"Firmly plant the victory banner of the dharma!" - Karma Thinley Rinpoche's injunction to Lama Jampa Thaye
‘The dharma taught by Shakyamuni, the protector of all beings as limitless as space, is spread by you through explanation, debate and composition.’
(from Lama Jampa's long life prayer composed by Karma Thinley Rinpoche)
Read MoreHaving just spoken at the Karma Kagyu meeting in Bodhgaya, India, and meeting with His Holiness Karmapa, Lama Jampa came to Sakya Buddhist Center, Los Angeles via a short stop over at home in London. This was Lama Jampa’s second visit to our new center in Los Angeles which is becoming increasingly embedded in the Santa Monica and West Los Angeles scene.
Read MoreIn December 2017 Lama Jampa Thaye and Dechen Dolma attended the two day International Karma Kagyu Meeting in Bodhgaya. Held in the presence of HH Karmapa with major Karma Kagyu teachers and representatives from Kagyu monasteries, centres and organisations worldwide.
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Around 150 people from as far away as Mexico and LA gathered in Manchester to hear Lama Jampa Thaye begin teaching an important Buddhist text by the ninth Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Read MoreLama Jampa Thaye recently gave his first Buddhist teachings in Prague, the beautiful capital city of the Czech Republic. The teachings were on Shentong, the view of Buddha Nature as expounded by the great nineteenth century Rime master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye.
Read MoreFrom 2nd - 7th November Lama Jampa Thaye was once again invited to the 7th World Buddhist Summit as UK representative. As part of the event delegates had the opportunity to to share news about the current practice and proliferation of Buddhism in their respective countries. Below is the text of Lama Jampa's speech.
Read MoreLama Jampa has confirmed the following teaching dates for the UK. Individual event listings will be created when full details are available. Additional international dates to follow.
Read MoreManchester’s fashionable Northern Quarter was the setting for last week’s event around Lama Jampa's book Wisdom in Exile: Buddhism and Modern Times.
Read MoreOn Thursday 5th October Lama Jampa Thaye was in Paris to launch the French edition of his book Wisdom in Exile - Sagesse en Exil. The launch was organised by Rabsel Editions a major French publisher of Buddhist books.
Read MoreThe scholar and authoritative teacher of Tibetan Buddhism Lama Jampa Thaye was in Bristol at the weekend teaching original texts from the Sakya lineage.
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Lama Jampa was honoured to host Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche at the Sakya Dechen Ling on Thursday evening for the initiation of Medicine Buddha as transmitted in the Sakya lineage.
Read MoreLama Jampa Thaye visited Karlsruhe on September 21st and gave a public talk about Buddhism in modern times. In his very clear way he gave an overview of where Buddhism is located in the spiritual landscape and emphasised its timeless value for all sentient beings.
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This weekend’s event was Lama Jampa’s second visit to the BodhiPath European retreat centre, in the idyllic surroundings of Renchen-Ulm on the edge of the Black Forest, to continue teachings on Zhentong Madhyamaka.
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Rays of wisdom pervaded Harrogate at the weekend as Lama Jampa visited to give teachings. To begin with on Saturday a number of people took refuge before Lama Jampa gave the initiation of the famed Kagyu yogin Milarepa.
Read MoreLama Jampa began the second week at Sakya Changlochen Ling by giving the initiation of White Tara Chintamanichakra (Wishfulfilling Wheel) and then later in the day the lung (reading transmission for the practice.
Read MoreFor the first three days Lama Jampa Thaye taught the third and final part of Sonam Tsemo’s ‘General Presentation of theTantra Sets’, one of the most important Sakya teachings about Vajrayana.
Read MoreStudents came from France and beyond to receive a week of teachings in the beautiful Dordogne region.
Read MoreLama Jampa visited California from July 5-17. He began his visit with a visit to Ewam Choden in Berkeley where he gave a weekend of teachings on Shamatha and Vipassana based upon the instructions in the Triple Vision.
Read MoreOver the weekend of 1st and 2nd of July Lama Jampa completed his teaching of Jamgon Kongtrul’s Rays of the Stainless Vajra Moon. Over one hundred people cam to hear the final part of these detailed instructions on the essential methods for meditating on and realise the reality of our mind, which is naturally pure and endowed with the qualities of wisdom and compassion.
This bought to an end the current cycle of Shedra texts focussing on the view of Zhentong Madhyamaka that Lama has been teaching in Manchester over recent years.
On Sunday afternoon Lama Jampa gave the initiation of Medicine Buddha from the Sky Dharma lineage of Mingyur Dorje, together with the reading transmission for the accompanying meditation practice.
At the close of the weekend Lama Jampa confirmed that this winter in Manchester he will begin teaching a Mahamudra practice text by the 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje - Pointing the Finger at the Dharmakaya.
A bright and balmy midsummer evening saw a gathering at Dechen's London book shop on Chepstow Road in Notting Hill for the world book launch of Wisdom in Exile: Buddhism and Modern Times.
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