The Vikramasila Foundation and the Palden Sakya Centers of America announce that on Saturday, August 8, at 1 PM, the Ven. Lama Pema Wangdak will give a dharma teaching at the Palden Sakya Vermont Center, in Jamaica. Lama Pema has been Tibetan monk since he was 7 years old. After graduating from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Benares, India, where he achieved his Acharya degree, Lama Pema was sent to the West by His Holiness Sakya Trizin, as the first of a younger generation of teachers in America from the Sakya order. For the past twenty years he has been guiding and inspiring Western students and practitioners, in the New York City area, Europe, and South America. For those who would like to participate in a traditional Buddhist practice as well as attend the dharma talk, Lama Pema will lead a Green Tara sadhana (ritual practice) at 10 AM. Both the practice and the dharma talk are free of charge; any meritorious donations will benefit the Pema Ts'al schools for Tibetan children in India and Nepal. Flowers and fruit for the shrine are welcome. The Palden Sakya Vermont Center is located at 227 Water Street, off route 30, in the village of Jamaica. All are invited to attend, and children of all ages are welcome. No background in Buddhism is necessary. For further information, call Michael Marantz at (802) 874-4739. ...
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