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I haven't. +
Except, during traditional retreats, I haven't engaged in formal Buddhist studies. +
Tara’s Triple Excellence Program since November 2021, Bodhisattva Project (with Do Tulku Rinpoche, from Arya Tara's Net) from 2020 to 2024, and Mipham Project (with John Pettit, Arne Schelling, and Lama Sherab Drolma from Chagdud Gonpa Khadro Ling) in 2024. +
Dharma Paths- Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Samye Ling Study Program as offered through our local Karma Thegsum Choling +
I spent a visiting semester at RYI with a full course load of introductory Buddhist courses. Then I returned in 2018 as a full-time MA prep student and began to study Tibetan language in addition to Buddhist scripture. In 2020 I was accepted to the MA program in Buddhist Studies at RYI as a Tsadra Fellow and graduated in December 2024 after completing my thesis on the Dharmadharmatavibhaga. +
2009-2010 RYI shedra in Boudhanath, Nepal
2013 Rigpa shedra in Pharping, Nepal
plus online shedra courses from RYI or Rigpa as available
2018-2022 Khenpo Namdrol's teachings in Lerab Ling and online +
Bachelor and Master of Arts- Buddhist Studies (Rangjung Yeshe Institute) +
I have completed a B.A. in Buddhist Studies and Himalayan Languages at Rangjung Yeshe Institute (RYI) from 2017 to 2022, where I also had the opportunity to complete the Translation Training Program (TTP) in 2020, focusing on learning how to interpret from Tibetan to English with training sessions led by Lopöns from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery.
I am currently concluding a two-year M.A. in Translation, Textual Interpretation and Philology at RYI, where I have chosen as my thesis subject the translation of a 12th century commentary on the "Mi ba lam khyer" ('Taking Dreams Onto the Path'), one of the six yogas from the Bon tantric system of the Mother Tantra, Ma rgyud thugs rje nyi ma. +
Not yet. +
I participated in the Gomde California Buddhist Studies Summer Program in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Our daily schedule consisted of morning and evening group puja, teachings with our resident Lama, teachings and dharma discussions with senior resident practitioners, and dharma service. Group practice contained aspects of elaborate ritual and unelaborate resting meditation. Teachings with our resident Lama were based on key Mahayana texts and Vajrayana Sadhanas. The programs usually concluded with short capstone practice retreats of 4-9 days and week-long seminars with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. In the fall of 2023 I studied for one semester at Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu Nepal where I learned Mahayana practice and philosophy as well as Tibetan Language. +
Here are some of the main ones:
• Hevajra teachings with Thrangu Rinpoche 2006
• Vajrayogini practice and studies with Lodro Sangpo 2016 – 2025
• Vajrayogini, Krodikali, Khenpo Gangshar studiy and practice with Mark Nowakowski 2020 – 2025
• Mahamudra studies with Elizabeth Callahan (online) 2020 – 2025 +
I studied at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal during 2014-15. I took two courses taught in Tibetan by Khenpos with English translation, one on Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara and another on Asanga's Madhyantavibaga. +
I have completed a BA and an MA degree from the Rangjung Yeshe Institute. This has entailed both formal academic studies, as well as traditional classes taught by khenpos from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery. During these last six years I have studied the Bodhicaryāvatāra, the Khenjuk (Gateway to Knowledge) by Mipham, the Madhyamakāvatāra, the Uttaratantraśāstra, the Mūlamadhyamakakārika, and Mipham's commentary on the 9th chapter of the Bodhicaryāvatāra; the Norbu Ketaka. +
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I spent a visiting semester at RYI with a full course load of introductory Buddhist courses. Then I returned in 2018 as a full-time MA prep student and began to study Tibetan language in addition to Buddhist scripture. In 2020 I was accepted to the MA program in Buddhist Studies at RYI as a Tsadra Fellow and graduated in December 2024 after completing my thesis on the Dharmadharmatavibhaga. +
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I've studied Bodhicharyavatara, Jewel Ornament, GyudLama and Sabmo Nangdon under Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche's guidance +
I am not sure what programs are considered advanced, but besides the courses and practices I mention above, I participate in the Tara Triple Excellence program, an online step by step practice program. +
International Buddhist Academy, Nepal (4 months) 2009 - 2010
Namdrolling Shedra, India. (2 years) 2013 -14 +
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No, because my Gurus told me not to do so, but to do the combination of practice, retreat caretaker and self-study from the start up until now. Regarding the topics and literature of my self-study, I consulted and heeded the advice of H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, H.H. Holiness Sakya Trizin, Gar Shabdrung Rinpoche and followed the recommendation of my sister Ngawang ChÑkyi. +
Khenpo Pema Sherab "The Precious Wishfulfilling Jewel" - Teachings divided in several Summer seminars +
