Geshe Sonam Rinchen

Geshe Sonam Rinchen was born in Tibet in 1933. He studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharampa Geshe degree. He teaches Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India.

Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way

With Commentary by Gyel-tsap

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Aryadeva,
Gyel-tsap,
Geshe Sonam Rinchen

Gyel-tsap Dar-ma-rin-chen states that Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas was written to explain how, according to Nagarjuna, the practice of the stages of yogic deeds enables those with Mahayana motivation to attain Buddhahood. Both Nagarjuna and Aryadeva urge those who… Read More

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Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment

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Geshe Sonam Rinchen

Atisha, the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist scholar and saint, came to Tibet at the invitation of the king of Western Tibet, Lha Lama Yeshe Wo, and his nephew, Jangchub Wo. His coming initiated the period of the second transmission of… Read More

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The Bodhisattva Vow

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Geshe Sonam Rinchen

Before the Dalai Lama bestows the Bodhisattva vow, he often teaches the short text known as the Twenty Verses on the Bodhisattva Vow by the Indian master Chandragomin. Chandragomin's text discusses some of the most important features regarding the vow,… Read More

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The Heart Sutra

An Oral Teaching

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Geshe Sonam Rinchen

This short gem of a book shows how distorted perceptions and disturbing emotions—arising from our misunderstanding of reality—can be completely uprooted, resulting in freedom from suffering. … Read More

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How Karma Works

The Twelve Links of Dependent-Arising

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Geshe Sonam Rinchen

We all want to find happiness and be free from suffering. Happiness comes from positive mental states and actions, and suffering from the opposite. The twelve-part process of dependent arising shows how actions underlain by ignorance propel us from one… Read More

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Six Perfections

An Oral Teaching

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Geshe Sonam Rinchen

The Six Perfections of generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiastic effort, concentration, and wisdom are practiced by Bodhisattvas who have the supreme intention of attaining enlightenment for the sake of others. These six are perfections because they give rise to complete… Read More

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The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas

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Geshe Sonam Rinchen

Recognizing their true potential and letting go of everything which could hinder them on their spiritual journey, Bodhisattvas entrust themselves to the path taught by the Buddha. Resisting disturbing emotions, they learn to respond to difficult situations in a… Read More

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The Three Principal Aspects of the Path

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Geshe Sonam Rinchen

The wish for freedom, the altruistic intention, and the wisdom realizing emptiness constitute the essence of the Buddhist path. In this teaching, Geshe Sonam Rinchen explains, in clear and readily accessible terms, Je Tsongkhapa’s (1357–1419) famed presentation of these three… Read More

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