Sangye khadro biography of williams
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Dharma Friendship Foundation sponsors guest teachers to teach Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation. Our guest teachers and spiritual advisors have included the following:
OUR SUPREME INSPIRATION His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Although His Holiness has never taught directly at our Center, DFF members have attended his teachings worldwide, and as the teacher of our teachers, his presence is felt at DFF on a daily basis. His Holiness was born in 1935 in Amdo, Tibet, and recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet in 1937. He was awarded the degree of Geshe Lharampa, shortly before fleeing to India during the Chinese military takeover of Tibet in 1959. Over the course of the past five decades, His Holiness has received over 84 awards, honorary doctorates, prizes, etc., (including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989) in recognition of his message of peace, non-violence, inter-religious understanding, universal responsibility, and compassion. His Holiness has also autho
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Visiting Traditional Buddhist Teachers
Spirituality and Humanity: An Interfaith Conversation on Creating Harmonious Community and Healthy Leadership (hosted bygd Maitripa College at University of Portland, Buckley Center Auditorium, September 2018)
His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche | The Very Reverend Nathan LeRud | Mr. Harris Zafar
Buddhism and Science: The Great Heart (October 2013)
Steven Brence, PhD | John Dunne, PhD | John Edwards, PhD | Sarina Saturn, PhD | Yangsi Rinpoche, Geshe Lharampa
Life after Life Symposium at Maitripa College (May 2013)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Thubten Jinpa, Translator | Dr. Eben Alexander | José Ignacio Cabezón >details & photos here
Environmental Interfaith Dialogue (Co-hosted bygd Maitripa College & The Un • Zurmo Gendun bum – A Post on Buddhist Women in Tibetan History There was a fourteenth century (1) female master of the Nyingma lineage who came from the Zur family. Her name was Zurmo Gendun bum. (Tib. zur mo dge ’dun ’bum). Nyingma yogini, member of the powerful Zur family, endowed with natural dignity, female exemplar and vajra master, Zurmo Gendun bum was said to be a multifaceted practitioner. She mastered the intellectual, contemplative and ritual practices. Sources about women in Tibetan Buddhism and women in Buddhism in general are sparse. So her brief biography provides an interesting glimpse at a woman in Buddhist history. I am in the midst of researching her for an article I am writing, but the details that have emerged already have surprising elements. (2) Zurmo Gendun bum was a master of the oral-lineage transmissions. Buddhist teachings of Tibet’s Nyingma lineage have been passed through various over-lapping systems. These include family lineages, tulku tradit