Soundfile by thupten jinpa langri selfcompassion practice. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar choede monastery in hunsur near mysore, karnataka, south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university in mundgod, karnataka, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. This is the second book published by thubten dhargye ling. Sixty stanzas of reasoning by nagarjuna hymn to the buddha, the world transcendent by nagarjuna commentary on the awakening mind by nagarjuna a garland of views attributed to padmasambhava three principal aspects of the path by je tsongkhapa in praise of dependent origination by je tsongkhapa. Self, reality and reason in tibetan philosophy tsongkhapas quest for the middle way thupten jinpa. Apr 04, 2015 thupten jinpa langri was born in tibet in 1958. Every sunday afternoon, a monastic teacher would give. From a historical point of view, just as modern science brings to its. Thupten jinpa is a former monk and has been the principal english translator to h. A former monk, thupten jinpa holds a phd from cambridge university and has been the principal english translator to the dalai lama for nearly thirty years. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Gareth sparham forthcoming stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. At a school for refugee children, he had a traditional tibetan buddhist education.
He has translated and edited more than ten books by the dalai lama including the world of tibetan buddhism wisdom publications, 1993, a good heart. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. While there, he spoke to maitripas translation students about issues in translating tibetan. The following interview appears in the fall 2011 issue of inquiring mind. Jul 20, 2016 thupten jinpa discusses the idea of self compassion and how the tibetan buddhist concept differs from the western. Thupten jinpa has made the life of this great master transparent to the contemporary reader and has brought into high relief tsongkhapas great teachings that have shown through the geluk school for so many centuries. Thupten jinpa translating the dalai lama the on being. Essential mind trainingtranslated, edited, and introduced by thupten jinpa. This is the dalai lama at his most human, and most humane. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, masahide tsujimura and others published suffering as a. Thupten jinpa archives the center for compassion and.
Routledgecurzon 2002 abstract the work explores the historical and intellectual context of tsongkhapas philosophy and addresses the critical issues related to questions of development and originality in tsongkhapas thought. In an era when buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. We see how he approaches the world with playfulness, optimism, and a profound empathy for. He has translated and edited more than a dozen books by h. Thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. Balancing compassion, justice, and religious beliefs. The great collection is the earliest anthology of a special genre of tibetan literature known as. The premiere volume of thupten jinpa s thirtytwovolume library of tibetan classics series, inaugurated to coincide with the dalai lamas conferral of the initiation rite of kalacakra in toronto in april 2004. Thupten jinpa langri was educated in the classical tibetan monastic academia and received the highest academic degree of geshe lharam equivalent to a doctorate in divinity. Join facebook to connect with thupten jinpa langri and others you may know. May 03, 2017 thupten jinpa was just one year old when his family fled to india in 1959 in the wake of the dalai lamas escape.
Science and philosophy in the indian buddhist classics. I would very much like to encourage readers to read this lamrim. Thupten jinpa, phd, is a buddhist scholar, author, and translator for the dalai lama. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Read essence of the heart sutra online by thupten jinpa books. We also would like to express our gratitude to geshe thupten jinpa. This acclaimed book by thupten jinpa is available at in several formats for your ereader. The first major anthology of tibetan spiritual poetry available in the west, songs of spiritual experience offers original translations of fiftytwo poems from all the traditions and schools of tibetan buddhism, spanning the eleventh to the twentieth cent.
Behind any major undertaking of this nature are the invisible hands of the benefactors. Thupten jinpa was just one year old when his family fled to india in 1959 in the wake of the dalai lamas escape. Pdf the compassion cultivation training cct program. The dalai lamas insight, wisdom, and guidelines for centered living and meditation make this interesting, especially as i am not a buddhist myself. Nov 14, 2010 thupten jinpa president of the institute of tibetan classics, montreal, an adjunct professor at the faculty of religious studies, mcgill university, and a visiting scholar at stanford university, where he is on the executive committee of the center for compassion and altruism research and education ccare. Nov 30, 2005 thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. Songs of spiritual experience shambhala publications. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives, dr. An excerpt from tulku thondup rinpoches masters of meditation and miracles according to nyingma tradition, jamyang khyentse wangpo. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar chode monastery in south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. The kalacakra, or wheel of time, tantra likely entered indian mahayana buddhism around the tenth century. The life of jamyang khyentse wangpo the life of jamyang khyentse wangpo.
