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The Friendly Letter and Initiation of Vasudhara

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The Friendly Letter by Nagarjuna

10:00am - 12:30pm



The great Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna (1st - 2nd century C.E.) wrote his celebrated poem "The Friendly Letter" as a gift of advice to a South Indian king.

This poetic presentation of the fundamental teachings of the Buddha, is remarkable for its concise style and imagery and is one of the most widely quoted sources in other texts on the Mahayana path.

Initiation of Vasudhara

3:00-5:00pm 

Lama Jampa will give the initiation of the wealth bestowing goddess Vasudhara from the One Hundred Sadhanas of Bari Lotsava. Practice of her sadhana creates the beneficial conditions necessary for cultivating the spiritual path.