The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi is the Director of
The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics
and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and also serves as the Buddhist Chaplain at MIT. His
office is located at W11-063. Please send an e-mail to vtp-scheduler at thecenter dot mit dot edu to schedule an appointment. In light of recent institutional responses to COVID-19, appointments and office hours will be held virtually on WebEx or Zoom.
At the age of ten years, he entered a Buddhist monastery in Rajgir near ancient Nalanda University and was subsequently ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is his spiritual mentor. He received his spiritual training in India, Nepal, and Japan under the guidance of several eminent teachers.
Venerable Tenzin lectures internationally and is also President of The Prajnopaya Foundation, a worldwide humanitarian organization.
For further information on Venerable Tenzin and his work visit www.iMonk.org
At the age of ten years, he entered a Buddhist monastery in Rajgir near ancient Nalanda University and was subsequently ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is his spiritual mentor. He received his spiritual training in India, Nepal, and Japan under the guidance of several eminent teachers.
Venerable Tenzin lectures internationally and is also President of The Prajnopaya Foundation, a worldwide humanitarian organization.
For further information on Venerable Tenzin and his work visit www.iMonk.org
Welcome! The MIT Buddhist Community is a group of keen individuals interested in the study and practice of Buddhist meditation and Buddhist philosophy.
- Led by MIT's Buddhist Chaplain, the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, we participate in weekly teachings, regular meditation exercises, and periodic all-day retreats.
- Undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni are all welcome!
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Events and regular meeting announcements are made on our "buddhism" Athena mailing list. Add yourself to list "buddhism" using the blanche command on Athena, or use the moira web portal here (MIT email addresses only; contact the student group leaders in person if you wish to receive announcements at a non-MIT address).
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Event announcements are also made on
our (lower traffic) "dharma"
mailing list (open to MIT affiliates and invited guests).
- Non-MIT affiliates, please look into the Prajnopaya Institute for a larger organization to get involved with, or the Bodhimarga study group to focus on Buddhist study.
- Events are occasionally posted to the
MIT Events Calendar ; do a quick-search for
"buddhist".