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The Rigpa Shedra is a comprehensive buddhist education programme focusing on the in-depth study of classic Buddhist texts, as well as Tibetan language and other subjects, under the guidance of highly qualified teachers. The curriculum is designed with a view to supporting the needs of the wider Rigpa Sangha, complementing the teachings of Sogyal Rinpoche and the courses offered in Rigpa centres throughout the world.

The Rigpa Shedra West

Renowned Tibetan lamas and western scholars are invited to teach from classical buddhist texts by the great masters of the past, relating them directly to the experience and practice of western Dharma students, and with a view to supporting the needs of the wider Rigpa sangha.

The Rigpa Shedra West 2010
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We are honoured to announce that this year Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Khenchen Pema Sherab and Professor Steven Goodman will be teaching at the Rigpa Shedra in Lerab Ling.

Here are the dates:

14 - 16 May; Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will teach from a short text on the Two Truths by Patrul Rinpoche

18 - 24 May; Professor Steven Goodman will explore some of the key tenets of the Four Schools of Buddhist Philosophy based on the writings of Longchen Rabjam and Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche.

26 May - 6 June; Khenchen Pema Sherab will give a commentary to Mipham Rinpoche’s famous treatise The Beacon of Certainty (ngeshé drönmé).

We would also like to encourage shedra students to attend Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche’s teachings on the Heart Sutra, 8 - 10 June.

The Rigpa Shedra East
Hosted by Khenpo Namdrol at the Nyingma Palyul Retreat Center in Pharping, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, the Shedra East is the most pivotal initiative of the Rigpa Shedra, offering a comprehensive Dharma education for those aspiring to contribute to the transmission of the authentic Dharma to the West. The shedra offers students who aim to become translators and scholars, and also Dharma practitioners who wish to deepen and broaden their understanding of the path, the opportunity to engage in long periods of Dharma study.

Contact

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Mailing Address
Rigpa Shedra,
Lerab Ling,
L’Engayresque,
Roqueredonde 34650
France

In Kathmandu:
Rigpa Shedra East,
Penor Rinpoche Buddhist Society,
Nyingma Palyul Retreat Centre,
Ganeshthan, Sheshnaryan 3,
Pharping,
Kathmandu
Nepal