About Lama Lobsang Rinpoche

Lama Lobsang with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Lama Lobsang Palden was trained as a lama in the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Tibet, he entered a monastery as a boy after his recognition as a Nyingma tulku, or reincarnated lama of the Nyingma school. 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, studying Buddhist Dharma and Tibetan Medicine. He studied Tibetan Yantra Yoga in Tibet. He has traveled extensively, teaching and practicing the precious Dharma. He now considers himself a Rimepa 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's journey, click here to read "Midnight Fire Puja in the Snow."

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

At the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tashi Kyil is currently working on a stupa project. They are building a stupa, a temple which represents the enlightened mind of the Buddha. Building a stupa gathers much merit in the Buddhist view, and you may gather merit by donating to this worthwhile project or helping to support the many monks housed at Tashi Kyil.

Donations may be sent directly to:

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

For more information on Tashi Kyil Monastery, please click here.