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Vikramasila Foundation
Palden Sakya Centers
Centers for Tibetan Buddhist
Studies and Meditation
Welcome to the Palden Sakya
Centers. Our center activites are due to the grace and
kindness of His Holiness Sakya Trizin, the 41st Sakya Trizin
and throneholder of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism.
NEW YORK CITY SCHEDULE
NEW JERSEY SCHEDULE
PALDEN SAKYA OHIO SCHEDULE
PALDEN SAKYA WOODSTOCK SCHEDULE
PHILMONT, NEW YORK SCHEDULE
PALDEN SAKYA VERMONT SCHEDULE
NEW
YORK
Spring
Schedule 2009
Please
email paldensakya@vikramasila.org for class schedules and
information
Palden Sakya New York
4 West 101 St. (off Central Park
West), #63, New York City
(Take C train to 103rd Street)
212
866-4339 • sangye@aol.com •
www.paldensakya.org
The Palden
Sakya Center of New York City is located on a quiet block
off Central Park West on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The
interior of the Center is like a miniature Tibetan Buddhist
temple. The shrine is surrounded by cloth-covered
scriptures containing the Buddha’s teachings, and on the
walls hang beautiful painted thangkas of Buddhas and
Bodhisattvas, which encourage devotion and focus the
meditative mind. In this tranquil setting, our resident
teacher, Lama Pema Wangdak, conducts weekly classes in
Buddhist disciplines, guides students in meditation, leads
pujas and other prayer rituals, and teaches the Tibetan
language. All are welcome to participate in whichever
activities they feel drawn to. The only requirement for
participation is the thought that the teachings given at the
Center may be of benefit in one’s life along with a
willingness to test that thought. Everyone is welcome to
join our family of Dharma brothers and sisters!
About Our Teacher
Venerable Lama Pema Wangdak
Archaya
Lama Pema Wangdak was born in Purang, Tibet, in 1954 and is
a student of His Holiness the Sakya Trizin and other great
masters from the Sakya order of Tibetan Buddhism. He is a
graduate of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
in Benares, India. In 1980 he received his Acharya
(Master’s) degree. Lama Pema was sent by His Holiness Sakya
Trizin in 1982 as the first of the younger generation of
Tibetan teachers to America from the Sakya School and has
been guiding Western students for over 20 years.
COURSE-BASED
INSTRUCTION
These
courses require a commitment on the part of the student. Classes
will consist of teachings from the Lama, homework, meditation,
group discussion and analysis.
Tibetan Language (Learn to Read, Write and Speak) • Mondays •
6:00–9:00
The Pema Ts’al Tibetan Language system-based
simultaneous “3 Grades” 12-week course will teach skills in
writing, reading and speaking. The “1st Grade” offers entire
reading and writing protocols, with simple vocavulary and
grammar and basic conversation. The “2nd Grade” offers the
extended structures of phrases, grammar, and the syntax.
The “3rd Grade” offers composition, comprehensive reading
and writing skills.
Registration required, all levels welcome.
Please send your name, address, level of study, email, phone.
You will be contacted and advised as to which time slot to
attend. Send registration: info@paldensakya.org.
In the subject line put "Tibetan Language Class"
Dates: Please
email paldensakya@vikramasila.org for class schedules and
information
6:00-7:30
PM Beginners class / 7:30-9:00 PM Intermediate and advanced
class
$20.00 per class suggested donation / Everyone welcome
A Guide to
the Bodhisattva's Way of Life: Tuesday Lecture series
• 7:00–9:00
PM
Lama Pema teaches from Shantideva's seminal
text, A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life
Dates:
Please
email paldensakya@vikramasila.org for class schedules and
information
7:00-9:00 PM / $20.00 per class suggested donation / Everyone
welcome
Activites
at Palden Sakya Centers
Twice a year, Ven. Lama Pema Wangdak conducts a refuge
ceremony for those interested in taking refuge in the
Buddha, Dharma and Sangha . . . the first step that one
takes to become a Buddhist.
