Thupten Jinpa PhD - "Tsongkhapa: Philosopher, Teacher and Yogi"

"Tsongkhapa: Philosopher, Teacher and Yogi" - Thupten Jinpa PhD
A part of "The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa" presented by Tse Chen Ling.
This event was held at Tse Chen Ling in San Francisco on May 4, 2019
Tse Chen Ling was truly honored to have Thupten Jinpa, principal English translator to His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, come to Tse Chen Ling as part of our year-long series "The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa."
Thupten Jinpa shared some of his experience of having just completed a new modern biography of Je Tsongkhapa, "Tsongkhapa: Buddha in the Land of Snows" which was released in November 2019 in time for the 600th anniversary of his nirvana. Jinpa drew upon his deep connection to Tibetan Buddhism and extensive scholarship in sharing Tsongkhapa's life, thought, and major contributions to Buddhist thought and practice.
About Thupten Jinpa PhD
Thupten Jinpa is a former Tibetan monk who holds the Geshe Lharam degree, as well as a B.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in religious studies, both from Cambridge University. Since 1985, he has been the principal English translator to H.H. the Dalai Lama and has translated and edited numerous books by the Dalai Lama, including the New York Times Bestsellers Ethics for the New Millennium and The Art of Happiness.
Jinpa’s own publications include works in Tibetan, English translations such as Mind Training: The Great Collection and The Book of Kadam, and books, including Self, Reality, and Reason in Tibetan Philosophy, Dispelling the Darkness: A Jesuit’s Quest for the Soul of Tibet (co-authored) and A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives. Jinpa is the main author of CCT (Compassion Cultivation Training), an eight-week formal program developed at Stanford University. He is the founder and president of the Compassion Institute, the Chair of Mind and Life Institute, founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics, and an adjunct professor at the School of Religious Studies at McGill University. Jinpa lives in Montreal and is married with two daughters.
"The Life and Legacy of Lama Tsongkhapa"
Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357- 1419) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism and the founder of the Gelug tradition.
The year 2019 marked the 600th anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa's parinirvana. To celebrate this, Tse Chen Ling offered a 14-month long series of programs that celebrated the life and lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa. These programs reflected the core teachings and unique features of the Gelug tradition.
For details please visit:
TseChenLing.org/Tsongkhapa600.html

[@tsetanyangzom8405]

Thank you for the teaching and being a great inspiration for fellow Tibetan .

[@RescueDogTreats]

During Tsongkhapa's time, did lay people practice with the same intensity as monastics, or at least try to accomplish insights, tantra, and the path of the Lamrim? Great talk! Much appreciation Tse Chen Ling Community and Thupten Jinpa for sharing this wisdom.

[@28105wsking]

Thank you so much for this teaching. After 50 years I still didn't know these things. It helps! May students of the future get better training and solid foundations, so they can be sure of what they are doing.

[@tashiyankeebhutia4246]

Beautiful narration... we are fortunate to have a scholar like u in our tradition🙏🏻thank you for putting in so much effort to get us nearer to Lama Je tsongkapa 🌈

[@Zaritibet]

གསེར་སྲང་བརྒྱ་ལས་རིན་ཐང་ཆེ་བའི་བཀའ་སློབ། we are fortunate to have a scholar like you in our tradition. Thank you 🙏

[@gyaltsenwangchuk7669]

Geshey la, your talk on Je Tsongkhapa is truly impressive. I feel it is very deep yet easy to understand. I think it's because your clear knowledge of Tsonghkapa and your great commend over English language. Thank you, Geshey la.

[@teddychodon2626]

Geshela , May you be always healthy and fit . I enjoy all your teachings and writings , thank you so much for all the blessings you bestowed to modern world to become a better human or being human . Thank you !

[@tshnob]

Thanks u for ur great service n presently reading ur book on Lama Tsongkapa n found very enlightening. Your extra ordinary explanation abt Dharma is really door opening for younger generation minds. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@domayangkyi2642]

Thank you for the great teaching. How I wish that I have your fantastic clear English and your dharma knowledge. I always look forward to your translation when HH gives teachings.

[@Ajee-fp6vo]

True Buddhist scholar ❤

[@ngawangyoudon7836]

Thank you so much.Tsongkhapa and PhD Thupten Jinpa la.

[@Christal101]

Thank you success in your mission

[@sheemakolet8383]

Wow, amazing. Thank you so very much for your talk, very inspiring, informative n so interesting 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@karmalobsang3524]

Geshi la long live and we are fortunate to have you in this world🙏

[@peterbarker8249]

...it is as it is.. ..its....

[@freebirdsofworld]

Beautiful Man wid Beautiful Language ♥️

[@ngawangtseten4776]

So, impressive and interesting!!🙏🙏🙏

[@shyltond]

What an amazing talk on Je Rinpoche's life! Thank you

[@ilonkaleibfried2142]

Beautiful 😁🙏 thank you so much 😍

[@chandrachiranjeevi6185]

Extremely engaging talk on the life of the great Tsongkhapa. Thank you very much indeed!