The three principal aspects of the path je tsongkhapa tibetan title. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar choede monastery in hunsur near mysore, karnataka, south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university, in mundgod, karnataka, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. An open heart is based on the dalai lamas 1999 us lectures and is accessible and grounded. Sixty stanzas of reasoning by nagarjuna hymn to the buddha, the world transcendent by nagarjuna commentary on the awakening mind by nagarjuna a garland of views attributed to padmasambhava three principal aspects of the path by je tsongkhapa in praise of dependent origination by je tsongkhapa songs.
This excellent translation will be enthusiastically and gratefully welcomed by both. Thupten jinpa is a wellknown buddhist scholar and has been the principal englishlanguage translator for his holiness the dalai lama for more than three decades. Comments from a master, geshe thupten jinpa posted in education. Thupten jinpa langri born 1958 is a tibetan buddhist scholar, former monk and an academic of religious studies and both eastern and western philosophy.
It also deals extensively with one of tsongkhapas primary concerns, namely his attempts to demonstrate. Thupten jinpa talks about working with a teacher and other ways of deepening the practice of mindfulness and meditation. The dalai lama looks at how to live ethically and with compassion in an often chaotic and negative world. Most english speakers who have attended the teachings of the dalai lama have actually heard his wisdom through the voice of thupten jinpa, who has served as translator for his holiness since 1985. Essential mind training is the first volume in the tibetan classics series, which aims to make available accessible paperback editions of key tibetan buddhist works drawn from wisdom publications library of tibetan classics. Thupten jinpa langri thupten jinpa langri is a leading tibetan scholar, and he received his ph. Thupten jinpa, for instance, warns against the danger that traditional.
Thupten jinpa discusses the idea of self compassion and how the tibetan buddhist concept differs from the western. Thupten jinpa received his early education and training as a monk and received the geshe lharam degree from ganden monastic university, south india. He is an adjunct professor at the faculty of religious studies at mcgill university and chairman of the mind and life institute, which is dedicated to promoting dialogues and collaborations between the sciences and contemplative. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. In addition to providing indispensable background information, a fuller expression of his foundational views and motives sheds light upon. He later joined the monastic university at shartse college of ganden and taught buddhist. Geshe thupten jinpa, phd, principal translator of his holiness the dalai lama since 1985, visited maitripa college in portland, oregon, usa, may 1012, 2015.
The premiere volume of thupten jinpa s thirtytwovolume library of tibetan classics, inaugurated to coincide with the dalai lamas conferral of the initiation rite of kalachakra in toronto in april 2004. Conversations on compassion with thupten jinpa, phd. Buy thupten jinpa ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Thupten jinpa president of the institute of tibetan classics, montreal, an adjunct professor at the faculty of religious studies, mcgill university, and a visiting scholar at stanford university, where he is on the executive committee of the center for compassion and altruism research and education ccare.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The perfection of shantidevas bodhisattva way enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. I would very much like to encourage readers to read this lamrim commentary over and. Self, reality and reason in tibetan philosophy thupten jinpa. Jun 25, 2015 thupten jinpa has been a principal english translator to his holiness the dalai lama since 1985. Trained as a geshe in the tibetan tradition jinpa also holds a ba and phd from cambridge university, where he worked as a research fellow. The wisdom of compassion offers rare insights into the dalai lamas life and his efforts to translate compassion into action through deeply engaging, behindthescene stories about his interactions with remarkable people from all walks of life. Thupten jinpa, self, reality and reason in tibetan. Jinpa is a former buddhist monk, who left the monastic life to pursue higher education, completing a ph. Adjunct professor, tibetan buddhist philosophy thupten jinpa was born in tibet in 1958.
Thupten jinpa confirms that the dalai lamas pr oviso, along with a derive d conception of science that is limited in scope, may serve to shield traditio nal buddhist viewssuch as thos e on. Thupten jinpa school of religious studies mcgill university. The effects of compassion cultivation training cct on. Read online wisdom of the kadam masters pdf book by on. An open heart audiobook by his holiness the dalai lama. A more complete understanding of the dalai lamas intellectual milieu and mental framework serves to contextualize and appraise his contributions to the discourse on buddhism and science in general, and the socalled mind and life dialogues in particular.
