Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe was born in 1930 in Lhokha, Central Tibet and became a monk at the age of 13. After completing his studies at Drepung Loseling Monastery in 1969, he was awarded Geshe Lharampa, the highest degree in the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism. He is an emeritus professor at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies and an eminent scholar of both Madhyamaka and Indian Buddhist studies. His works include Hindi translations of The Essence of Good Explanation of Definitive and Interpretable Meanings by Lama Tsongkhapa and Kamalasila's commentary on the Rice Seedling Sutra. His own commentary, The Rice Seedling Sutra: Buddha’s Teachings on Dependent Arising, was translated into English by Joshua and Diana Cutler and published by Wisdom Publications. Geshela has facilitated many research works, such as a complete translation of Tsongkhapa’s The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, a major project undertaken by the Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center in New Jersey where he teaches regularly.
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Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe (2013-17)
Teachings by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe on Aryadeva’s Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way given at Sravasti Abbey and Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center, New Jersey. With interpretation into English by Joshua Cutler.
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Kamalashila's Stages of Meditation with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe (2022)
Commentary by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe on 8th-century Indian master Kamalashila’s "Stages of Meditation," instructions on the paths of meditation that lead to the fully awakened state of Buddhahood.
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Pramanavarttika with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe (2018–21)
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches Dharmakirti's commentary on Dignaga's Compendium on Valid Cognition. With interpretation into English by Joshua Cutler and Katrina Brooks.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Prerequisites for serenity
What is needed to meditate on serenity and insight? Both are n...
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The sixteen aspects of the four truths
How the sixteen aspects of the four truths contradict the sixt...
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Proving past and future lives
Verses proving the existence of past and future lives over whi...
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Refuting inherence in inner and outer objects
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe discusses the refutation of inherent existence of various inner and outer objects.
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Inherently pleasurable things don’t exist
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe discusses the lack of inherent pleasure within samsara and explains its’ refutations.
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People most worthy of compassion
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains how to treat those who commit great negativities.
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Compassion towards offenders and incarcerated people
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches how to act compassionately towards offenders and incarcerated people.
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Wasting time is a great loss!
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe describes how we can engage in societal activities that benefit the world.
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Generosity in this and future lives
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explaining how to train and act as a king that is faultless.
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Cultivating the six superknowledges of a buddha
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe discusses the twenty-five special qualities of accumulating merit.
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Twenty-five special qualities to attain
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe discusses the causes for the collection of wisdom and the arising of…
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Always do what’s healthy for the world
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe discusses how someone with political power can benefit the public.
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How to create enormous merit for awakening
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe describes many actions that create extensive merit and wisdom.
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The amount of merit needed to be a buddha
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe describes the collections of merit and wisdom needed to obtain a buddha’s…
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The incredible potential of our mind and body
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains the capacity of our own potential.
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