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From 1991 to 1995 '''Gelong Thubten Gyatso''' (a.k.a. Gen Thubten or Neil Elliot) was appointed as a 'Gen-la' and Resident Teacher of Madhyamaka Centre (Pocklington, York) and as Geshe Kelsang's future successor.<ref name="WTN">''Sect disrobes British monk'', World Tibet Network News, Sunday, August 18, 1996, [http://tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1996&m=8&p=18_1] {{WebCite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5v4IjBJ20|date =2010-12-18}}</ref> He was described by NKT as "the first qualified English Tantric meditation master in Britain".<ref>''Sect disrobes British monk'', World Tibet Network News, Sunday, August 18, 1996, [http://tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1996&m=8&p=18_1]; see also NKT magazine ''Full Moon'' {{WebCite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5v4IjBJ20|date =2010-12-18}}</ref> He was known as the 'heart-disciple'<ref name=WTN/> of Geshe Kelsang and Geshe Kelsang himself wrote a prayer for his long life which was recited regularly at NKT centres.<ref>Long Life Prayer for Gen-la Thubten Gyatso, 1991</ref> According to [[Madeleine Bunting]] "Gen Thubten [..] is described by former members as having been the 'power behind the throne'."<ref name=WTN/> Bunting states further that "Former members understand that Gen Thubten was disrobed because of a breach of his monastic vows. He was deeply revered by the 3,000 NKT members for his knowledge of Buddhism and his charismatic teaching."<ref name=WTN/> |
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