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SUMMARY:Medicine Buddha Puja
DESCRIPTION:About Medicine Buddha Puja \n\nIn Person Only\n\nPujas are rituals in which consecrated offerings – such as food\, water\, light and incense – are made to an enlightened being for the sake of creating conditions for progress on the spiritual path\, as well as removing obstacles. These offerings are made alongside prayer and chanting. \nThe seven Medicine Buddhas\, attainers of bliss\, strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of yourself and all sentient beings. They vowed that their prayers would be actualized during these degenerate times when the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha are in decline. As the buddhas’ holy speech is irrevocable\, you can wholly trust in their power to quickly grant blessings to help all sentient beings in these degenerate times\,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche instructs  “If you pray to Guru Medicine Buddha\, you will quickly accomplish all that you wish. Just hearing the holy name of Guru Medicine Buddha and the sound of his mantra closes the door to rebirth in the suffering lower realms. It is written in the scriptures that you should not have a two-pointed mind (doubt) with regard to these benefits”. \nHow can I join?\nJust turn up!
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/medicine-buddha-puja-3-3-2-5-4-2/2026-06-18/
LOCATION:In-person\, The Old Courthouse\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Practice,Community Yoga
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SUMMARY:Buddha-Nature from the Geluk Perspective with Venerable Jampa Gyaltsen
DESCRIPTION:Venerable Jampa Gyaltsen is the head of the translation department at Sera Je Monastic University – the department set up under the guidance of our resident teacher Geshe Tenzin Namdak. Venerable Gyaltsen is currently in the UK as a visiting speaker at Oxford University. We are delighted that he has made time in his busy schedule to give a scholarly talk at Jamyang on Buddha-Nature. \nAbout the talk \nThe doctrine of Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha) is one of the most influential and widely discussed teachings in Mahāyāna Buddhism. While Buddha-nature is often presented as the basis for the attainment of Buddhahood\, its precise meaning and philosophical implications have been interpreted differently across Buddhist traditions. This presentation explores the Gelug understanding of Buddha-nature\, drawing upon both sūtra and tantra sources and their interpretation within the scholastic tradition of Tsongkhapa. \n  \nThe talk begins with a general introduction to the concept of Buddha-nature and its role in the Buddhist path as the foundation that makes enlightenment possible for all sentient beings. It then examines the Gelug identification of tathāgatagarbha(ཁམས་བདེ་གཤེགས་སྙིང་པོ།) with the naturally abiding Buddha-trait (རང་བཞྙིན་གནས་རྙིགས་)\, understood as the emptiness of the mind and the fundamental basis for spiritual transformation. \nParticular attention will be given to the Gelug reconciliation of two important scriptural traditions: the Abhisamayālaṅkāra\, which presents Buddha-nature primarily in terms of emptiness and spiritual potential\, and the Tathāgatagarbha Sūtras\, which often employ affirmative language suggestive of an inherent enlightened nature. The presentation will show how Gelug scholars interpret these teachings as complementary rather than contradictory\, maintaining consistency with the Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka view of emptiness. Finally\, the talk explores the understanding of Buddha-nature in both Sūtra and Tantra\, highlighting their shared foundation while clarifying the distinctive emphases of each approach. Through this examination\, the presentation aims to demonstrate how the Gelug tradition integrates diverse scriptural sources into a coherent account of Buddha-nature that avoids both essentialism and nihilism\, while preserving the universal possibility of Buddhahood for all sentient beings. \nAbout the Speaker \nVenerable Jampa Gyaltsen is a scholar monk in the Geluk tradition with over twenty years of rigorous training in Buddhist philosophy (Sera Jey Monastic University\, Bylakuppe\, India). Former Director of the Sera Jey Translation Department\, he has led major Tibetan–English translation projects. He was also one of the participants in a Pāli–Sanskrit Exchange Programme at the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Thailand. A recipient of the ACLS Fellowship and Translation Grant in Buddhist Studies (2025)\, he has written on Tibetan monastic debate\, brain synchronisation\, and the neuroscience of analytical meditation. His scholarly focus encompasses the five major treatises of Buddhist philosophy — Logic and Epistemology (Pramāṇavārttika)\, Middle Way Philosophy (Madhyamaka)\, Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā)\, Phenomenology (Abhidharma)\, and Monastic Discipline (Vinaya) — alongside interdisciplinary research at the intersection of Buddhist philosophy\, cognitive science\, and psychology. \nHow to join?\n\nThis is a hybrid event with the option to join in-person or online over Zoom. The talk is offered freely\, but we ask that you register using the ticket options below. This helps us plan for the evening and ensure everyone has a seat.\n 
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/buddha-nature-from-the-geluk-perspective-with-venerable-jampa-gyaltsen/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Philosophy,Buddhist Studies
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