2008
Holy Days
January
7: Mahakala
January 17: Tsok
February 6: Mahakala
February 7: Losar Duchen
Tibetan New Year
February 16: Tsok
March 6: Mahakala
March 16: Tsok
April 5: Mahakala
April 15: Tsok
May 4: Mahakala
May 14: Tsok
June 2: Mahakala
June 13: Tsok
June 18: Vesak (Saka Dhawa Duchen)
Commemoration of Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana
July 6: Birthday of HH Dalai Lama
July 12: Tsok
July 31: Mahakala
August 3: Chokhor Duchen
Buddha Turning the Wheel of Dharma for
the first time
Aug 11: Tsok
Aug 29: Mahakala
Sept. 7: Birthday of HH Sakya Trizin
Sept. 10: Tsok
Sept. 28: Mahakala
Oct: 9: Tsok
Oct. 27: Mahakala
Nov. 8: Tsok
Nov. 19: Lhabab Duchen
Buddha's descent from heaven after teaching
his Mother who had been reborn there
Nov. 26: Mahakala
Dec 7: Tsok
Dec. 26: Mahakala
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The Palden Sakya Centers
Centers for Tibetan Buddhist
Studies and Meditation
289 Brookside Avenue, Cresskill,
NJ 07626
201 541-0007 •
www.paldensakya.org
Director and Teacher: Venerable
Lama Pema Wangdak
Please
email paldensakya@vikramasila.org for class schedules and
information
Learn more about Tibetan
Buddhism with our weekly Thursday evening classes in
Cresskill, NJ—All are welcome!
Buddhist Lecture
Series: Bodhisattva's Way of Life
Thursdays, 7:30–9:00 PM/ $20.00 suggested donation each class
/ Everyone welcome
Dates:
Please
email paldensakya@vikramasila.org for class schedules and
information
Topic:
Shantideva's classic text, "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's
Way of Life"
DIRECTIONS:
From NYC by Bus: Take the No. 20 Red and Tan Lines
from Port Authority (42nd St.). Tell the bus driver to let
you know when you reach Union Ave. and County Road. You will
see the Texaco Log Cabin Gas Station. There is a pay phone
on the corner. Please call the center and we will come and
pick you up. To receive exact times for the bus, please call
the Red and Tan Lines 201-384-2400 (M-F 9-5 PM)
From NYC by Car: Take the upper level of the George
Washington Bridge. Stay in the far right hand lane and exit
the Palisades Parkway (North). Take Exit 2 (Alpine/Closter).
Follow exit turn which brings you to a light. This is Route
9W. Take a left (heading south). Take a right on Hillside
Ave. (Cresskill/Dumont). Stay on Hillside Ave. through the
town of Alpine. This is a winding, twisting street. Hillside
Ave. leads you to the town of Cresskill. The street name will
change to Union Ave. You will pass a Kings grocery store on
your left. Cross the RR tracks and the road immediately forks.
Bear to the right of the fork. This is Grant Ave. Look for
"children's crossing" signs. You are soon approaching Brookside
Ave. Take a right on Brookside Ave. We are 289 Brookside Avenue.
House is on your left side. Look for Tibetan flag on garage.
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Palden
Sakya Woodstock
15 Meads Mountain Road
/ Woodstock, NY / (845) 679-4024
Puja
and classes: Please
email paldensakya@vikramasila.org for class schedules and
information
September
27
Green Tara
Puja
10 AM /
Initiation Required
11:30 AM Teaching following Green Tara Puja. Suggested
contribution: $13.00 per class
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Palden Sakya
Philmont
Dharma Study Group
22 Maple Avenue
/ Philmont, NY / (518) 672-5216
Lojong •
3:30-5 PM
Please
email paldensakya@vikramasila.org for class schedules and
information
Suggested
contribution: $13.00 per class.
Lojong
teaching and practices are continuing teachings for both
beginners and continuing students. The teachings focus on
Buddhist principles, view and meditation. Lojong means the
training of the mind in the spirituality of love and
compassion, which is the essence of the enlightened path. The
course will help deepen one's understanding of the meaning of
love and compassion.
Palden
Sakya Vermont
227 Water Street, PO Box 243,
Jamaica, VT 05343
For more
information: Michael Marantz (802) 874-4739
Dharma Talk: Please
email paldensakya@vikramasila.org for class schedules and
information
Green Tara: 10:00 AM
1:00 PM Teaching
6263
Far Hills Avenue at Whipp Road, Dayton, OH 45459
For more
information: Stephen K. Hayes (937) 436-9990
Dharma talks
will be given throughout the year. More information to come.
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