ITBCI School
Established in 1954)
Founded by:
Ven. Dhardo Tulku (Rinpoche), Lharampa - Ven. Dhardo Tulku (Rinpoche), Lharampa
About the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute School (ITBCI School Traditional Tibetan Culture Programs Contact Us Ven. Dhardo Tulku (Rinpoche), Lharampa people feel that life is short. Because of this, instead of working for others, they try to aquire wealth for themselves. If we live in this way we become isolated. Our lives become like bubbles on the surface of water. But people can be inspired by action. If they see something is happening they can start to give. If you work hard in the right way the effects will spread like light. Dhardo Rinpoche The late Dhardo Rinpoche (1917-90) was recognized as an incarnation, or tulku , of the chief abbot of Losel-ling College, Drepung Monastery located in central Tibet. He was the second tulku in the Gelugpa lineage and eleventh in the Nyingmapa lineage. Dhardo Rinpoche was raised and educated within the classical Tibetan monastic system. He did his Lharampa Degree (Doctor of Philosophy) at Drepung Monastery and joined Gyud-med Tantric College. In 1951 he was sent by the Government of Tibet to act as abbot of the Tibetan Monastery at Bodh Gaya, India. Then for forty years, he lived in Kalimpong, in northern India, where he founded an orphanage and school for Tibetan refugees, which he named the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI). In addition he was the abbot of Yiga Choeling Monastery in nearby Ghoom until his death. | |
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