Namo Buddha Tibetan and Dharma Classes, 2026
April 24-May 30, 2026
All courses will be taught by Khenpo David Karma Choephel and the lamas, khenpos, and monks of Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery.
Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery,
Namo Buddha, Nepal
Contact: Sangay Dechok
Email: sdechok@gmail.com
This coming spring, we are pleased to offer four different classes in Namo Buddha:
Beginning Tibetan
A course for complete beginners that will start from the alphabet and give students a good foundation in reading, writing, and basic conversational skills.
Tibetan level A1
This is a course for people who have completed the Beginning Tibetan class in a prior year or who know how to read and have some conversational skills.
Translation Workshop
Translating Verse I. An introduction to the basic issues of translating verse into English and emphasizing practical experience.
Mani Mantra Retreat.
A group of retreat on the chenrezik pratice with meditation instruction as well as teachings on important mind training texts and daily teaching on The way of the Bodhisatava.
The students in all classes will also receive daily teachings on Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva with Khenpo Karma Choephel, covering chapters six through eight.
Tibetan Language Classes at Namo Buddha
Beginning of Tibetan
- For complete beginners
- Learn to read your practice texts and other texts in Tibetan
- Develop basic conversational skills
- Lay a good foundation for further study
- Participate in the daily dharma classes on Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva
Tibetan Level A1
- For students who have completed our Beginning Tibetan course in a prior year or those who can read and know basic conversational skills
- Become able to do basic tasks and navigate ordinary situations in Tibetan
- Learn the basics of colloquial Tibetan grammar
- Increase your confidence in Tibetan
- Participate in the daily dharma classes on Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva
With Khenpo David Karma Choephel and the lamas, acharyas, and monks of Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery
Translation Workshop: Translating Verse I
with Khenpo David Karma Choephel
An introduction to the basic techniques of translating Tibetan verse into English verse. This verse will give an introduction to different types of English verse and give students practical experience in rendering Tibetan verse into clear, natural, and rhythmic English verse. There will be discussion of the motivation and reasons for translating verse, issues related to songs and melodies, and the advantages and disadvantages of formal verse.
In addition to the translation classes, there will be daily classes on Tibetan grammar and a dharma class on Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva with Khenpo David Karma Choephel.
Students should bring a short to medium length song, aspiration, or other text in verse of their own choosing to work on as a final project.
Prerequisites:
Students should have an intermediate (B1) or higher level of Tibetan.
2026 Mani Mantra Study Retreat
The Way of the Bodhisattva & Chenrezik Meditation
For practitioners who wish to develop and intensify bodhichitta.
During this five-week retreat, participants will do four meditation sessions per day of Chenrezik practice as well as daily classes in Shantideva’s Entering the Way of the Bodhisattva. There will also be instructions on the Chenrezik practice, The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, and Shamar Könchok Yenlak’s Calling the Guru from Afar.
Tuition is free; students staying in the monastery guesthouses will be expected to pay for their room and board.
New Guesthouse: NRs. XXXX/day
Old Guesthouse: NRs. XXXX/day
All the classes will be held at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Namo Buddha
April 24–May 30, 2026
Contact: Sangay Dechok
Email: sdechok@gmail.com