The best way to stay in touch about upcoming teachings, practices, and special events is to be on the list to receive our weekly emails, which you can do by hitting Subscribe below. You can contact us at about requests for blessings, prayers, or other general questions. Lama Kalsang, in addition to leading our practices and his work in traditional Tibetan ritual art, also does house blessings and prayer requests. You’ll find here information about our center, Tibetan Buddhism, our practices, our lineage and our teachers, and resources including a list of foundational texts, a glossary of Buddhist terms, and other online resources in our lineage. Mahayana is the great vehicle because of the expansiveness of its intention - that what we do is for the benefit of all sentient beings, without distinction or discrimination, attachment or aversion. Maha means great, and yana means vehicle. Tibetan Buddhism is in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Lama Kalsang, our resident monastic teacher, whose presence creates such a warm and supportive environment. We are guided in all of these activities by Ven. TRTCC is a center for Tibetan Buddhist practice and learning and also a place for learning about Tibetan culture. You can find our weekly practice schedule here. The previous year, he suggested Europe should be kept for Europeans, when speaking about the rising level of African refugees entering the continent.Welcome to Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center. He apologized after a 2019 interview with the BBC, during which he said if a female Dalai Lama should succeed him, she “should be more attractive.” “Bringing in narrative of other cultures, customs and social influence on gender and sexuality to interpret Tibetan way of expression is heinous.”įebruary’s incident isn’t the first time the octogenarian has sparked controversy in recent years. “Expression of emotions and manners today has been melted together and become vividly westernized,” Namdol Lhagyari, a Tibetan activist in exile, wrote on Twitter Monday. Some of the Dalai Lama’s supporters claim his actions in the video, which was filmed in the northern Indian hillside city of Dharamshala in February, have been misinterpreted under a Western lens. He later established a government-in-exile in Dharamshala, leading thousands of Tibetans who followed him there. He has been based in India since 1959, following an unsuccessful Tibetan uprising against Chinese occupation. The principal spiritual leader of the “Yellow Hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama is revered by millions as the reincarnation of his 13 predecessors. The current Dalai Lama, 87-year-old Tenzin Gyatso, is the world’s best-known living Buddhist figure. “The political angle of this incident cannot be ignored,” he said. Tsering claimed that internal investigations suggested “pro-Chinese sources” were behind the spread of the video on social media, but gave no evidence for the claim. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Ashwini Bhatia/APĭalai Lama apologizes after video asking child to 'suck' his tongue sparks outcry Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama touches foreheads with a young boy before addressing a group of students at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India, Tuesday, Feb.
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