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'''[[Geshe Lharampa]] Jinpa Sonam''' is a [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] philosopher and Spiritual Director for the [[Indiana Buddhist Center]]. Sonam was born on May 25, 1955, in [[Zanskar]] valley, [[Ladakh]], in the [[Republic of India]]. In 1967, he became a monk at the |
'''[[Geshe Lharampa]] Jinpa Sonam''' is a [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] philosopher and Spiritual Director for the [[Indiana Buddhist Center]]. Sonam was born on May 25, 1955, in [[Zanskar]] valley, [[Ladakh]], in the [[Republic of India]]. In 1967, he became a monk at the Stagrimo Gompa, a Drukpa [[Kagyu]] monastery in [[Ladakh]] near Padum. He studied at this monastery for six years<ref name="IBC Geshela">Indiana Buddhist Center (2005)."Geshe Jinpa Sonam - Indiana Buddhist Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (IN)" http://www.indianabuddhist.org/geshela.html. Indiana Buddhist Center-Retrieved 2011-02-27.</ref> before joining the Drepung Gomang Monastery, a [[Gelugpa]] monastery in [[Mundgod]], [[Karnataka]] India as a novice monk. |
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In 1999, he passed the Gelugpa Board Examination and was awarded the Lharampa Geshe degree. That same year he was sent to the Tibetan Cultural Center in [[Bloomington, Indiana]], with three other monks to teach Buddhism.<ref name="IBC Geshela" /> After a brief return to India, he returned to the United States to serve as a resident teacher at the Gomang Meditation and Dharma Center in [[Independence, Kentucky]] prior to returning to Indiana to found the [[Indiana Buddhist Center]].<ref name="IBC Geshela" /> |
In 1999, he passed the Gelugpa Board Examination and was awarded the Lharampa Geshe degree. That same year he was sent to the Tibetan Cultural Center in [[Bloomington, Indiana]], with three other monks to teach Buddhism.<ref name="IBC Geshela" /> After a brief return to India, he returned to the United States to serve as a resident teacher at the Gomang Meditation and Dharma Center in [[Independence, Kentucky]] prior to returning to Indiana to found the [[Indiana Buddhist Center]].<ref name="IBC Geshela" /> |
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Geshe Lharampa Jinpa Sonam is a Tibetan Buddhist philosopher and Spiritual Director for the Indiana Buddhist Center. Sonam was born on May 25, 1955, in Zanskar valley, Ladakh, in the Republic of India. In 1967, he became a monk at the Stagrimo Gompa, a Drukpa Kagyu monastery in Ladakh near Padum. He studied at this monastery for six years[1] before joining the Drepung Gomang Monastery, a Gelugpa monastery in Mundgod, Karnataka India as a novice monk.
In 1999, he passed the Gelugpa Board Examination and was awarded the Lharampa Geshe degree. That same year he was sent to the Tibetan Cultural Center in Bloomington, Indiana, with three other monks to teach Buddhism.[1] After a brief return to India, he returned to the United States to serve as a resident teacher at the Gomang Meditation and Dharma Center in Independence, Kentucky prior to returning to Indiana to found the Indiana Buddhist Center.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Indiana Buddhist Center (2005)."Geshe Jinpa Sonam - Indiana Buddhist Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (IN)" http://www.indianabuddhist.org/geshela.html. Indiana Buddhist Center-Retrieved 2011-02-27.