
Buddhist Visual Literacy Series: The Wheel of Life
Stephanie Johnston leads a nine-week Saturday series unlocking the power of Buddhist iconography, focusing on the Wheel of Life. Classes begin Feb. 20.
A space for meditation. A center for study. A community that supports your desire to live more fully. Nalandabodhi Seattle is all these things.
Nalandabodhi Seattle is home to a community of people who embrace the ancient yet timeless wisdom of the Buddha. Guided by our founder, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, we offer classes in meditation and Buddhist philosophy. The benefits of these practices and studies are relevant and applicable to our everyday lives.
Through Nalanda West we offer weekend programs, residential practice retreats and artist residencies. In conjunction with Nitartha Institute, we offer advanced classes in traditional Buddhist philosophy.
Whether you are interested in starting a meditation practice or have been a student of Buddhism for decades, we invite you to join us.
Stephanie Johnston leads a nine-week Saturday series unlocking the power of Buddhist iconography, focusing on the Wheel of Life. Classes begin Feb. 20.
Nick Vail leads a weekly series studying an important work of Nagarjuna, which presents a subtle analysis of the Buddha’s teachings on Madhyamika, or the Middle Way. Nick teaches from Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche’s book, The Sun Of Wisdom, which illuminates Nagarjuna’s root text.
Hinayana studies introduce us to Buddhism as a science of mind, or method of investigation. The Hinayana View, the first of two Hinayana Courses, covers the indispensable foundation of the three-yana system of Buddhist study (the Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana).
Wed., January 20, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – ON ZOOM: Wednesdays, January 20 – February 24, 2021 In the Nalandabodhi Path of Study, Hinayana studies introduce you to Buddhism as a science of mind, or method of investigation. Your study of the Hinayana is divided into two courses: The first course (HIN 201) covers the ground or view of Hinayana, and the second […]
Sun., January 24, 2021 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm –
Acharya teaches via Zoom on the Mahamudra Aspiration by the Third Karmapa on Sundays through January 24. Rangjung Dorje (1284–1339) is considered one of the most important and influential figures in Tibetan Buddhist history.
Mon., January 25, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm –
In the Mahayana teachings, we look at the possibility of limitless compassion and bodhichitta, the boundless intention to help all sentient beings. This motivation and its application are based on the crucial Mahayana notion that all sentient beings possess buddha nature, the potential to become a perfect buddha.
Tue., January 26, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –
Nick Vail leads a weekly series studying an important work of Nagarjuna that presents a subtle analysis of the Buddha’s teachings on Madhyamika, or the Middle Way. Nick teaches from Khenpo Rinpoche’s book, The Sun Of Wisdom, which illuminates Nagarjuna’s text.