Lama Yeshe Jinpa Video Talks
When Do Nga Dargey Temple at Lion’s Roar Dharma Center closed in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, we moved to online formats for Lama Yeshe Jinpa’s teachings. Since we were already online, the teachings are preserved as videos. Below is a complete set of those videos up to the most recent video posted.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: The Five Sciences of Nalanda University
On June 14, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa speaks about the five sciences of Nalanda University.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Saga Dawa Greetings
On June 5, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa issues greetings for Saga Dawa and explains the meaning of Saga Dawa Duchen for those unfamiliar with this festival.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Strong Emotions and the George Floyd Protests
On June 4, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa responds to the strong emotions of recent protests following the death of George Floyd. Buddhas and Bodhisattva's have historically responded to the circumstances of their day. Lama Jinpa speaks about the Buddha, who was a prince, and Nagarjuna wrote "A Letter to a King," verses on how to practice and govern.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: on Avalokiteshvara Empowerment by H.H. Dalai Lama
On May 21, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, talks about why it will be good for you to take the Avalokiteshvara empowerment from H.H. Dalai Lama XIV on May 28-29, 2020.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Tenets Are Fundamental (BDP)
On May 11, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, talks about why tenets are fundamental for studying the Buddha Dharma.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Why Study Tenets? (BDP)
On April 30, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, continued his teachings on tenets for his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program students. This teaching discusses the importance of studying tenets as a whole.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Tenets, Parts 1 and 2 (BDP)
On April 28, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, CA, provides a video lecture introducing tenets as his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program students read Cutting Through Appearances by Geshe Lhundup Sopa and Jeffrey Hopkins.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Studying Original Texts (BDP)
On April 16, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, provides a short presentation on how to approach the study of original Buddhist texts for the benefit of students in his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program. Lama Jinpa also discusses bodhicitta from the Yogacara point of view, based on the Mahayanasutralamkara, or, as translated by Bob Thurman, The Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature.