Wangchen, Geshe Namgyal
| PersonType | Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers Category:Translators |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Namgyal |
| LastName / namelast | Wangchen |
| MainNamePhon | Geshe Namgyal Wangchen |
| MainNameWylie | Dge bshes rnam rgyal dbang chen |
| SortName | Wangchen, Namgyal |
| bio | Geshe Namgyal Wangchen was born in Tibet in 1934 and educated at Drepung Monastary. In 1959, along with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and 100,000 other Tibetans, he fled the Chinese occupation of his homeland. During the 1980’s he began teaching Western students in London, England. He now lives and teaches in the reestablished Drepung Monastery in India. (Source: Wisdom Publications) |
| YearBirth | 1934 |
| religiousaffiliation | dge lugs scholar of the 'bras spungs blo gsal gling tradition |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
| Other wikis |
Names
Wylie: Dge bshes rnam rgyal dbang chen
pha ra dge bshes rnam rgyal dbang chen
Other Transliterations in use:
Geshe Namgyal Wangchen
Dates
born 1934
Affiliation
dge lugs scholar of the 'bras spungs blo gsal gling tradition
Other Biographical Information
blo gsal gling grwa tshang ('bras spungs dgon pa)