Pratyekabuddha Nine Yanas Retreat
with
Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche

March 17 - 23, 2012
CHANGE OF VENUE: Nagi Gonpa, Shivapuri, Kathmandu, Nepal

We are pleased to announce that in March 2012, Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche will continue his series of teachings on the Nine Yanas in Nepal by holding a week-long programme on the Pratyekabuddhayana, the vehicle of self-realised buddhas. The first yana, the Shravakayana, was taught in January last year, 2011.

What are the Nine Yanas?
The Sanskrit word ‘yana’ means vehicle, a set of teachings that when practiced ‘carry’ one to the level of fruition. Buddha Shakyamuni taught a huge variety of teachings in order to tame the array of different sentient beings with their individual capacities and inclinations. This vast range of teachings can be condensed into the gradual path of the nine yanas or vehicles.

Study and Practice Materials
Phakchok Rinpoche’s teachings on the nine yanas follow a series of books containing collections of texts that have been compiled specifically for this purpose. These collections include words of the Buddha and texts by Indian panditas and Tibetan mahasiddhas, and cover the view, meditation, conduct, and fruition of each yana. Moreover, there’s a specific sadhana for each yana with a specific mantra, a specific tangka, and so on. These sadhanas are called the Rigsum Nyingtik in Tibetan (the Heart Essence of the Three Enlightened Families), and are a branch teaching of the Three Sections of the Great Perfection, a very famous text revealed by the supreme treasure revealer Chokgyur Lingpa.

For more information on the nine yanas, please go to www.phakchokrinpoche.org.

Schedule
The programme will be a combination of teachings with Rinpoche, and discussion groups and meditation sessions with Rinpoche and other students.

Cost
USD 200                                 
USD 140 discounted price for registered students

This includes lunch, tea and snacks, and the necessary study and practice texts and materials. All proceeds from the programme will go to Rinpoche’s projects.

Registration
For more information on this programme and to register, please email us at events@cglf.org.