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TBLC Resident monastic scholar and long-term TBLC teacher Venerable Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe will give his commentary on the 8th chapter of Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. Translation will be provided by TBLC Co-Director, Joshua W.C. Cutler. [For a link to our livestream channel, see below.]
Lunch: From 12:30 to 1:30, we will serve a vegetarian lunch outdoors under the tent.
Schedule of events:
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Vegetarian lunch will be served outdoors under the tent.
2:00pm: Maitreya Festival begins just outside the Main Temple and includes:
— Procession around the TBLC grounds, with prayers at the four cardinal directions.
— Taped message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the meaning and purpose of the Maitreya Festival tradition.
— Further prayers from the assembled monks.
— A Maitreya teaching by TBLC Resident Teacher, Venerable Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe.
— Guests join together to recite a final prayer to the Protector Maitreya.
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 events page.
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).