Dependent Arising, Summer Studies - 11th July to 31st July 2025
Date: 11th July to 31st July 2025
Format: Dependent Arising - Summer Studies, Onsite
Overview
At Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, quietly tucked away in a south Wales landscape of mighty oaks and verdant sheep meadows, refresh mind and body while unfolding the key topic that all Buddha’s teachings meet back to, dependent arising. There will be a special, detailed focus on the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising, what creates samsara and what destroys it, using Jetsun Chökyi Gyaltsen’s General Meaning of Dependent Arising, a supplementary text to his main Perfection of Wisdom commentaries. The text is written from the Middle Way Autonomist perspective. Familiarity with reading texts set out in debate form and also with the Buddhist presentation of the realms of samsara and the grounds and paths leading to liberation and enlightenment will be very helpful. It will be a guided reading and an exploration together in the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of a comfortable, established Dharma centre. There will be linked meditations and also karma yoga to keep Lam Rim Wales functioning. Helpful introductory texts are How Karma Works by Geshe Sonam Rinchen and The Meaning of Life by HH the Dalai Lama. It is possible to join the course for some days if you are unable to stay for the whole.
Joining Flexibility
It is possible to join for a few days, part or all of the course.
Schedule*
07:30-08:15 Silent Meditation [Optional] (45min)
08:15-09:15 Breakfast (1 hr)
09:15-10:30 Study Session (1 hr 15m)
10:30-11:00 Break 00:30 (30min)
11:00-12:30 Study Session 01:30 (1 hr 30m)
12:30-13:30 Lunch 01:00 (1 hr)
13:30-14:30 Karma Yoga 01:00 (1 hr)
14:30-16:00 Free / Personal Study (1 hr 30m)
16:00-17:15 Discussion (1 hr 15m)
17:30-18:30 Light Supper (1 hr)
18:30-19:15 Evening Prayers [Optional] (45min)
*Rest days will be scheduled during the course. Schedule provisional, subject to change.
About the Support Tutor
Geshe Tenzin Losel was born in mid-20th century Britain. He first met Buddhist teachings in England thanks to the exceptionally kind efforts of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa, reaching out to westerners. He left for India in 1990 for further studies and received full ordination as a Buddhist monk in the Tibetan tradition from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1994. He is one of the handful of Westerners trained for two decades in the traditional Tibetan way as a geshe. While a student at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, he attended many public teachings by His Holiness there. In 2006 he received his geshe degree from Drepung Loseling, the monastery where the late Geshe Damcho, founder of Lam Rim Wales also trained. After returning to Britain to care for his parents in their last years, he moved in 2018 to Nalanda Monastery in France. As well as teaching, he has been involved in translating vinaya materials, which deal with ethical conduct and vows, especially for monastics. In fulfilment of Geshe Damcho’s request to him to teach in his centres, he is now associated with Lam Rim Wales and Lam Rim Bristol.
Translations
Tsongkhapa's Praise for Dependent Relativity (2011, Wisdom Publications)
A Glowing Light of Scripture and Reasoning, Lamp Illuminating the Essentials of the Four Seals that Authenticate the View by Gen Lamrimpa Ngawang Phuntsok. (2019). Free Download >
A Mirror Making All Things Clear, A Presentation of Signs and Reasonings by Geshe Tsultrim Namgyel. (2019). Free Download >
Who Should Attend
Complete beginners are likely to find this course challenging, so a background in Tibetan Buddhist Studies, particularly around the 12 Links or Buddhist Philosophy, will be helpful.
Lunch & Refreshments
We are pleased to provide complimentary refreshments throughout the course, with breakfast, lunch and an evening meal. Please advise of any dietary requirements on the booking form.
Location
Teachings will be onsite at Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, Pentwyn Manor, Penrhos, Raglan, Usk, Wales, NP15 2LE - directions here >
Visiting by public transport, more information here >
Residential Accommodation
To understand more about residential accommodation and the various rooms available, click here >
Day Attendees
We recommend that everyone interested in attending this course, whether local or living further afield, takes advantage of the opportunity to stay onsite to maximise the retreat experience. However, for those living locally who prefer or need to return home in the evenings, please contact us directly at lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com.
