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|bio=Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen is core faculty at [https://www.naropa.edu/faculty/acharya-gyaltsen.php Naropa University] and Nitartha Institute.
|bio=Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen is core faculty at Nitartha Institute and recently retired from [https://www.naropa.edu/faculty/acharya-gyaltsen.php Naropa University].


Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was born in Trakar, Nepal, near the Tibetan border. He completed 10 years of traditional scholastic training at [http://www.rumtek.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=400&Itemid=612&lang=en Karma Shri Nalanda Institute] at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, India, graduating as acharya with honours (graduated in the same class as [[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]]).  This was followed by traditional yogic training in the first three-year retreat to be conducted at Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche's monastery in Pullahari, Nepal.  
Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was born in Trakar, Nepal, near the Tibetan border. He completed 10 years of traditional scholastic training at [http://www.rumtek.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=400&Itemid=612&lang=en Karma Shri Nalanda Institute] at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, India, graduating as acharya with honours (graduated in the same class as [[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]]).  This was followed by traditional yogic training in the first three-year retreat to be conducted at Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche's monastery in Pullahari, Nepal.  
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Following the advice of [[Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche]], Lama Tenpa taught at various Kagyu centers in Europe (Teksum Tashi Choling in Hamburg, Germany), at Nitartha, and centers in Canada. In 2004 he moved to Boulder, CO  and began teaching at Naropa University. He retired from Naropa in 2020.  
Following the advice of [[Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche]], Lama Tenpa taught at various Kagyu centers in Europe (Teksum Tashi Choling in Hamburg, Germany), at Nitartha, and centers in Canada. In 2004 he moved to Boulder, CO  and began teaching at Naropa University. He retired from Naropa in 2020.  


See also Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen on the [https://nitarthainstitute.org/about/nitartha-faculty/ Nitartha faculty page] and at [https://nalandabodhi.org/teacher/acharya-lama-tenpa-gyaltsen/ Nalandabodhi]
Learn more about Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen on the [https://nitarthainstitute.org/about/nitartha-faculty/ Nitartha faculty page] and at [https://nalandabodhi.org/teacher/acharya-lama-tenpa-gyaltsen/ Nalandabodhi].
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MainNamePhon Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen
MainNameTib བསྟན་པ་རྒྱལ་མཚན་
MainNameWylie bstan pa rgyal mtshan
SortName Gyaltsen, Lama Tenpa
namealt Āchārya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen  ·  Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen  ·  Lama Denba Gyaltsen
bio Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen is core faculty at Nitartha Institute and recently retired from Naropa University.

Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was born in Trakar, Nepal, near the Tibetan border. He completed 10 years of traditional scholastic training at Karma Shri Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, India, graduating as acharya with honours (graduated in the same class as Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche). This was followed by traditional yogic training in the first three-year retreat to be conducted at Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche's monastery in Pullahari, Nepal.

Following the advice of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Lama Tenpa taught at various Kagyu centers in Europe (Teksum Tashi Choling in Hamburg, Germany), at Nitartha, and centers in Canada. In 2004 he moved to Boulder, CO and began teaching at Naropa University. He retired from Naropa in 2020.

Learn more about Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen on the Nitartha faculty page and at Nalandabodhi.

languageprimary Tibetan; Nepali; English; German
affiliation Naropa University
affiliationsecondary Nītārtha Institute
religiousaffiliation Karma Kagyu
StudentOf Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche  ·  Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
phduniversity Karma Shri Nalanda Institute
education Karma Shri Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim, India, graduating as Acharya with honors.
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