The Foundation Study Programme

Taught by our Resident Teacher: Gen Kelsang Rigma

The purpose of the Foundation Programme is to provide a systematic presentation of particular subjects of Mahayana Buddhism to enable practitioners to deepen their knowledge and experience of Buddhism.

Here at Khedrubje Centre we are currently studying Joyful Path of Good Fortune, an explanation of the entire path to enlightenment as taught by the great Buddhist Masters such as Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa. Studying this book will reveal three principle understandings to us:

1. How to be happy in this life and our future lives through developing the realisations of the initial scope.

2. How to attain the supreme inner peace of liberation that will cause us to feel at peace at all times through the realisations of the intermediate scope.

3. How to be of the most benefit to others through the realisations of the great scope.

The Lamrim teachings this text is based on has been at the heart of the Kadampa Buddhist Tradition for over 800 years, so this is an opportunity not to be missed!

If you are interested in trying out a class please contact us.

The Five subjects of Foundation Programme Study

The Foundation Programme comprises the following five subjects, based on Buddha’s Sutra teachings and the corresponding commentaries by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso:

• The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, based on the commentary Joyful Path of Good Fortune
• Training the Mind, based on the commentaries Universal Compassion and Eight Steps to Happiness
• The Heart Sutra, based on the commentary Heart of Wisdom
• Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, based on the commentary Meaningful to Behold
• Types of Mind, based on the commentary Understanding the Mind

The Teacher Training Programme

Taught by our Resident Teacher: Gen Kelsang Rigma

The Teacher Training Program (TTP) is for those who wish to become qualified teachers of Kadampa Buddhism and also for those who wish to gain a clear insight into Buddha's teachings and deep experience of their practice.

We are currently studying Universal Compassion. A text on the Lojong practice of Training the Mind in Seven Points by Geshe Chekawa.

Teacher Training Programme involves studying the below 14 texts on Sutra and Tantra (which include the 6 Foundation Programme texts). Aside from studying, the TTP student is required to maintain certain commitments with regard to behaviour and way of life, and to complete a number of meditation retreats each year.

• Joyful Path of Good Fortune
• Universal Compassion
• The Bodhisattva Vow
• Meaningful to Behold
• Understanding the Mind
• Eight Steps to Happiness
• Ocean of Nectar
• Tantric Grounds and Paths
• Great Treasury of Merit
• Guide to Dakini Land
• Essence of Vajrayana
• Mahamudra Tantra
• Clear Light of Bliss
• Heart of Wisdom