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

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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Geshe Dadul Namgyal smiles while teaching in the Meditation Hall.

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

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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Freeing ourselves and others

How the determination to be free from cyclic existence leads to the generation of bodhicitta.

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Afflictions, mind, and the brain

Working with the afflictions and the relationship between the mind and the brain.

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The determination to be free

The importance of generating the determination to be free from cyclic existence and the steps…

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Our situation in cyclic existence

Recognizing our situation in samsara as the foundation for studying Middle Way philosophy.

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Practicing the Dharma purely

Practical advice on practicing the Dharma well and avoiding spiritual materialism.

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The ineffability of emptiness

Exploring paradoxical statements about emptiness in their specific context in Buddhist philosophy.

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Discussion: Emptiness, ethical conduct, and mindfulness

Geshe Dadul Namgyal responds to questions on self- and other-emptiness, and on uncompounded phenomena.

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Discussion: Emptiness, ignorance, and mental states

Geshe Dadul Namgyal takes questions on emptiness and dependent arising, and the difference between dreams…

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The Madhyamaka view: A review

Geshe Dadul Namgyal returns to teach on the Middle Way view of Buddhist philosophy, beginning…

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