Tibetan Buddhist lama Singha Rinpoche will pay a rare visit to 黑料不打烊 this weekend. A native of Singapore, he will participate in 鈥檚 weekly Buddhist sangha meeting on Sunday, Nov. 12, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Chaplain鈥檚 Suite.
The event, which includes meditation, tea and discussion, is led by Sensei JoAnn Cooke, a 黑料不打烊 chaplain at Hendricks Chapel who also directs the .聽The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Cooke, at jmcooke@syr.edu or 315.559.7013.
The Rev. Brian Konkol, dean of Hendricks Chapel and professor of practice of , is thrilled to host the ordained lay teacher. 鈥淭o welcome such a respected leader to Hendricks Chapel is an honor and a joy,鈥 says Konkol. 鈥淚 am thankful to the Buddhist Meditation Association for their efforts in nourishing the spirit of 黑料不打烊.鈥
Rinpoche is founder and spiritual director of Thekchen Choling, a Buddhist temple in Singapore with international branches in Malaysia and the United States. He鈥檚 currently serving a six-week residency at Thekchen Choling 黑料不打烊 in Minoa. Known for his dynamic speaking style, Rinpoche has a gift for making traditional teachings accessible to modern people, explains Babette Teich-Visco, president and acting director of Thekchen Choling 黑料不打烊. 鈥淗e鈥檚 jovial but sincere.鈥
On Sunday, Rinpoche will address different branches of Buddhism, including Vajrayana, which combines study and meditation to overcome suffering and realize one鈥檚 potential. 鈥淩egardless of your level of interest in Buddhism, you鈥檙e likely to benefit from what Rinpoche has to say. Being in his presence can produce a sense of love, compassion and wisdom,鈥 says Teich-Visco.
Raised in a family of Buddhists and Daoists, Rinpoche was drawn to Buddhism at a young age. He later experienced several dreams in which he was instructed to teach Buddhism to those who couldn鈥檛 be taught.
At the end of November, the former chef and restaurateur will be joined by the Venerable Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche, one of the world鈥檚 most esteemed lamas of the Geluk tradition鈥攁 school of Tibetan Buddhism founded by the 14th-century philosopher Tsongkhapa. Jhado Rinpoche has served as the abbot of Namgyal Monastery (the personal monastery of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama) and Gyuto Tantric Monastery, both in India.
鈥淩inpoche鈥 (pronounced 鈥淩IN-po-chay鈥) is Tibetan for 鈥減recious one鈥 and is usually bestowed upon the reincarnate of a great Buddhist teacher.
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