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The Way of the Bodhisattva (Part IV) Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
with
Jigme Khyentse RinpocheNine-Day Teaching Event
June 1 - 9, 2001
Vancouver, BC Canada
June 1:
Registration: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Talk 1: 7:30pmAll Following Days:
Morning Session: 8:30am - 12:00 noon
Lunch Break: 12:00 noon - 2:00pm
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm - 6:00pmJigme Khyentse Rinpoche will be teaching the 8th chapter ('Meditation') and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche will teach the 9th chapter ('Wisdom').
The teaching Event will end on June 9 in the late afternoon.
To celebrate the completion of "The Way of the Bodhisattva" teachings on Saturday, June 9, there will be a presentation of songs, poetry, drama and debate, followed by a reception. This concluding event will begin at approximately 4:30 pm, and end by 6:00 pm, though the reception may continue a while longer. If anyone would like to join the chorus (please do), or contribute in some other way, please contact Connie Moffit at: crescentmoon@orca.bc.ca
First Nation's Long House on the University of British Columbia campus, Vancouver, B.C.Please print this map of the UBC Campus to help you locate the event site.
As Rinpoche announced last April, anyone who has attended and paid for the previous three years' of The Way of the Bodhisattva programmes is invited to attend this event as a guest of Siddhartha's Intent. While your registration fee will be fully covered through the generosity of sponsors, you will be responsible for your own lodging, meals and transportation.
Those who have attended all previous three years, must indicate their intention to attend no later than October 31, 2000. After that date registration will be open to all others.
For those who have not attended all of the previous three years' teachings suggested donation is $550 Cdn before January 31, 2001 and $650 Cdn after that date.
To register: mail check made payable to Siddhartha's Intent to 2845 St. George Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5T 3R8, Canada.
This will be the final year of this four year programme of annual teachings on Shantideva's great Mahayana classic, the Bodhicharyavatara. Those who have not attended the prior years' teachings are welcome to attend. However it is strongly recommended that you listen to the tapes of the previous three years' programmes. These can be purchased through the Vancouver audio and video tapes web page or by phoning 604-874-1228. Please also plan to attend review sessions that will be offered during the teaching event.Required reading (for all): "The Way of the Bodhisattva" by Shantideva, Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group (Shambhala Publications). Please bring your copy of the text with you to the teachings.
We will be blocking sleeping accommodations at two University dormitories: Gage Court Suites and Place Vanier.Gage Court Suites provides sleeping accommodations for 4 people in a suite environment. The suite includes a bedroom with 2 single beds and a living room with a queen-sized Murphy bed. There is also a private bathroom, kitchenette, TV and telephone. Rate is $45 Cdn plus 15% tax/person/night for two people. Each 3rd or 4th person would pay an extra $10 plus tax each for a total of $110 Cdn plus 15% tax per night.
Place Vanier offers single or twin rooms in a dormitory setting with hallway bathroom facilities and pay phone in the lobby. These rooms rent for $22 Cdn plus tax/person/night.
Reserving Rooms: Please indicate the room accommodation you prefer no later than October 31, 2000. You will need to reserve your room directly with the Universtiy Housing Bureau. Therefore, when we have blocked rooms, we will send you informtion for making your room reservation as well as further information on the teaching event itself.
Foes are as unlimited as space,
They cannot possibly all be overcome;
Yet if you just overcome the thought of hatred
That will be equal to overcoming all foes.- Shantideva
The Way of the Bodhisattva (in Sanskrit, Bodhicaryavatara) is universally regarded as a quintessential instruction on the practice of the Mahayana path. Its poetic beauty and provocative thought makes for a most expansive presentation of the very heart of Buddhism: the possibility of removing fundamental confusion and uncovering the basic brilliance common to all life.
The extraordinary dimension of this work is reflected in its origin: in the early 8th century the author, Shantideva, was studying at the prestigious Buddhist university of Nalanda. Giving everyone the impression he was a thoroughly unmotivated and lazy student, he was challenged to give a public lecture, to justify his expulsion after presumably proving his lack of learning. To the surprise of all he confidently delivered this original and supremely profound teaching, 'The Way of the Bodhisattva', which immediately all recognized as sublime. As Shantideva proceeded to the final sections of the teaching, he is said to gradually have risen into the air, until finally only his voice was heard.
As Buddhism was brought to Tibet, the lineage of practice and realization of 'The Way of the Bodhisattva' was continued, and is with us until the present day. H.H. the Dalai Lama frequently quotes this text in his teachings.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche are both well-known for their ability to communicate the relevance, theory and practice of this teaching to a modern audience.
