Geshe thupten jinpa on translating buddhist sources of. The premiere volume of thupten jinpa s thirtytwovolume library of tibetan classics, inaugurated to coincide with the dalai lamas conferral of the initiation rite of kalachakra in toronto in april 2004. He is the founder and president of the compassion institute, the chair of mind and life institute, founder of the institute of. Sep 26, 2012 thupten jinpa has been a principal english translator to his holiness the dalai lama since 1985. Selfcompassion gets them to direct this kindness toward themselves in the same. Part autobiography, part a training manual for a wholesome life and part. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar choede monastery in hunsur near mysore, karnataka, south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university, in mundgod, karnataka, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives. Jinpa is a former buddhist monk, who left the monastic life to pursue higher education, completing a ph. I applaud my longtime english translator thupten jinpa for writing this timely book on compassion and its cultivation. Nov 30, 2005 thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. In general, people are more prone to being kind to other people than they are to being kind with themselves. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover thupten s connections and jobs at similar companies. At a school for refugee children, he had a traditional tibetan buddhist education.
As a visiting scholar at stanford university, jinpa was a founding member of ccare. While there, he spoke to maitripas translation students about issues in translating tibetan. Self, reality amd reason in tibetan philosophy tsongkhapas quest for the middle way general editors. Thupten jinpa has been the dalai lamas translator since 1985.
Sixty stanzas of reasoning by nagarjuna hymn to the buddha, the world transcendent by nagarjuna commentary on the awakening mind by nagarjuna a garland of views attributed to padmasambhava three principal aspects of the path by je tsongkhapa in praise of dependent origination by je tsongkhapa. The three principal aspects of the path je tsongkhapa tibetan title. The great collection is the earliest anthology of a special genre of tibetan literature known as. May 03, 2017 thupten jinpa was just one year old when his family fled to india in 1959 in the wake of the dalai lamas escape. Why a moment of compassion can change everything in. Thupten jinpa langri was educated in the classical tibetan monastic academia and received the highest academic degree of geshe lharam equivalent to a doctorate in divinity.
Thupten jinpa, phd, is a buddhist scholar, author, and translator for the dalai lama. Its a purposeful approach of selfawareness, conscious intention, and focused effortthree precious gifts of contemplative practiceby which we take responsibility for our. Thupten jinpa translating the dalai lama the on being. The following interview appears in the fall 2011 issue of inquiring mind. The kalachakra literally, wheel of time tantra, a core practice of tibetan buddhism, is a method for transforming the universe by working. The great collection ebook written by thupten jinpa. Thupten jinpa s family escaped from tibet to india when he was just a year old and he began his monastic life shortly thereafter. He lives in canada with his wife and two daughters. The essential points of all the scriptures of the conqueror. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives, dr. Sixty stanzas of reasoning by nagarjuna hymn to the buddha, the world transcendent by nagarjuna commentary on the awakening mind by nagarjuna a garland of views attributed to padmasambhava three principal aspects of the path by je tsongkhapa in praise of dependent origination by je tsongkhapa songs. The dalai lamas translator explains why being kind to.
He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar chode monastery in south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. Shop amongst our popular books, including 42, the tibetan book of the dead, perfecting patience and more from thupten jinpa. Courage to be compassionate can transform our lives thupten jinpa phd. He taught buddhist epistemology, metaphysics, middle way philosophy and buddhist. Adjunct professor, tibetan buddhist philosophy thupten jinpa was born in tibet in 1958. Other texts translated by thupten jinpa, phd institute of. A fearless heart thupten jinpa 9781594632624 netgalley. Thupten jinpa langri born 1958 is a tibetan buddhist scholar, former monk and an academic. If you can, sit on a cushion on the floor or on a chair with the soles of your feet touching the ground, which gives you a feeling of being grounded. Thupten jinpa speaks from his expertise as a monk turned family man, and a. He has translated and edited more than ten books by the dalai lama and written several of his own, including the popular, a fearless heart. Thupten jinpa translating the dalai lama feb 21, 20. Thupten jinpa langri has been the principal english translator to the dalai lama since 1985.
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Thupten jinpa school of religious studies mcgill university. Thupten jinpa offers a practical guide to creating change through buddhistinspired compassion practices. Apr 04, 2015 thupten jinpa langri was born in tibet in 1958. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives, thupten jinpa, the dalai lamas englishlanguage translator and a visiting scholar at stanford. Origins, measures, and interventions thupten jinpa, ph. If you prefer, you could also lie down on your back, ideally on a surface that is not too soft like a sinking mattress. Thupten jinpa langri has been a principal english translator to the dalai lama since 1985. For example, in the there is a buddhist practices that involve ones relationship with an attitude towards ones body, ones material resources, and also ones collection of virtues and in the connection to all of these one needs you know, there are different stages of practice that involve, first of. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Essential mind trainingtranslated, edited, and introduced by thupten jinpa. Conversations on compassion with thupten jinpa, phd the. View thupten jinpa s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
He is a visiting research scholar at stanfords center for compassion and altruism research and education where he has played an instrumental role in the development of our compassion training program. Wisdom publications books are printed on acidfree paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and. He has translated and edited more than ten books by the dalai lama including the world of tibetan. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar choede monastery in hunsur near mysore, karnataka, south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives, and english translator for his holiness. Prebish and damien keown the curzon critical studies in buddhism series is a comprehensive study of the buddhist tradition. Thupten jinpa is a tibetan geshe and has been the principal english translator to the dalai lama for more than fifteen years.
