What is Tergar buddhism?

Tergar Meditation Community is a Buddhist meditation community led by Tibetan meditation master and best-selling author Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Tergar (tib. གཏེར་སྒར་ gter sgar) means “encampment of the treasure revealer”.

What is the function of bodhisattva?

The very being of a Bodhisattva is to work for the welfare of others. The Bodhisattva’s vow to attain Buddhahood thereby dedicating his efforts to help all other sentient beings makes him placed on the Bodhisattva path.

Who is Tim Olmstead?

Tim is a lead instructor and cofounder of Mingyur Rinpoche’s community, Tergar International. He has also served as director of Gampo Abbey, the largest Buddhist monastery in North America, and is the president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation.

What is Ngondro practice?

In Tibetan Buddhism, Ngöndro (Tibetan: སྔོན་འགྲོ།, Wylie: sngon ‘gro, Sanskrit: pūrvaka) refers to the preliminary, preparatory or foundational practices or disciplines (Sanskrit: sādhanā) common to all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and also to Bon. They precede deity yoga.

Where is Yongey mingyur Rinpoche?

Mingyur Rinpoche has overseen the Kathmandu Tergar Osel Ling Monastery, founded by his father, since 2010. He also opened a shedra (monastic college) at the monastery. In June 2011, Mingyur Rinpoche left his monastery in Bodhgaya to begin a period of extended retreat.

What is bodhisattva Way of practice?

The bodhisattva’s practice is one of ardent commitment to self-development while also seeking to ease the suffering of others and bring happiness and benefit to them. The model of the bodhisattva provides a practical bridge between the abstract ideal of Buddhahood and our mundane lives.

Can a person be a bodhisattva?

Only a few select individuals are ultimately able to become bodhisattvas (such as Maitreya). Mahayana Buddhism generally understands the bodhisattva path as being open to everyone and Mahayanists encourage all individuals to become bodhisattvas.

How do you identify a bodhisattva?

Bodhisattvas may be distinguished from the Buddha by the presence of a crown and elaborate jewelry. They may share some features with the Buddha such as elongated earlobes, an urna, a halo, etc. Bodhisattvas may be found flanking the Buddha in iconic compositions as in multi-figured altarpieces or in isolation.