{"id":19301,"date":"2026-02-24T10:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:16:39","slug":"ysm-tenets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/es\/ysm-tenets\/","title":{"rendered":"Yogachara-Svantatrika Madhyamaka tenets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19301\" class=\"elementor elementor-19301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa65291 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa65291\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;wave-brush&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33fc9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d33fc9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tenets of the Yog\u0101c\u0101ra-Sv\u0101tantrika Madhyamaka<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351c898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"351c898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read-through and commentary by Geshe 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elementor-element-d0dc87f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0dc87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lamrimcentre.org.uk\/courses\/p\/tenets-of-yogcra-svtantrika-madhyamaka-geshe-losel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Registration link<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122bc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"122bc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Who should join?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06d591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a06d591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This course is ideal for those who are familiar with the philosophical landscape of Mahayana Buddhism and especially of tenet systems themselves.<\/p><p>Those who have an interest to learn more about this subject are welcome to join too. Students are also welcome to join initial sessions to see if it is a good fit for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fead3c\" data-id=\"8fead3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51bf1e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51bf1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Acerca de<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe8f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fe8f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to a read-through and appreciation of these tenets on Tuesday evenings at 19h UK time \/ 20h French time, beginning Tuesday 24th February. From the text: <a href=\"https:\/\/wisdomexperience.org\/product\/beautiful-adornment-of-mount-meru\/\">Beautiful Adornment of Mount Meru, A Presentation of Classical Indian Philosophy<\/a> por <strong>Changkya R\u00f6lpai Dorje<\/strong>, Library of Tibetan Classics translation by Donald S. Lopez. 37 pages beginning p. 367.<\/p><p>Here we have a late-flourishing Middle Way school that rejects external objects conventionally and intrinsic existence ultimately, an ambitious tie-up between Mind-only and Middle Way thought supported on a basis of Dharmakirtian reasoning. It was promulgated in 8th century Tibet by the most prominent master of the system, \u015a\u0101ntarak\u1e63ita. Central to the presentation here: the lack of one or many reasoning to prove the lack of true existence and the magician\u2019s illusion example illustrating the Sv\u0101tantrika view of emptiness.<\/p><p>The Beautiful Adornment of Mount Meru, A Presentation of Classical Indian Philosophy is the most accessible of the longer Tibetan presentations of tenets although it remains a potentially challenging book because of the amount of background knowledge of Buddhist philosophy it assumes. &#8216;The class will follow the text of the book closely so students will require access to a copy. Only a few initial pages can be shared on screen.<\/p><p>The goal of studying these varied tenets systems is to refine our understanding, ultimately leading to the final and correct view of emptiness, the doorway to liberation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f94b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3f94b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-2026-02-19-at-15.14.44.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19322\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-2026-02-19-at-15.14.44.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-2026-02-19-at-15.14.44-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-2026-02-19-at-15.14.44-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-2026-02-19-at-15.14.44-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-2026-02-19-at-15.14.44-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Picture taken in 1936 of the monastery founded by \u015aantarak\u1e63ita. Before that he was abbot of Nalanda Monastery, India<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ddddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68ddddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">About venerable Geshe Losel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6811f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6811f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Geshe-Losel-200x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19261\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Geshe-Losel-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Geshe-Losel-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Geshe-Losel-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Geshe-Losel-8x12.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Geshe-Losel-800x1200.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Geshe-Losel.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3372078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3372078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.\u00a0<\/p><p>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.\u00a0<\/p><p>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\u2019s request to him to teach in his centres, he is now associated with Lam Rim Wales and Lam Rim Bristol.<\/p><p><strong>Traducciones<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wisdomexperience.org\/product\/tsongkhapas-praise-dependent-relativity\/\">Tsongkhapa&#8217;s Praise for Dependent Relativity<\/a> (2011, Wisdom Publications)<\/p><p>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). <a href=\"https:\/\/geshe-graham-losel.com\/publications\/book\/a-glowing-scripture-and-reasoning\/\">Free Download on Geshe Losel&#8217;s website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>A Mirror Making All Things Clear, A Presentation of Signs and Reasonings by Geshe Tsultrim Namgyel. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/geshe-graham-losel.com\/publications\/book\/mirror-making-all-things-clear\/\">Free Download on Geshe Losel&#8217;s website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db06a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db06a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Access to teachings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6425dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6425dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In-person, Nalanda Monastery &#8211; teachings will be primarily taught from Nalanda Monastery in the South of France. Those onsite are welcome to join the teachings in person in the main Gompa.\u00a0<\/p><p>Onsite, Lam Rim Wales &#8211; those that wish to join us at Lam Rim\u2019s shrine room as we air the teachings over Zoom are welcome to join us.<\/p><p>Online &#8211; The teachings will be hosted online via Zoom Link. It will be the same link each week. Please join 5 minutes before the start time and wait to be admitted. Link will be sent automatically after registration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tenets of the Yog\u0101c\u0101ra-Sv\u0101tantrika Madhyamaka Read-through and commentary by Geshe Losel Program details Starting 24th of February 2026 Ending June 2026 &#8211; estimated 3-4 months Every Tuesday 19h-20h (UK) \/ 20h-21h (FR) English &amp; French In-person at the main Gompa of Nalanda Monastery Zoom link provided after registration below Nalanda Monastery &amp; Lam Rim Wales &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/es\/ysm-tenets\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Yogachara-Svantatrika Madhyamaka tenets<\/span> Leer m\u00e1s &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19301","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Yogachara-Svantatrika Madhyamaka tenets &#8212; 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