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  His Holiness the Dalai Lama performed Tenzin Nawang's Haircutting Ceremony in Dharamsala India on May 5,2025 Click Here to view photos Upcoming Special Events at Deer Park Deer Park Buddhist Center is very pleased to welcome back Geshe Lobsang Dawa to teach on Friday, May 8, 2026 and Saturday, May 9, 2026. There will be two teaching sessions each day: 10 am - 12 noon, and 2-4 pm. Everyone is welcome.
About Geshe Lobsang DawaThe Non-Sectarian Dharma Guru Venerable Geshe Lobsang Dawa was born near the Boudhanath Stupa in Nepal. During his childhood, he studied modern education at the Central School for Tibetans in Mussoorie, India. At the age of eleven, he left home to become a monk and studied Buddhist philosophy through logical reasoning at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala and Drepung Loseling Monastery. After completing his studies of the five major Buddhist texts, he received the title of Geshe (spiritual teacher) from that very monastery. Additionally, he received numerous profound and extensive teachings, empowerments, transmissions, and instructions from H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama and numerous other non-sectarian holy masters on the sutra and tantra traditions of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.From 1997 to 2017, for a full 20 years, he served as a professor of major Buddhist texts, and as an education administrator at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamshala. From 2005 to 2021, under the guidance of H.H the 14th Dalai Lama and at the request of the Dharamshala Introduction to Buddhism Committee, he took on the role of a Buddhism teacher. He taught introduction to Buddhism and meditation practices to the lay and monastic community in Dharamshala. He has also been teaching introductory, intermediate, and advanced Buddhism courses, meditation practices, and transmission to monasteries, nunneries, schools, settlements, various Buddhist organizations, and both Tibetan and non-Tibetan Buddhism enthusiasts throughout India. Moreover, he has authored and continues to write numerous Buddhist texts for beginners, intermediate, and advanced levels of those interested in Buddhism. Published books are distributed free of charge to public. In 2013, he established the Dharamshala Community Meditation Center near Delek hospital by renovating old Shugseb Nunnery, a free facility for lay and monastic individuals who are interested in practicing meditation according to the sutra and tantra traditions. He continues to serve as the director of this centre. Furthermore, since 2008, he has been introducing Buddhism in Nepal. In 2015, he established The Society of Introduction to Buddhism Nepal and took on the role of its Chairman. He has personally visited many areas in Nepal, including the capital and especially remote rural areas, generously offering both material and spiritual assistance to people regardless of their religious or ethnic background, for the benefit of the Buddha's teachings and sentient beings. Additionally, since 2020, to benefit Buddhism enthusiasts around the world, he has been offering online introductions to Buddhism, teachings on major Buddhist texts, and instructions related to meditation practices. This concludes the brief introduction of his visible dharma activities and social work for the benefit of the Buddha's teachings and sentient beings. May virtues increase. - Written by Gelong Tenzin Paljor Day of Meditation & Teachings
The Deer Park community is planning to continue the Day of Meditation program in 2026 so mark your calendars! Each day includes teachings and meditation guided by Deer Park resident teachers, Ven. Geshe Tenzin Sherab and Ven, Geshe Lhundub Jinpa. All new and experienced practitioners are welcome. WHERE: Deer Park Buddhist Center 4548 Schneider Dr, Oregon, WI 53575 WHEN: Saturday, April 11th 2026 Saturday, June 20th 2026 Saturday, August 15th 2026 Saturday, October 17th 2026 Event Schedule Registration 8:30 am Morning session 9 am Lunch 11:30 am Afternoon session 1 pm Program ends ~3:30 pm PROVIDED: Dharma teachings in both morning and afternoon sessions Sitting meditation practice Vegetarian lunch and refreshments Meditation cushions but if you prefer, bring your own or feel free to sit in a chair REGISTER: Check this website 6 weeks prior to each event with a link to Register online. Contact deerparkdom@gmail.com with any questions. Click here to register for April 11, 2026 Weekly Teaching Schedule Sundays 10 a.m. to Noon Geshe Tenzin Sherab is teaching "The Orament of Clear Realization" {Abhisamayalamkara} Sunday Teachings: Geshe Tenzin Sherab will continue to teach on Buddha Maitreya's “Abhisamayalamkara” or “Ornament of Clear Realization.” Geshe-la is using Haribhadra's commentary entitled "Clear Meaning Commentary". Below is a link to the English translation of Haribhadra's "Clear Meaning Commentary" which Geshe Sherab is using in teaching on Arya Maitreya's Ornament of Clear Realizations. This translation was kindly made available for our use by the translator, Alexander Naughton. https://mcusercontent.com/cb9a08d0b4ab180140726d6b5/files/fa7e2f45-2fce-6d99-1d2b-528e226be490/HaribExpo81pp.pdf Thursday Nights 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Geshe Lhundub Jinpa is teaching Lama Tsongkapa's "Songs of Spiritual Experience" or "Abbreviated Lam Rim". Thursday Teachings: Geshe Lhundup Jinpa will continue teaching from Lama Tsongkapa's "Songs of Spiritual Experience" or "Abbreviated Lam Rim". This is a concise and eloquent presentation of the stages of the path to enlightenment appropriate for all levels. You can download the text in English. Periodic Retreats and Pujas Nyung Ne retreat – this is a weekend long fasting retreat held near Sagadawa, the celebration of Sakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. Other pujas are held on special days such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday, Wheel-turning day, Buddha's Descent from Heaven of the 33, and the Anniversary of Je Tsong Khapa’s Parinirvana (Ganden Ngam Cho). Deer Park Warmly Welcomed Geshe Lhundup Jinpa
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