Chapter 4 review: Verses 365-398
Chapter 4 review: Verses 365-398
Venerable Thubten Tarpa 
Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Oct 20, 2016 Part of a series of talks on Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of Advice for a King.
- Practitioners of the fundamental and universal vehicle both need to realize subtle emptiness
- The faults of disparaging the universal vehicle
- Proving that the universal vehicle scriptures are the Buddha’s word
- The Dalai Lama’s explanation of the authenticity of the Mahayana scriptures
Precious Garland 75: Review verses 365-398 (download)
Venerable Thubten Tarpa
Venerable Thubten Tarpa is an American practicing in the Tibetan tradition since 2000 when she took formal refuge. She has lived at Sravasti Abbey under the guidance of Venerable Thubten Chodron since May of 2005. She was the first person to ordain at Sravasti Abbey, taking her sramanerika and sikasamana ordinations with Venerable Chodron as her preceptor in 2006. See pictures of her ordination. Her other main teachers are H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya and H.E. Dagmo Kusho. She has had the good fortune to receive teachings from some of Venerable Chodron's teachers as well. Before moving to Sravasti Abbey, Venerable Tarpa (then Jan Howell) worked as a Physical Therapist/Athletic Trainer for 30 years in colleges, hospital clinics, and private practice settings. In this career she had the opportunity to help patients and teach students and colleagues, which was very rewarding. She has B.S. degrees from Michigan State and University of Washington and an M.S. degree from the University of Oregon. She coordinates the Abbey's building projects. On December 20, 2008 Ven. Tarpa traveled to Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights California receiving bhikhshuni ordination. The temple is affiliated with Taiwan's Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order.
