Vajrayana Buddhism Association

Course Announcement / Meditation

26 May, 2014

Summer (June-Aug.) Schedule and Upcoming Intro Class

Tuesday Intermediate Class: 7:30-9pm

Saturday General Meditation: 10:30am-noon

Ocean of Wisdom Group Meditation: 8:30-9:30pm on June 22, July 21, August 20

Note that we are planning for a 4-6 week introductory class in the summer either in July or August. It will take place in the Saturday morning slot (10:30-noon).…

Class Schedule Jan.-April 2014

Meditation

2 Jan, 2014

Class Schedule Jan.-April 2014

General Meditation: Saturdays 10:30am-12pm

Intermediate Meditation: Tuesdays 7:30pm-9pm

Ocean of Wisdom Group Meditation: 8:30pm on the 25th of every lunar month (Jan. 25, Feb. 24, March 25, April 24)…

Buddhist Teachings / Social

5 Nov, 2013

Exhibit Opening, Two Artists – One Stroke

Toronto, ON – November, 4, 2013

The exhibit opened in Metro Hall on a crisp Winter day. The Metro Hall Rotunda is a major thoroughfare sandwiched between the business district and the entertainment district in downtown Toronto. Both Tam and Shein arrived early, happy to see the rotunda, spacious with natural light, attracting passers-by, often hurrying to and fro, stopping to looking at the pictures.…

Meditation / Social

24 Sep, 2013

一綫雙藝 (Two Artists – One Stroke)

TAM 一綫雙藝 題字《一綫雙藝》

漢藏佛學家談錫永上師與加拿大攝影家冼菲沙博士聯展

剪綵時間：二零一三年十一月四日正午十二時

展覽時間：二零一三年十一月四日至八日每日上午九時至下午五時

地點：多倫多市政中心Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John Street…

Meditation / Social

23 Sep, 2013

Two Artists One Stroke | Toronto Metro Hall | November 4-8, 2013

We announce an exhibition called “Two Artists, One Stroke” celebrating the works of two Torontonians, Master Tam Shek-Wing (The Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Association, Toronto) and his collaboration with a photographer, Fraser Shein. The exhibition is held at the Rotunda of Metro Hall (55 John Street), Nov.…

Fall Class Schedule (Sept. – Dec. 2013)

Meditation

17 Sep, 2013

Fall Class Schedule (Sept. – Dec. 2013)

General Meditation: Saturdays 10:30am – 12:00pm

Intermediate Class: Tuesdays 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Ocean of Wisdom Group Meditation: Sept. 29, Oct. 29, Nov. 27, Dec. 27 at 8:30pm

No classes on Oct. 12, Dec. 24, 28 and 31.…

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About Us

Master Tam Shek-Wing is a Nyingma master. He is the founder of Vajrayana Buddhism Association, with branches in Toronto, Vancouver, Hong Kong and Hawaii. In 1972, Tam became a disciple of H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche in 1972; in 1984, H.H. ordained him as Vajra Archarya. As Vajra Archarya, Tam shouldered the responsibility to present the Buddhist practice to the West.

In this website, you will learn about the Nyingma tradition. Dharma classes and group meditations at our local branches are held in English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese).

Recent painting (2020) by Master Tam. The inscription says:

白頭還記住山時
A head of white hair
Recalling the old times in the mountains.
雲環水曲兩相依
The ring of clouds
The meandering streams
In each other's embrace.
風響泉聲相叩答
The wind and the water
Whistling and rolling,
Questions and answers reverberate.
中宵閒坐睡眠遲
Pottering about
Sleepless well into the night.

庚子上元無睡，寫成此紙，實有懷人之意。錫永並記。Sleepless on the night of the Lantern Festival, the year of Gengzi, became this painting. Thinking of people from the past, noted by Shek Wing.

More

The latest English translation of Master Tam's commentary on The Dhāraṇī of Entering Non-conceptuality is out now (Dec. 2021). This text encompasses both the gradual and the sudden traditions. Tam examines the teaching, comparing Yogacara and Nyingma traditions, offering a non-sectarian approach to the dhāraṇī of entering non-conceptuality for practitioners and readers of Buddhism.

Master Tam's Fourfold Dependent Arising and the Profound Prajnaparamita is now available in English. Master Tam was first to present the Buddhist practice in terms of fourfold dependent arising, providing the stepping stone needed in following Buddha’s path to shed light on Prajnaparamita, or the perfection of wisdom.

Elucidating Tathagatagarbha by Master Tam, published by Sumeru Books (2018).