 livestreams on the Dalai Lama Archive YouTube channel.

The link for the Day 1 (July 17 IST YouTube livestream is now available. You can set a reminder through YouTube to be notified when this livestream starts.

Download the Text

Wisdom Publications has made the English translation of the text Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way (uma jukpa), translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa, available to everyone for free download.

Download the text directly from the Wisdom Publications website.

Register for Optional Review Sessions

Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Singapore is offering free review classes following all three days of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings. The review sessions will begin ten minutes after His Holiness the Dalai Lama's livestream ends. Each review session will last 1.5 hours and will be held on Zoom.

Tibetan Buddhist Centre was founded in 2006 under the direction of His Holiness the Dalai Lama but I am guessing that these review sessions were organized independently by the Dharma center and not by the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Post Teaching Revision, Tibetan Buddhist Centre Facebook.

The Tibetan Buddhist Centre Facebook page says, "[Entering The Middle Way: Post Teaching Revision] 🎉Great News! 🥁

"Our centre resident teacher, Ven. Geshe Yonten will be conducting a revision class after the teaching by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on Entering The Middle Way from 17 to 19 July 2020, 10:30am to 12:00pm (Singapore GMT+8). The revision class will begin 10 minutes after teaching.

"本中心常驻导师洛桑永丹格西将会针对达赖喇嘛尊者于本月17日至19日新加坡时间早上10点30分至中午12点为大众开示的入中论,在网上为同学析释以及解答问题。网上析释课将在尊者开示结束后10分钟开始。

"Please register your attendance through this link:

报名链接:
https://bit.ly/chandrakirti

"See you at the revision class!

我们析释课时见!

Rejoice!!! 随喜!!!"

The Tibetan Buddhist Centre website says, "Geshe Lobsang Yonten was born in Zanskar, a remote part of northern India that is historically and ethnically Tibetan. At the age of ten he chose to become a monk joining the local monastery and studying there for five years. Upon completing the exams at his local monastery he travelled to South India to begin the twenty-six year program of scholarly study to become a Lharampa Geshe at Drepung Gomang Monastery. This degree is the highest monastic degree in the Gelug School of Buddhism. During these 26 years he was tested on his knowledge of Buddhist philosophy in front of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

"Geshe Yonten is a member of a small group of monks selected by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to study English, western philosophy, and science so that he may teach, collaborate and study with scientists, philosophers, educators and others across the world. Geshe Yonten is specially appointed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to be Tibetan Buddhist Centre Resident Teacher."

Watch videos of Geshe Lobsang Yonten teaching on the Tibetan Buddhist Centre YouTube channel.

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