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Online: Jeffrey Hopkins Legacy Series
Sravasti Abbey and Buddha’s Center,
in cooperation with UMA Institute of Buddhist Studies,
present
Jeffrey Hopkins Legacy Series
11 Buddhist scholars, 11 online sessions
Honoring the memory of scholar, translator, practitioner Jeffrey Hopkins
Sundays, September 15 – November 24
2 pm Pacific Time
On Zoom and streamed live on YouTube.
Eleven online teachings with illustrious students of Professor Jeffrey Hopkins honoring his uniquely profound impact on the Western Buddhist world and beyond.
Jeffrey Hopkins, Emeritus professor and founder of the famed Tibetan and Buddhist Studies program at the University of Virginia, passed from this life July 1, 2024. His contribution to Buddhism’s spread in the English-speaking world is incalculable. From his days as the English translator for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, to the publication of his master work, Meditation on Emptiness, to his ingenious addition of Tibetan scholars to his faculty, and through translating, editing, and or writing dozens of popular as well as scholarly books, Jeffrey Hopkins gave his life to a profound study and sharing of Tibetan Buddhist teachings. Find a treasure trove of translations and teachings on the UMA Institute of Buddhist Studies website.
In these online Dharma teachings, eleven of professor Hopkins’ illustrious students share their wisdom as they honor their beloved teacher.
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All Dharma programs are offered freely, and your offering is welcomed.
Gifts received for talks in the Jeffrey Hopkins Legacy Series can be directed to UMA Institute of Buddhist Studies to continue Professor Hopkins’ work. To do so, write Hopkins Series in the comments box.
November 3
Why is the Vinaya Important if Things Are Empty?
with Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Thubten Chodron is an author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a pioneering Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western nuns and monks in the US. Jeffrey generously offered private online teachings for the Sravasti Abbey community and a small group of Dharma friends for 12 years, up to the week before he passed.
Venerable Choron graduated from UCLA and did graduate work in education at USC. Ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 1977, she has studied extensively with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkong Rinpoche, and other Tibetan lamas. She received full ordination as a bhikshuni in 1986.
Venerable Chodron teaches worldwide and is known for her warm, practical, and humorous explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life. She is also involved in prison outreach and interfaith dialogue. She has published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation and is currently assisting His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the writing and publication of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, a multi-volume series of teachings on the Buddhist path. Visit thubtenchodron.org for a media library of her teachings, and sravastiabbey.org to learn more about Sravasti Abbey.
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Series Schedule
- September 15
- Donald Lopez - The Collected Works of Jeffrey Hopkins
- September 22
- Guy Newland - The Two Truths According to Je Tsongkhapa
- September 29
- Anne C. Klein (Lama Rigzin Drolma) - Nyingma, Dzogchen, and Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche in the Hopkins Oeuvre
- October 6
- Jongbok Yi - Tsongkhapa’s Identification of the Object of Negation in the Svātantrika-Mādhyamika
- October 13
- Douglas Duckworth - Ethical Grounds in Prāsaṅgika and the Great Perfection
- October 20
- John Powers - The 8th and 9th Karmapa’s Explanation of Madhyamika and its Necessity for Mahamudra
- October 27
- Craig Preston - Getting into Emptiness with Jamyang Shaypa, an interactive session
- November 3
- Venerable Thubten Chodron - Why is the Vinaya Important if Things Are Empty?
- November 10
- Georges Dreyfus - The Prasangika Svatantrika Debate
- November 17
- Daniel Cozort - The Diamond Sutra on Four Delusions Regarding Interdependence
- November 24
- Steven Weinberger - The Importance of Yoga Tantra, An Introduction to the Sarva-tathagata-tattva-samgraha
