Thubten Yeshe
Thubten Yeshe (1935–1984) was a Tibetan lama who, while exiled in Nepal, co-founded Kopan Monastery (1969) and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (1975). He followed the Gelug tradition, and was considered unconventional in his teaching style.
Thubten Yeshe | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 1935 Tolung Dechen, Tibet |
| Died | March 3, 1984 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
| School | Gelugpa |
| Education | Sera Monastery |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Kopan Monastery Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition |
Lama Yeshe was born near the Tibetan town of Tolung Dechen, and was sent to Sera Monastery in Lhasa at the age of six. He received full ordination at the age of 28 from Kyabje Ling Rinpoche. Jeffrey Paine reports that Lama Yeshe deliberately refused to complete his geshe degree, despite having studied for it:
Many years later, when pressed why he had shunned this prestigious degree, he would laugh: "And be Geshe Yeshe?"
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