LELUNG RINPOCHE'S LIFE STORY
Much of Rinpoche's life has been dedicated to the rescue and preservation of precious texts and teachings of his lineage. He has travelled widely in search of lost manuscripts and oral teachings that had almost entirely disappeared. He is also an accomplished scholar, having received his geshe degree at Drepung Monastery at the age of 24. Rinpoche now divides his time between London and Dharamsala.
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EIGHT-YEAR-OLD LELUNG RINPOCHE
Eight-year-old Lelung Rinpoche, holding a photograph of his uncle. At age 12, Rinpoche began studying at Drepung Monastery in India on the advice of Ling Rinpoche
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CONSTRUCTION OF KONGPO KANGTSEN
Lelung Rinpoche with monks in front of the Kongpo Kangtsen dormitory being built at Drepung Monstery, India, 1992. Lelung Rinpoche, seated in the front row on the right, assisted with the construction
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EXAM FOR GESHE DEGREE, DREPUNG MONASTERY
Rinpoche takes his exam for the geshe degree at Drepung Monastery in India (1994). Geshe is one of the highest degrees given in the Gelugpa tradition and it is rarely awarded to a student at such a young age
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TEACHING AT TIBET OFFICE IN TOKYO
In the 1990s, Lelung Rinpoche travelled to Japan to track down an important text of the Fifth Lelung Rinpoche. He taught and gave an empowerment of Vajrapani at Tibet Office in Tokyo
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LOSELING TULKUS MEETING AT NECHUNG MONASTERY
Loseling Tulkus meeting at Nechung Monastery, India. Lelung Rinpoche (in the second row in front of the window) gives a report on successful fundraising activites from Kathamdu, Nepal, 1997
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