Nechung Rinpoche: Development of Compassion in Buddhist Thought

Nechung Rinpoche, the Grand Lama of Nechung Monastery, speaks of the development of compassion based on the Buddhist Path of Enlightenment. This tape retains the Tibetan spoken by Rinpoche, vigorously translated by Robert Thurman, Professor of Religion at Amherst College and the translator of The Holy Teachings of Vimilakirti. (Episode photo courtesy of nechung.org)

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