 Born in Lhasa, Tibet in 1939, Kyabje Gehlek Rimpoche is an incarnate Lama of Drepung Monastic University. Drepung was the largest Tibetan monastery that ever existed, housing at its zenith over 13,000 monks, carefully tutored by some of Tibet's greatest living masters, Rimpoche received the scholastic degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest degree given, at a exceptionally young age. He gained renown for his powers of memory, intellectual judgement and penetrating insight.
A refugee in India since 1959, Gehlek Rimpoche gave up monastic life to better serve the lay community of Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. He edited and printed over 170 volumes of rare Tibetan manuscripts that would have otherwise been lost to humanity, and continuously worked to preserve Tibetan culture during this time of communist persecution. In the late 1970s Gehlek Rimpoche was directed by both the Senior and Junior Tutors to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kyabje Ling Rimpoche and Kyabje Trijang Rimpoche, to begin teaching Western students.
Since that time he has taught Buddhist practitioners throughout the world. He is an example of kindness, generosity, good humor and inspirational insight. He is particularly distinguished for his thorough knowledge of English, his familiarity with modern culture, and his special effectiveness as a teacher to Western practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 January 2007 )
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