Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal)
Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) 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 Tenzin Chodrak 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, Geshela’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 Tenzin Chodrak is also on the Sravasti Abbey Advisory Board.
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Madhyamaka through Metaphors with Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) (2015-17)
Teachings by Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Damdul Namgyal) on Middle Way philosophy given at Sravasti Abbey.
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Practicing the Six Perfections with Geshe Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Damdul Namgyal) (2018)
Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Damdul Namgyal) teaches on the six perfections of generosity, ethical conduct, fortitude, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom at Sravasti Abbey.
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Tenets with Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) (2020)
Teachings on Buddhist tenet systems by Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) given at Sravasti Abbey in 2020, with reviews by Venerables Thubten Chodron and Sangye Khadro.
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Working With Afflictive Minds with Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal)
A series of weekend teachings on how to identify and overcome the afflictions given at Sravasti Abbey from June to August 2023.
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Why is bodhicitta so powerful?
How bodhicitta encapsulates numerous agents of transformation ...
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Buddhist tenet systems: What is the person?
The tenet system as a ladder of philosophical maturation. How ...
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) The role of compassion on the path
Examining how the mind exists and the role of compassion on the path to awakening.
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The source of the Three Jewels
How compassion is the basis of Buddhahood, the Dharma and the Sangha.
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Two types of great compassion
A discussion of two types of great compassion and a clarification of the translated text.
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The importance of compassion
Focusing on the importance of compassion and how it is the source of awakened beings.
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Buddhist tenet systems: Sprititual disposition and B...
How the Buddhist tenet schools view the basis and potential for spiritual attainment.
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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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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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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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Day 3: Questions and answers
Discussion covering the two methods to generate bodhicitta, social engagement for monastics, mindfulness of mind,…
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Diligence and concentration
Finishing the teaching on the perfection of diligence, and discussing factors for cultivating and stabilizing…
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