Yuthok Nyingthig Ngöndro: Line by Line Study Group
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Teacher: Dr. Ben Joffe
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Open to all
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Schedule: Self-Paced
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In this ten part video course students will explore the various Ngöndro or preliminary prayers and practices of the Yuthok Nyingthig, studying each prayer syllable-by-syllable. Drawing on his skills as a cultural anthropologist, translator and scholar-practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, Dr Joffe will assist students in gaining a deeper appreciation of the rich layers of meaning in each word of Yuthok’s ngöndro prayers. Enrollees in the study group will be provided with new and improved annotated English translations for each Ngöndro practice as well as additional audio-visual resources and simple homework exercises which will help them to enrich their understanding of the profound significance and power of these foundational practices, which are at once the beginning, middle, and end of Buddhadharma.
This course will be of interest and benefit to both experienced and beginner practitioners of the Yuthok Nyingthig as well as to practitioners of other lineages and will be especially useful for students wishing to improve their understanding of the Tibetan language. By studying the words of each prayer syllable-by-syllable, students will gain a fuller sense of both the immediate meanings and wider implications and associations behind each word. Through exploring the broader contexts and world-views for Buddhist terminology and vocabulary, they will be able to recite the prayers in Tibetan with increased confidence and understanding.
*Please note that this course is not a retreat and does not contain guided dharma practices. The focus of this course is on translation of the ngöndro prayers in order to support the deepening of one's understanding of the practice and the Tibetan language.
This course will be of interest and benefit to both experienced and beginner practitioners of the Yuthok Nyingthig as well as to practitioners of other lineages and will be especially useful for students wishing to improve their understanding of the Tibetan language. By studying the words of each prayer syllable-by-syllable, students will gain a fuller sense of both the immediate meanings and wider implications and associations behind each word. Through exploring the broader contexts and world-views for Buddhist terminology and vocabulary, they will be able to recite the prayers in Tibetan with increased confidence and understanding.
*Please note that this course is not a retreat and does not contain guided dharma practices. The focus of this course is on translation of the ngöndro prayers in order to support the deepening of one's understanding of the practice and the Tibetan language.
What's included?
Who is this class for?
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Ten 90-minute video lessons taught by Dr. Ben Joffe
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Yuthok Nyingthig Digital Practice Texts
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Slide presentations of each module including Tibetan terminology
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Video recordings of all practices sessions, accessible for one year (view only)
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Recommended Reading
About Dr. Ben Joffe
Dr Ben Joffe holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Born and raised in South Africa, he has spent several years studying Tibetan language, tantric Buddhism, and the history and cultural life of Tibet and the Himalayas. His research interests include the study of contemporary Tibet, Tibetan life in exile, and esoteric religions and magical traditions around the world. His doctoral dissertation research focused on Tibetan Buddhist non-celibate, non-monastic tantric householders, or ngakpa/ma, living outside of Tibet, and the globalization of Tibetan Buddhism. Dr. Ben Joffe is Chief editor and translator at Sky Press and his translations of Tibetan materials into English bring a rare and welcome clarity to often esoteric material.