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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Dublin Buddhist Centre - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Dublin Buddhist Centre X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dublinbuddhistcentre.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Dublin Buddhist Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260918T193500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260918T204500 DTSTAMP:20260901T145433Z CREATED:20260820T110442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T145433Z UID:12224-1789760100-1789764300@dublinbuddhistcentre.org SUMMARY:Culture Night - A Cosmic Apprenticeship: Stories from The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava DESCRIPTION:A Cosmic Apprenticeship \n \n \n \n Stories from The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava by Yeshe Tsogyal \n \n \n \n Culture Night at the DBC \n \n \n \n Friday 18th September\, 7.35pm – 8.45pm \n \n \n \n Led by Vidyasakhi \n \n \n \n \n The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava  is a glittering\, multi-faceted jewel of world literature\, an epic poem which deserves to be much better known\, and which takes you vividly into the rich\, evocative world of Tibetan Buddhist history and culture. The eponymous Padmasambhava is actually a real\, historical figure\, originating in India in the 8th Century\, who has taken on a mythic status in Tibet: he is a national treasure\, revered as a second Buddha and a key player in Buddhism’s extraordinary flowering there over the past 1\,200 years or so. This poem tells his life story\, but this is no ordinary life: if you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to take a wild ride on a magic carpet\, open the pages of this book and you will start to get a real sense of it. The narrative crosses continents and time zones in a flash; it even reaches into the far flung corners of the Milky Way: prepare to be exhilarated\, astounded\, and\, like Padmasambhava himself\, liberated! Vidyasakhi lives in Devon\, south-west England and has been reading and reflecting on this poem for 20 years: using the skills she has acquired\, variously as an actor/director\, a literary academic\, and now a Buddhist practitioner\, during the course of her own life\, she regularly performs a series of stories from the poem. This time she’ll be introducing you to Padmasambhava at the moment where he embarks on his – 40 years-long – training to be a Bodhisattva (an enlightened being who generously hangs back from the full benefit of his or her achievement in order to ensure the liberation of all other beings). We’ll hear how that training culminates in his magical encounter with Princess Mandarava\, his consort and a woman of great courage and ingenuity. Expect to hear tales of gods and demons\, witches\, monks and shape-shifters – all grounded in the profound\, compassionate and wise teachings of the original Buddha himself. These stories communicate powerfully that the universal challenges of human existence can be effectively met with the application of imagination and perspective\, as well as an insight into how the richness and power of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition potentially provides antidotes for the ills of modern life. All are welcome to attend. Please note that spaces are limited and offered on a first come first served basis. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dublin Buddhist Centre\n \n Address:\n \n\nUnit 5 Liberty Corner\n \n \n James Joyce Street\,\n\n Dublin\n\n D01 N5H6\n\n Ireland\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n Phone:\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Culture Night - Meditation Sessions \n\n\n \n \n Culture Night - Mantra Workshop \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n SEE ALL EVENTS URL:https://dublinbuddhistcentre.org/events/stories-from-padmasambhava/ LOCATION:Dublin Buddhist Centre\, Unit 5 Liberty Corner\, James Joyce Street\, Dublin\, D01 N5H6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events for Sangha Regulars,Festival Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dublinbuddhistcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-09-18th-Storytelling.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR