Public Teaching: Geshema Kelsang Wangmo – What the Buddha Taught 

November 01, 2026 @ 3.00pm IST

Hybrid Event (in-person and online on Zoom)

We are extremely honoured and delighted that Venerable Sarah Thresher accepted our request to give teachings at Tushita on Lhabab Düchen!

This teaching is open to everyone and registration is not required.

Times might change on short notice. Thank you!

To join on Zoom:
• Click here for the meeting link

Meeting ID: 816 0284 6215
Passcode: 580122

Teacher

Geshe Kelsang Wangmo was the first – and until 2016 only – woman to be awarded a Geshe title, considered equivalent to a Ph.D. in Buddhist philosophy!

She is also the official translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama into German in Dharamsala and online.

Geshe la was born in Germany and took ordination as a nun in 1991. She later enrolled in the traditional Geshe curriculum at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics (IBD) in Dharamsala (a program 17 years in duration) and was awarded the Geshe title in 2011. Since 2004 Geshe Kelsang Wangmo has been teaching Buddhist philosophy classes in English in Dharamsala, following the curriculum of the IBD.

During His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to Hamburg/Germany in 2014, His Holiness announced that Geshe Kelsang Wangmo is the first female Geshe.

Tushita is so very fortunate in being able to count Geshe-la as one of our teachers, as she joins us whenever her very busy schedule allows. She is also our principal translator for senior Tibetan Lamas during special teaching and initiations. Since 2013 Geshe-la has been teaching advanced topics during her annual 2-week residential course in June.

You can see Geshe Kelsang Wangmo’s schedule and recorded teachings on her website: kelsangwangmo.com

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