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SUMMARY:Calm Abiding and Special Insight
DESCRIPTION:About this course\nIn this course\, we will explore the profound and practical teachings on Calm Abiding (śamatha) and Special Insight (vipaśyanā) as presented in the Lam Rim tradition\, drawing primarily on the instructions of Je Tsongkhapa\, one of Tibet’s greatest scholar-yogis. \nCalm Abiding and Special Insight form the very heart of Buddhist meditation practice. Calm Abiding develops a stable\, clear\, and joyful mind capable of remaining effortlessly on its object\, while Special Insight employs that focused mind to penetrate the nature of reality through wisdom. According to the Mahayana tradition\, liberation and enlightenment can only arise through the union of these two. \nOur principal source text will be Lam Rim Chen Mo (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment)\, Tsongkhapa’s magnum opus and an indispensable guide for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. In this monumental work\, Tsongkhapa brings together the full breadth of the Buddha’s teachings\, sutra and tantra\, method and wisdom\, into a single\, coherent path. \nThe sections on Calm Abiding and Special Insight are especially renowned for their clarity and precision. Tsongkhapa carefully outlines the stages of mental development\, the obstacles that arise in meditation\, and the antidotes needed to overcome them. The text gives essential instruction on how a mind trained in serenity can be harnessed to cultivate insight into emptiness\, in accordance with the Madhyamaka view. \nAs Lama Tsongkhapa himself writes: \n“When looking for the profound meaning\, you will clearly see reality if you have both the wisdom that unerringly discerns the meaning of reality and an unmoving attention that stays as you wish on the object of meditation… This is why you need both serenity and insight.”\n — Lam Rim Chen Mo\, Vol. III \nThroughout the course\, Geshe Namdak will explain how these classical instructions can be applied by contemporary practitioners\, clarifying how meditation on Calm Abiding and Special Insight integrates with ethical discipline\, bodhicitta\, and the broader Lam Rim path. This course\, therefore\, provides both a philosophical foundation and a practical roadmap for deepening one’s meditation practice. \nAbout the Author\nJe Tsongkhapa (1357 – 1419 CE) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. A peerless scholar\, meditator\, and tantric yogi\, his vast body of work revitalised and systematised the Buddhist teachings in Tibet\, leading to the formation of the Gelug school\, which Jamyang London Buddhist Centre follows today. \nTsongkhapa is especially revered for his emphasis on combining rigorous reasoning with lived meditative experience\, and for presenting the Buddha’s teachings with extraordinary clarity and precision. Because of the depth and transformative power of his contributions\, Tsongkhapa is widely regarded as a “Second Conqueror”\, after Shakyamuni. \nAbout the Teacher\nGeshe Tenzin Namdak completed his university studies in Hydrology before working as an environmental researcher in the Netherlands. He later began formal Buddhist studies at Maitreya Institute\, was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, and went on to complete the rigorous twenty-year Geshe degree at Sera Jey Monastic University in India. He also completed the traditional one-year Vajrayana study programme at Gyumé Tantric College. \nGeshe Namdak is currently the Resident Teacher at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. \nSchedule\n\nMay 2026 – November 2027\nWednesdays | 18:30 – 20:00\nStarting Wednesday 6th May 2026\n\n  \nIs this course for me?\nThis is an intermediate to advanced level course\, suitable for students who have a strong foundational understanding of Tibetan Buddhism and an interest in deepening their study and practice. Familiarity with Lam Rim teachings will be essential.\n \nHow to Join\nEnrolment for this course is open! \nRegister here\n\n \nDonation\nJamyang is a non-profit charitable organisation that relies on the kindness of our donors\, including students and community members. The donations\, or Dana\, given when registering for events and teachings support the Centre’s operations\, allowing us to deliver our activities. If you’re able to give a little more\, that’s wonderful; if a little less\, that’s fine too. These donations help with essentials like feeding residential volunteers\, housing our monastics\, and keeping our doors open. However\, we wish to emphasise that the Dharma is always offered freely and no-one is ever excluded because of their financial status\, please do not hesitate to request a reduced rate. \n 
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/calm-abiding-and-special-insight-5/2026-06-17/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Philosophy,Buddhist Practice,Buddhist Studies
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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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