Vision of the Council

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The Jonang Standing Council for the Benefit of the Buddha's Teachings and All Beings was organized in 2005 in response to a consensus among the main elder Jonang exemplars inside Tibet/China that a committee be formed in order to guide the future of the Jonang tradition through collective wisdom.

Purposes of the Council

• Building alliances and collaborative efforts among Jonang establishments
• Sustaining the distinctive Jonang heritage of the Kalachakra Tantra and zhentong contemplative view
• Overseeing the development of institutions that support Jonang monastic education inside Tibet/China
• Facilitating the emergence and flourishing of the Jonang tradition within the wider international community
• Hosting the Annual Zhentong Assembly and events that encourage understanding of Jonang thought and practice
• Publishing seminal Tibetan texts of the Jonang literary corpus
• Translating selected works of Jonang Tibetan literature into foreign languages
• Gathering annually to discuss collective future plans and project

Role of Jonang Foundation

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Jonang Foundation was established in 2005 in order to support, and serve as a liaison organization for the efforts, aims, and decisions of the Jonang Standing Council and elder exemplars of the Jonang tradition in general, both within Tibet and internationally.

Events & Projects

• Annual Zhentong Assembly: A Discussion of the Definitive Secret Zhentong Madhyamaka from Shambhala and the Jonang Tradition
• Jonang Publication Series: A series of Jonang books selected from sutra and tantra works on the secret definitive meaning found within Jonang Tibetan Buddhist literature.

Jonang Foundation Council Members

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