Thupten jinpa is a former monk and has been the principal english translator to h. He has translated and edited more than ten books by the dalai lama including the world of tibetan buddhism wisdom publications, 1993, a good heart. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives, thupten jinpa offers. Honors in philosophy and a phd in religious studies from cambridge university. He has been the principal english translator to the dalai lama since 1985. This is thupten jinpa on songs of spiritual experience by shambhala publications on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. All dialogues with his holiness the dalai lama will be interpreted by thupten jinpa. The series explores this complex and extensive tradition from a. Thupten jinpa archives the center for compassion and. Jinpa took time to talk with mandala editor laura miller about the book and the development of tibetan buddhist practice in the west.
Thupten jinpa translating the dalai lama the on being project. Meet this philosopher and former monk, now a husband and father of two daughters, and hear what happens when the ancient tradition embodied in the dalai lama meets science and life. In depth hypnosis, because of the creative use of an altered state, there is the beautiful opportunity for us to be able to let go of ourselves and experience that sense of freedom and spaciousness, within which we can then begin to reconnect parts of ourselves that are somehow misaligned. Sie werden uber neuerscheinungen informiert, erhalten verbesserte empfehlungen u.
Based on the revolutionary course in compassion cultivation training at stanford that jinpa helped to create, a fearless heart shows us that compassion can be a path through suffering, a key to robust health, and even an effective way to reach our. He holds a ba and phd from cambridge university, and is currently the president of the institute of tibetan classics, montreal. Thupten jinpa was just one year old when his family fled to india in 1959 in the wake of the dalai lamas escape. Every sunday afternoon, a monastic teacher would give a dharma teaching, jinpa. Geshe thupten jinpa, phd, principal translator of his holiness the dalai lama since 1985, visited maitripa college in portland, oregon, usa, may 1012, 2015. After a long discussion, his holiness made a generous offer of quite a substantial donation to seed the program and said, i have two requests. Jun 25, 2015 thupten jinpa has been a principal english translator to his holiness the dalai lama since 1985. Er ist gastwissenschaftler am center for compassion.
The kadam school of tibetan buddhism emerged in the eleventh century from the teachings of the indian master atisa and his principal tibetan student, dromton, isbn 9780861718030. Thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. Thupten jinpa received his early education and training as a monk and received the geshe lharam degree from ganden monastic university, south india. Thupten jinpa has been a principal english translator to his. Geshe thupten jinpa is a man who finishes the dalai lamas english sentences. He has translated and edited more than a dozen books by h. He has translated and edited more than a dozen books by the dalai lama including the new york times.
The premiere volume of thupten jinpa s thirtytwovolume library of tibetan classics series, inaugurated to coincide with the dalai lamas conferral of the initiation rite of kalacakra in toronto in april 2004. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar choede monastery in hunsur near mysore, karnataka, south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university in mundgod, karnataka, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. After a long discussion, his holiness made a generous offer of quite a substantial donation to seed the program and said, i have two. Part autobiography, part a training manual for a wholesome life and part a. Thupten jinpa thupten jinpa has been a principal english translator to his holiness the dalai lama since 1985. The gateway for the fortunate ones aspiring for liberation. Jinpa also holds a ba in philosophy and a phd in religious studies, both from the university of cambridge, england. Sep 03, 2015 conversations on compassion with thupten jinpa, phd. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mind training. This podcast was recorded during the 20 advanced studies institute asi conference on mindfulness in cultural. Geshe thupten jinpa, general series editor of the library of tibetan classics, talks about translating classic tibetan texts for the western world and the challenges entailed in bringing these texts out of their cultural context. Two exercises from thupten jinpa for turning intention into.
Thupten jinpa, phd, holds a geshe lharam degree from the shartse college of ganden monastic university, south india, as well as a doctorate degree in religious studies from cambridge university. He has been the dalai lamas primary english interpreter and book editor for nearly 30 years and is the author most recently of, a. Conversations on compassion with thupten jinpa, phd. Thupten jinpa has been the principal english translator to the dalai lama since 1985. The kalacakra, or wheel of time, tantra likely entered indian mahayana buddhism around the tenth century. A group from stanford went to see his holiness tenzin gyatso, the 14th dalai lama to bring him a proposal for establishing a center for research and education in compassion and altruism. In an era when buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth of the buddhist tradition for enhancing mental. Since 1985, he has been the principal translator to the. Other texts translated by thupten jinpa, phd institute of tibetan. Thupten jinpa, the editor and translator, is a most erudite guide whose introduction and annotations to the texts greatly facilitate the readers understanding of the essentially simple but multifaceted tradition of mind training. Thupten jinpa langri born 1958 is a tibetan buddhist scholar, former monk and an academic of religious studies and both eastern and western philosophy. He is a visiting research scholar at stanfords center for compassion and altruism research and education where he has played an instrumental role in.
The most common way we talk about it is treating yourself the same way you would treat a good friend when they suffer, fall short, or fail. Most english speakers who have attended the teachings of the dalai lama have actually heard his wisdom through the voice of thupten jinpa, who has served as translator for his holiness since 1985. Trained as a geshe in the tibetan tradition jinpa also holds a ba and phd from cambridge university, where he worked as a research fellow. Thupten jinpa has been a principal english translator to his holiness the dalai lama since 1985. Two exercises from thupten jinpa for turning intention. Other texts translated by thupten jinpa, phd institute. Framing our days between intention setting and joyful dedication, even once a week, can change how we live. Thupten jinpa chair and president compassion institute. His works include the translation of twelve books by the dalai lama. In an era when buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth. Excerpted from a talk given at the sacred stream center in berkeley, ca.
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