Shantideva
Programs and Events
The Manjushri Institute currently offers a program of special topics and a Foundations in Tibetan Buddhism series consisting of six fundamental topics as described below. Foundation series teachings and special topics both appear in the schedule to the right.
Foundations in Tibetan Buddhism Series
The Foundations in Tibetan Buddhism series presents topics that allow practioners to gain a firm understanding of the basic elements of Tibetan Buddhist practice or to review those elements as needed. Single sessions are separate teachings but the entire series forms a continuous program of study. Participation in the series will allow one to place virtually all other topics and activities within a framework that spans the full range of Buddhist practices. The individual sessions will be taught by a number of excellent Dharma teachers, with three topics offered in the Fall and three new topics in the Spring.
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Green Tara
Green Tara is the female bodhisattva of compassion. Her right hand is
in the gesture of giving, her right foot on a lotus stepping forward to
help those in need. Her left foot is in the gesture of meditation and
her left hand gives the mudra of the Three Jewels.
I bow down to the venerable Green Tara.
I offer each and every offering, both real and imagined.
I confess and purify all transgressions in beginningless time.
I rejoice in all virtues of both average and Noble Beings.
I request you to remain until the end of Samsara,
And give us your wise and compassionate guidance.
I dedicate my merit to attain Buddhahood for all beings.
Scheduled Programs and Events
The Manjushri Institute of Buddhist Studies,
Smith College and the University of Massachusetts
Present three talks by
Glenn Mullin
Tibetan/Mongolian Buddhist Scholar and Author
and
Mongolian Lama Kuntu Zangpo
On Pilgrimage: The Sacred Sites of Tibet and Mongolia
Thursday, November 15, 4 p.m. 106 Seeley Hall, Smith College
Mongolia’s Rebirth: Religion, Culture and Politics
Friday, November 16, 7 p.m. Memorial Hall Lounge, Univ. of Mass.
Mongolian Buddhism: An Informal Exploration
Saturday, Nov. 17, 1 to 4 p.m. 227 Seeley Hall, Smith College
The talks on Thursday and Friday are free and open to the public.
The Saturday session requires pre-registration and a donation of $10 to
$25 is requested from those who are able.
To pre-register for the Saturday session please contact Rick Taupier
by email at taupier@earthlink.net or phone at 413-230-1262
Mongolian Maitreya Festival
The Gyuto Monastic Tantric Choir
Atisha Dipamkarashrijnana
Atisha’s Lamp for the path is one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist texts. While Atisha came from India to Tibet in the early 11th century, his famous text is considered the origin of the Tibetan Lam Rim (Stages of the Path) literature employed by all later Tibetan Buddhist lineages. He led the second transmission of the Dharma to Tibet and aided the creation of the new schools of Kagyu, Sakya, and Kadampa teachings. The Lamp for the Path is the basis on which Je Tsongkhapa’s Lam Rim Chenmo (Great Stages of the Path) was later constructed.