[@JesussavesJLL]

Thank you thank you for the knowledge and wisdom !

[@JesussavesJLL]

Dear sir, at 2:03:12 you mentioned Sonam Gyeltsin, is he Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen?

[@englishzone3016]

Hope more teaching like this ,sources making available to those who are interested be very helpful. 🙏🙏🙏

[@BramBramSyailendra]

Thank you geshe la,for your insightful speech on je rinpoche

[@dickeydolmabhutia9661]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Meamapemo]

Thank you so much geshe la..you can’t believe but inspite of being a gelug nun I just gained deep faith towards him after watching your video.I am feeling blessed.

[@rinzingwangdi]

Thank you Geshela for your impressive and scholarly insights on life, contribution and the context of times that made Tsongkhapa a true Master and Guide for all times. We are fortunate and lucky to hear your views and knowledge directly from you. With abiding respects and Pranams.

[@karlnhambubergh9433]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BartDeBusscher-cx6ni]

your spiritual caretakers 's dreams are very much alive , but how contageous are the possibilities of the uncomprehensible for us , mortal souls that could never understand you strange guys's way of seeing our story , allready written in so many ways ?? (may I thank God for migration, as I enjoy the evolution without leaving my enriched home(land) ?)

[@motivate2mind]

Thank you cho cho,🙏🏻❤️

[@456inthemix]

Geshe Thupten Jinpa la is the best modern Lotsawa (Tibetan: ལོ་ཙཱ་བ, Wylie: lo tsA ba) is a Tibetan word used as a title to refer to the native Tibetan translators.

[@ngacho3984]

Best Geshe la

[@TashiTrainer]

Will you guys do one on sakya pandita?

[@namshon56]

How do we get liberation is it by renouncing the worldly pleasures?

[@ilonkaleibfried2142]

„You invest emotionally - grasping comes.“

[@tenzy16]

Geshe la, thuk je che

[@karmatsering4974]

🙏🙏🙏

[@pureone26]

Wonderful thanks.

[@tashithinlay2124]

Tsongkhapa A buddha in the land of the snow. Book name

[@ajuefesto5349]

Geshilag, where can I find the Chinese version of this book? A very good friend mine in Tibet has been looking for this book for a long time, I would love to help him find this book. Thank you and may you live a long and Healy life!

[@karmalama3712o]

🙏👏🙏

[@funderbee]

The only law which would be needed for a legal system based in the principles mentioned here is, treat others as you want to be treated

[@wangchuk9814]

Geshela, what about the immensity of the accumulation and purification practices he performed as preliminary to his ultimate enlightenment? What is your opinion on the questions on view Je Rinpoche submitted to Vajrapani through Lhodrak Drupchen Namkha Gyaltsen?

[@JessMichaelWillyard]

Ganden Gold!

[@BartDeBusscher-cx6ni]

Karl Lahner : " 'this is my body 'in Arameic ( Jiddish??) actually means :' this is my self' " ( I am offering for you guys(and surely even more to just any one) ) ' (sorry if 🐒I🐂was lost in translation before ;-) ) : 🤔 the beauty of the moon shines so brilliantly in this water that is so clear to me : I really feel it in my fingers , I feel it in my toes and I can see my self in this lovely light , so why should I look up to the one that just is !!! shouldn't I be afraid it will fall from the sky if I should even dare to think about IT ? , if only just to keep existing in my pond ?? Maybe Nagarjuna was tantrically afraid not to be able to be thankfull enough maybe without his guts to look with closed eyes , just being depended on believing in the way of experiencing the art of life beyond his own circumstances🤝

[@tashiwangdue.7497]

I wonder what that book called ?

[@mattrkelly]

all geshes should be mandated to fly to japan and do a rohatsu sesshin at least once...

[@dakpalama9738]

Thupten jinpala is compatriot scholar t ofGelukpa school, What about TIBET, S GREATEST YOGI Milarepa..?.

[@samirkarki192]

1:33:20

[@namshon56]

Mr jinpa do you miss monkhood

[@lucifermorning7911]

In his recent interview, he said he doesn’t miss monkhood

[@janklaas6885]

🇺🇳1:41:49

[@tenzin86]

Why would anyone inform the hotel receptionist about once’s believe or practices? 😂 string operation failed

[@agutenpa6597]

I agree that Dr. Thutten Jinpa is a well verse in Lamaism. But he is lacking in true Buddhism. Because he believes in spirits, deities, reincarnations, bardo, prayer flags, butter lamps, smoke offerings, prayer wheels etc. These are rituals mixed of Hinduism and Bon. A true Buddhist is follower of Buddha's path.

[@pamelastar6648]

😂😂😂

[@rinchenzopa]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