The Vinaya Teachings will focus on the novice vows. In particular, our discussions and presentations will draw from Je Tsongkhapa’s The Precepts of the Novice, a text composed at Namtze Dhingma and dedicated specifically to explaining the precepts of the novice.

There are 36 precepts that a novice must uphold and protect, and through our sessions we will learn to identify and understand each one of these commitments.

The main purpose of offering these Vinaya teachings is to ensure that those who have undertaken the novice vows do not remain unaware of the precepts they have pledged to uphold—a situation that, unfortunately, is quite common. With the intention of supporting and addressing this gap, we are presenting these teachings. By studying Je Tsongkhapa’s Precepts of the Novice (Composed at Namtze Dhingma), we will explore what each precept entails and how it is to be maintained. This will be the central focus of the Vinaya teachings.

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