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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso | |
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| Born | Lobsang Chuponpa June 4, 1931 Yangcho Tang, Western Tibet |
| Died | September 17, 2022 (aged 91) |
| Occupation(s) | Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, scholar, and author |
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Tibetan: བཀལ་བཟང་རྒྱ་མཚོ།, Wylie: bskal bzang rgya mtsho; 4 June 1931 – 17 September 2022) was a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, scholar, and author.[1] He was the founder and spiritual director of the New Kadampa Tradition-International Kadampa Buddhist Union (Function), a registered non-profit, modern Buddhist organization that came out of the Gelugpa school/lineage. They have 1,300 centres around the world, including temples, city temples and retreat centres that offer an accessible approach to ancient wisdom.[2]
- ^ Smith, Jean (1999). Radiant Mind: Essential Buddhist Teachings and Texts. New York: Riverhead Books. p. 324.
- ^ "Centres of Modern Buddhism". Kadampa Buddhism. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.