Sermey Khensur Rinpoche, Geshe Lobsang Tharchin was an eminent lama and renowned scholar of the Gelukpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. After studying the great Buddhist treatises at Sera Mey Monastic University for more than 20 years, he was awarded the title of Hlarampa Geshe of the first rank with highest honors in 1954.
In 1972, at the direction of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Khen Rinpoche came to Howell, New Jersey, to assist in a translation project sponsored by the Institute for the Advanced Study of World Religions. Several years later, he accepted an invitation to become Abbot of Rashi Gempil Ling, a Buddhist temple established by Kalmuk Mongolians in the same community. For more than 30 years Khen Rinpoche taught extensively on a vSermey Khensur Rinpoche, Geshe Lobsang Tharchin was an eminent lama and renowned scholar of the Gelukpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. After studying the great Buddhist treatises at Sera Mey Monastic University for more than 20 years, he was awarded the title of Hlarampa Geshe of the first rank with highest honors in 1954.
In 1972, at the direction of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Khen Rinpoche came to Howell, New Jersey, to assist in a translation project sponsored by the Institute for the Advanced Study of World Religions. Several years later, he accepted an invitation to become Abbot of Rashi Gempil Ling, a Buddhist temple established by Kalmuk Mongolians in the same community. For more than 30 years Khen Rinpoche taught extensively on a vast range of topics to students in America, having learned English at the age of 53. At the urging of his own root lama, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, he also initiated a number of projects dedicated to the restoration and support of the monks of Sera Mey Monastery that have resettled in South India. In 1991, at the age of 70, he was appointed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as Abbot of Sera Mey and returned to India where he served a two-year term.
Khen Rinpoche guided the translation and publication of more than a dozen texts and oral commentaries on important Buddhist topics. He founded the Mahayana Sutra and Tantra Center (MSTC) in 1980....more
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