Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche - Lesson 1. Bodhicitta

Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche - Lesson 1. The Excellence of Bodhicitta Online Course hosted by The Buddhist Society 18th February 2021 during lockdown Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will analyse the Bodhicaryavatara, often translated as A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, an 8th-century masterpiece from Indian scholar and yogi Shantideva. In each of the ten lessons, H.E. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will focus on one of the ten chapters of the Bodhicaryavatara. The Bodhicaryavatara is regarded as one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist texts and is studied extensively by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners everywhere. Rinpoche delivers his understanding of the text in a way that makes it fully accessible to anyone who is looking for support and help in these times. Course Outline Lesson 1. The Excellence of Bodhicitta - Thursday 18th February at 12pm Lesson 2. Confession - Thursday 25th February at 12pm Lesson 3. Taking Hold of Bodhicitta - Thursday 11th March at 12pm Lesson 4. Carefulness - Thursday 25th March at 12pm Lesson 5. Vigilance - Thursday 22nd April at 12pm Lesson 6. Patience - Thursday 6th May at 12pm Lesson 7. Diligence - Thursday 20th May at 12pm Lesson 8. Meditation - Thursday 3rd June at 12pm Lesson 9. Wisdom - Thursday 17th June at 12pm Lesson 10. Dedication - Thursday 1st July at 12pm These classes are free and open to non-members but students are encouraged to join The Society as members to support our wonderful free classes and courses and donations are very welcome. About the Teacher H.E. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist Master of the Kagyu Order. He was trained in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism under many great masters such as HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He took his formal education at Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok and Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India and has served as Professor of Tibetology in Sikkim for 17 years. His doctoral thesis was on the Ecumenical Movement in Tibet. Since 1990 he has been traveling and teaching Buddhism and meditation at more than 50 Universities, Institutes, and Buddhist Centres in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, and Asia. He also participates in various interfaith dialogues. He authored several books on Buddhism as well as some children’s books both in Tibetan and European languages. He founded Bodhicharya (www.bodhicharya.org), an international organization that coordinates the worldwide activities to preserve and transmit Buddhist teachings, to promote inter-cultural dialogues and educational & social projects. He also founded Rigul Trust which supports his projects in his birthplace, Rigul, Tibet (www.rigultrust.org). Rinpoche is the Official Representative of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa for Europe and the Founder of Karmapa Foundation Europe (www.karmapafoundation.eu).