Lesson: Buddha Nature

Type of event:

Online, Tutorial, Longchen Shedra | with Prof. Klaus-Dieter Mathes

Date:

Sun, 23.11.25

Zoom:

Meeting ID: 870 0354 2094
Passcode: 986489
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87003542094?pwd=bHhBUVFCaUJoTmlrazFldERCN2pXdz09

Start (CET time):

10:00 am

End (CET time):

11:30 am

Contribution (members, pupils, students, unemployed, pensioners)*:

10 €

Language:

English with Russian simultaneous translation

Contact:

info@dolpotulku.org

Registration:

Everyone is welcome, no registration required!

Longchen Shedra Guest Lecture by Prof. Klaus-Dieter Mathes

We are delighted to announce a special guest lecture by Prof. Klaus-Dieter Mathes, an eminent scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, who currently teaches at the University of Hong Kong.

In this talk, Prof. Mathes will explore the profound Buddhist notion of Buddha Nature (tathāgatagarbha)—the inherent potential for awakening present in all sentient beings. Drawing on classical Tibetan sources, he will illuminate how this teaching reveals the innate purity and luminosity of mind at the heart of the Buddhist path.

This event is part of the Longchen Shedra Guest Lecture series and is open to all who wish to deepen their understanding of Buddhist philosophy and practice.

Prerequisites for participation:

Everyone is welcome, no registration required!

Contribution: 10 €

Account: Dolpo Tulku e.V.
Bank: Stadtsparkasse München
IBAN: DE82 7015 0000 1001 9954 04
BIC: SSKMDEMMXXX
Purpose of payment: Lesson Prof. Mathes

Paypal: Association account

Klaus-Dieter Mathes is a professor of Buddhist studies at the University of Hong Kong. His current research deals with exclusivism, inclusivism, and tolerance in Mahāyāna Buddhism.

He obtained his Ph.D. from Marburg University in 1994 with a study of the Yogācāra text Dharmadharmatāvibhāga (published in 1996 in the series Indica et Tibetica).

From 1993 to 2001 he served as the director of the Nepal Research Centre and the Nepal-German Manuscript Preservation Project in Kathmandu. Before joining the University of Hong Kong in August 2023 he was the head of the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna, where with his team he hosted the 2014 conference of the International Association of Buddhist Studies.

He has organized and given presentations at many other conferences and symposiums, and has served as the chairman of the board of trustees of the Numata Professional Chair for Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna.

The online sessions will take place via Zoom. Zoom is a fairly user-friendly online meeting program that allows participation via computer, tablet or smartphone. Under the following link you will find instructions on how to join a meeting and the possibility to test the connection with Zoom: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting  There is also the possibility to dial in free of charge via telephone if you don’t have internet, but then without video. If you have any questions or technical problems please contact Carmen: carmen@dolpotulku.org

Participation in this retreat is at your own risk. The organizer, Dolpo Tulku e.V., as well as the instructor shall accept no liability for any personal injury and damage to property, caused on the occasion of course participation. Intensive meditation retreats are often not suitable for people with a history of psychiatric illness. In case of doubt, we ask for consultation in advance.

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