MEMBERSHIP 2026

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La quota associativa, oltre ad abilitare il tesserato a partecipare attivamente a tutti gli eventi proposti, permette all’associazione SORIG KHANG ITALIA di coprire le spese di gestione (dominio web, server, database, luce, internet) ed i costi vivi generati dalla creazione di contenuti gratuiti sempre nuovi e utili per tutta la community.

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COME ISCRIVERSI

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35 EURO ANNUALI

Accesso ai corsi online e in presenza
1 anno di accesso alla piattaforma e ai contenuti acquistati
Assicurazione di responsabilità civile per l'anno in corso
Accesso alla possibilità di volontariato
Accesso alla borsa di studio *
Accesso alle comunicazioni e voto di assemblea generale**

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Che validità ha la membership?

La quota associativa ha una validità annuale, dal 1 gennaio al 31 dicembre dell’anno in corso e dà accesso a TUTTI gli eventi ONLINE E IN PRESENZA riservati ai soci membri
nella preiscrizione la validità inizia a dicembre dell anno precedentea partire dal 10/12

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Se sei nuovo su questa piattaforma E-LEARNING ( e quindi vuol dire che non ti sei mai iscritto negli anni precedenti), è necessario iscriversi attraverso l'apposito modulo SIGN UP prima di poter partecipare ai seminari, eventi, corsi brevi o a lungo termine, sia online che in presenza.

Se hai già un account in questa piattaforma, devi solo fare prima il LOG IN e solo rinnovare la membership per l'anno 2026 ( VEDI RINNOVO) e rientrare in pieno possesso di tutte le funzioni per un altro anno.

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- mancato versamento della quota associativa e degli altri contributi eventualmente dovuti;

- morte o perdita della capacità di agire per le persone fisiche ed estinzione per gli enti;

- tenuta di comportamenti contrari agli scopi dell’Associazione;

- mancato adempimento dei doveri inerenti alla qualità di associato o degli impegni assunti verso l’Associazione;

- indegnità, derivante dalla tenuta dei comportamenti di cui ai due capoversi precedenti, deliberata dal Consiglio Direttivo,

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MEMBERSHIP 2026

Without registering and applying for membership, you cannot access any in-person or online courses, nor can you access the content of the VIVERE SOWARIGPA E-LEARNING platform.

The membership fee not only enables members to actively participate in all the events on offer, but also allows the SORIG KHANG ITALIA association to cover its running costs (web domain, server, database, electricity, internet) and the actual costs generated by the creation of new and useful free content for the whole community..

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RENEWAL

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How long is the membership valid for?

The membership fee is valid for one year, from 1 January to 31 December of the current year, and gives access to ALL ONLINE AND IN-PERSON events reserved for members.

For pre-registrations, the membership is valid from 10 December of the previous year.

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Songtsen Gampo is the forefather of Buddhism in Tibet. Two generations before King Trisong Detsen invited Shantarakshita and Padmasambhava to Tibet, King Songtsen Gampo cultivated the nation for its transformation, clearing pathways for the dharma to enter and ultimately permeate Tibetan culture. Without Songsten Gampo there would be no Tibetan alphabet, Lhasa would have no Jokang, and the supreme demoness of Central Tibet might still be roaming the earth unfettered.

Songtsen Gampo reigned from 617 to 650. His Yarlung dynasty was based in Central Tibet during an imperialist period in Tibetan history. Bön was the dominant religion, and Buddhism was only seminally present. No Tibetan translations of the Buddhist scriptures existed, partially because there was no written form of Tibetan, so Songsten Gampo instructed his minister Thonmi Sambota to travel to India, study Sanskrit, and develop a Tibetan script. He then commissioned the translation of several thousand texts.

His celebrated successes in battle expanded the Tibetan empire deep into Nepal and China, and it was during these battles that he gained an appreciation of the neighbouring cultures. As a reminder of the great empire that Songtsen Gampo ruled, a large pillar still stands before the Potala palace in Lhasa, erected during his reign, on which is inscribed the agreement between the Tibetan and Chinese rulers to respect each other’s borders. He studied Chinese, became skilled in the art of leadership, and most importantly, he adopted sacred codes of conduct from Buddhist scripture. Under his rule, sacred practices began to replace the shamanistic practices of the Bönpos.

Songtsen Gampo’s two queens can be credited for a great part of his cultural awareness. Bhirkuti, from Kathmandu, brought the traditions of Himalayan Buddhism. Princess Wengchin, daughter of the Tang emperor, brought a treasure trove of ancient Chinese wisdom. She travelled across the steppes to her husband with a collection of Chinese classic literature and texts on sacred astrology, geomancy, and medicine.

