with Khen Rinpoche Geshe Jigme Gyatso
Sunday, July 16, 10:00 - 11:30am, EDT, In-Person or via Zoom
His Eminence Khen Rinpoche Geshe Jigme Gyatso, Abbot of Drepung Gomang Monastery, will offer a teaching on how to embody the Dharma's teachings in our everyday life.
Following we will have a reception in gratitude for his visit to Louisville.
Register HERE for this Free Event. Donations are Welcome.
Khen Rinpoche Geshe Jigme Gyatso was born in Amdo, Tibet in 1965 and joined Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery in 1984. After coming to India he joined Drepung Gomang Monastic College in India in 1990 where he studied under H.E. late Khensur Geshe Yonten Dhamchoe. In 1993, he received his full ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. From 1992, he has been providing teachings to the monk students and was formally appointed as text teacher of the Monastery in 1995. Khen Rinpoche was conferred with Geshe Lharampa title (Doctorate of Buddhist Philosophy) in 2005. Up until 2020, he served as the text teacher for 15 reincarnated Lamas (tulkus) and, since 2020, he has served as Lama Shunglenba (Monastic education supervisor) of the Monastery. Geshe Lharampa Jigme Gyatso was appointed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the 81st Abbot/His Eminence Khen Rinpoche of Drepung Gomang Monastery on 6 November 2021 and took charge of the Monastery on 17 December 2021 after the enthronement ceremony.
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