Karmamudra: The Path of Great Bliss

Third International Conference on Vajrayāna Buddhism, 19-20 April 2019

The Third International Conference on Vajrayāna Buddhism was held from 19 to 20 April 2019, at Zhichenkhar, Thimphu, Bhutan.

The conference was organised by The Centre for Bhutan & GNH Studies and The Central Monastic Body.

Vajrayāna Buddhism is often referred to as the “Path of Skillful Methods” in reference to its diversity of means for realising enlightenment in a single lifetime. The theme for the Third Vajrayāna Conference was thus “Techniques in Vajrayāna Buddhism”.

The conference sought to identify the characteristics of Vajrayāna Buddhism that distinguish it from other modes of Buddhist practice. The conference explored the diverse ways in which the techniques of Vajrayāna Buddhism could be adapted and made relevant to a modern, transcultural, scientifically driven, and environmentally challenged world.

Biographical Profile

Dr. Nida is a renowned Sowa Rigpa doctor, spiritual master, yoga and meditation teacher, Vajrayāna scholar, and a poet. He was born in Amdo, in North Eastern Tibet, and completed his education on Sowa Rigpa (Traditional Tibetan Medicine) from Lhasa Tibetan Medical University. Alongside his medical education, Dr. Nida received complete Vajrayāna Buddhist training in the Longchen Nyingthing and Dudjom Tersar traditions and trained in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, spiritual counterpart to Sowa Rigpa, with his teachers Khenchen Troru Tsenam and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen. Dr. Nida has published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa and Yuthok Nyingthig tradition. Dr. Nida is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Sorig Khang International and Co-Founder of the International Ngakmang Institute, established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong Ngakpa yogic culture within modern Tibetan society. Some of his publications include Karmamudra: The Yoga of Bliss, The Tibetan Book of Health: Sowa Rigpa, the Science of Healing, Mirror of Light: A Commentary on Yuthok's Ati Yoga, Introduction to Yutok Nyingthig, The Tibetan Art of Good Karma, Weapon of Light: Introduction to Ati Yoga Meditation, The Tibetan Art of Dream Analysis, Sowa Rigpa Points: Point Study in Traditional Tibetan Medicine, Massage Ku Nye and Therapies from Tibet: Manual for Professional and Domestic Benefit, Healing from 1000 Diseases: Rejuvenation Without Any Pharmacy, and Yuthok's Healing Activities: A Spiritual Healing Practice from the Yuthok Nyingthig.

Day One - April 19, 2019
Opening Ceremony
Panel I: The Path of Skillful Means
Panel II: Philosophical Basis of Vajrayāna Buddhism
Panel III: Mind-Body Practices in Vajrayāna
Day Two
Panel IV: Vajrayāna and Modern Science
Panel V: Great Historical Figures in Vajrayāna Buddhism
Panel VI: Historical and Contemporary Practices of Vajrayāna
Panel VII: Vajrayāna Buddhism in the Modern World
Concluding Session

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