Teaching Lineage
Whatever accomplishments we might have or inspire in others, they all arise due to the kindness of our teachers. This page is there to show you our background and the teachers that have inspired us at the Phuket Meditation Center (PMC). We have been very fortunate being under the influence of these great masters and our gratefulness is beyond words. In this world there seem to be only a few people, who actually are lucky enough to meet such teachers. It is simply amazing that we had the opportunity to grow under their guidance and blessings. May all spiritual guides in this world who work for the benefit of every living being have a long life and continue to inspire all of us to follow their example.
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The Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche was born in Shigatse, Tibet in 1949. When he was three years old he was recognized as the fifth incarnation of the Gonsar lineage and was confirmed as such by H.H. the Dalai Lama. At the age of six his traditional education began in Sera Monastery under the guidance of the Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche. Gonsar Rinpoche received many teachings and transmissions from H.H. the Dalai Lama and many other masters, particularly his root gurus Trijang Rinpoche and Geshe Rabten. In 1974 Geshe Rabten and Gonsar Rinpoche came to Switzerland where they founded The Center for Higher Tibetan Studies Rabten Choeling. Visit his page at Rabten Choeling. |
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Venerable Tenzin Rabgye Rinpoche is the current incarnation of the esteemed Lama Geshe Rabten Rinpoche. He was born in India in 1987 and discovered in the late eighties by his former main student Gonsar Tulku Rinpoche. In the spring of 1998 the ten year old Rabten Rinpoche gave his first teaching in front of a group of two hundred people in the monastery Rabten Choeling at the lake of Geneva. Ven. Yangsi Rinpoche is currently living and teaching at the Center for Higher Tibetan Studies in Switzerland. Visit his page at Rabten Choeling. |
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Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche took Novice ordination at the age of 9 and full ordination, Bhikshu, at the age of 21 years. At the age of 8 and until he was 25, Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche studied all of the major and minor Tibetan sciences in Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India. Right after completing these studies, for many years, he continued to receive further teachings from such masters as H.H. Trijang Rinpoche, H.H. Ling Rinpoche, Kyabje Gyara Rinpoche, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Kyabje Zemey Rinpoche, and Yongzin Kunchok Gyatso. In 1983, after completing his studies, he received the highest degree in the Tibetan monastic system. In 1987, Rinpoche passed the tantric examinations and served as the Headmaster of Gyume Tantric College in Hunsur, India. He passed away in 2006. Visit ven. Dagom Rinpoche on Wikipedia. |
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Ven. Geshe Acharya Thubten Trinley is the spiritual leader of Rabten Dschampaling. He was born in 1933 in eastern Tibet and has been teaching Buddhist religion and philosophy since about 1984 at the Centre for Higher Tibetan Studies Rabten Choeling in Switzerland. He is a most humble and accomplished master. At this moment he is still teaching at the Center for Higher Tibetan Studies. Visit the Center of Geshe Thubten. |
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Ven. Markus Getzner (Jangchub Phuntsog) is well known and respected as an Austrian artist and is one of the teaching monks (since more then 15 years) at the Tibetan Buddhist monastery Rabten Choeling at Le Mont-Pèlerin, in Switzerland. The spiritual director and abbot, Ven. Gonsar Rinpoche describes him as an excellent teacher. He said:"This is the way, a monk should be like." Markus Getzner is very humble and well known for his kindness and profound reflections on impermanence. He is currently teaching in Rabten Choeling. | |
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Ven. Samten Pema was one of the Tibetan philosophy teachers at Rabten Choeling. His ability to explain clearly, his art of questioning and his debate skills are simply phenomenal. He is well known for his profound understanding of complex matters regarding Buddhist philosophy. He is a great inspiration for all of his students. | |
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The 98 years old Luang Po Khampa became ordained at the Age of 81 and is currently the abbot of the Promthep Dharma Center (Samnak Song Pratiphat Dham Promthep). Luang Po Khampa is known for his humour and his friendly appearance. Many locals in Phuket visit him regularly to recieve his guidance and blessings. He is currently teaching and living in the Promthep Monastery on Phuket Island. |