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B u d d hi s m i n Ir el a n d T h e r e a r e al m o st 1 0, 0 0 0 B u d d hi st s i n I r el a n d a n d t h e r e a r e a n u m b e r of B u d d hi st c e nt r e s a r o u n d t h e c o u nt r y. S o m e si g ni ti c a nt c e nt r e s of B u d d hi st c o m m u nit y
I r el a n d i n cl u d e t h e f oll o wi n g: • •
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P al p u n g I r el a n d B u d d hi st C e nt r e, B a nt e e r, C o u nt y C o r k. ( w w w. p al p u n g.i e )
J a m p a Li n g T i b et a n B u d d hi st M e dit ati o n C e nt r e, B a w n B o y, C o u nt y C a v a n. (w w w.j a m p ali n g. o r g )
D u bli n B u d d hi st C e nt r e, D u bli n cit y. ( w w w. d u bli n b u d d hi st c e nt r e. o r g )
D z o g c h e n B e a r a B u d d hi st M e dit ati o n C e nt r e, B e a r a, C o u nt y C o r k. (w w w. d z o g c h e n b e a r a. o r g )
I n e a c h of t h e s e c e nt r e s, p e o pl e i nt e r e st e d i n B u d d hi s m g at h e r t o: • • • •
W o r s hi p a n d m e dit at e. Li st e n t o B u d d hi st t e a c hi n g s a n d t al k s. G o o n r et r e at ( a n e xt e n d e d p e ri o d of ti m e a w a y f r o m t h e o ut si d e w o rl d).
S e e k t h e c o m p a n y of ot h e r s wit h t h e s a m e i nt e r e st. C h o os e
o n e of t h e c e ntr e s a b o v e a n d eit h er t hr o u g h vi si ti n g t h eir w e bsit e
or g a nisi n g a cl a s s tri p t o o n e of t h e c e ntr e s, fi n d o ut: ( a) W hi c h tr a di ti o n of B u d d hi s m t h e c e ntr e i s g ui d e d b y. ( b) If a n y w ors hi p rit u al s ( p uj as) or t al ks ar e s c h e d ul e d i n t h e c e ntr e. ( c) If t h er e ar e a n y r etr e at s or c o urs e s s c h e d ul e d i n t h e c e ntr e.
Gl o b al B u d d hi s m: t h e D al ai L a m a T h e titl e D al ai L a m a lit e r all y m e a n s ‘ o c e a n t e a c h e r’ o r ‘ t h e t e a c h e r w h o s e wi s d o m i s a s d e e p a s t h e o c e a n’. T h e D al ai L a m a i s t h e h e a d m o n k of Ti b et a n B u d d hi s m. B u d d hi s m w a s tt r st i nt r o d u c e d t o Ti b et a r o u n d 7 5 0 C E b y a n I n di a n B u d d hi st m o n k n a m e d P a d m a S a m b h a v a, a ut h o r of T h e Ti b et a n B o o k of t h e D e a d .
T h e r e h a v e b e e n o nl y f o u rt e e n D al ai L a m a s i n t h e e nti r e hi st o r y of Ti b et a n B u d d hi s m. T h e tt r st D al ai L a m a w a s G e d u n D r u b ( 1 3 9 1 – 1 4 7 4). T h e c u r r e nt D al ai L a m a i s T e n zi n G y at s o. H e w a s b o r n o n 6 J ul y 1 9 3 5 t o a p e a s a nt f a r mi n g f a mil y i n n o rt h - e a st e r n Ti b et. Hi s f oll o w e r s b eli e v e hi m t o b e t h e r ei n c a r n a ti o n of t h e t hi rt e e nt h L a m a, T h u b t e n G y a t s o .
I n 1 9 5 0, at t h e a g e of 1 5, t h e y o u n g D al ai L a m a a s s u m e d hi s r ol e a s r ul e r of Ti b et. H o w e v e r, s o o n aft e r w a r d s, t h e P e o pl e’ s R e p u bli c of C hi n a i n v a d e d Ti b et. F oll o wi n g
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