Monthly Archives: February 2009

Going to India – Gaden Shartse Monastery

February 21, 2009 – 2:26 pm

February 21, 2009 – I a writing this a the airport in Atlanta awaiting our flight so I only have a moment.  I wanted to update everyone regarding Venerable Geshe Gyeltsen and the monks.  The monks are staying in Long Beach until April to do the prescribed prayers and rituals for Geshe-la.  A group of [...]

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Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen dies at 85; Tibetan lama founded Long Beach Buddhist center

February 21, 2009 – 1:00 pm

Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen, a leading Tibetan lama, human rights activist and founder of a Buddhist center in Long Beach, died Feb. 13 after a short illness. He was 85. Gyeltsen died at his home at the Thubten Dhargye Ling Buddhist center, which he founded in 1978, two decades after he fled the Chinese occupation of Tibet. [...]

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Venerable Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen

February 14, 2009 – 8:54 am

February 13, 2009 – Unfortunately we have some sad news to pass along.  Our precious teacher Venerable Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen passed away today.  All of the monks are here at his center in Long Beach attending to all the proper rituals for such a high lama.  The rest of the tour has been canceled so [...]

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