“Anyone, anytime, anywhere can improve, liberate and transcend the present state of mind. With an attitude that is unbiased, altruistic and nonaggressive, and with willingness to step out of preconceived ideas, we can solve any problem and go beyond any barrier. This is the most important keypoint of the Buddha’s teaching. I will speak on four timeless principles taught in Samadhi Raja Sutra.”
Land of the Jowos: Buddhist Temples in Mongolia as the Embodiment of Statehood
January 20, 2024
Bymaryann
This talk takes a tour through these monasteries and temples to shed light on the interplay between Buddhism and the state, which led to the proliferation of institutionalized Buddhism in Mongolian lands, and on the impact these processes had on the disintegration of a unified Mongol state.
On September 5, 2023, more than 30 years after his time as a student there, Rinpoche was awarded the distinction of Honorary Fellow at SOAS in recognition of his substantial contribution as a Buddhist spiritual teacher, writer, and filmmaker, and for his support to the school.
