The Monastic Community

At present the monastic community at the Tibet Institute comprises 9 Tibetan monks.

The monastery is presided over by the Ven. Geshe Phuntsok Tashi, the fourth abbot in the monastery’s 40 years of existence, appointed by H.H. the Dalai Lama in 1996.

Since 2007 the monastic community comprises representatives of all four great traditions of Tibetan Buddhism: Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug.

Members of the monastic community

Ven. Abbot Geshe Phuntsok Tashi
Ven. Geshe Jampel Senge
Ven. Lama Tenzin Jottotshang
Ven. Lama Gendün Gyatso
Ven. Geshe Khedup Tokhang
Ven. Geshe Gedun Shakya
Ven. Acharya Pema Wangyal
Ven. Acharya Tenzin Choeden
Ven. Geshe Tsondue Gyatso

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