Jump to content

Thubten Gyatso (NKT): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
m added Category:New Kadampa Tradition
m +{{Redirect category shell}} for multiple-{{R}} #Rs using AWB
 
(5 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
#REDIRECT [[New_Kadampa_Tradition#Thubten_Gyatso]]
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 the 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/>


{{Redirect category shell|1=
==References==
{{R from merge| New_Kadampa_Tradition}}
{{Reflist}}
{{R to section}}

{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Thubten Gyatso
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Buddhist teacher
| DATE OF BIRTH =
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thubten Gyatso}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Kadampa Tradition]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 15 June 2017