Tickets & Donation
Everyone is welcome to attend Buddhist teachings freely with no donation. However, the Centre does rely on donations to stay open, which are gratefully received. We offer two main rates to enable as many people as possible to attend our teachings. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you are able. Your generosity is vital in supporting the Centre.
Standard Rate - This includes a donation to help sustain Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, and to cover costs and teacher expenses.
Basic Rate - This covers the very basic costs of running this course.
Support Rate - Contact us via lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com if the above rates are too high for you where we can discuss further subsidised options.
Donate Onsite - If you prefer to donate cash or use card onsite, please select this ticket option and complete the booking form register.
Donate via BACS - If you prefer to donate via BACS, please select this ticket option and complete the booking form register. Then follow the instructions for BACS donation >
Summer Studies Booking Note
Accommodation & Meals - all rates include accommodation & meals and are subsidised compared to our general suggested donation rates due to this being a group study format.
Attendance - Full Term includes the full 21 days of the course. Those selecting the 1 week option, please add your dates in the Notes section on the booking form. For those wishing to attend the occasional day, perhaps living locally, please email us at lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com
Sangha Note - Please feel welcome to use Basic Rate or Contact Us for further support via our Support Rate.
Important on Booking: Our online system uses PayPal to take donations. If you do not have a PayPal Account you can pay as a Guest. Please click the link ‘Try Another Way’ , then follow instructions for ‘Pay by Debit or Credit Card’.
Date: 11th July to 31st July 2025
Format: Dependent Arising - Summer Studies, Onsite
Overview
At Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, quietly tucked away in a south Wales landscape of mighty oaks and verdant sheep meadows, refresh mind and body while unfolding the key topic that all Buddha’s teachings meet back to, dependent arising. There will be a special, detailed focus on the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising, what creates samsara and what destroys it, using Jetsun Chökyi Gyaltsen’s General Meaning of Dependent Arising, a supplementary text to his main Perfection of Wisdom commentaries. The text is written from the Middle Way Autonomist perspective. Familiarity with reading texts set out in debate form and also with the Buddhist presentation of the realms of samsara and the grounds and paths leading to liberation and enlightenment will be very helpful. It will be a guided reading and an exploration together in the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of a comfortable, established Dharma centre. There will be linked meditations and also karma yoga to keep Lam Rim Wales functioning. Helpful introductory texts are How Karma Works by Geshe Sonam Rinchen and The Meaning of Life by HH the Dalai Lama. It is possible to join the course for some days if you are unable to stay for the whole.
Joining Flexibility
It is possible to join for a few days, part or all of the course.
Schedule*
07:30-08:15 Silent Meditation [Optional] (45min)
08:15-09:15 Breakfast (1 hr)
09:15-10:30 Study Session (1 hr 15m)
10:30-11:00 Break 00:30 (30min)
11:00-12:30 Study Session 01:30 (1 hr 30m)
12:30-13:30 Lunch 01:00 (1 hr)
13:30-14:30 Karma Yoga 01:00 (1 hr)
14:30-16:00 Free / Personal Study (1 hr 30m)
16:00-17:15 Discussion (1 hr 15m)
17:30-18:30 Light Supper (1 hr)
18:30-19:15 Evening Prayers [Optional] (45min)
*Rest days will be scheduled during the course. Schedule provisional, subject to change.
About the Support Tutor
Geshe Tenzin Losel was born in mid-20th century Britain. He first met Buddhist teachings in England thanks to the exceptionally kind efforts of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa, reaching out to westerners. He left for India in 1990 for further studies and received full ordination as a Buddhist monk in the Tibetan tradition from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1994. He is one of the handful of Westerners trained for two decades in the traditional Tibetan way as a geshe. While a student at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, he attended many public teachings by His Holiness there. In 2006 he received his geshe degree from Drepung Loseling, the monastery where the late Geshe Damcho, founder of Lam Rim Wales also trained. After returning to Britain to care for his parents in their last years, he moved in 2018 to Nalanda Monastery in France. As well as teaching, he has been involved in translating vinaya materials, which deal with ethical conduct and vows, especially for monastics. In fulfilment of Geshe Damcho’s request to him to teach in his centres, he is now associated with Lam Rim Wales and Lam Rim Bristol.
