Guy Newland - "Tsongkhapa's Explanation of Emptiness and the Two Truths" - Session 1 of 4

"Tsongkhapa's Explanation of Emptiness and the Two Truths" - Guy Newland
Session 1 of 4
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 August 3 and 4, 2019.
Many joined us for an engaging event with Guy Newland, Ph.D., scholar of Tibetan Buddhism and professor at Central Michigan University since 1988. He has authored, translated, and edited a number of publications on Tibetan Buddhism.
In this two-day series, Dr. Guy Newland gave a presentation of emptiness based on Tsongkhapa's Great Treatise, thereby explaining what is distinctive about Tsongkhapa's ideas. Dr. Newland went on to explain how this leads to the Gelukpa presentation of the two truths.
About Guy Newland
Dr. Guy Newland is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Central Michigan University where he has taught since 1988. He holds a Ph.D. in the history of religions from the University of Virginia, where he studied Tibetan Buddhism with Jeffrey Hopkins. Guy has also studied with many Tibetan scholars in the U.S. and India. He is an editor of the three-volume translation Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and Changing Minds, and the author of four other books: "Introduction to Emptiness", "The Two Truths: Appearance and Reality", and "A Buddhist Grief Observed."
"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

[@iloverumi]

amazing presentation. thank you very much.

[@trish3580]

Thank you soooo much for posting this 4 part series! May all beings wake up :)

[@rp011051]

Vajrayqnq path has very strong fundamentals..that most don't understand nor appreciate. But ma6be, he assumes that his audience understands this

[@kelraputube]

I am glad this Guy is speaking from his point of view only because Buddhism is vast and being a scholar does not also do justice to understanding😅

[@kelraputube]

I a,m 17:50

[@lhawangla4031]

He is describing as if Tantra is a shortcut or quick way to full realisation. This will send a wrong message to many followers. That's why, western people's directly jump into tantric practice and ends up disbelieving the whole system.
Ofcourse, there are different tantric practice in Indo-Tibetan Bhuddhism. However, there is absolutely no meanings of tantric practice without having some little understanding and experience of Four noble truths, Bodhichitta, Pratisamupada and Emptiness plus atleast some lectures on the various Nalanda texts.
Without this, it is also become a various Non-Bhuddhist Tantric practice.

[@johndutchman]

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