The Story of Shantideva with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

In today’s Buddhist world, Shantideva is universally considered an exemplary scholar-practitioner. However, this was not always true. While living in the ancient Nalanda monastery, his peers doubted him and labeled him as lazy and uneducated. In this teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche introduces Shantideva and tells the story of why his peers looked down on him. He also shares how Shantideva’s life story — as exemplified in The Way of the Bodhisattva — can serve as an inspiration for us today. This teaching is from Tergar’s new The Way of the Bodhisattva: Immersion online course. To learn more, click here Mingyur Rinpoche’s teaching schedule is available at To learn more about meditation or Mingyur Rinpoche and his teachings, please visit Tergar Meditation Community at .