Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden
Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden leads the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia. Geshe Loden established the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre in Victoria, and has written many books. In 2011, he was named Hume Citizen of the Year.[1][2][3]
History
Born in 1924, Geshe Loden became a monk at the age of seven. Completing his study of all divisions of Buddhist philosophy, he was awarded the Geshe Lharampa degree from Sera Monastery in Tibet, and an Acharya degree from Varanasi's Sanskrit university in India. He also gained a Master's qualification in Vajrayana Buddhism after six years' study at Gyudmed Tantric College.[4] Geshe Loden originally came to Australia in 1976 as a Tibetan refugee.[1][2]
Books
Geshe Loden has written many books on Tibetan Buddhism, including:[5]
- Great Treasury of Mahamudra (2009)
- Essence of the Path to Enlightenment (1997)
- Meditations on the Path to Enlightenment (1996)
- The Fundamental Potential for Enlightenment (1996)
- Path to Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism (1993)
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hume thanks old and young who care for others". Hume Weekly. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kelly Sammut (2 February 2011). "Joy for Tibetan Thubten with Australia Day award". Hume Leader. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ↑ Foulds, Jessica (1 February 2011). "Hume thanks old and young". Macedon Ranges Weekly. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ↑ "Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden". Tibetan Buddhist Society. Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ↑ National Library of Australia (2011). "Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
Other websites
- Tibetan Buddhist Society Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Tushita Publications Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Pursuit of happiness leads to Yuroke Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine