The Monastic Community

At present the monastic community at the Tibet Institute comprises 8 Tibetan monks.

The monastery is presided over by the Ven. Geshe Tenzin Jangchup, the sixth abbot in the monastery's 50 years of existence, appointed by H.H. the Dalai Lama in 2023.

Since 2007 the monastic community comprises representatives of all four great traditions of Tibetan Buddhism: Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug.

Members of the monastic community

• Ven. Abbot Geshe Tenzin Jangchup
• Ven. Lama Tenzin Jottotshang
• Ven. Lama Gendün Gyatso
• Ven. Geshe Lobsang Phuntsok
• Ven. Acharya Sonam Gyatso
• Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Dawa
• Ven. Dorje-Lopön Tsewang Samdup
• Ven. Duthoen Dorji Gyaltsen

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