Translations
Tsongkhapa's Praise for Dependent Relativity (2011, Wisdom Publications)
A Glowing Light of Scripture and Reasoning, Lamp Illuminating the Essentials of the Four Seals that Authenticate the View by Gen Lamrimpa Ngawang Phuntsok. (2019). Free Download >
A Mirror Making All Things Clear, A Presentation of Signs and Reasonings by Geshe Tsultrim Namgyel. (2019). Free Download >
Who Should Attend
Complete beginners are likely to find this course challenging, so a background in Tibetan Buddhist Studies, particularly around the 12 Links or Buddhist Philosophy, will be helpful.
Lunch & Refreshments
We are pleased to provide complimentary refreshments throughout the course, with breakfast, lunch and an evening meal. Please advise of any dietary requirements on the booking form.
Location
Teachings will be onsite at Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, Pentwyn Manor, Penrhos, Raglan, Usk, Wales, NP15 2LE - directions here >
Visiting by public transport, more information here >
Residential Accommodation
To understand more about residential accommodation and the various rooms available, click here >
Day Attendees
We recommend that everyone interested in attending this course, whether local or living further afield, takes advantage of the opportunity to stay onsite to maximise the retreat experience. However, for those living locally who prefer or need to return home in the evenings, please contact us directly at lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com.
Tickets & Donation
Everyone is welcome to attend Buddhist teachings freely with no donation. However, the Centre does rely on donations to stay open, which are gratefully received. We offer two main rates to enable as many people as possible to attend our teachings. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you are able. Your generosity is vital in supporting the Centre.
Standard Rate - This includes a donation to help sustain Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, and to cover costs and teacher expenses.
Basic Rate - This covers the very basic costs of running this course.
Support Rate - Contact us via lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com if the above rates are too high for you where we can discuss further subsidised options.
Donate Onsite - If you prefer to donate cash or use card onsite, please select this ticket option and complete the booking form register.
Donate via BACS - If you prefer to donate via BACS, please select this ticket option and complete the booking form register. Then follow the instructions for BACS donation >
Summer Studies Booking Note
Accommodation & Meals - all rates include accommodation & meals and are subsidised compared to our general suggested donation rates due to this being a group study format.
Attendance - Full Term includes the full 21 days of the course. Those selecting the 1 week option, please add your dates in the Notes section on the booking form. For those wishing to attend the occasional day, perhaps living locally, please email us at lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com
Sangha Note - Please feel welcome to use Basic Rate or Contact Us for further support via our Support Rate.
Important on Booking: Our online system uses PayPal to take donations. If you do not have a PayPal Account you can pay as a Guest. Please click the link ‘Try Another Way’ , then follow instructions for ‘Pay by Debit or Credit Card’.
Date: 11th July to 31st July 2025
Format: Dependent Arising - Summer Studies, Onsite
Overview
At Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, quietly tucked away in a south Wales landscape of mighty oaks and verdant sheep meadows, refresh mind and body while unfolding the key topic that all Buddha’s teachings meet back to, dependent arising. There will be a special, detailed focus on the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising, what creates samsara and what destroys it, using Jetsun Chökyi Gyaltsen’s General Meaning of Dependent Arising, a supplementary text to his main Perfection of Wisdom commentaries. The text is written from the Middle Way Autonomist perspective. Familiarity with reading texts set out in debate form and also with the Buddhist presentation of the realms of samsara and the grounds and paths leading to liberation and enlightenment will be very helpful. It will be a guided reading and an exploration together in the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of a comfortable, established Dharma centre. There will be linked meditations and also karma yoga to keep Lam Rim Wales functioning. Helpful introductory texts are How Karma Works by Geshe Sonam Rinchen and The Meaning of Life by HH the Dalai Lama. It is possible to join the course for some days if you are unable to stay for the whole.
Joining Flexibility
It is possible to join for a few days, part or all of the course.
