Tag Archives: buddhist

Gaden Shartse School Met It’s Goal!

June 2, 2009 – 8:13 am

Hello this is Jangchub Chophel. I am posting this on behalf of the monks here at the Gaden Shartse School. The monks here desperately need your help to complete 3 important projects at the school. These projects will greatly enhance their learning environment and make a real difference in their lives.

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LA Times Article – Dalai Lama denounces “Too much Greed”

April 25, 2009 – 2:00 am

Monks from Thubten Dhargye Ling center in Long Beach try to catch a glimpse of the Dalai Lama when he arrives at UC Santa Barbara. ‘This crisis is good,’ Tibetan leader says, because it reminds people that money has limitations. He also speaks about arcane aspects of Buddhist history and philosophy. Reporting from Santa Barbara [...]

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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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