Loden, Thubten

PersonType	Category:Geshes Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
FirstName / namefirst	Thubten
LastName / namelast	Loden
nametitlepre	Geshe Acharya
nameprefix	Geshe Acharya
bio	Born in 1924, Geshe Loden became a monk at seven years old. After completing extensive Buddhist philosophy studies, he received the Geshe Lharampa degree from Sera Je Monastery in Tibet, and an Acharya degree from Varanasi's Sanskrit university in India. He was also awarded a Master's qualification in Vajrayana Buddhism after many years study at Gyudmed Tantric College.[4] Geshe Loden originally came to Australia in 1976 at the invitation of Lama Thubten Yeshe to be the resident teacher at Chenrezig Institute, Queensland, where he remained for three years before leaving to start his own organization. He is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia and established the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre in Yuroke, Victoria, and has written many books. In 2011, he was named Hume Citizen of the Year.
affiliation	http://tibetanbuddhistsociety.org/
IsInGyatsa	No
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