Venerable Tenzin Thegchog: The Heart of Buddha’s Teachings (Hybrid)
July 18, 2026 @ 3.00 – 4.30pm IST
The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Chökhor Düchen marks Shakyamuni Buddha’s first teaching, when the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths in Sarnath, near Varanasi.
Open to everyone & registration not required.
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Meeting ID: 865 5644 3584
Passcode: 432630
Please be aware that times might change on short notice. Thank you!
Teacher
Born in Germany, Venerable Tenzin Thegchog studied literature, psychology and philosophy in Berlin. After working in geriatric care and as a caregiver for homeless people, he became a high school teacher of German literature and philosophy.
He became acquainted with Buddhism in 1993 and practiced Vietnamese and Japanese Zen for ten years. In addition he translated books by Thich Nhat Hanh and H.H. the Dalai Lama for various publishers.
In 2015, he began studying the FPMT Masters Program in Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Instituto Lama Tsongkhapa in Italy, and was ordained as a novice monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in the same year. He later received full ordination by H.H. the Dalai Lama.
From 2019 to 2024, Venerable Thegchog lived at Nalanda Monastery, France where he continued his studies of the Masters Program, worked as teaching assistant during a 2-year Lamrim course and helped coordinating several courses taking place at Nalanda.
Since June 2025 Venerable Thegchog is our resident teacher.