Lay Pratimoksha Vows for Lay Sangha
Buddha gives extensive instructions on the Pratimoksha moral discipline and the Pratimoksha vows in the Vinaya Sutras.
Pratimoksha means `personal liberation’, and so a Pratimoksha vow is a vow that is motivated mainly by the wish to attain personal liberation.
 :: In the Temple at 2.30pm with Gen-la Dekyong
This ceremony offers the opportunity to:
– take the Pratimoksha Vow for the first time (please send a request letter to Gen-la Dekyong in advance via education@manjushri.org)
OR
– to renew your Lay Pratimoksha Vow and to strengthen your determination to keep your vow throughout your life. Anyone who already has Lay Pratimoksha Vow is welcome to attend the ceremony.
Teacher
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Gen-la Kelsang DekyongGen-la Kelsang Dekyong is the General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU and Resident Teacher and Special Teacher Training Programme Teacher at Manjushri KMC, the mother centre of modern Buddhism
She has been a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 30 years, sincerly training under his guidance in all aspects of modern Buddhism. Gen-la is recognized as a fully qualified Buddhist Teacher of both Sutra and Tantra.
