Geshe Tenzin Legtsok: Practicing Buddhism as a Way of Life (Online)

Celebrate the New (Tibetan) Year with the Days of Miracles!

February 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm (IST)

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Venerable Geshe Tenzin Legtsok received the ‘Geshe’ degree in 2023 after 19 years of studies in the Geshe Studies Program at Sera Jey Monastic University in South India. A remarkable accomplishment only achieved by a few Westerners so far! The curriculum comprises the classic Indian Buddhist treatises and their Tibetan commentaries in the tradition of ancient Nalanda University.

Geshe Legtsok has been ordained as a Buddhist monk since 2001 and took full gelong ordination in 2005.

Born in Virginia, USA in 1973, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College in 1995. The question, “What makes for the most happy and meaningful life?”, which compelled him to major in philosophy during college, gradually led to his study of meditation and philosophy with teachers among the exiled Tibetan communities in India and Nepal from 1999 until the present.

For the past 12 years he has tried to make basic Buddhist teachings accessible to various audiences in India and the US through lectures, essays, and meditation instruction.

Since 2023 Geshe la has led the annual Pre-Ordination Course at Tushita.

From March 2023 Geshe la will follow the one year curriculum of training in tantra for new geshes at Gyume Monastery in South India.

 

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