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For August and September, our First Sunday Teachings will remain online only. Due to the continued need for Covid precautions, we will hold our annual Maitreya Festival in a smaller, outdoor-only format. Please see details and guidelines below.
TBLC Resident Monastic-Scholar Geshe Jamphel Dorjee will continue his commentary on Je Tsongkhapa’s Foundation of All Excellence. Translation will be provided by TBLC Co-Director, Joshua W.C. Cutler. *These Teachings will be Livestreamed via Ustream.tv. For instructions on how to view these teachings and a link, see below.*
The Maitreya Festival is the biggest day of the TBLC annual calendar and will be held this year on August 22nd at 2pm. Due to Covid-19, TBLC is taking precautions to comply with guidelines and to keep everyone safe. We have made the following modifications:
- Location: TBLC grounds. This year’s festival will be outdoor only, rain or shine.
- Schedule: The Festival will begin at 2pm. We suggest that you arrive at the latest by 1:30pm to get parked. The event will include a procession, a taped message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, prayers from the assembled monks, and a Maitreya teaching by TBLC Resident Teacher, Venerable Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe.
- Food: This year, we will not be providing lunch. However, Festival rice will be given out at the conclusion of the event.
- Masks: Unvaccinated guests are asked to wear a mask at all times. In addition, masks must be worn by everyone in order to enter the temple or use restrooms.
- Social Distancing: Distanced seating will be provided under the Festival tent. Attendees are also welcome to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. The School House will be open for restrooms only. We request attendees to maintain distancing while within and not to congregate inside.
- Health Department Regulations: TBLC is maintaining compliance with the CDC and state and local health department guidelines for large gatherings. We ask that anyone experiencing Covid symptoms not attend. If changes to health department policy deem it necessary, TBLC will cancel the event. Please check back on this event’s page.
TBLC Resident Monastic-Scholar Geshe Jamphel Dorjee will continue his commentary on Je Tsongkhapa’s Foundation of All Excellence. Translation will be provided by TBLC Co-Director, Joshua W.C. Cutler. *These Teachings will be Livestreamed via Ustream.tv. For instructions on how to view these teachings and a link, see below.*
LIVE STREAM AND VIDEO
ANNUAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
ANNUAL LEARNING INTENSIVES
TBLC annual learning intensives take place over a two or three-day weekend and are an opportunity for an in-depth exploration of different Buddhist topics. Each day is usually divided into four one-hour sessions, but this sometimes varies to accord with the main teacher’s preference. Plenty of time is set aside for questions and answers. Besides intellectual inquiry, there is often guided meditation, depending on the subject matter. The classes are appropriate for both beginning and advanced students of Buddhism.
MAITREYA FESTIVAL
The Maitreya Festival is the biggest day of the TBLC annual calendar. This event includes a procession, a taped message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, prayers from the assembled monks, a Talk given on the Teachings of Maitreya, and delicious Festival food. All your friends and family are welcome to attend this auspicious event.
FOUNDER’S DAY
Founder’s Day is a celebration of Geshe Wangyal’s arrival in the United States on February 5, 1955, and was started by Geshe-la a few years before his death on January 30, 1983. As Geshe-la died on a date nearby his arrival date, Founder’s Day is also a remembrance of his passing away. This event includes a luncheon, prayer recitation in the TBLC Temple, and a talk by Executive Director Joshua Cutler.
Click here to download a biographical sketch of Geshe Wangyal.
Joshua W. C. Cutler gave the following talk on Founder’s Day February 5, 2007.
Joshua W. C. Cutler gave the following talk on Founder’s Day February 3, 2008.
Joshua W. C. Cutler gave the following talk on Founder’s Day February 7, 2010.
RECOMMENDED READINGS:
In general: Geshe Wangyal’s Door of Liberation, The Prince who Became a Cuckoo: A Tale of Liberation, and The Jeweled Staircase, Je Tsong-kha-pa’s Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment(Lam Rim Chen Mo).