Khensur Wangdak Rinpoche
Khensur Rinpoche was born in 1934 in Kham, eastern Tibet. He pursued the traditional studies of a monk and joined the great Drepung University near Lhasa until the 1959 exodus from Tibet. As a refugee in India, he continued to study intensively, preserving the ancient traditions of Tibetan Buddhism at re-established universities, finally earning the highest academic honors. He was then invited to Namgyal Monastic University, the seat of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, where he served as abbott. In 1995, the Dalai Lama then appointed Rinpoche as abbott and senior teacher at Namgyal monastery in Ithaca, New York. Most recently, he taught at Chenresig Tibetan Buddhist Center in Connecticut. Khensur Rinpoche has made several visits to Sravasti Abbey and the community is honored to have received an online teaching from him shortly before he passed in March 2022.
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Khensur Wangdak Rinpoche Generating regret
Need to deep regret for the negative actions committed, reviewing the details, without delays by…
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Four opponent powers
How to apply four powers for generating regret for the negative actions in order to…
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Khensur Wangdak Rinpoche - Nov 26, 2007
Khensur Wangdak Rinpoche Kindness and the benefits of engaged bodhicitta
An analysis to see that all sentient beings have been one's mothers. Reasons to generate…
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Khensur Wangdak Rinpoche
- Nov 23, 2007
Bodhicitta: Gateway to the Mahayana path
Tracing the source of beginningless suffering and the antidote. Importance of compassion in the beginning,…
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Precious human life
Making one's perfect human rebirth meaningful through the practice of bodhicitta. Accumulation of karma and…
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Existence of person and obscurations
Comparing the different understanding of selflessness of persons in various Buddhist philosophical schools. This fortunate…
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Seven amazing feats of Shantideva
Inspiring faith and confidence in Shantideva's teachings through his extraordinary acts. A summary of the…
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35 Buddhas commentary
Geshe Wangdak Khensur Rinpoche teaches on a commentary of The Bodhisattvas' Confession of Ethical Downfalls,…
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