Excerpted from a talk given at the sacred stream center in berkeley, ca. Other texts translated by thupten jinpa, phd institute of. He has been the dalai lamas primary english interpreter and book editor for nearly 30 years and is the author most recently of, a fearless heart. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives, and english translator for his holiness the. Jinpa also holds a ba in philosophy and a phd in religious studies, both from the university of cambridge, england. Origins, measures, and interventions thupten jinpa, ph. Shop amongst our popular books, including 42, the tibetan book of the dead, perfecting patience and more from thupten jinpa. He taught buddhist epistemology, metaphysics, middle way philosophy and buddhist. In 2011 fpmt translation services organized taking up the challenge of translating buddhism, a translation and editorial conference that focused on. D compiled in the fifteenth century, mind training. Thupten jinpa, self, reality and reason in tibetan philosophy. The premiere volume of thupten jinpas thirtytwovolume library of tibetan classics series, inaugurated to coincide with the dalai lamas conferral of the initiation rite of kalacakra in toronto in april 2004. We also would like to express our gratitude to geshe thupten jinpa for his expert.
Cct is a protocol developed by stanford university school of medicine. He is an adjunct professor at the faculty of religious studies at mcgill university and chairman of the mind and life institute, which is dedicated to promoting dialogues and collaborations between the sciences and contemplative knowledge. In an era when buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth of the buddhist tradition for enhancing mental. Gendun chopels grains of gold is the magnum opus of arguably the single most brilliant tibetan scholar of the twentieth century, and the team of donald s. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Every sunday afternoon, a monastic teacher would give a dharma teaching, jinpa remembers. The gateway for the fortunate ones aspiring for liberation.
For example, in the there is a buddhist practices that involve ones relationship with an attitude towards ones body, ones material resources, and also ones collection of virtues and in the connection to all of these one needs you know, there are different stages of practice that involve, first of. Read essence of the heart sutra by thupten jinpa for free with a 30 day free trial. The great collection is the earliest anthology of a special genre of tibetan literature known as mind training, or lojong in tibetan. His is the author and translator of many books and. The kalachakra literally, wheel of time tantra, a core practice of tibetan buddhism, is a method for transforming the universe by working. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives. Thupten jinpa s family escaped from tibet to india when he was just a year old and he began his monastic life shortly thereafter. Currie lecture balancing compassion, justice and religious beliefswednesday, march 23, 2016, 7.
Illuminating the path to enlightenment pdf lama yeshe wisdom. Thupten jinpa offers a practical guide to creating change through buddhistinspired compassion practices. Sep 03, 2015 conversations on compassion with thupten jinpa, phd. It serves as an indispensable source for students, scholars, and general readers of tibetan literary history. Thupten jinpa translating the dalai lama the on being project.
The key to happiness is not the eradication of all problems but rather the development of a mind capable of transforming any problem into a cause of happiness. He is also the chairman of the advisory board of the mind and life institute, dedicated to fostering creative dialogue between the. Thupten jinpa 1998 journal of indian philosophy 26 4. A former monk and a geshe lharampa, he also holds a ba in philosophy and a phd in religious studies, both from cambridge university. He has been the principal english translator to the dalai lama since 1985. Thupten jinpa was born in tibet in 1958 and trained as a monk at zongkar chode monastery in southern india.
The principal focus of these texts is the systematic cultivation of such altruistic thoughts and emotions as compassion, love, forbearance, and perseverance. Conversations on compassion with thupten jinpa, phd the. Joan halifax, author of being with dying and standing at the edge. This article draws on research in neuroscience, cognitive science, developmental psychology, and education, as well as scholarship from contemplative traditions concerning the cultivation of positive development, to highlight a set of mental skills and socioemotional dispositions that are central to the aims of education in the 21st century. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives, and english translator for his holiness. Jan 23, 2006 thupten jinpa was born in tibet in 1958 and trained as a monk at zongkar chode monastery in southern india. The kadam school of tibetan buddhism emerged in the eleventh century from the teachings of the indian master atisa and his principal tibetan student, dromton, isbn 9780861718030. Jinpa also holds a ba in philosophy and a phd in religious studies, both from.