Yeshe, Thubten

Names

Tibetan: ཡེ་ཤེས་ཐུབ་བསྟན་

Wylie:

• ye shes thub bstan

Other Transliterations in use:

• Thubten Yeshe
  
• Venerable Lama Thubten Yeshe
  

Dates

1935–1984

Affiliation

Geluk

Other Biographical Information

Thubten Yeshe (1935–1984) was a Tibetan lama who, while exiled in Nepal, co-founded Kopan Monastery (1969) and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (1975). He followed the Gelugpa tradition, and was considered unconventional in his teaching style. Lama Yeshe was born near the Tibetan town of Tolung Dechen, but was sent to Sera Monastery in Lhasa at the age of six. He received full ordination at the age of 28 from Kyabje Ling Rinpoche

• Official Homepage
• Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
• Lama Yeshe's books at Wisdom Publications

The Geluk tradition traces its origin to Tsongkhapa, who propagated a modified version of the Kadampa lojong and lamrim teachings. It is the dominant tradition of Tibet, having established its control of the government under the figure of the Dalai Lama.