NAME: TENZIN GYATSO

NAME: Venrable Tulku Gyaltsang Rinpoche alias Geshe Lharampa Kalsang Tsondu

In 1996, His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized him as the Sixth Gyaltsang Rinpoche. Venerable Tulku Gyaltsang Rinpoche became monk at the age of 13, received his novice ordination vows from Geshe Kalsang Gyatso and Gelong vows (Bhikhu ordination vows: Full ordination vows) from Detsa Yeshi Gyatso at the age of 25. After joining this monastery in 1993, Rinpoche studied the (Five Major Treatise on Buddhist Philosophy, 16 year courses) and has also passed all the Gelug Gyuktoe (Gelug University Examination of six years course) with remarkable result and was conferred Geshe Lharampa title in 2009 (equivalent to Ph.D in Western University).

Ven. Gyaltsang Rinpoche will lead this Mandala Tour group. Rinpoche has previously visited England, Canada and Russia. Rinpoche will be giving religious teachings, conducting sacred rituals, fire pujas besides blessing the homes and people where ever the group will visit.

NAME: GESHE KALSANG

Geshe Kalsang born in Amdo province in Tibet. From age seven to fourteen, he studied at the school at his native place where he also studied Chinese. At the age of seventeen, under Khenpo Losel Gyatso, he took novice ordination vow (Getsul vows) and became monk at his native place, entered a monastic temple where he studied the elementary monastic texts. At the age of 20, he took his Gelong Vows (Bhikhu ordination vows: full ordination) from Khenpo Losel Gyatso and continued his monastic studies at monastery in his native place. He fled to India in 1990 to pursue monastic studies and to get blessing from H. H. the Dalai Lama, after getting blessing and audience with H.H. the Dalai Lama, he later joined Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India. He has completed all the monastic class in the monastic college (17 years) and has also attained two years of Gelug Gyuktoe (Gelug University Examination) and was conferred Geshe Kyabchu title in 2005.

NAME: DHARGYAL

Born in 1971, Dhargyal became monk at the age of 15 and joined this monastery in 1996. He received his Getsul vows (novice ordination vows) in 1986 from Lobsang Gyatso and Gelong vows (Bhikhu ordination vows: Full ordination) from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2010. He is qualified in Sand Mandala construction, butter sculpture and chants/prayer rituals. He will also play the monastic religious musical instruments like little trumpet (clarinet) and Long horn (dungchen)

NAME: TENZIN GYATSO

Born in 1977, Tenzin Gyatso became monk at the age of 18 and joined this monastery in 1998. He received his Getsul vows (novice ordination vows) in 1995 from Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and Gelong vows (Bhikhu ordination vows: Full ordination) from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2000. He is qualified in Sand Mandala construction, butter sculpture and chants/prayer rituals. He will also play the monastic religious musical instruments Long horn (dungchen) and clarinet (gyaling)

NAME: TENZIN NORBU

Tenzin Norbu, born in 1986 and became monk at the age of 10 and joined this monastery in 1996. He received his Getsul vows (novice ordination vows) in 1996 from Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tenpa. He is qualified in Sand Mandala construction, butter sculpture and chants/prayer rituals. He will also play the monastic religious musical instruments like Long horn (dungchen)

Date: 2016-04-22; view: 971