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

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 — The [...]

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

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.
A member [...]