- Thubten Shedrup Ling
"Thubten Shedrup Ling" is the first
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Australia. It is situated nearBendigo , Victoria, and is a member of the International Mahayana Institute of theFPMT .In 1994
Lama Zopa Rinpoche asked Australian Buddhist monk Ven. Thubten Gyatso to establish a monastery on land near Bendigo donated by the family of Mr. Ian Green. His HolinessTenzin Gyatso , the XIVthDalai Lama of Tibet endorsed the name: "Thubten Shedrup Ling", An Oasis for Study and Practice of the Buddha’s Teachings. With the architectural and financial support of Mr. Salim Lee and the support of many individual donors, construction began in 1996. The first monks moved in to Thubten Shedrup Ling in 1997. [http://www.tsl.imi.tripod.com/ Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery] ]Geshe Konchok Tsering of Sera Je Monastery in India accepted a request from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to take up residence at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery and be the resident teacher for adjacent Atisha Centre. Geshe Konchok Tsering arrived in May 2003.
See also
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Gelug
*Thubten Gyatso (Australian monk)
*Tibetan Buddhism References
External links
* [http://www.tsl.imi.tripod.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.fpmt.org/imi/ The International Mahayana Institute]
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