Courses & Events
Movie Night! Boddhisattva
Friday Feb. 26, 7pm Mark Elliott’s documentary, “Bodhisattva”, portrays the Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa, one of the most important lamas in the world of Tibetan Buddhism, at a unique moment in his trajectory as…Read more
Movie Night! The Lion’s Roar
This is the masterful portrait of the late 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, the great Tibetan Buddhist master known as the Black Hat Lama. The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, one…Read more
Movie Night! Yangsi
Friday December 18, 7pm Recognized as the reincarnation (‘yangsi’) of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of the most revered Tibetan Masters of the 20th century, Ugyen Tenzin Jigme Lhundrup must train to perpetuate this…Read more
Movie Night! Brilliant Moon
Friday, Nov. 20, 7pm Brilliant Moon chronicles the life of the writer, poet, and meditation master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of Tibet’s most revered 20th-century Buddhist teachers. Known as the instructor of His…Read more
Movie Night! ZEN
Friday, October 30. 7pm. “Zen” is the true story of Eihei Dogen, the great 13th century Japanese Buddhist master. Dogen traveled in China and established a monastery in Japan, where the emphasis was…Read more
Exploring the Essence of Meditation
Mondays, 7pm. Beginning October 12 This program finished on December 7. This is an opportunity for anyone who wishes to explore the Wisdom and Compassion of the Buddhist teachings. There will be special…Read more
Movie Night! Three Tibetan Shorts
Friday, Sept. 25, 7pm This month, we’re showing 3 short Tibetan films for your enjoyment. The first is about the restoration of Yeshe Tsogyal’s birthplace,”In the Minds of All Beings: Tsogyal Latso of…Read more
In The Mirror of Death
An Introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist Understanding of Death and Dying This 8-week course guides participants through the essential teachings on dying and death from the Buddhist tradition of Tibet. It offers a…Read more
Movie Night! Little Buddha
Friday June 19, 7pm Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, this classic Buddhist film is an international production, filmed in Seattle, Bhutan and Nepal. In the plot line, Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search…Read more
Movie Night! Monk with a Camera
Friday May 29, 7pm Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Grandson of legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, and trained by Irving Penn to…Read more
