Dear Friends,
We are delighted to announce that after a long gap of almost 3 years, Bhante Dhammadipa will be with us in Mumbai again. He will be teaching the 6th Chapter of the Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra, a foundational text of the Yogācāra school of Buddhism.
The details are as follows-
Date- 12th to 24th November 2022 (including Sundays)
Timings- 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (IST)
Mode- hybrid (offline and online)
As the first day of the teaching is a Saturday, we urge all of you to please make it to campus in person. It is a great opportunity to meet a meditation master who is non-sectarian in his study and practice.
A Zoom link will be shared with those who wish to attend online.
About the Teacher: Bhante Dhammadipa was born in Czechoslovakia, where he studied Chinese literature and philosophy. He later pursued his studies in Jerusalem, Berlin and Paris, before enrolling at the Nalanda University in India to study Sanskrit and Buddhist philosophy. He then lived in Japan, Sri Lanka and Burma, studying and practising as a Buddhist monk under renowned contemporary masters of Buddhism. One of his principal teachers was the Burmese meditation master Pa Auk Sayadaw, who recognized him as his first Western disciples qualified to teach meditation. Today, he is one of the foremost teachers of samatha meditation. He has taught the Dharma extensively, in both theory and practice, and led students in meditation retreats in Europe, North and South America, India, China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.
Bhante Dhammadipa was instrumental in developing our outreach project, Jetavan, at Sakarwadi, which is a wonderful collaboration with Godavari Biorefineries Ltd, Bhante Dhammadipa and the Centre for Buddhist Studies at KJSIDS.
best wishes,
Dr Supriya Rai
Director