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Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche |
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Resident Teacher Rinpoche
Lama Kunga Thartse was born into a noble family in Lhasa in 1935, the
son of Tsipon Shuguba, Treasurer in the Dalai Lama's government.
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the age of 7, he was recognized as a reincarnation of Sevan Repa, a
heart disciple of Milarepa, Tibet’s great 11th century poet-saint.
Rinpoche entered Ngor Monastery at eight and was ordained as a monk at
sixteen. In 1959, he was Vice-Abbot of Ngor Monastery, in the Sakya
Tradition, but fled Western Tibet with his countrymen at the time of
Chinese invasion.
In 1972 Rinpoche came to America and
established Ewam Choden Tibetan Buddhist Center in Kensington
California. Lama Kunga has also taught in New Jersey, Washington, D.C.,
Wisconsin, Oregon, Florida, Utah, Minnesota, and Arkansas. A skilled
and compassionate teacher, Lama Kunga Rinpoche’s students feel blessed
with his close relationship to the Buddha Dharma.
He also is licensed in California to perform marriages with a Tibetan Buddhist ceremony.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 January 2006 )
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