Geshe Dadul Namgyal

Geshe Dadul is a prominent scholar who earned a Geshe Lharampa degree in Buddhism and Philosophy from Drepung Monastic University in 1992. He also holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from Panjab University in Chandigarh, India. Author of several books on Buddhism, Geshe Dadul was also professor of Philosophy at Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Varanasi, India for seven years. In addition, he has been the Spiritual Director of Losel Shedrup Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center, Knoxville, USA. Due to his facility in both Tibetan and English, he is interpreter and speaker for numerous conferences exploring the interface of Buddhism with modern science, Western philosophy, and psychology and other religious traditions on both a national and international level. Geshela’s language ability has also enabled him to serve as an auxiliary language translator for His Holiness and Dalai Lama throughout the world. As a published author and translator, Geshe Dadul’s credits include a Tibetan translation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Power of Compassion, a language manual, Learn English through Tibetan, and a critical work on Tsongkhapa’s Speech of Gold. Geshela lived and worked at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Atlanta, Georgia, where he prepared a six-year curriculum in Modern Science to be used in Tibetan monasteries and nunneries. Geshe Dadul is also on the Sravasti Abbey Advisory Board.

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Geshe Dadul Namgyal holds a stuffed elephant and smiles at the camera.

Madhyamaka through Metaphors with Geshe Dadul Namgyal (2015-17)

Teachings by Geshe Damdul Namgyal on Middle Way philosophy given at Sravasti Abbey.

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Geshe Dadul Namgyal smiles while teaching in the Meditation Hall.

Practicing the Six Perfections with Geshe Dadul Namgyal (2018)

Geshe Dadul Namgyal teaches on the six perfections of generosity, ethical conduct, fortitude, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom at Sravasti Abbey.

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Geshe Dadul Namgyal stands in front of the Buddha on the altar.

Tenets with Geshe Dadul Namgyal (2020)

Teachings on Buddhist tenet systems by Geshe Dadul Namgyal given at Sravasti Abbey in 2020, with reviews by Venerables Thubten Chodron and Sangye Khadro.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

The purity of the mind

Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing the nature of the mind and…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Buddhahood depends on sentient beings

Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how Buddhas depends on sentient beings…

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Tenets with Geshe Dadul Namgyal

Buddhist tenet systems: Zeroing in on the correct view

A presentation on different views of emptiness, dependent origination, and the root of suffering across…

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Tenets with Geshe Dadul Namgyal

Buddhist tenet systems: What is the person?

The tenet system as a ladder of philosophical maturation. How each of the tenet schools…

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Tenets with Geshe Dadul Namgyal

Buddhist tenet systems: origin and background

How the four Buddhist tenet systems originated in the Buddhist teachings and were presented in…

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The Six Perfections

Day 3: Questions and answers

Discussion covering the two methods to generate bodhicitta, social engagement for monastics, mindfulness of mind,…

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The Six Perfections

Diligence and concentration

Finishing the teaching on the perfection of diligence, and discussing factors for cultivating and stabilizing…

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The Six Perfections

Fortitude and diligence

The fortitude of voluntarily enduring suffering, armor-like diligence, and unrelenting diligence.

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The Six Perfections

Day 2: Questions and answers

Discussion session covering near-death experiences from a Buddhist perspective, organ donation, and the importance of…

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The Six Perfections

Developing equanimity

How to cultivate and develop equanimity, and the equalizing and exchanging self and others technique…

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