Lama Lobsang Palden

Lama Lobsang receives a kata from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

Lama Lobsang Palden was trained at Tashi Kyil Monastery in the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Amdo, Tibet in 1966, he entered the monastery after recognition at a young age as a Nyingma tulku (or reincarnated lama of the Nyingma sect). He also studied Tibetan Yantra Yoga, Tibetan Healing Massage, and Tibetan Medicine while in Tibet. At age 18 he escaped Tibet, which was under military occupation by the People's Republic of China. He made an arduous three-month journey across the Himalayas, fulfilling his dream of meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He lived in monasteries in India for over a decade, practicing the precious Tibetan Buddhist Dharma. He has traveled extensively, teaching and practicing the Dharma. Lama Lobsang considers himself a Rime Lama. Rime is a non-sectarian or eclectic movement which crystallized during the nineteenth century in Eastern Tibet where the study and integration of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism were encouraged by the leading figures of that time. To learn more about Lama Lobsang's spiritual journey, read "Midnight Fire Puja in the Snow."

Lama Lobsang with Jetsun Pema, sister of the Dalai Lama, in Bloomington, Indiana, 1999.	Lama Lobsang meets Thubten Jigme Norbu Rinpoche, brother of the Dalai Lama and founder of the Tibetan Cultural Center, in Bloomington, Indiana, 1999.

Tashi Kyil Monastery
Dehra Dun, India

Tashi Kyil, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Gelugpa lineage, is seriously affected by a lack of funds. Lama Lobsang and Tashi Kyil will gratefully appreciate all donations towards their efforts to preserve and propagate the precious Dharma.

Tashi Kyil Monastery built a stupa at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the early 2000's. A stupa is a temple which represents the enlightened mind of the Buddha. Building a stupa gathers much merit in the Buddhist view. Blue Beryl Dharma Center and the generosity of our Sangha helped build the stupa at Tashi Kyil. Help support the many monks housed at Tashi Kyil and their worthwhile projects by making a donation.

Donations may be sent directly to:

Tashi Kyil Monastery
Lobsang Woser, Head Lama
P.O. Clement Town-248002, Distt. Dehra Dun, India

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