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Geshe Tenzin Dhargye with
mayor Stingl at the city hall
Graz, 30.1.2001.
(Graz/Lohr)
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A Tibetan Lama in Graz
Geshe Tenzin Dhargye was our spiritual guide during the preparations
for the Kalachakra for World Peace Graz 2002.
The She Drup Ling Buddhist Center in Graz had been organizing events
involving masters from different Buddhist traditions for a number
of years. As part of the preparations for the Kalachakra for World Peace
2002, His Holiness the Dalai Lama agreed to a request made by the
Buddhist Center for a resident lama and sent Geshe Tenzin Dhargye to
Graz to fulfill this role. From December 2000 until October 2002 Geshe-la
took charge of the spiritual guidance of the practicing Buddhists among us
as we were preparing for Kalachakra Graz 2002.
We would like to express our gratitude to
Geshe-la for having led rituals and given invaluable instructions and
seminars.
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Biography
Geshe Tenzin Dhargye was born in Leh, Ladakh, northern India, in 1968.
He entered the Sera-Me monastery, where he received his education,
at the age of nine. He was awarded the title "Geshe Lharampa",
equivalent to a doctorate in theology in the West, in February 1995,
following eighteen years of study of Buddhist philosophy.
In 1997 Geshe-la was called to Dharamsala at the request of the
Dalai Lama. Since then he has visited a number of European countries,
giving instruction in Buddhist philosophy and lecturing on Tibet during his
various trips. Most recently, Geshe-la spent a year teaching at the
University of Virginia, where he worked alongside Prof. Jeffrey Hopkins
among others. Geshe-la spent September 2000 being prepared for
his stay in Graz by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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