Gelek Rimpoche

Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche (26 October 1939 – 14 February 2017) was a Tibetan-American Buddhist lama. He was born in Lhasa, China. Gelek was a nephew of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. He was tutored by many of the same masters who tutored the current (14th) Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.

He was the founder and president of Jewel Heart, "a spiritual, cultural, and humanitarian organization that translates the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism into contemporary life".^[1]

Rinpoche died in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 14 February 2017 from heart failure caused by open-heart surgery, aged 77.^[2]

References

↑ "Art and Impermanence". Rubin Museum of Art. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
↑ "Security Check". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.

Other websites

"The Four Noble Truths: Online Retreat with Gelek Rimpoche". Tricycle Magazine. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
American Rimpoche Archived 2017-02-19 at the Wayback Machine documentary film about the life of Gelek Rimpoche

This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

[1] "Art and Impermanence". Rubin Museum of Art. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

[2] "Security Check". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.

[1]

[2]