Many obstacles lay in Princess Wengchin’s path as she headed to Yarlung. She had a vision of a gargantuan demoness who lay sprawled across the Himalayas, so large that one limb lay in Paro, Bhutan and another lay in Western Tibet. When she arrived in Yarlung, she shared her vision with her new husband. Recognizing the value of the treasures that his bride brought to him, as well as the importance of her vision, King Songsten Gampo commissioned thirteen demoness-subjugating temples across the land, built over the demoness’s vital organs, ankles, wrists, and torso, forever binding her from wreaking havoc. The Lhasa Jokang was built over her heart centre, and Wengchin’s Buddha statue was placed inside, where it still resides. Other such temples are Trenduk Lhakhang in Tsetang and Paro Kyichu in Bhutan.

King Songtsen Gampo is considered a human emanation of Avalokiteshvara, and he was the grandfather of King Trisong Detsen. Songtsen Gampo meditated for several years in a cave that is now at the core of Potala palace, and is revered for his great patronage of Buddhism.

Through his enlightened leadership, the path was cleared for the dharma to be propagated throughout the provinces, and for Buddhism to flourish.

Terma (Tibetan: གཏེར་མ་, Wylie: gter ma; "hidden treasure") are various forms of hidden teachings that are key to Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhist and Bon religious traditions. The belief is that these teachings were originally esoterically hidden by various adepts such as Padmasambhava and dakini such as Yeshe Tsogyal (consorts) during the 8th century, for future discovery at auspicious times by other adepts, who are known as tertöns. As such, terma represent a tradition of continuous revelation in Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhism. Termas are a part of tantric literature.
1. Terma Tradition

Tradition holds that terma may be a physical object such as a text or ritual implement that is buried in the ground (or earth), hidden in a rock or crystal, secreted in a herb, or a tree, hidden in a lake (or water), or hidden in the sky (space). Though a literal understanding of terma is "hidden treasure", and sometimes refers to objects that are hidden away, the teachings associated should be understood as being 'concealed within the mind of the guru', that is, the true place of concealment is in the tertön's nature or essence of mind. If the concealed or encoded teaching or object is a text, it is often written in dakini script, a non-human type of code or writing that only a tertön can decipher.
In this way, one may see the tradition of terma and tertön as analogous to that of inspiration and providing a legitimate cultural forum to ensure continuation of tantric tradition, and ensuring Tibetan Buddhism's and Bön's continued relevancy in an evolving world.

The terma tradition is particularly prevalent in, and significant to, the Nyingma lineage. Two of the most famous tertön in the 20th century, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (2nd Dudjom Rinpoche) and Dilgo Khyentse, were Nyingmapa. Tertön are also prevalent in Bön traditions and a few tertön have been Kagyupa.

Padmasambhava and his principal consorts and disciples secreted away and hid religious texts, ritual objects and relics etc., to secure and protect Buddhism during the time of decline under Langdarma. Some of these terma have been rediscovered and special terma lineages established throughout Tibet as a result. Out of this activity developed, especially within the Nyingma tradition, two ways of dharma transmission: the so-called "long oral transmission" from teacher to student in unbroken disciplic lineages, and the "short transmission" of terma. The foremost revealers of these terma were the Five Terton Kings and the Eight Lingpas. In the 19th century, some of the most famous were the Khenkong Choksum referring to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Jamgon Kongtrul and Orgyen Chokgyur Lingpa.

Terma have been relayed by nāga and the dakini - of the underworld and the heavens, respectively - and have also been hidden by teachers such as the great translator Longchenpa. Sometimes terma are discovered by a master and reconcealed for a later tertön to find. (Encyclopedia: From Scholars for Scholars)

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Liz Sung was raised in New York City and now based in Los Angeles, California. She is a practitioner of the Yuthok Nyingthig—a Vajrayana lineage of the Medicine Buddha—under the guidance of her main teacher Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, with whom she also studied Tibetan yoga and Sowa Rigpa (Traditional Tibetan Medicine). Influenced by her Korean heritage and the Mahayana Buddhist traditions of her upbringing, Liz began her dharma education under her first teacher in the Gelug lineage.

As the Yoga Director for the Sowa Rigpa Institute, Liz helped to develop the institute’s Sowa Rigpa Yoga curriculum integrating Tibetan medicine with Tibetan yoga. She holds certifications in Sowa Rigpa, Hatha yoga, trauma-informed yoga, and meditation.

Beyond this work, Liz has an extensive and diverse background in design and branding with over 18 years of experience in New York City and Los Angeles. Raised in a family of fine artists and entrepreneurs, she focuses on creativity, practical application, and thoughtful integration. In 2015, she founded SAMAYA, a meditation lifestyle brand based in Los Angeles, honoring ancient practices with a contemporary perspective.

MEMBERSHIP 2026

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MEMBERSHIP 2026

Perchè fare la membership annuale?

35 EURO ANNUALI

Che validità ha la membership?

Sei nuovo?

iSCRIZIONE 2026

iscriviti /Rinnova/ Renew

MEMBERSHIP 2026

Why take out an annual membership?

35 EURO PER YEAR

How long is the membership valid for?

Are you new here?

REGISTRATION 2026

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