Sonam Rinchen (buddhist geshe)
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Kham
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in Eastern Tibet
Tibet
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in 1933. In 1945, he joined Dhargyey Monastery, and entered the monastic university of Sera
Sera
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in Lhasa
Lhasa
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in 1952, where he studied until he was forced to flee Tibet in 1959.
In India he completed his studies for the degree of Geshe
Geshe
Geshe is a Tibetan Buddhist academic degree for monks...
Lharampa which he received in 1980. He also received the degree of Acarya from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
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in Sarnath
Sarnath
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. He was appointed resident teacher at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives ' is a Tibetan library in Dharamsala, India. The library was founded by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama on June 11, 1970 and is considered one of the most important libraries and institutions of Tibetan works in the world.The library...
in Dharamsala
Dharamsala
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, India
India
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in 1978, where he teaches Buddhist philosophy and practice, mainly to westerners. He has also taught in Japan, Australia, Great Britain, South Korea, Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland.
Authored Books
- Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, ISBN 1-55939-082-4
- The Bodhisattva Vow, ISBN 1-55939-150-2
- Eight Verses for Training the Mind, ISBN 1-55939-259-2 (formerly 1559391650)
- Eight Verses for Training the Mind, Spanish-language edition
- The Heart Sutra, ISBN 1-55939-201-0
- How Karma Works, ISBN 1-55939-254-1
- Nagarjuna's "Seventy Stanzas", ISBN 0-937938-39-4
- The Six Perfections, ISBN 1-55939-089-1
- The Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas, ISBN 1-55939-068-9
- The Three Principle Aspects of the Path, ISBN 1-55939-116-2
- Yogic Deeds of Bodhisattvas, ISBN 1-55939-019-0 Current Edition, Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way ISBN 978-1-55939-302-7
- Buddha Nature, 2003 Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, ISBN 81-86470-34-4