BDG news: His Eminence the 104th Ganden Tripa Has Died at Sera Jey Monastery, Aged 90
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BDG news: His Eminence the 104th Ganden Tripa Has Died at Sera Jey Monastery, Aged 90
🔗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n7uk55v
#Buddhism #TibetanBuddhism #Vajarayana #Gelug #Gelugpa #GandenTripa #DalaiLama #Obituary #SeraJey
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"Geshema candidates are examined on the entirety of their 17-year course of study. The rigorous exams take four years to complete."
Record 132 Tibetan Buddhist nuns taking this year's Geshema degree exams
"A record 132 Tibetan Buddhist nuns are taking part in this year’s Geshema examinations, the highest academic degree in the Gelugpa tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism, as Tibetan Buddhism is called. ..."
https://www.tibetanreview.net/record-132-tibetan-buddhist-nuns-taking-this-years-geshema-degree-exams/
(TibetanReview.net, Aug05’23) – A record 132 Tibetan Buddhist nuns are taking part in this year’s Geshema examinations, the highest academic degree in the Gelugpa tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism, as Tibetan Buddhism is called. The four-year exams for this year are being hosted by the Jamyang Choling Institute in Dharamsala and began on Jul 21. “This […]
@ReadingFaithfully_org I went through multiple forms due to proximity with #Tibetan practice centers (#kagyu or #gelugpa), or pulling the threads from one Canon to the other, trying to get into early forms mostly driven by curiosity. I ended up finding in alignment with #SotoZen but I've kept attached to the #Theravada and its #PaliCanon.
#Buddhism is such a wide stream of creative thought, going through multiple phases of reinvention. It is so important to keep its various forms in respect.