Teachings on Sūtra
It is with great joy that we hear of teachers of the Buddhadharma teaching from the sūtras and using our publications as guide material for their students. As we receive these precious words of wisdom, we share them with you here.
This webinar series draws upon our translated collection of the Tibetan Buddhist canon and explores key themes from the sutras. Each event brings in teachers of the Buddhadharma to speak about the theme with reference to specific texts in the Kangyur, and takes place on what are considered to be the four most auspicious days of the Buddhist calendar: Celebration of the Buddha’s Miracles (Chötrul Düchen), Celebration of the Buddha’s Birth, Awakening, and Parinirvana (Saga Dawa), Celebration of the Buddha’s Teachings (Chökor Düchen), and Celebration of the Buddha’s Return from the Realms of the Gods (Lhabab Düchen).
We hope this compilation of teachings helps to strengthen the connections between practitioners and the words of the Buddha.
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“Aspiration” | Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche | March 7, 2023 (English)
Sūtras and sūtra passages on the Buddha’s aspirations:
From The Play in Full, four of the Buddha Śākyamuni’s previous aspirations are listed at 15.29-34.
A passage on the good and less good ways of aspiring to awakening in: The Absorption of the Thus-Gone One’s Wisdom Seal 1.74-78
On the aspirations made by other buddhas:
The Detailed Account of the Previous Aspirations of the Seven Thus-Gone Ones (Toh 503)
The Detailed Account of the Previous Aspirations of the Blessed Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabha (The Medicine Buddha, Toh 504)
The Array of Virtues of Mañjuśrī’s Buddha Realm (Toh 59)
The Display of the Pure Land of Sukhāvatī (Toh 115)
Other texts on aspiration in general:
The Prayer of Good Action (from The Stem Array, Toh 44 ch 45, 56.72) and the whole Samantabhadra Chapter
The Dedication “Fulfilling All Aspirations” (Toh 285)
The Dedication “Protecting All Beings” (Toh 286)
The Dhāraṇī of the Six Gates (Toh 526)
Auspicious Night (Toh 617)
The Aspiration Prayer from “Destroyer of the Great Trichiliocosm” (Toh 813)
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“Teachings on Sutra” | Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche | August 1, 2022 (English)
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“The Perfection of Wisdom” | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche | June 28, 2022 (English)
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“The Good Eon” | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche | Part 1 | March 5, 2022 (English)
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“The Good Eon” | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche | Part 2 | March 5, 2022 (English)
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“The Good Eon” | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche | Part 1 | March 5, 2022 (English)
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“The Good Eon” | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche | Part 2 | March 5, 2022 (English)
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“The Stem Array – Gaṇḍavyūha” | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche | Part 1 | (English) | October 30, 2021
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“The Stem Array – Gaṇḍavyūha” | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche | Part 2 (English) | October 30, 2021
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“The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī” – Part 1 | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (English) | June 2020
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“The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī” – Part 2 | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (English) | June 2020
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“The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī” – Part 3 | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (English) | June 2020
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“The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra – The Rice Seedling” – Part 1 | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (English)| December 21, 2018
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“The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra – The Rice Seedling” – Part 2 | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (English) | December 21, 2018
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“The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra – The Rice Seedling” – Part 1 | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (English)
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“The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra – The Rice Seedling” – Part 2 | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (English)
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Vimalakīrti Sūtra | Teaching by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche — Part 1 | March 16, 2018 | New Delhi
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Vimalakīrti Sūtra | Teaching by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche — Part 2 | March 16, 2018 | New Delhi
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Lotus Sūtra | Talk by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche | March 18, 2018 | New Delhi
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The Question of Maitreya – Part 1 | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche | November 9, 2016
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The Question of Maitreya – Part 2 | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche | November 9, 2016
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Los Angeles, US | 2013
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Hong Kong | 2013
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New York City, US | 2013
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Taiwan | 2012