Schedule*
07:30-08:15 Silent Meditation [Optional] (45min)
08:15-09:15 Breakfast (1 hr)
09:15-10:30 Study Session (1 hr 15m)
10:30-11:00 Break 00:30 (30min)
11:00-12:30 Study Session 01:30 (1 hr 30m)
12:30-13:30 Lunch 01:00 (1 hr)
13:30-14:30 Karma Yoga 01:00 (1 hr)
14:30-16:00 Free / Personal Study (1 hr 30m)
16:00-17:15 Discussion (1 hr 15m)
17:30-18:30 Light Supper (1 hr)
18:30-19:15 Evening Prayers [Optional] (45min)
*Rest days will be scheduled during the course. Schedule provisional, subject to change.
About the Support Tutor
Geshe Tenzin Losel was born in mid-20th century Britain. He first met Buddhist teachings in England thanks to the exceptionally kind efforts of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa, reaching out to westerners. He left for India in 1990 for further studies and received full ordination as a Buddhist monk in the Tibetan tradition from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1994. He is one of the handful of Westerners trained for two decades in the traditional Tibetan way as a geshe. While a student at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, he attended many public teachings by His Holiness there. In 2006 he received his geshe degree from Drepung Loseling, the monastery where the late Geshe Damcho, founder of Lam Rim Wales also trained. After returning to Britain to care for his parents in their last years, he moved in 2018 to Nalanda Monastery in France. As well as teaching, he has been involved in translating vinaya materials, which deal with ethical conduct and vows, especially for monastics. In fulfilment of Geshe Damcho’s request to him to teach in his centres, he is now associated with Lam Rim Wales and Lam Rim Bristol.
Translations
Tsongkhapa's Praise for Dependent Relativity (2011, Wisdom Publications)
A Glowing Light of Scripture and Reasoning, Lamp Illuminating the Essentials of the Four Seals that Authenticate the View by Gen Lamrimpa Ngawang Phuntsok. (2019). Free Download >
A Mirror Making All Things Clear, A Presentation of Signs and Reasonings by Geshe Tsultrim Namgyel. (2019). Free Download >
Who Should Attend
Complete beginners are likely to find this course challenging, so a background in Tibetan Buddhist Studies, particularly around the 12 Links or Buddhist Philosophy, will be helpful.
Lunch & Refreshments
We are pleased to provide complimentary refreshments throughout the course, with breakfast, lunch and an evening meal. Please advise of any dietary requirements on the booking form.
Location
Teachings will be onsite at Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, Pentwyn Manor, Penrhos, Raglan, Usk, Wales, NP15 2LE - directions here >
Visiting by public transport, more information here >
Residential Accommodation
To understand more about residential accommodation and the various rooms available, click here >
Day Attendees
We recommend that everyone interested in attending this course, whether local or living further afield, takes advantage of the opportunity to stay onsite to maximise the retreat experience. However, for those living locally who prefer or need to return home in the evenings, please contact us directly at lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com.
Tickets & Donation
Everyone is welcome to attend Buddhist teachings freely with no donation. However, the Centre does rely on donations to stay open, which are gratefully received. We offer two main rates to enable as many people as possible to attend our teachings. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you are able. Your generosity is vital in supporting the Centre.
Standard Rate - This includes a donation to help sustain Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, and to cover costs and teacher expenses.
Basic Rate - This covers the very basic costs of running this course.
Support Rate - Contact us via lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com if the above rates are too high for you where we can discuss further subsidised options.
Donate Onsite - If you prefer to donate cash or use card onsite, please select this ticket option and complete the booking form register.
Donate via BACS - If you prefer to donate via BACS, please select this ticket option and complete the booking form register. Then follow the instructions for BACS donation >
Summer Studies Booking Note
Accommodation & Meals - all rates include accommodation & meals and are subsidised compared to our general suggested donation rates due to this being a group study format.
Attendance - Full Term includes the full 21 days of the course. Those selecting the 1 week option, please add your dates in the Notes section on the booking form. For those wishing to attend the occasional day, perhaps living locally, please email us at lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com
Sangha Note - Please feel welcome to use Basic Rate or Contact Us for further support via our Support Rate.
Important on Booking: Our online system uses PayPal to take donations. If you do not have a PayPal Account you can pay as a Guest. Please click the link ‘Try Another Way’ , then follow instructions for ‘Pay by Debit or Credit Card’.